He received his Ph.d. in Applied Economics from Mississippi State University in 2010. Dr. Misra received his M.B.A. in Business Administration and M.A. in Marketing from Webster University in 2002 and 2003. His primary research areas include labor economics, public economics, and family business. Dr. Misra is the recipient of the 2009 Best Graduate Student Paper in Economics from the Academy of Finance and Economic Conference and Best Paper Presentations Award in 2008 at the International Conference on Economic and Management Perspectives (ICEMP).