Research

Working Papers 

• Emotional Cues, Election Outcomes, and Intimate Partner Violence 

• Does Love Kill Speed? The Effect of Marriage on Formula One Driver Performance (with Joshua C. Martin) 

• Buying loyalty at the Track? Formula One Grands Prix and Civil Unrest

• Peer Health Shocks and Labor Supply (with Joshua C. Martin) 

• Discrimination and subjective player ratings: Evidence from China (with Shuoyu Chen & Ivy Collins)

• How Does Adding Football Affect Enrollment at Small Private Colleges? (with E. Frank Stephenson)

• Momentum in Tournaments: Evidence from Three-Cushion Billiards (with Jaeho Yoon)

• Staying Active in Cities: Dimensions of Urban Built Environment and Mass Sport Participation (with Troy Zhou, James Zhang, Yufai Bai, Shuoyu Chen & Lan Mu) 

• State Abortion Bans and Talent Acquisition: Evidence from NCAA Women’s College Basketball (with Tyler Skinner & Steve Salaga)  

Publications (peer reviewed)

• Momentum in Tournaments: Evidence from Three-Cushion Billiards (with Jaeho Yoon). Advances in Social Science Research Journal. 

• Contest Outcome Uncertainty and Fan Decisions: A Meta-Analysis (with Brad R. Humphreys). Journal of Sports Economics.

• The Impact of Sporting and Cultural Events in a Heterogeneous Hotel Market: Evidence from Austin, TX (with Craig A. Depken II and E. Frank Stephenson).  Eastern Economic Journal.

• Framing for Dollars: The Effect of Advanced Defensive Metrics on Catchers’ Salaries (with Thomas A. Carnes and E. Frank Stephenson). Academy of Finance and Economics Journal. 

• Presidential inauguration tourism and hotel occupancy: Evidence from the Obama and Trump inaugurals (with Joshua C. Hall). Tourism Economics. Media Coverage: The Washington Post, WVU Today, The Seattle Times, WTRF    

• Taxing the Travelers: A Note on Hotel Tax Incidence (with E. Frank Stephenson). Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. Media coverage: Reporter 

Publications (non-peer reviewed)

• Reference Dependent Preferences, Outcome Uncertainty, and Sports Fan Behaviour - A Review of the Literature (with Brad R. Humphreys). in Behavioural Sports Economics A Research Companion. 

• Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Economic Development. Review of Regional Studies. 

• Georgia Gas Tax Hike: Much Ado About Nothing (with E. Frank Stephenson). Georgia Public Policy Foundation 

Working Projects

• Food Insecurity and Intimate Partner Violence (with Alex Marsella and Kathleen Meldrum) 

• Syndicate Owners and the Betting Market: Evidence from Minor League Baseball (with Jaeho Yoon and Ivy Collins) 

• The Effect of Legalized Mobile Sports Betting on Intimate Partner Violence

• The Effect of Title IX Exemptions on College Enrollment (with Dinushka Paranivitana) 

• How Athlete Facial Trustworthiness Influences Consumer Preferences: Evidence from the NBA (with Shuoyu Chen)