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Working Papers

2024

1. Efficacy analysis of cloud seeding policy for hail suppression in Kansas agriculture
   2024 Annual Meeting, July 28-30, New Orleans, LA, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2021

2. A Cross-Country Analysis of the Determinants of Covid-19 Fatalities
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
3. Explaining Fluctuations in the Thrift Savings Fund Daily Balance at U.S. Treasury
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Explaining fluctuations in the Thrift Savings Fund daily balance at U.S. treasury, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2024) (2024)

2019

4. A primer on weather and climate intervention for economists
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

2016

5. The Net Benefit of Demolishing Dilapidated Housing: The Case of Detroit
   Documentos de Trabajo en Economia y Ciencia Regional, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chile, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article The net benefit of demolishing dilapidated housing: The case of Detroit, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2015

6. Detroit Property Tax Delinquency---Social Contract in Crisis
   Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
7. Diminishing Health, Rising Health Care Costs and Long-run Growth in Local Government Spending
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2014

8. Housing Affordability: Lessons from the United States
   Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance
   Also in Treasury Working Paper Series, New Zealand Treasury (2014)
9. Property Tax Delinquency - Social Contract in Crisis: The Case of Detroit
   Working Paper Series, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance

2013

10. Tax Base Erosion and Inequity from Michigan's Assessment Growth Limit: The Case of Detroit
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)

2012

11. Do Natural Disasters Enhance Societal Trust?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Do Natural Disasters Enhance Societal Trust?, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2014) View citations (63) (2014)
12. The Effects of Changes in Property Tax Rates and School Spending on Residential and Business Property Value Growth
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Changes in Property Tax Rates and School Spending on Residential and Business Property Value Growth, Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2011

13. The Child Adoption Marketplace: Parental Preferences and Adoption Outcomes
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
14. The Political Economy of State Government Subsidy Adoption: The Case of Ethanol
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Political Economy of State Government Subsidy Adoption: The Case of Ethanol, Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2010

15. Property Value Assessment Growth Limits, Tax Base Erosion and Regional In-Migration
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Property Value Assessment Growth Limits, Tax Base Erosion, and Regional In-Migration, Public Finance Review (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2008

16. On Estimating Marginal Tax Rates and Tax Progressivities for U.S. States
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance

2005

17. A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth: Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument, Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan (2010) View citations (10) (2010)
18. Convergence in Local Government Spending: Evidence from Wisconsin
    Staff Paper Series, University of Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Staff Papers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (2005) View citations (1)
19. Cross-Border Shopping and the Sales Tax: A Reexamination of Food Purchases in West Virginia
    Working Papers, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Cross-Border Shopping and the Sales Tax: An Examination of Food Purchases in West Virginia, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2007) View citations (34) (2007)
20. Do New Lottery Games Stimulate Retail Activity? Evidence from West Virginia Counties
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Do New Lottery Games Stimulate Retail Activity? Evidence from West Virginia Counties, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
21. Economic Development and the Impacts of Natural Disasters
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Economic development and the impacts of natural disasters, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2007) View citations (384) (2007)
22. HIGHER EDUCATION COMPLETION AND RELATED FACTORS
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics
23. Perfect Competition, Spatial Competition, and Tax Incidence in the Retail Gasoline Market
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics View citations (4)
24. The Geographic Distribution of Disaster Damages across the United States
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2024

1. Explaining fluctuations in the Thrift Savings Fund daily balance at U.S. treasury
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2024, 23, (2), 224-242
   See also Working Paper Explaining Fluctuations in the Thrift Savings Fund Daily Balance at U.S. Treasury, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
2. The Impact of Wildfires and Wildfire-Induced Air Pollution on House Prices in the United States
   Land Economics, 2024, 100, (1), 22-50

2023

3. Impact of demolitions on neighboring property values in Detroit
   Journal of Regional Science, 2023, 63, (5), 1073-1099
4. New Public Transportation Infrastructure and Tax Delinquency in Shrinking Cities: The Case of Detroit
   International Regional Science Review, 2023, 46, (4), 410-427
5. Tracking Rural Prices: Does One Size Fit All?
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2023, 36, (4)

2022

6. The Effect of Property Assessment Reductions on Homeownership: A Quasi-Dynamic Economic Analysis
   Public Finance Review, 2022, 50, (6), 704-731
7. The Impacts of Flooding and Business Activity and Employment: A Spatial Perspective on Small Business
   Water Economics and Policy (WEP), 2022, 08, (03), 1-22 View citations (3)

2020

8. Explaining the spatial variation in American life expectancy
   Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 246, (C) View citations (6)
9. THE RURALIZATION OF DETROIT? IMPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT POLICY
   Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2020, 15, (3), 29-48

