Research
Publications
“The Long-Term Economic Impact of Abenomics: Evidence from the Synthetic Control Method” (2024) Economic Papers Download
“The Spatial Distribution of Urban Consumer Service Firms: Evidence from Yelp Reviews” (With Brad Humphreys) (2023) International Journal of Empirical Economics Download
“Consolidated City-County Governments and Economic Stability” (With Amir Neto) (2022) Economics of Governance Download
“United We Feel Stronger? On the Olympics and Political Ideology” (With Yang Zhou) (2022) Economics of Governance Download
"Money is Money: The Economic Impact of BerkShares" (With Yang Zhou) (2022) Ecological Economics. Download
“The Location of Urban Healthcare Services: Evidence from Phoenix Yelp Reviews” (With Jane Ruseski) (2021) Southern Economic Journal Download
“Frustrated Customers: The Effect of Unexpected Emotional Cues on Yelp Reviews” (2021) Journal of Sport Management Download
“Reaching for the Stars: Spatial Competition and Consumer Reviews” (2020) Atlantic Economic Journal Download
“The Economic Impact of City-County Consolidations: A Synthetic Control Approach” (With Joshua Hall and Yang Zhou) (2020) Public Choice Download
“The Political Economy of the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service” (2019) Economic Development Quarterly Download
“Rent-Seeking in the Classroom and Textbooks: Where are we after 50 Years?” (With Joshua Hall and Amir Neto) (2019) Public Choice Download
“Regionalization and Consolidation of Municipal Taxes and Services” (With Joshua Hall and Yang Zhou) (2018) Review of Regional Studies Download
“The Political Economy of Brexit: Explaining the Vote” (With Yang Zhou) (2017) Applied Economics Letters Download
“Does Crime Affect Entrepreneurship? A Discussion of the Current Literature” (With Amanda Ross) (2016) Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Download