Norbert Michel

Norbert J. Michel

Former Director, Center for Data Analysis

Norbert Michel studied and wrote about financial markets and monetary policy, including the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

This expert is no longer a staff member at The Heritage Foundation.

Norbert J. Michel was the director of Heritage's Center for Data Analysis, where he specialized on issues pertaining to financial markets and monetary policy. He edited, and contributed chapters, to two books published by Heritage: The Case Against Dodd–Frank: How the “Consumer Protection” Law Endangers Americans, and Prosperity Unleashed: Smarter Financial Regulation.

 

Before rejoining Heritage in 2013, Michel was a tenured professor at Nicholls State University’s College of Business, teaching finance, economics and statistics. His earlier stint at Heritage was as a tax policy analyst in the think tank’s Center for Data Analysis from 2002 to 2005. He previously was with the global energy company Entergy, where he built a logistic regression model to help predict bankruptcies of commercial clients. His work allowed Entergy to better monitor monetary losses caused by customers’ delinquent payments.

 

Michel holds a doctoral degree in financial economics from the University of New Orleans. He received his bachelor of business administration degree in finance and economics from Loyola University. He currently resides in Alexandria, VA.

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Prosperity Unleashed

Feb 28, 2017

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The Case Against Dodd–Frank

Norbert Michel

Apr 26, 2016 1 min read

Commentary

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Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Solution in Search of a Problem Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jun 22, 2021 7 min read

Commentary

What Congress Should Do About 21st Century Inflation Risks Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jun 11, 2021 5 min read

Commentary

No Reason To Get Panicky About Inflation … Yet Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jun 11, 2021 2 min read

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Inflation and the Fed: How Congress Should Approach Monetary Policy Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Jun 1, 2021 37 min read

Commentary

Overreliance on Fannie and Freddie Violates Their Federal Charters Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

May 12, 2021 5 min read

Commentary

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Yellen’s Priorities: A Win for Overreach, a Loss for Responsibility Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.

Apr 14, 2021 8 min read