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)