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Working Papers
2022
- Evaluating Environmental Benefits from Driving Electric Vehicles: The Case of Shanghai
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
2020
- Fracking and Structural Shifts in Oil Supply
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in The Energy Journal (2022)
2019
- Information, institutions, and firm organization: A caselet on the Hong Kong personal services sector
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
2018
- Analysis of skewness preference for horse track gamblers in Hong Kong and Japan
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Black Swan Models for the Entertainment Industry with an Application to the Movie Business
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Empirical Economics (2020)
- Pipeline Capacity Rationing and Crude Oil Price Differentials: The Case of Western Canada
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in The Energy Journal (2020)
- Valuing Anti-Piracy Technology in the Motion-Picture Industry
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
2016
- Fracking and the Elasticity of U.S. Oil Production
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Shale Oil Boom and the Profitability of U.S. Petroleum Refiners
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
2014
- Australian films at the Australian box office: Performance, distribution, and subsidies
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Cultural Economics (2013)
- Big budgets, big openings, and legs: Analysis of the blockbuster strategy
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (3)
- Cross-country analysis of movie piracy
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2008)
- Estimating the effects of movie piracy on box-office revenue
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Review of Industrial Organization (2007)
- General stable models of the rate of return to Hollywood films
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Holding companies, market liquidity, and the development of the electric power industry
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
- Modeling heavy tails and skewness in film returns
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Applied Financial Economics (2005)
- Natural gas and electricity markets
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Chapter (2009)
- Nonparametric reanalysis of movie profitability
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Oil industry consolidation and refined product prices: Evidence from US gasoline terminals
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Per-unit bidding rules and buyer under-performance in natural resource sales
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2007)
- Petroleum refining industry in China
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Energy Policy (2010)
- Power plant investment in restructured markets
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Energy (2007)
- Price effects of boutique motor fuels
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
- Quality evaluations and the breakdown of statistical herding in the dynamics of box-office revenue
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (2)
- Robust analysis of film earnings
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Superstars and heavy tails in recorded entertainment: Empirical analysis of the market for DVDs
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Cultural Economics (2010)
- The changing role of Hollywood in the global movie market
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Journal of Media Economics (2012)
- The market for motion pictures in Thailand: Rank, revenue, and survival at the box office
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in International Journal of Business and Economics (2009)
- Transitions in the Chinese market for refined petroleum products
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in OPEC Energy Review (2012)
2013
- File-Sharing and Film Revenues: An Empirical Analysis
Working Papers, University of Sydney, School of Economics View citations (5)
Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (1)
- Refining for Export and the Convergence of Petroleum Product Prices
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2015)
2011
- Biofuels Policy and the Market for Motor Fuels: Empirical Analysis of Ethanol Splashing
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Energy Policy (2011)
2010
- Estimating the Impact of Refinery Outages on Petroleum Product Prices
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2010)
2009
- DVD Movie Piracy in Hong Kong: Autopsy of a Brick-and-Mortar Market
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Highway Subfranchising and Tolling Competition
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
2004
- Modeling movie success when "nobody knows anything": Conditional stable distribution analysis of film returns
Econometric Society 2004 Far Eastern Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Cultural Economics (2005)
2000
- Does Hollywood make too many R-Rated Movies? Risk, Stochastic Dominance, and the Illusion of Expectation
Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Business (2002)
1999
- Uncertainty in the Movies: Does Star Power Reduce the Terror of the Box Office?
Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (46)
1997
- Price Dynamics in a Network of Power Markets
Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
1994
- Information, Adaptive Contracting, and Distributional Dynamics: Bose-Einstein Statistics and the Movies
Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
- The Law of One Price in a Network: Arbitrage and Price Dynamics in Natural Gas City Gate Markets
Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (13)
1993
- A Cointegration Rank Test of Market Linkages with an Application to the U.S. Natural Gas Industry
University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (6)
- Competition and Prices in the Deregulated Gas Pipeline Network: A Multivariate Cointegration Analysis
University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (2)
- Network Connectivity and Price Convergency: Gas Pipeline Deregulation
University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (3)
- Pipeline Access and Market Integration in the Natural Gas Industry: Evidence from Cointegration Tests
University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (49)
See also Journal Article in The Energy Journal (1993)
1992
- Competition in a Network of Markets: The Natural Gas Industry
University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
- When Barriers to Markets Fail: Pipeline Deregulation, Spot Markets, and the Topology of the Natural Gas Market
University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center 
Also in Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (1992) View citations (1)
Undated
- Bestsellers and Blockbusters: Movies, music, and books
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary View citations (4)
- Differential license plate pricing and electric vehicle adoption in Shanghai
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Environmental Regulation and Safety Outcomes: Evidence from Canadian Energy Pipelines
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Hollywood Studio Filmmaking in the Age of Netflix: A Tale of Two Institutional Logics
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
See also Journal Article in Journal of Cultural Economics (2021)
- Pipeline Interconnection, Tolling Competition, and Transmission Capacity
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Presidential Amnesty and Nigerian Oil Production: A Disaggregate Econometric Analysis
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
- Waste Import Bans and Environmental Quality: Evidence from China's Electronic Waste Disposal Towns
Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
Journal Articles
2022
- Fracking and Structural Shifts in Oil Supply
The Energy Journal, 2022, Volume 43, (Number 3) 
See also Working Paper (2020)
2021
- Environmental regulation and safety outcomes: Evidence from energy pipelines in Canada
Resource and Energy Economics, 2021, 64, (C)
- Hollywood studio filmmaking in the age of Netflix: a tale of two institutional logics
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2021, 45, (2), 213-238 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper
2020
- Black swan models for the entertainment industry with an application to the movie business
Empirical Economics, 2020, 59, (6), 3019-3032 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2018)
- Pipeline Capacity Rationing and Crude Oil Price Differentials: The Case of Western Canada
The Energy Journal, 2020, Volume 41, (Number 1) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2018)
2016
- File Sharing and Film Revenues: Estimates of Sales Displacement at the Box Office
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2016, 16, (1), 25-57 View citations (3)
- Special Edition: The impact of the oil price on the global economy
OPEC Energy Review, 2016, 40, (4), 337-353
2015
- Economics of motion pictures: the state of the art
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2015, 39, (1), 1-13 View citations (12)
- Refining for export and the convergence of petroleum product prices
Energy Economics, 2015, 47, (C), 206-214 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper (2013)
2013
- Australian films at the Australian box office: performance, distribution, and subsidies
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2013, 37, (2), 247-269 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2012
- The Changing Role of Hollywood in the Global Movie Market
Journal of Media Economics, 2012, 25, (4), 198-219 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Transitions in the Chinese market for refined petroleum products
OPEC Energy Review, 2012, 36, (3), 349-373 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2011
- Biofuels policy and the US market for motor fuels: Empirical analysis of ethanol splashing
Energy Policy, 2011, 39, (7), 3999-4006 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2010
- Estimating the impact of refinery outages on petroleum product prices
Energy Economics, 2010, 32, (6), 1291-1298 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2010)
- Oil industry consolidation and refined product prices: Evidence from US wholesale gasoline terminals
Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (7), 3498-3507 View citations (4)
- Petroleum refining industry in China
Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (5), 2110-2115 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Superstars and heavy tails in recorded entertainment: empirical analysis of the market for DVDs
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2010, 34, (4), 261-279 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2009
- Robust Analysis of Movie Earnings
Journal of Media Economics, 2009, 22, (1), 20-35 View citations (2)
- Screen wars, star wars, and sequels
Empirical Economics, 2009, 37, (2), 447-461 View citations (12)
- The Market for Motion Pictures in Thailand: Rank, Revenue, and Survival at the Box Office
International Journal of Business and Economics, 2009, 8, (2), 115-131 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2008
- Cross-country analysis of movie piracy
Applied Economics, 2008, 40, (5), 625-632 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2007
