research
Book
Criminals and Victims, Stanford University Press, 2011
Refereed Publications
"An Economic Analysis of Stalking," forthcoming, Studies in Microeconomics
"Property Crime and the China Trade Shock," with W. Charles Sawyer, Applied Economics, Vol. 56, Issue 10, 2024
"Strategic Employment of Immigrant and Native Workers: Was the Green Card Lottery a Game Changer?" Managerial and Decision Economics, January 2024
“Firms’ Responses to Changes in Frictions in Related Human Capital Factor Markets,” with Clint Chadwick and Donald J. Schepker, Strategic Management Journal, July 2022
"Work Environment and Worker Performance: A View from the Goal Crease," Journal of Labor Research, December 2021
“Crime, Universities and Campus Police,” Applied Economics, Vol. 53, Issue 37, 2021
“Managerial Time Constraints and Young Worker Productivity: Natural Experiments with NFL Rookies,” with William P. Curington, Managerial and Decision Economics, March 2018
“Self-Protection Against Crime: What Do Schools Do?” Applied Economics, Vol. 50, Issue 1, 2018
“The Demand for Younger and Older Workers: Patterns from NFL Labor Markets,” Journal of Sports Economics, February 2015
“The Self-Employment of Men and Women: What are their Motivations?” with William P. Curington, Journal of Labor Research, June 2014
“Self-Protection Against Crime Victimization: Theory and Evidence from University Campuses,” International Review of Law and Economics, June 2013
“Performance, Expectations, and Managerial Dismissal: Evidence from the National Football League,” with Clint Chadwick, Journal of Sports Economics, August 2012
“Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Equity Financing: A Resource-Economic Analysis,” with Thomas W. Hall, Review of Business, Summer 2011
“Illicit Accounting Practice and Corporate Earnings Irregularities,” with Atul Rai, Investment Management and Financial Innovations, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010
“Interview Effects in the Reporting of Domestic Violence,” Journal of Socio-Economics, March 2009
“Crime, Protection, and Incarceration,” with Allen Wilhite, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, August 2008
“Innovation, Managerial Effort, and Start-Up Performance,” with Thomas W. Hall, Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Fall 2007
“The Reporting and Underreporting of Rape,” Southern Economic Journal, January 2007
“Bidding and Overconfidence in Experimental Financial Markets,” with Dorla A. Evans, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Summer 2005
“Cultures of Illegality in the National Hockey League,” Southern Economic Journal, January 2005
“Crime, Punishment, and Recidivism: Lessons from the National Hockey League,” Journal of Sports Economics, February 2002
“Social Networks and Self-Employment,” Journal of Socio-Economics, October 2000
“The Moonlighting Decision of Unmarried Men and Women: Family and Labor Market Influences,” Atlantic Economic Journal, June 1998
“Retroactive Benefits in Income Replacement Programs: Results from a Modified Natural Experiment,” with William P. Curington and Amy Farmer, Southern Economic Journal, July 1997
“Family Illness and Temporary Work Absence,” Applied Economics, September 1996
“How Strikes Influence Work-Injury Duration: Evidence from the State of New York,” Proceedings of the Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting, Industrial Relations Research Association, January 1994