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Working Papers

2021

1. Estimating the Economic Impact of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game Using High Frequency Tourism Data
   Working Papers, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

2017

2. Unconventional Wisdom: Estimating the Economic Impact of the Democratic and Republican National Political Conventions
   Working Papers, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Unconventional wisdom: Estimating the economic impact of the Democratic and Republican national political conventions, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2015

3. The Political Economy of Local Fracking Bans
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
   See also Journal Article The political economy of local fracking bans, Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2004

4. The Analytics of Taxes, Infrastructure, and Growth--With Evidence from the States
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University

Journal Articles

2024

1. International Competitions, Star Players, and NWSL Attendance
   Journal of Sports Economics, 2024, 25, (2), 186-199

2022

2. Bowl game participation and college football teams' subsequent on-field and recruiting success: a regression discontinuity approach
   Economics Bulletin, 2022, 42, (3), 1536 - 1546
3. The Impact of Sporting and Cultural Events in a Heterogeneous Hotel Market: Evidence from Austin, TX
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2022, 48, (4), 518-547

2021

4. Collective Action Problems and Direct Democracy: An Analysis of Georgia’s 2010 Trauma Care Funding Amendment
   Economies, 2021, 9, (2), 1-9 View citations (1)
5. Did Georgia’s Post-Pipeline-Hack Gasoline-Tax Suspension Lower Prices?
   Atlantic Economic Journal, 2021, 49, (3), 321-323
6. How Does the Super Bowl Affect Host City Tourism?
   Journal of Sports Economics, 2021, 22, (2), 183-201 View citations (1)
7. The cost of losing a National Football League franchise: evidence from hotel occupancy data
   Applied Economics Letters, 2021, 28, (18), 1558-1561
8. What 21st-Century Works Will Merit a Close Reading in 2050?: Second Tranche of Responses
   Econ Journal Watch, 2021, 18, (1), 164–191

2020

9. (Pot)Heads in Beds: The Eect of Marijuana Legalization on Hotel Occupancy in Colorado and Washington
   Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2020, 50, (1)
10. Did Zion Williamson Give Nike’s Stock a Flat Tire?
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2020, 48, (2), 263-264
11. Reducing a Barrier to Entry: The 120/150 CPA Licensing Rule
    Journal of Labor Research, 2020, 41, (4), 382-402

2019

12. Correction to: Voter ID Laws and Voter Turnout
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2019, 47, (2), 241-241 View citations (1)
13. Voter ID Laws and Voter Turnout
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2019, 47, (2), 147-157 View citations (1)

2018

14. HOTEL DEMAND BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SPORTS EVENTS: EVIDENCE FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
    Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (3), 1764-1776 View citations (13)
15. On business short-termism: the case of CVS’s discontinuing tobacco sales
    Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2018, 7, (2), 161-165
16. Same-sex marriage legalization and wedding tourism: evidence from Charleston and Savannah
    Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018, 42, (3), 566-574 View citations (2)
17. The political economy of local fracking bans
    Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018, 42, (2), 397-408 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Local Fracking Bans, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
18. Unconventional wisdom: Estimating the economic impact of the Democratic and Republican national political conventions
    Papers in Regional Science, 2018, 97, (4), 1267-1278 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Unconventional Wisdom: Estimating the Economic Impact of the Democratic and Republican National Political Conventions, Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2017

19. Beer Availability and College Football Attendance
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2017, 18, (6), 592-600 View citations (2)
20. Copper Theft in the United States
    The American Economist, 2017, 62, (1), 66-76
21. Fracking and Labor Market Conditions: A Comparison of Pennsylvania and New York Border Counties
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2017, 43, (4), 649-659 View citations (3)
22. Superstars, Uncertainty of Outcome, and PGA Tour Television Ratings
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2017, 18, (8), 867-875 View citations (4)
23. Taxing the Travelers: A Note on Hotel Tax Incidence
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2017, 48, (1)

2016

24. Why Statutory Incidence Matters
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2016, 31, (Spring 2016), 37-43
25. Young and Out of Work: An Analysis of Teenage Summer Employment, 1972–2012
    Cato Journal, 2016, 36, (1), 89-99 View citations (3)

