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Working Papers

2018

1. Sex and the Business Cycle
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2013

2. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: The Employment Effects of the Missouri Quality Jobs Program
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2012

3. Biofuel subsidies and international trade
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010)
   See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2013)
4. Forecasting national recessions using state level data
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (2)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2015)

2011

5. Discordant City Employment Cycles
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2010) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2013)
6. Ethnic Networks and Trade: Intensive vs. Extensive Margins
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2010) View citations (3)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011) View citations (10)
7. The Employment Cycles of Neighboring Cities
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2013)
8. Where is an oil shock?
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (2)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2014)

2010

9. Personal-bankruptcy cycles
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010)
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2010)
   See also Journal Article in Macroeconomic Dynamics (2014)

2009

10. Biofuel Subsidies: An Open-Economy Analysis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2009) View citations (1)
11. Cross-border lobbying in preferential trading agreements: implications for external tariffs
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
12. Journal rankings in economics: handle with care
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (3)
13. The effects of recessions across demographic groups
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2010)

2008

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

2007

15. A state-level analysis of the Great Moderation
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2008)
16. Ethnic networks and U.S. exports
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University (2005) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University (2005) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University (2005)
    See also Journal Article in Review of International Economics (2008)
17. Immigration and outsourcing: a general equilibrium analysis
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University (2006)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University (2005) View citations (2)
18. Is There Too Little Immigration?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
19. Is there too little immigration? an analysis of temporary skilled migration
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development (2008)
20. Policy evaluation in the presence of outsourcing: global competitiveness versus political feasibility
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2007)
21. The economic performance of cities: a Markov-switching approach
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2008)

2006

22. Controlling for geographic dispersion when estimating the Japanese Phillips curve
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
23. Creating a policy environment for entrepreneurs
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Cato Journal (2006)
24. Regional VARs and the channels of monetary policy
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2009)
25. Regional business cycle phases in Japan
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2007)
26. The determinants of aid in the post-cold war era
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2007)

2005

27. Oligopoly and Outsourcing
    (Oligopoly and OUtsourcing)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (2)
28. 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

29. Business cycle phases in U.S. states
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2005)
30. Controlling for heterogeneity in gravity models of trade and integration
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (109)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2005)
31. Entrepreneurship and the policy environment
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2006)
32. Gender differences in self-employment
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Applied Economics (2005)
33. Structural breaks and regional disparities in the transmission of monetary policy
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (8)

2003

34. Entrepreneurship and the deregulation of banking: how strong is the evidence?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
35. U. S. regional business cycles and the natural rate of unemployment
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2004)

2002

36. NAFTA and the changing pattern of state exports
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Governance (2003)
37. NAFTA and the geography of North American trade
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Review (2003)

2001

38. 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 (5)

2000

39. Gravity model specification and the effects of the Canada-U.S. border
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (11)

1999

40. Endogenous export subsidies and welfare under domestic cost heterogeneity
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
41. Measuring relative quality of life from a cross-migration regression, with an application to Canadian provinces
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (2)
42. 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
43. What makes a region entrepreneurial? evidence from Britain
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Annals of Regional Science (2000)

1996

44. Pro-Competitive Tariffs
    Archive Discussion Papers, Birkbeck, Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics
45. Voting With Your Feet in the United Kingdom
    Archive Discussion Papers, Birkbeck, Department of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics View citations (6)

Undated

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

Journal Articles

2015

1. Forecasting National Recessions Using State‐Level Data
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2015, 47, (5), 847-866 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2014

2. PERSONAL-BANKRUPTCY CYCLES
   Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2014, 18, (7), 1488-1507 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
3. WHERE IS AN OIL SHOCK?
   Journal of Regional Science, 2014, 54, (2), 169-185 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2013

4. Biofuel Subsidies and International Trade
   Economics and Politics, 2013, 25, (2), 181-199 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
5. Discordant city employment cycles
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2013, 43, (2), 367-384 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
6. The employment cycles of neighboring cities
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2013, 43, (1), 177-185 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

7. Cross-border Lobbying in Preferential Trading Agreements: Implications for External Tariffs and Welfare
   Review of International Economics, 2012, 20, (5), 1034-1045 View citations (3)

2011

8. Ethnic networks and trade: Intensive versus extensive margins
   Economics Letters, 2011, 113, (1), 73-75 View citations (17)

2010

9. The effects of recessions across demographic groups
   Review, 2010, 92, (Jan), 1-26 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

10. A journal ranking for the ambitious economist
    Review, 2009, 91, (May), 127-140 View citations (20)
11. Don't Get Skewed Over by Journal Rankings
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2009, 9, (1), 1-12 View citations (14)
12. Regional VARs and the channels of monetary policy
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (12), 1191-1194 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
13. States and the business cycle
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2009, 65, (2), 181-194 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
14. The \\"man-cession\\" of 2008-2009: it's big, but it's not great
    The Regional Economist, 2009, (Oct), 4-9 View citations (2)

