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Working Papers

2013

1. Mom & Pop’s or Big Box Stores: Some evidence of Walmart’s impact on retail trade
   Working Papers, Ball State University, Department of Economics

2010

2. The Economic Effects of Bus Transit in Small Cities
   Working Papers, Ball State University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Economic Effects of Bus Transit in Small Cities, Public Finance Review (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
3. The Economic Effects of Replacing the Property Tax with a Sales or Income Tax:A Computable General Equilibrium Approach
   Working Papers, Ball State University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2008

4. Warfare, Civil Conflict and the Spatial Impacts on Domestic Investment: Evidence from South America, 1950-2000
   Working Papers, Ball State University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Warfare, Civil Conflict and the Spatial Impacts on Domestic Investment: Evidence from South America, 1950-2000, Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter (2009) View citations (2) (2009)

2006

5. Transportation and Infrastructure, Retail Clustering, and Local Public Finance: Evidence from Wal-Mart's Expansion
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Transportation and infrastructure, retail clustering, and local public finance: evidence from Wal-Mart's expansion, Regional Economic Development, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2005

6. Does Wal-Mart Cause an Increase in Anti-Poverty Program Expenditures?
   Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
7. The Impact of Wal-Mart on Local Fiscal Health: Evidence from a Panel of Ohio Counties
   Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
8. The Locational Impact of Wal-Mart Entrance: A Panel Study of the Retail Trade Sector in West Virginia
   Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
9. What Do Quarterly Workforce Dynamics Tell Us About Wal-Mart? Evidence from New Stores in Pennsylvania
   Urban/Regional, University Library of Munich, Germany

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Impact of a State-Level, Place-Based Economic Development Program: A Difference-in-Differences Approach
   Economic Development Quarterly, 2024, 38, (3), 195-208

2023

2. An aggregate approach to estimating quality of life in micropolitan areas
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2023, 70, (2), 447-476 View citations (2)

2021

3. Must access laws for opioid prescription and county gross domestic product: evidence from the US
   Applied Economics Letters, 2021, 28, (3), 196-200 View citations (1)

2019

4. Tax increment financing: Capturing or creating growth?
   Growth and Change, 2019, 50, (2), 672-688 View citations (1)

2018

5. County-level job automation risk and health: Evidence from the United States
   Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 202, (C), 54-60 View citations (17)
6. Do entrepreneur-focused facility incentives create economic impacts? Evidence from Indiana
   Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2018, 7, (3), 222-234
7. School District Size and Student Performance
   Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2018, 48, (4)

2016

8. New Evidence on the Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Productivity and Population Growth
   Cato Journal, 2016, 36, (1), 101-120 View citations (1)
9. The impact of bus transit on employee turnover: Evidence from quasi-experimental samples
   Urban Studies, 2016, 53, (9), 1836-1852 View citations (2)

2015

10. Does Wal-Mart Cause an Increase in Anti-Poverty Expenditures?
    Social Science Quarterly, 2015, 96, (4), 1136-1152 View citations (6)

2014

11. Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? The Cross Border Impact of Casino Entrance
    Growth and Change, 2014, 45, (1), 5-20 View citations (4)
12. Estimating the Impact of Highways on Economic Activity: Evidence from Appalachian Development Corridor G
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2014, 44, (2)

2013

13. A Regional Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Property Tax Rate Caps and a Sales Tax Rate Increase in Indiana
    Public Finance Review, 2013, 41, (4), 446-472 View citations (4)

2012

14. A first look at the 'Cash for Clunkers' program
    Economics Bulletin, 2012, 32, (1), 567-573
15. Mom-and-Pops or Big Box Stores
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2012, 26, (4), 311-320 View citations (9)

2011

16. Industrial Growth in Indiana: Demand Side Decomposition, 2001-2006
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2011, 41, (01), 17
17. The Influence of Targeted Economic Development Tax Incentives on County Economic Growth: Evidence From Michigan’s MEGA Credits
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2011, 25, (2), 193-205 View citations (8)

2010

18. BP: Social Responsibility and the Easy Life of the Monopolist
    American Journal of Business, 2010, 25, (2), 9-10 View citations (2)
19. The Economic Effects of Bus Transit in Small Cities
    Public Finance Review, 2010, 38, (5), 513-539 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Effects of Bus Transit in Small Cities, Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2009

20. Racino Gaming's Impact on Wages, Employment, Economic Diversity and Stability: Evidence from a Spatial Model of West Virginia
    Journal of Economic Insight, 2009, 35, (1), 21-34 View citations (1)
21. Warfare, Civil Conflict and the Spatial Impacts on Domestic Investment: Evidence from South America, 1950-2000
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2009, 15, (1), 102-113 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Warfare, Civil Conflict and the Spatial Impacts on Domestic Investment: Evidence from South America, 1950-2000, Working Papers (2008) (2008)
22. Why Does Emerging Media Matter?
    American Journal of Business, 2009, 24, (2), 15-22

2008

23. Estimating Wal-Mart's Impacts in Maryland: A Test of Identification Strategies and Endogeneity Tests
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2008, 34, (1), 56-73 View citations (21)
24. The impact of economic factors and acquisition reforms on the cost of defense weapon systems
    Review of Financial Economics, 2008, 17, (1), 3-13 View citations (1)
    Also in Review of Financial Economics, 2008, 17, (1), 3-13 (2008) View citations (4)

2007

25. A Quasi-Experimental Test of Large Retail Store Impacts on Regional Labor Markets: The Case of Cabela's Retail Outlets
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2007, 37, (2), 7 View citations (4)
26. Hierarchical delays as a source of nominal price rigidities: evidence from the microcomputer industry
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2007, 28, (7), 803-815 View citations (2)
27. Wal-Mart’s Impact on Local Revenue and Expenditure Instruments in Ohio, 1988–2003
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2007, 35, (1), 77-95 View citations (4)

2006

28. Transportation and infrastructure, retail clustering, and local public finance: evidence from Wal-Mart's expansion
    Regional Economic Development, 2006, (Oct), 100-114 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Transportation and Infrastructure, Retail Clustering, and Local Public Finance: Evidence from Wal-Mart's Expansion, MPRA Paper (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2005

29. Industry performance gradient indexes and market entrance: an empirical tool for market researchers
    International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2005, 7, (4), 381-390

2001

30. The Regional Impact of Wal-Mart Entrance: A Panel Study of the Retail Trade Sector in West Virginia
    The Review of Regional Studies, 2001, 31, (3), 305-313 View citations (40)