ACADEMIC JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Bacolod, M., Mehay, S., and Pema, E., and (2018). “Who Succeeds in Distance Learning? Evidence from Quantile Panel Data Estimation.” Southern Economics Journal, 84(4), 1129-1145. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/soej.12264
- Pema, E., Mehay, S., and Tick, S. (2016). “Noncognitive Skills and Job Match: Evidence from Military Applicants.” Defence and Peace Economics, 28(5), 511-533. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10242694.2016.1234203
- Pema, E. & Mehay, S. (2012). “Career Effects of Occupation-Related Vocational Education: Evidence from the Military Labor Market.” Economics of Education Review, 31(5) 680-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.04.005
- Pema, E. & Mehay, S. (2010). “The Role of Job Assignment and Human Capital Endowments in Explaining Gender Differences in Job Performance and Promotion,” Labour Economics, 17(6), 998-1009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.04.005
- Pema, E. (2010). “The Effect of Age Discrimination Laws on Age-Earnings Profiles of Postsecondary Faculty” Atlantic Economic Journal, 38(1), 65-80. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11293-009-9201-y
- Pema, E. & Mehay, S. (2010). “The Impact of the High School Junior ROTC program: Does Treatment Timing and Intensity Matter?” (2010) Defense and Peace Economics, 21(3), 229-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242690903105554
- Pema, E. (2010). “Trends in the Albanian Labor Market: Who Are Albania's Unemployed?” Transition Studies Review, 16(4), 860-871. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11300-009-0119-5?LI=true
- Pema, E. & Mehay, S. (2009). “The Effect of High School JROTC on Student Achievement, Educational Attainment, and Enlistment.” Southern Economic Journal, 76(2), 533–552. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.4284/sej.2009.76.2.533
- Baser, O. & Pema, E. (2004). "Publications over the Academic Life-cycle: Evidence for Academic Economists," Economics Bulletin, 1(1), 1-8. http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/EB/2004/Volume1/EB-04A10001A.pdf
- Baser, O. & Pema, E. (2003). “The Return to Publications for Economics Faculty in the Big Ten Universities,” Economics Bulletin, 1(1), 1-13. http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/EB/2003/Volume1/EB-03A10001A.pdf
RESEARCH PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
- “Academia as an Internal Labor Market: Going beyond the Human Capital Framework,” revise and resubmit at the Journal of Human Capital.
- “Does Sponsoring General Education Reduce Employee Turnover? New Evidence from Military Tuition Assistance Programs.” revise and resubmit at Industrial Relations, with Steve Mehay.
- “The Impact of State Fiscal Policies on the Migration Decision: A Relative Comparison of Interstate Mobility across Education Groups,” under review at the International Tax and Public Finance.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
- Pema, E. Tick, S., and Whamond, J. (2016). Evaluation of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) Using Data on Navy Recruits – Predicting Boot Camp and A-School Graduation Rates.
- Tick, S., Nissen, M., and Pema, E. (2016). Retention of High Quality Officers: An Assessment of Importance of STEM Degrees.
- Tick, S., Pema, E., Mehay, S. and Salas, M. (2015). An Analysis of the Career Progression of Hispanic Military Officers. (NPS‑GSBPP‑15‑003).
- Pema, E. and Tick, S. (2014). A Review of Literature on Non-Cognitive Testing and Its Potential Use to Improve Navy Recruiting Outcomes.
- Pema, E., Mehay, S., Tick, S., Fahrman, J. and Turpin, A. (2013). Evaluation of the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS) Using Data on Navy Recruits.
- Mehay, S., Pema, E., and McLaughlin, J. (2010). Analysis of the Tuition Assistance Program: Does the Method of Instruction Matter in TA Classes? (NPS-GSBPP-10-012).
- Mehay, S. and Pema. E. (2009). The impact of the Navy's Tuition Assistance Program on the Retention and Promotion of First-Term Sailors. (NPS-GSBPP-09-026).
- Mehay, S. and Pema, E (2008). Does Sponsoring General Education Reduce Employee Turnover? New Evidence from Military Tuition Assistance Programs. NPS-HR-08-111.
- Pema, E. and Mehay, S. (2005). Impact of High School JROTC on Student Academic Achievement, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Enlistment. Report for the Chief of Naval Personnel.