2008

15. A new picture of metro-area employment in the Eighth District
    The Regional Economist, 2008, (Apr), 18-19
16. A state-level analysis of the Great Moderation
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (6), 578-589 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
17. Ethnic Networks and US Exports*
    Review of International Economics, 2008, 16, (1), 199-213 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
18. Is there too little immigration? An analysis of temporary skilled migration
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2008, 17, (2), 197-211
    See also Working Paper (2007)
19. Need and the need for favors motivate foreign aid decisions
    The Regional Economist, 2008, (Jul), 20-22
20. The economic performance of cities: A Markov-switching approach
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64, (3), 538-550 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
21. Walking a tightrope into 2008
    The Regional Economist, 2008, (Jan), 17

2007

22. Louisville's job growth lags on many fronts
    The Regional Economist, 2007, (Jan), 16
23. 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)
24. Population, sprawl and immigration trends in Eighth District metro areas vary widely
    The Regional Economist, 2007, (Jul), 16-17
25. Regional business cycle phases in Japan
    Review, 2007, 89, (Jan), 61-80 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
26. Revised data show larger job gains for Eighth District metro area
    The Regional Economist, 2007, (Apr), 16-17
27. The determinants of aid in the post-cold war era
    Review, 2007, 89, (Nov), 533-548 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

28. Creating a Policy Environment for Entrepreneurs
    Cato Journal, 2006, 26, (3), 525-552 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
29. Entrepreneurship and the policy environment
    Review, 2006, 88, (Mar), 95-112 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
30. Slow and steady in St. Louis
    The Regional Economist, 2006, (Oct), 16

2005

31. Business Cycle Phases in U.S. States
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (4), 604-616 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
32. Controlling for heterogeneity in gravity models of trade and integration
    Review, 2005, 87, (Jan), 49-63 View citations (172)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
33. Gender differences in self-employment
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2005, 19, (3), 321-342 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
34. 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

35. A jobless recovery with more people working?
    The Regional Economist, 2004, (Apr), 10-11 View citations (1)
36. Entrepreneurs in the U.S. face less red tape
    The Regional Economist, 2004, (Oct)
37. Entrepreneurship and the deregulation of banking
    Economics Letters, 2004, 82, (3), 333-339 View citations (21)
38. U. S. regional business cycles and the natural rate of unemployment
    Review, 2004, 86, (Jan), 23-32 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

39. NAFTA and the changing pattern of state exports
    Economics of Governance, 2003, 82, (4), 427-450 View citations (24)
    Also in Papers in Regional Science, 2003, 82, (4), 427-450 (2003) View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
40. NAFTA and the geography of North American trade
    Review, 2003, 85, (Mar), 13-26 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
41. Recessions, expansions and black employment
    The Regional Economist, 2003, (Oct), 19

2002

42. Anecdotes help Fed to steer the economy
    The Regional Economist, 2002, (Oct.), 12-13
43. Color me beige
    National Economic Trends, 2002, (Feb)
44. Has Japan Been Left Out in the Cold by Regional Integration?
    Monetary and Economic Studies, 2002, 20, (2), 117-134 View citations (6)
    Also in Review, 2002, 84, (Sep), 25-36 (2002) View citations (5)

2001

45. A recession for the educated?
    National Economic Trends, 2001, (Dec)
46. Have regional trade blocs diverted U.S. exports?
    International Economic Trends, 2001, (Feb)
47. Is the population boom a boon?
    National Economic Trends, 2001, (Jan)
48. Point/counterpoint: how much of the gender wage gap is due to discrimination?
    The Regional Economist, 2001, (Apr), 10-11
49. Reconsidering the trade-creating effects of a currency union
    Review, 2001, 83, (May), 37-46 View citations (54)
50. To bear, or not to bear: is that an economics question?
    The Regional Economist, 2001, (Jul), 10-11
51. 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 View citations (14)

2000

52. Globalization and the states
    International Economic Trends, 2000, (Aug)
53. Now and forever NAFTA
    The Regional Economist, 2000, (Apr), 12-13
54. Price stability and the rising tide: how low inflation lifts all ships
    The Regional Economist, 2000, (Jan), 4-9 View citations (2)
55. The gender wage gap and wage discrimination: illusion or reality?
    The Regional Economist, 2000, (Oct), 10-11
56. The revealed cost of unemployment
    Review, 2000, 82, (Mar), 1-10 View citations (2)
57. What makes a region entrepreneurial? Evidence from Britain
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2000, 34, (3), 385-403 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
58. Who are the self-employed?
    Review, 2000, 82, (Nov), 15-24 View citations (7)

1999

59. 'Voting with your feet' and metro-area livability
    The Regional Economist, 1999, (Apr), 10-11
60. Customs Union or Free Trade Area? The Role of Political Asymmetries
    Review of International Economics, 1999, 7, (4), 665-72 View citations (5)
61. Help wanted
    National Economic Trends, 1999, (May)
62. How important is the U.S.-Canada border?
    International Economic Trends, 1999, (Aug)
63. Using the gravity model to estimate the costs of protection
    Review, 1999, (Jan), 33-40 View citations (35)

1995

64. Protectionist Reputations and the Threat of Voluntary Export Restraint
    Review of International Economics, 1995, 3, (2), 199-208 View citations (3)
65. The allocation of official development assistance
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1995, 17, (3), 307-314 View citations (24)

1994

66. Estimating Aid-Allocation Criteria with Panel Data
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (425), 876-82 View citations (115)

1992

67. Protection and the Product Line: A Comment
    International Economic Review, 1992, 33, (4), 973-76