2015

26. Does Stableford Scoring Incentivize More Aggressive Golf?
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2015, 16, (6), 647-663 View citations (2)
27. Economic freedom, homeownership, and state labor market conditions
    Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2015, 4, (2), 142-151 View citations (3)
28. The NBA’s Maximum Player Salary and the Distribution of Player Rents
    IJFS, 2015, 3, (2), 1-9

2014

29. ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS: EVIDENCE FROM THE STATES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2014, 32, (1), 56-66 View citations (27)

2013

30. Football Frenzy
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2013, 14, (4), 440-448 View citations (8)
31. Stocks on the Rocks: A Costa Concordia Sinking Event Study
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2013, 41, (4), 461-462

2012

32. A Public Choice Analysis of Congressional Franking
    Public Finance Review, 2012, 40, (4), 537-551
33. The Deterrent Effect of Accumulated Yellow Cards
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2012, 40, (4), 445-446

2011

34. Strategic voting in open primaries: evidence from Rush Limbaugh’s “operation chaos”
    Public Choice, 2011, 148, (3), 445-457 View citations (1)

2010

35. The Incidence of Hybrid Automobile Tax Preferences
    Public Finance Review, 2010, 38, (1), 120-133

2009

36. Occupational Licensing: Scant Treatment in Labor Texts
    Econ Journal Watch, 2009, 6, (2), 181-194 View citations (1)
37. Spatially Targeted Government Spending and Heterogeneous Constituent Cost Shares
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2009, 24, (Spring 2009), 75-86 View citations (2)

2008

38. Book Review: Baseball, Inc: The National Pastime as Big Business, by Frank P. Jozsa
    International Journal of Sport Finance, 2008, 3, (2), 127-129
39. Did Stealing Signs Help the 1951 NY Giants?
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2008, 36, (3), 359-360
40. Vend It Like Beckham: David Beckham's Effect on MLS Ticket Sales
    International Journal of Sport Finance, 2008, 3, (4), 189-195

2007

41. Stadium Alcohol Availability and Baseball Attendance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    International Journal of Sport Finance, 2007, 2, (1), 36-44

2006

42. The 150-Hour Rule as a Barrier to Entering Public Accountancy
    Journal of Labor Research, 2006, 27, (1), 115-126 View citations (13)

2005

43. Easiness, Attractiveness, and Faculty Evaluations: Evidence from RateMyProfessors.com
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2005, 33, (4), 485-486 View citations (1)
44. The Effect of Voting Technology on Voter Turnout: Do Computers Scare the Elderly?
    Public Choice, 2005, 123, (1), 39-47 View citations (3)

2004

45. A new test for moral hazard and hit batsmen
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2004, 32, (4), 360-360 View citations (2)
46. Are the Networks Biased? ``Calling'' States in the 2000 Presidential Election
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (1_2), 53-59 View citations (2)

2003

47. Is this exam hazardous to your grandmother's health?
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2003, 31, (4), 384-384
48. Local Government Structure and Public Expenditures
    Public Choice, 2003, 115, (1-2), 185-98 View citations (29)

2001

49. Economic information versus quality variation in cross-country data
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2001, 34, (4), 988-1009 View citations (31)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2001, 34, (4), 988-1009 (2001) View citations (7)

1998

50. Average marginal tax rates revisited
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1998, 41, (2), 389-409 View citations (49)

1997

51. The link between volatility and growth: Evidence from the States
    Economics Letters, 1997, 55, (3), 365-369 View citations (39)

Chapters

2023

1. The Effect of National Political Conventions on Hotel Occupancy: Updated Evidence
   Springer

2021

2. The 2015 Women’s World Cup and Canadian tourism
   Chapter 12 in A Modern Guide to Sports Economics, 2021, pp 189-201

2020

3. When teammates are a drag: the effect of Spingate on the benefit of NASCAR drivers having teammates
   Chapter 3 in Outcome Uncertainty in Sporting Events, 2020, pp 44-50