April 18, 2018
Story notes a lot of dads say they support paid leave for fathers to care for newborn children -- but maybe they mean other fathers. The vast majority of men don’t take more than a week off, and they’re less likely to take time for a second child, according to new research from Ball State University.
October 31, 2016
Story quotes Joe Losco, Bowen Center director and political science professor., and cites the WISH-TV/Bowen Center survey. Note: Losco was also interviewed by WIBC-FM. WISH-TV, WTHI-TV and several other Indiana media outlets also reported on the survey.
June 22, 2016
Story quotes CBER director Michael Hicks.
May 2, 2016
Story quotes CBER director Michael Hicks.
April 28, 2016
Story quotes CBER director Michael Hicks.
December 29, 2014
Story cites research by Jagdish Khubchandani, a community health education professor at Ball State. Safety+Health Magazine also posted a similar story.
August 19, 2014
CBER director Michael Hicks is quoted.
April 20, 2013
Michael Hicks, an economist and director of Ball State University's Center of Business and Economic Research, said the resiliency and relative strength of Indiana's economy is the one bright spot in the unemployment report.
"With job losses of 11,000, we still see overall job numbers over the past year exceeding all but a few states," he said. "Moreover, we enjoy a growing labor force, which speaks well to long-term prospects. Still, these numbers are bad, and with a worsening national economy, employment data are likely to disappoint for months to come."
February 18, 2013
Another Bass Pro fan is Michael Hicks, an economist at Ball State University. Hicks has written a research paper on Cabela's, a Bass Pro Shop rival with a similar rustic theme and entertainment offerings.