Candon Johnson. The Impact of the Olympic Games on Employment Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach (Dissertation version available here)
Candon Johnson and Bryan C. McCannon (2021), “Athletics and Admissions: The Impact of the Penn State Football Scandal on the Quality of University Admissions”, Journal of Sports Economics. (Access working paper here)
Candon Johnson (2021), “Loss Aversion, Reference-dependent Preferences, and Collective Bargaining Agreements in the National Basketball Association”, International Journal of Sport Finance. 16(2), 69-78 (Access here)
Candon Johnson and Eduardo Minuci (2020). Wage Discrimination in the NBA: Evidence using Free Agent Signings. Southern Economic Journal. 87(2), 517-539. (Access here)
Brad R. Humphreys and Candon Johnson (2020). The Effect of Superstar Players on Game Attendance: Evidence from the NBA. Journal of Sports Economics. 21(2), 152-175. (Access here)
Candon Johnson, Robert Schultz, and Joshua Hall (2020). Specialization and Performance: Evidence from NCAA 4x400m Relay Times. Economies, 8(4), 96. (Access here)
Candon Johnson and Joshua Hall (2019). The Public Choice of Public Stadium Financing: Evidence from San Diego Referenda. Economies, 7(1), 22. (Access here)
Candon Johnson and Joshua Hall (2018). Do National Basketball Association players need higher salaries to play in high tax states? Evidence from free agents. Applied Economics Letters, 25(5), 359-361. (Access here)
Candon Johnson. The Impact of the Olympic Games on Employment Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach. Journal of Sports Economics. Revisions requested.
Brad R. Humphreys and Candon Johnson. Job Search, Job Switching, and Present Bias: Evidence From NBA.
Candon Johnson and Alexander Cardazzi. Trust the Process: Examining Tanking in the NBA.
Eduardo Minuci, Brad R. Humphreys, and Candon Johnson. Sports Facilities & Banking: The Impact of Professional Sports Facilities on the Local Banking Industry.
Candon Johnson and Christian Deutscher. The Impact of Industry Innovation on Labor Markets: Evidence From the National Basketball Association.
Candon Johnson. Can Legalization Weed Out Risky Behaviors? Determining Whether Marijuana acts as a Substitute or Complement.
Candon Johnson. Discrimination of Foreign-born Players within Maximum Contracts.
"The Economics of Mega-Events: The Impact, Costs, and Benefits of the Olympic Games and the World Cup" (Handbook of Sports Economics 2019)
North American Association of Sports Economists Graduate Student Paper Award (2019). Awarded for "The Impact of the Olympic Games on Employment Growth: A Synthetic Control Approach"