2019

10. Do Local Property Taxes Affect New Building Development? Results from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in New Zealand
    The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2019, 58, (2), 310-333 View citations (6)
11. Flood Fatalities in the United States: The Roles of Socioeconomic Factors and the National Flood Insurance Program
    Southern Economic Journal, 2019, 85, (4), 1032-1057 View citations (5)
12. Natural disasters and entrepreneurship activity
    Economics Letters, 2019, 182, (C), 82-85 View citations (17)

2018

13. Asymmetry in Muncipal Government Responses in Growing versus Shrinking Counties with Focus on Capital Spending
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2018, 48, (4)
14. Cellular Telephones and Natural Disaster Vulnerability
    Sustainability, 2018, 10, (9), 1-13 View citations (3)
15. The Effects of Natural Disasters on Social Trust: Evidence from South Korea
    Sustainability, 2018, 10, (9), 1-16 View citations (11)

2017

16. Assessment Inequity in a Declining Housing Market: The Case of Detroit
    Real Estate Economics, 2017, 45, (2), 237-258 View citations (5)
17. Double danger in the double wide: Dimensions of poverty, housing quality and tornado impacts
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, 65, (C), 1-15 View citations (4)
18. Risk, Loss, and Ambiguity Aversion after a Natural Disaster
    Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2017, 1, (2), 121-142 View citations (11)
19. The Land Value Gradient in a (Nearly) Collapsed Urban Real Estate Market
    Land Economics, 2017, 93, (4), 549-566 View citations (3)
20. The Local Foods Resource Mapping Project
    Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2017, 48, (1)
21. The net benefit of demolishing dilapidated housing: The case of Detroit
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, 66, (C), 16-27 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper The Net Benefit of Demolishing Dilapidated Housing: The Case of Detroit, Documentos de Trabajo en Economia y Ciencia Regional (2016) (2016)

2016

22. Do Industrial Tax Abatements Spur Property Value Growth?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (2), 388-414 View citations (2)
23. The Child Adoption Marketplace
    Public Finance Review, 2016, 44, (2), 163-196

2015

24. A Reply to “A Replication of “Economic Development and the Impacts of Natural Disasters†(Economics Letters 2007)â€
    Public Finance Review, 2015, 43, (2), 179-184
25. Assessment Growth Limits and Mobility: Evidence From Home Sale Data in Detroit, Michigan
    National Tax Journal, 2015, 68, (3), 573-600 View citations (3)
26. Information/communication technology and natural disaster vulnerability
    Economics Letters, 2015, 137, (C), 143-145 View citations (5)
27. Tax Base Erosion and Inequity from Michigan’s Assessment Growth Limit
    Public Finance Review, 2015, 43, (5), 636-660 View citations (1)
28. The Effects of Changes in Property Tax Rates and School Spending on Residential and Business Property Value Growth
    Real Estate Economics, 2015, 43, (2), 300-333 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Changes in Property Tax Rates and School Spending on Residential and Business Property Value Growth, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
29. The Roadthrough the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity, edited by William M. Bowen. 2014. Kalamazoo, Michigan: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 329 + vi. ISBN: 978-0-88099-475-0, $20 (paper); ISBN: 9780880994767, $40 (cloth)
    Journal of Regional Science, 2015, 55, (5), 878-879 View citations (1)

2014

30. Do Natural Disasters Enhance Societal Trust?
    Kyklos, 2014, 67, (2), 255-279 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Do Natural Disasters Enhance Societal Trust?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
31. Memo from Motown: is austerity here to stay?
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2014, 7, (1), 99-118 View citations (4)

2013

32. Natural Disaster Impacts and Fiscal Decentralization
    Land Economics, 2013, 89, (1), 101-117 View citations (17)
    Also in CESifo Forum, 2010, 11, (02), 43-55 (2010) View citations (11)
33. The Political Economy of State Government Subsidy Adoption: The Case of Ethanol
    Economics and Politics, 2013, 25, (2), 162-180 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of State Government Subsidy Adoption: The Case of Ethanol, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2012

34. Regional analysis of property taxation, education finance reform, and property value growth
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (1-2), 351-363 View citations (10)

2011

35. Causes and consequences of fiscal stress in Michigan cities
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2011, 41, (4), 360-371 View citations (25)
36. Do Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values?
    Real Estate Economics, 2011, 39, (2), 221-250 View citations (19)
37. On Estimating Marginal Tax Rates for U.S. States
    National Tax Journal, 2011, 64, (1), 59-84 View citations (10)
38. Property Value Assessment Growth Limits, Tax Base Erosion, and Regional In-Migration
    Public Finance Review, 2011, 39, (2), 256-287 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Property Value Assessment Growth Limits, Tax Base Erosion and Regional In-Migration, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2010

