Research

Social Economics: How society shapes and is shaped by economic thinking. Palgrave-Macmillan. July 2026.

“Capitalist Views and Religion.” With Adam Jones and Rob Burrus. 2019. Eastern Economic Journal. 45(3): 384-414.

“The Company You Keep: Satisfaction with Life, Economic Freedom, and Preference-Policy Mismatch.” With Adam Jones. 2020. Journal of Comparative Economics 48(3): 642-657.

“Inefficiency in Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Markets: The Case of the New England ISO.” 2011. Applied Economics 43(5): 515-525.

“Efficiency and Profit in the NYISO Transmission Congestion Contract Market.” With Hany Shawky. 2009. Electricity Journal 22(9): 47-57.

“Estimating the Volatility of Wholesale Electricity Spot Prices in the US.” With Achla Marathe and Hany Shawky. 2004. Energy Journal 25(4): 23-40.

“Day Ahead Premiums on the New England ISO.” 2008. Electricity Journal 21(4): 51-57.

“One-Day Forward Premiums and the Impact of Virtual Bidding on the New York Wholesale Electricity Market Using Hourly Data.” With Hany Shawky. 2007. Journal of Futures Markets 27(11): 1107-1125.

“Collateral Requirements for Virtual Transactions on the NYISO.” 2007. Electricity Journal 20(9): 47-54.

“The Impact of Virtual Bidding on Price Volatility in New York's Wholesale Electricity Market.” 2007. Economics Letters 95(1): 66-72.

“Electricity Price Volatility and the Marginal Cost of Congestion: An Empirical Study of Peak-Hours on the NYISO Market, 2001-2004.” With Hany Shawky. 2006. Energy Journal 27(2): 157-179.

“A TARCH Examination of the Return Volatility-Volume Relationship in Electricity Futures.” 2006. Applied Financial Economics 16(12): 893-901.

“Not for want of trying: Effort and success of women in principles of microeconomics.” 2020. International Review of Economics Education 35.

“Promoting Economic Literacy Through an Understanding of Economic Ideology.” With Michael McAvoy and Jaime McGovern. 2013. New York Economic Review. 44 (Fall): 54-76.

“Gender Differences in Effort in Economics and Finance.” 2013. Journal of Economics and Finance Education. 12(1): 100-111.

“Grades as an Incentive in Introductory Courses.” 2012. Journal of Economics and Finance Education. 11(2): 70-86.

“Faculty Perceptions of Grades: Results from a National Survey of Economics Faculty.” With Raymond MacDermott. 2012. International Review of Economics Education. 11(1): 16-35.

“Achievement Goals, Locus of Control, and Academic Success and Effort in Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics.” 2010. American Economic Review 100(2): 272-276. Reprinted in Teaching College Economics, edited by Paul W. Grimes, Edward Elgar Publishing, April 2019.

“The Effect of Quiz Timing on Exam Performance.” 2010. Journal of Education for Business 84(3) Jan/Feb: 135-141.

“Grade Dropping, Strategic Behavior, and Student Satisficing.” With Raymond MacDermott. 2010. American Journal of Business Education 3(7): 57-71.

“Computers, Learning Outcomes, and the Choices Facing Students.” With Gerald T. Burke. 2007. Eastern Economic Journal 33: 111-124.

“Exploring Values: Three Classroom Exercises for Introductory Economics.” 2005. American Economist 49(2): 51-59.

“Bond Pricing: Two Classroom Exercises for Capital Markets Courses.” 2005. Advances in Financial Education 3: 7-24.

“Seasonal Homes and the Local Property Tax: Evidence from New York State.” With Chad Colarusso (graduate student). 2009. American Journal of Economics and Sociology 68(2): 581-602.

“Second Homes in the Adirondack Park and their Impact on Property Taxes.” With Chad Colarusso (graduate student). 2008. Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies 14(2): 28-33.

“Large Retailers, Economic Development, and the Local Property Tax Base: Evidence From Wal-Mart in New York State.” 2002. New York Economic Review 32: 27-41.