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Working Papers

2009

1. Biofuel subsidies: an open-economy analysis
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
2. Cross-border lobbying in preferential trading agreements: implications for external tariffs
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
3. Journal rankings in economics: handle with care
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
4. The effects of recessions across demographic groups
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

2008

5. States and the business cycle
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2009)

2007

6. A state-level analysis of the Great Moderation
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
   See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2008)
7. Ethnic networks and U.S. exports
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Review of International Economics (2008)
8. Immigration and outsourcing: a general equilibrium analysis
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations
9. Is There Too Little Immigration?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
10. Is there too little immigration? an analysis of temporary skilled migration
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Trade & Economic Development (2008)
11. Policy evaluation in the presence of outsourcing: global competitiveness versus political feasibility
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2007)
12. The economic performance of cities: a Markov-switching approach
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2008)

2006

13. Controlling for geographic dispersion when estimating the Japanese Phillips curve
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
14. Creating a policy environment for entrepreneurs
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
15. Regional VARs and the channels of monetary policy
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2009)
16. Regional business cycle phases in Japan
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in Review (2007)
17. The determinants of aid in the post-cold war era
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review (2007)

2005

18. Oligopoly and Outsourcing
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
19. The 2001 recession and the states of the Eighth Federal Reserve District
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in Regional Economic Development (2005)

2004

20. Business cycle phases in U.S. states
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2005)
21. Controlling for heterogeneity in gravity models of trade and integration
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review (2005)
22. Entrepreneurship and the policy environment
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review (2006)
23. Gender differences in self-employment
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Applied Economics (2005)
24. Structural breaks and regional disparities in the transmission of monetary policy
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations

2003

25. Entrepreneurship and the deregulation of banking: how strong is the evidence?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
26. U. S. regional business cycles and the natural rate of unemployment
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review (2004)

2002

27. NAFTA and the changing pattern of state exports
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Governance (2003)
28. NAFTA and the geography of North American trade
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review (2003)

2001

29. The British Beveridge curve: a tale of ten regions
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2002)

2000

30. Gravity model specification and the effects of the Canada-U.S. border
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations

1999

31. Endogenous export subsidies and welfare under domestic cost heterogeneity
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2004)
32. Measuring relative quality of life from a cross-migration regression, with an application to Canadian provinces
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
33. Voting with your feet in the United Kingdom: using cross-migration rates to estimate relative living standards
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
34. What makes a region entrepreneurial? evidence from Britain
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Annals of Regional Science (2000)

1996

35. Pro-Competitive Tariffs
    Archive Discussion Papers, Birkbeck, Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics
36. Voting With Your Feet in the United Kingdom
    Archive Discussion Papers, Birkbeck, Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics View citations

Undated

37. Protection
    Instructional Stata datasets for econometrics, Boston College Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2009

1. A journal ranking for the ambitious economist
   Review, 2009, (May), 127-140
2. Don't Get Skewed Over by Journal Rankings
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2009, 9, (1)
3. Regional VARs and the channels of monetary policy
   Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (12), 1191-1194 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
4. States and the business cycle
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2009, 65, (2), 181-194 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. The "man-cession" of 2008-2009: it's big, but it's not great
   The Regional Economist, 2009, (Oct), 4-9

2008

6. A new picture of metro-area employment in the eighth district
   The Regional Economist, 2008, (Apr), 18-19
7. A state-level analysis of the Great Moderation
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (6), 578-589 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)
8. Ethnic Networks and US Exports
   Review of International Economics, 2008, 16, (1), 199-213 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)
9. Is there too little immigration? An analysis of temporary skilled migration
   Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2008, 17, (2), 197-211
   See also Working Paper (2007)
10. Need and the need for favors motivate foreign aid decisions
    The Regional Economist, 2008, (Jul), 20-22
11. The economic performance of cities: A Markov-switching approach
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64, (3), 538-550 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2007)
12. Walking a tightrope into 2008
    The Regional Economist, 2008, (Jan), 17

2007

13. Louisville's job growth lags on many fronts
    The Regional Economist, 2007, (Jan), 16
14. POLICY EVALUATION IN THE PRESENCE OF OUTSOURCING: GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS VERSUS POLITICAL FEASIBILITY
    Economics and Politics, 2007, 19, (2), 219-234
    See also Working Paper (2007)
15. Population, sprawl and immigration trends in Eighth District metro areas vary widely
    The Regional Economist, 2007, (Jul), 16-17
16. Regional business cycle phases in Japan
    Review, 2007, (Jan), 61-80
    See also Working Paper (2006)
17. Revised data show larger job gains for Eighth District metro area
    The Regional Economist, 2007, (Apr), 16-17
18. The determinants of aid in the post-cold war era
    Review, 2007, (Nov), 533-548 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