39. A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2010, 36, (1), 120-137 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth: Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument, Working Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
40. An examination of inter-district public school transfers in Wisconsin
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (1), 126-137 View citations (3)
41. On the relationship between tax increment finance and property taxation
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2010, 40, (6), 407-414 View citations (2)
42. Property Value Assessment Growth Limits and Redistribution of Property Tax Payments: Evidence From Michigan
    National Tax Journal, 2010, 63, (3), 509-37 View citations (11)
43. The Impact of State Government Subsidies and Tax Credits in an Emerging Industry: Ethanol Production 1980–2007
    Southern Economic Journal, 2010, 76, (4), 1076-1093 View citations (2)

2009

44. PERFECT COMPETITION, URBANIZATION, AND TAX INCIDENCE IN THE RETAIL GASOLINE MARKET
    Economic Inquiry, 2009, 47, (1), 118-134 View citations (82)
45. Risking House and Home: Disasters, Cities, Public Policy edited by John M. Quigley and Larry A. Rosenthal
    Journal of Regional Science, 2009, 49, (3), 580-582
46. The Relationship between Tax Increment Finance and Municipal Land Annexation
    Land Economics, 2009, 85, (4), 598-613 View citations (3)

2008

47. Changing Education Finance Policy, School Referenda Activity, and Success Rates
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (4), 431-455 View citations (1)
48. Do New Lottery Games Stimulate Retail Activity? Evidence from West Virginia Counties
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2008, 38, (1), 11 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Do New Lottery Games Stimulate Retail Activity? Evidence from West Virginia Counties, Working Papers (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
49. Is Local Government Spending Converging?
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2008, 34, (1), 41-55 View citations (6)

2007

50. Cross-Border Shopping and the Sales Tax: An Examination of Food Purchases in West Virginia
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 20 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Cross-Border Shopping and the Sales Tax: A Reexamination of Food Purchases in West Virginia, Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
51. Economic development and the impacts of natural disasters
    Economics Letters, 2007, 94, (1), 20-25 View citations (384)
    See also Working Paper Economic Development and the Impacts of Natural Disasters, Working Papers (2005) View citations (20) (2005)

2005

52. Do state motor fuel sales-below-cost laws lower prices?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 57, (1), 189-211 View citations (19)

2004

53. Convergence in Government Spending: Theory and Cross‐Country Evidence
    Kyklos, 2004, 57, (4), 587-620 View citations (18)
54. Interstate Competition and State Lottery Revenues
    National Tax Journal, 2004, 57, (2), 163-78 View citations (33)
55. School Finance Litigation, Tax and Expenditure Limitations, and Education Spending
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004, 22, (1), 127-143 View citations (7)

2002

56. Do Natural Disasters Promote Long-Run Growth?
    Economic Inquiry, 2002, 40, (4), 664-687 View citations (530)
57. Preserving Agricultural Land via Property Assessment Policy and the Willingness to Pay for Land Preservation
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2002, 16, (1), 75-87 View citations (6)
58. The Relationship Between Education Finance Reform and Tax and Expenditure Limitations
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2002, 32, (1), 18 View citations (1)

2001

59. Risk, natural disasters, and household savings in a life cycle model
    Japan and the World Economy, 2001, 13, (1), 15-34 View citations (44)

2000

60. Did Distortionary Sales Taxation Contribute to the Growth of the Service Sector?
    National Tax Journal, 2000, 53, (1), 125-42 View citations (6)

1999

61. Tax and Expenditure Limitations and the Fiscal Relationships between State and Local Governments
    Public Choice, 1999, 99, (1-2), 77-102 View citations (56)
62. Why do Tax and Expenditure Limitations Pass in State Elections?
    Public Finance Review, 1999, 27, (5), 481-510 View citations (12)

1994

63. Property Tax Rate Changes and Rates of Development
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1994, 36, (3), 314-332 View citations (4)

1993

64. Fiscal Pressure, Tax Competition, and the Introduction of State Lotteries
    National Tax Journal, 1993, 46, (4), 463-76 View citations (48)

Edited books

2022

1. Handbook on the Economics of Disasters
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2017

2. The Economics of Natural Disasters
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (2)

Chapters

2022

1. A taxonomy of natural disasters
   Chapter 2 in Handbook on the Economics of Disasters, 2022, pp 13-28
2. Introduction to the Handbook on the Economics of Disasters
   Chapter 1 in Handbook on the Economics of Disasters, 2022, pp 1-12
3. Using weather modification to subdue severe weather
   Chapter 18 in Handbook on the Economics of Disasters, 2022, pp 389-399