Research
Published Peer-Reviewed Articles
"Identifying Home-Field Advantage: Evidence from COVID-19 Ghost Games" with Matthew McMahon, 2023. [forthcoming, Southern Economic Journal]
"An Economic History of Wine Grape Production in California" with Andy Terry and Eric Sims [R&R, Oct. 2023]
"A Simple Tactic for Purchasing French Oak Barrels" with Eric Sims and Andy Terry. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. 2018, 20 (2).
"Man vs. Machine: An Investigation of Speeding Ticket Disparities Based on Gender and Race." Journal of Applied Economics, May 2017, 20(1) pp.1-28.
"Purchasing French Oak Barrels" with Eric Sims. Wines & Vines, Practical Winery & Vineyard. October 2017, pp.56-64. (Practitioner Journal)
"You Are Close to Your Rival and Everybody Hates a Winner: A Study of Rivalry in College Football" with Cary Deck, Javier Reyes, and Sudipta Sarangi. Economic Inquiry, October 2015, 53(4) pp. 1908-1918.
"Effort and Performance: What Distinguishes Interacting and Noninteracting Groups from Individuals?" with Tibor Besedes, Cary Deck, Sudipta Sarangi, and Mikael Shor. Southern Economic Journal, October 2014.
Working Papers
"Understanding the Punitive Cost of a Mug Shot: A Machine Learning Application" with Gary Wagner
"The Effect of Automated Enforcement on Crime Rates"
"Family Violence and Recidivism" with Kaj Gittings
"Wine-Grapes Over Time: A Case Study on the Influence of Consumer Demand" with Andy Terry and Eric Sims
"Growing to 100: The Benefits of Specialization Within the Wine Industry" with Eric Sims
"We Chat Red Packets as a Low-Cost Tool for Gift Exchange: An Experimental Analysis" with Zi Jia, Jing Li, and Matthew McMahon
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Consulting: various applied microeconomic topics for legal and municipal issues pertaining to policy, asset valuation, labor, and transportation.
Media interviews and news articles covering various topics of regional and/or national interest.