- Estimating the Effects of Movie Piracy on Box-office Revenue
Review of Industrial Organization, 2007, 30, (4), 291-301 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Per-unit bidding rules and buyer under-performance in natural resource sales
Applied Economics Letters, 2007, 15, (2), 79-83 
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Power plant investment in restructured markets
Energy, 2007, 32, (8), 1403-1413 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Price Effects of Boutique Motor Fuels: Federal Environmental Standards, Regional Fuel Choices, and Local Gasoline Prices
The Energy Journal, 2007, Volume 28, (Number 3), 145-164 View citations (6)
2005
- Demand stochastics, supply adaptation, and the distribution of film earnings
Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (10), 619-623 View citations (6)
- Modeling Movie Success When ‘Nobody Knows Anything’: Conditional Stable-Distribution Analysis Of Film Returns
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2005, 29, (3), 177-190 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper (2004)
- Modelling heavy tails and skewness in film returns
Applied Financial Economics, 2005, 15, (17), 1181-1188 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2004
- Motion picture profit, the stable Paretian hypothesis, and the curse of the superstar
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2004, 28, (6), 1035-1057 View citations (75)
- Revenues, Profitability, and Returns: Clinical Analysis of the Market for Mobster Films
International Journal of Business and Economics, 2004, 3, (2), 93-106 View citations (1)
2003
- Broken odds and the favourite-longshot bias in parimutuel betting: a direct test
Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10, (5), 311-314 View citations (7)
- John Sedgwick: 2001, Popular Filmgoing in 1930s Britain: A Choice of Pleasures
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2003, 27, (3), 298-301 View citations (1)
- Laboratory markets in counterfeit goods: Hong Kong versus Las Vegas
Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10, (14), 883-887 View citations (17)
2002
- Does Hollywood Make Too Many R-Rated Movies? Risk, Stochastic Dominance, and the Illusion of Expectation
The Journal of Business, 2002, 75, (3), 425-452 View citations (52)
See also Working Paper (2000)
- PROFESSIONAL BETTORS, ODDS-ARBITRAGE COMPETITION, AND BETTING MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2002, 47, (01), 111-127 View citations (2)
2001
- Breakage and betting market efficiency: evidence from the horse track
Applied Economics Letters, 2001, 8, (9), 601-604 View citations (7)
- Lifting the Alaskan Oil Export Ban: An Intervention Analysis
The Energy Journal, 2001, Volume22, (Number 4), 81-94 View citations (8)
- Red bus, green bus: Market organization, driver incentives, safety, and sorting
Research in Transportation Economics, 2001, 6, (1), 121-142 View citations (2)
2000
- DECISION COSTS AND BETTING MARKET EFFICIENCY
Rationality and Society, 2000, 12, (4), 477-492 View citations (9)
1999
- Cointegration analysis of spot electricity prices: insights on transmission efficiency in the western US
Energy Economics, 1999, 21, (5), 435-448 View citations (88)
- Price Dynamics in a Network of Decentralized Power Markets
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1999, 15, (2), 123-40 View citations (33)
- Scaling laws, talent amplification, and executive compensation in the commercial bank industry
Journal of Economics and Finance, 1999, 23, (2), 133-142 View citations (1)
- Uncertainty in the Movie Industry: Does Star Power Reduce the Terror of the Box Office?
Journal of Cultural Economics, 1999, 23, (4), 285-318 View citations (117)
- Volatility, volume and maturity in electricity futures
Applied Financial Economics, 1999, 9, (3), 283-287 View citations (15)
1998
- Product survival at the cinema: evidence from Hong Kong
Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (4), 215-219 View citations (15)
1997
- Increasing returns to information: evidence from the Hong Kong movie market
Applied Economics Letters, 1997, 4, (5), 287-290 View citations (30)
- The Market for Motion Pictures: Rank, Revenue, and Survival
Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (4), 783-97 View citations (49)
1996
- Betting volume and market efficiency in Hong Kong race track betting
Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, (12), 783-787 View citations (1)
- Bose-Einstein Dynamics and Adaptive Contracting in the Motion Picture Industry
Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (439), 1493-1514 View citations (128)
1995
- An Econometric Analysis of the Market for Natural Gas Futures
The Energy Journal, 1995, Volume16, (Number 1), 71-84 View citations (24)
- VEHICULAR EMISSIONS AND CONTROL POLICIES IN HONG KONG
Contemporary Economic Policy, 1995, 13, (1), 50-61
1994
- Natural gas industry transformation, competitive institutions and the role of regulation: Lessons from open access in US natural gas markets
Energy Policy, 1994, 22, (9), 755-763 View citations (12)
- OPEN ACCESS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS MARKET
Contemporary Economic Policy, 1994, 12, (2), 77-96 View citations (17)
- Price Convergence Across Natural Gas Fields and City Markets
The Energy Journal, 1994, Volume15, (Number 4), 37-48 View citations (27)
1993
- Pipeline Access and Market Integration in the Natural Gas Industry: Evidence from Cointegration Tests
The Energy Journal, 1993, Volume14, (Number 4), 1-20 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper (1993)
Chapters
2020
- Applied Models of Heavy Tails and Skewness in Energy Prices with an Application to Electricity Price Risk
Chapter 8 in HANDBOOK OF ENERGY FINANCE Theories, Practices and Simulations, 2020, pp 185-213
2009
- Natural Gas and Electricity Markets
Chapter 20 in International Handbook on the Economics of Energy, 2009 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2014)
Software Items
2019
- BETSIM: C module to compute simulations of betting market equilibrium
Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
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