19. Entrepreneurship and the policy environment
    Review, 2006, (Mar), 95-112 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
20. Slow and steady in St. Louis
    The Regional Economist, 2006, (Oct), 16

2005

21. Business Cycle Phases in U.S. States
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (4), 604-616 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
22. Controlling for heterogeneity in gravity models of trade and integration
    Review, 2005, (Jan), 49-63 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
23. Gender differences in self-employment
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2005, 19, (3), 321-342 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
24. The 2001 recession and the states of the Eighth Federal Reserve District
    Regional Economic Development, 2005, (Nov), 3-16
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

25. A jobless recovery with more people working?
    The Regional Economist, 2004, (Apr), 10-11 View citations
26. ENDOGENOUS EXPORT SUBSIDIES AND WELFARE UNDER DOMESTIC COST HETEROGENEITY
    Economics and Politics, 2004, 16, 347-366
    See also Working Paper (1999)
27. Entrepreneurs in the U.S. face less red tape
    The Regional Economist, 2004, (Oct)
28. Entrepreneurship and the deregulation of banking
    Economics Letters, 2004, 82, (3), 333-339 View citations
29. U. S. regional business cycles and the natural rate of unemployment
    Review, 2004, (Jan), 23-32 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

30. NAFTA and the changing pattern of state exports
    Economics of Governance, 2003, 82, (4), 427-450 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
31. NAFTA and the geography of North American trade
    Review, 2003, (Mar), 13-26 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
32. Recessions, expansions and black employment
    The Regional Economist, 2003, (Oct), 19

2002

33. Anecdotes help Fed to steer the economy
    The Regional Economist, 2002, (Oct.), 12-13
34. Color me beige
    National Economic Trends, 2002, (Feb)
35. Has Japan Been Left Out in the Cold by Regional Integration?
    Monetary and Economic Studies, 2002, 20, (2), 117-34 View citations
    Also in Review, 2002, (Sep), 25-36 (2002) View citations
36. The British Beveridge Curve: A Tale of Ten Regions
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 64, (3), 261-80 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

37. A recession for the educated?
    National Economic Trends, 2001, (Dec)
38. Have regional trade blocs diverted U.S. exports?
    International Economic Trends, 2001, (Feb)
39. Is the population boom a boon?
    National Economic Trends, 2001, (Jan)
40. Point/counterpoint: how much of the gender wage gap is due to discrimination?
    The Regional Economist, 2001, (Apr), 10-11
41. Reconsidering the trade-creating effects of a currency union
    Review, 2001, (May), 37-46 View citations
42. To bear, or not to bear: is that an economics question?
    The Regional Economist, 2001, (Jul), 10-11
43. articles: Voting with your feet in the United Kingdom: Using cross-migration rates to estimate relative living standards
    Papers in Regional Science, 2001, 80, (1), 1-23

2000

44. Globalization and the states
    International Economic Trends, 2000, (Aug)
45. Now and forever NAFTA
    The Regional Economist, 2000, (Apr), 12-13
46. Price stability and the rising tide: how low inflation lifts all ships
    The Regional Economist, 2000, (Jan), 4-9 View citations
47. The gender wage gap and wage discrimination: illusion or reality?
    The Regional Economist, 2000, (Oct), 10-11
48. The revealed cost of unemployment
    Review, 2000, (Mar), 1-10
49. What makes a region entrepreneurial? Evidence from Britain
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2000, 34, (3), 385-403 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
50. Who are the self-employed?
    Review, 2000, (Dec), 15-24 View citations

1999

51. 'Voting with your feet' and metro-area livability
    The Regional Economist, 1999, (Apr), 10-11
52. Customs Union or Free Trade Area? The Role of Political Asymmetries
    Review of International Economics, 1999, 7, (4), 665-72 View citations
53. Help wanted
    National Economic Trends, 1999, (May)
54. How important is the U.S.-Canada border?
    International Economic Trends, 1999, (Aug)
55. Using the gravity model to estimate the costs of protection
    Review, 1999, (Jan), 33-40 View citations

1996

56. Is a Military Really a Luxury Good? An International Panel Study of LDCs
    Applied Economics, 1996, 28, (1), 41-44

1995

57. Protectionist Reputations and the Threat of Voluntary Export Restraint
    Review of International Economics, 1995, 3, (2), 199-208 View citations
58. The allocation of official development assistance
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1995, 17, (3), 307-314 View citations

1994

59. Estimating Aid-Allocation Criteria with Panel Data
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (425), 876-82 View citations

1992

60. Protection and the Product Line: A Comment
    International Economic Review, 1992, 33, (4), 973-76
61. The Fertility Effect of Dependent Tax Exemptions: Estimates for the United States
    Applied Economics, 1992, 24, (10), 1139-45 View citations

1990

62. EFFICIENT QUALITY SPECIALIZATION AND TARIFFS IN GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
    International Economic Journal, 1990, 4, (4), 21-34