Michael Hudson, Lower wages & Grab-it-a-zation ~ The Rich want it all and to Hell with the Poor ... Michael Hudson, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, at University of Missouri, Kansas City and a research associate at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. Michael Hudson is a research professor at University of Missouri and also at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. He is president of The Institute for the Study of Long-term Economic Trends. He is author of the books "Super Imperialism" and "Trade, Development and Foreign Debt".