Research
Publications
Macroeconomic Research, Present and Past, with PJ Glandon, Ken Kuttner, and Sandeep Mazumder, Journal of Economic Literature, 61, 1088-1126.
Entry and Competition in Takeover Auctions, with Matthew Gentry, Journal of Financial Economics 132, 298-324.
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Director Histories and the Pattern of Acquisitions, with Peter Rousseau, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 50, 671-698.
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International Deal Experience and Cross-Border Acquisitions, Economic Inquiry 55, 73-97.
Monetization and Growth in Colonial New England, 1703-1749, with Peter Rousseau, Explorations in Economic History 48, 600-613.
Do non-profit hospitals provide more charity care when faced with a mandatory minimum standard? Evidence from Texas, with Francis Kennedy, Laurie Burney and Jennifer Troyer, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 29, 242-258.
Does Anti-bribery enforcement deter foreign investment? with Brad Graham, Applied Economics Letters, 23(1), 63-67.
Pampered Bureaucracy, Political Stability, and Trade Integration, with Ben Zissimos, Review of Development Economics 21, 425-450.
Social Unrest in the Wake of IMF Structural Adjustment Programs with Ben Zissimos, in K. Wärneryd (ed.) The Economics of Conflict: Theory and Empirical Evidence, MIT Press.
Working Papers and Works in Progress
Asset Price Distributions and Efficient Markets, with Ricardo Fernholz.
Costs of Auctions and Controlled Sales, with Matthew Gentry.
Drivers of Reference Point Pricing: Evidence from Takeover Sale Processes, with Anna Cox and Michelle Zemel.
Director Overlaps in Financial and Industrial Firms, with Abigail Hornstein.
Institutional access to data resources and macroeconomic research, with PJ Glandon, Ken Kuttner, and Sandeep Mazumder.