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18-05: Estimation of a Partially Linear Regression in Triangular Systems

Xin Geng, Carlos Martins-Filho and Feng Yao

18-04: Confucius Institute's Effects on China's Higher Education Exports: A Perspective from Cultural Difference and Institutional Quality

Donald Lien, Feng Yao and Fan Zhang

18-03: The Spatial Distribution of Urban Consumer Service Firms: Evidence from Yelp Reviews

Brad Humphreys and Josh Matti

18-02: A Test of the Institutionally Induced Equilibrium Hypothesis: On the Limited Fiscal Impact of Two Celebrity Governors

Roger Congleton and Yang Zhou

18-01: Evaluating Crime as a Negative Externality of Hosting Mega-Events: Econometric Analysis of the 2012 London Summer Olympics

Nicholas Le

17-32: Professional Sports Events, Concerts, and Urban Place Based Policy: Evidence from the Staples Center

Yulia Chikish, Brad Humphreys, Crocker Liu and Adam Nowak

17-31: An Overview of Sports Betting Regulation in the United States

Brad Humphreys

17-30: Loss Aversion, Upset Preference, and Sports Television Viewing Audience Size

Brad Humphreys and Levi Pérez

17-29: Tuition Increases Geaux Away? Evidence from Voting on Louisiana’s Amendment 2

Joshua Hall and Serkan Karadas

17-28: Efficiency, But At What Cost? Evidence from a DEA Analysis of WV School Districts

Eduardo Minuci, Amir Borges Ferreira Neto and Joshua Hall

17-27: Does Economic Freedom Affect The Production Frontier? A Semiparametric Approach With Panel Data

Fan Zhang, Joshua Hall and Feng Yao

17-26: Economic Freedom and Government Efficiency: Recent Evidence from China

Shaomeng Jia and Yang Zhou

17-25: The Effect of an Increase in Lead in the Water System on Fertility and Birth Outcomes: The Case of Flint, Michigan

Daniel Grossman and David Slutsky

17-24: Are Fair Weather Fans Affected by Weather? Rainfall, Habit Formation and Live Game Attendance

Qi Ge, Brad Humphreys and Kun Zhou

17-23: The Relative Value of AER P&P Economic Education Papers

J.R. Clark, Joshua Hall and Ashley Harrison

17-22: The Impact of Marketization on Entrepreneurship in China: Recent Evidence

Yang Zhou and Joshua Hall

17-21: Agent Intermediation and Racial Price Differentials

Adam Nowak and Patrick Smith

17-20: Some Remarks on Real Estate Pricing

Cocker Liu, Adam Nowak and Patrick Smith

17-19: Learning the Ropes: General Experience, Task-Specific Experience, and the Output of Police Officers

Gregory DeAngelo and Emily Owens

17-18: Chinese Superstition and Real Estate Prices: Transaction-level Evidence from the US Housing Market

Brad Humphreys, Adam Nowak and Yang Zhou

17-17: Homeowner Preferences after September 11th, a Microdata Approach

Adam Nowak and Juan Sayago-Gomez

17-16: The Effect of Superstar Players on Game Attendance: Evidence from the NBA

Brad Humphreys and Candon Johnson

17-15: The Effect of Health Care Entrepreneurship on Local Health: The Case of MedExpress in Appalachia

Amir Borges Ferreira Neto and Joshua Hall

17-14: Do tourists tip more than local consumers? Evidence of taxi rides in New York City

Amir Borges Ferreira Neto, Adam Nowak and Amanda Ross

17-13: Economies of Scale and Governance of Library Systems: Evidence from West Virginia

Amir Borges Ferreira Neto and Joshua Hall

17-12: The Sinuous Dragon: Economic Freedom and Economic Growth in China

Joshua Hall and Yang Zhou

17-11: Do National Basketball Association Players Need Higher Salaries to Play in High Tax States? Evidence from Free Agents

Candon Johnson and Joshua Hall

17-10: Out of the Outhouse: The Impact of Place-Based Policies on Dwelling Characteristics in Appalachia

Daniel Grossman, Brad Humphreys and Jane Ruseski

17-09: A "Model" Model: McCloskey and the Craft of Economics

Joshua Hall

17-08: The Economic Impact of City-County Consolidations: A Synthetic Control Approach

Joshua Hall, Josh Matti and Yang Zhou

17-07: How Much Does Talent Matter? Evidence from the Brazilian Formal Cultural Industry

Ricardo Freguglia and Amir Borges Ferreira Neto

17-06: The Efficient Corruption Hypothesis and the Dynamics between Economic Freedom, Corruption, and National Income

Joshua Hall and John Levendis

17-05: Professional Sporting Events and Traffic: Evidence from US Cities

Brad Humphreys and Hyunwoong Pyun

17-04: Scientific output: labor or capital intensive? An analysis for selected countries

Elham Erfanian and Amir Borges Ferreira Neto

17-03: Homeowner Preferences after September 11th, a Microdata Approach

Adam Nowak and Juan Sayago-Gomez

17-02: Charity and Public Libraries: Does Government Funding Crowd-out Donations?

Amir Borges Ferreira Neto

17-01: Match Fixing and Sports Betting in Football: Empirical Evidence from the German Bundesliga

Christian Deutscher, Eugen Dimant and Brad Humphreys

16-30: The Renewable Fuel Standard’s Effect on Corn Belt Income and Unemployment

Ryan Yonk, Landon Stevens, Arthur Wardle and Joshua Hall

16-29: Bank Branching Deregulation and High School Graduation

Patrick Reilly

16-28: The Effect of Recreational Gambling on Regional Health Outcomes: Evidence from Canadian Provinces

Brad Humphreys, John Nyman and Jane Ruseski

16-27: Cultural Superstitions and Residential Real Estate Prices: Transaction-level Evidence from the US Housing Market

Brad Humphreys, Adam Nowak and Yang Zhou

16-26: Outcome Uncertainty, Fan Travel, and Aggregate Attendance

Brad Humphreys and Thomas Miceli

16-25: Abnormal Returns from Joining Congress? Evidence from New Members

Joshua Hall, Serkan Karadas and Minh Tam Schlosky

16-24: Is There Moral Hazard in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative Debt Relief Process?

Joshua Hall, Serkan Karadas and Minh Tam Schlosky

16-23: Spatial Spillover Effects of Debt Relief from the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative

Joshua Hall, Serkan Karadas and Minh Tam Schlosky

16-22: Can Liberalization of Local Food Marketing Channels Influence Local Economies? A Case Study of West Virginia’s Craft Beer Distribution Laws

Trey Malone and Joshua Hall

16-21: Social Interactions in Voting Behavior: Evidence from India

Umair Khalil, Sulagna Mookerjee and Ryan Tierney

16-20: Regionalization and Consolidation of Municipal Taxes and Services

Joshua Hall, Joshua Matti and Yang Zhou

16-19: Bringing Active Learning into High School Economics: Some Examples from The Simpsons

Joshua Hall, Alex Peck and Marta Podemska-Mikluch

16-18: Cultivating the Liberally Education Mind Through A Signature Program

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Joshua Hall and Laura Grube