Faculty Research

Economics

Faculty in the Department of Economics produce quality applied research so you can directly benefit from their insights in the classroom. Check out the latest research by our faculty.

PUBLICATIONS BY YEAR

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  • 2025

    Walker, D. M. (2025). For a Dollar and a Dream (book review, in press). The American Economist, 70(1).

  • 2024

    Blackwell, C., Maynard, N., Malm, J., Pyles, M., Snyder, M., & Witte, M. (2024). Who gets duped? The impact of personality and education on skepticism in an investment task. Journal of Economics and Finance, 48, 734–753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-024-09672-z

    Blackwell, C., Mothorpe, C., & Wright, J. (2024). Flooding and elevation: An examination of differential price responses to flood events. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/19498276.2024.2372133

    Burnett, J. W., & Blackwell, C. (2024). Graphical causal modeling: An application to identify and estimate cause-and-effect relationships. Applied Economics, 56(33), 3986–4000. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2208856

    Calcagno, P. T., Maldonado, B., & Crawford, T. (2024). Do US trade agreements affect corruption in Latin American trading partners? Public Finance Review, 56(6), 826–861. https://doi.org/10.1177/10911421241242516

    Calcagno, P. T., Maldonado, B., Nesbit, T., & Zeager, F. (2024). Political systems, regime memory, and economic freedom. Contemporary Economic Policy, 42(2), 336–354. https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12635

    Maldonado, B., Calcagno, P., & Crawford, T. (2024). Do US trade agreements affect corruption in Latin American trading partners? Public Finance Review, 56(6), 826–861.

    Maldonado, B., Calcagno, P., Nesbit, T., & Zeager, F. (2024). Political systems, regime memory, and economic freedom. Contemporary Economic Policy, 42(2), 336–354.

    Turley, P., Wang, W., & Hefner, F. (2024). Stock performance of the cannabis industry compared to other sin industries. The Journal of Beta Investment Strategies, 15(2), 103–115.

    Blackwell, C., Mothorpe, C., & Wright, J. (2024). Flooding and elevation: A repeat sales approach to examine the impact of elevation on property values. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate. https://doi.org/10.1080/19498276.2024.2372133

    Huerta, D., & Mothorpe, C. (2024). The impact of property clustering on REIT operational efficiency and firm values. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-023-09973-w

    Blackwell, C., Snyder, M., Malm, J., & Pyles, M. (2024). Who gets duped? The impact of education on fraud detection in an investment task. Journal of Economics and Finance, 48(3), 734–753.

    Witte, M. D., & Ventura, L. (2024). How wide is the euro? International Economic Journal, 38(1), 86–102.

    Meister, A., Sobel, R., & Walker, D. M. (2024). The relationship between U.S. economic indicators and casino industry performance. Gaming Law Review, 28(1), 8–27. https://doi.org/10.1089/glr2.2023.0022

  • 2023

    Burnett, J. Wesley and Calvin Blackwell. 2023. “Graphical causal modeling: An application to identify and estimate cause-and-effect relationships.” Applied Economics. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2023.2208856 

    Wyman, D. and C. Mothorpe. The price is right? The impact of scenic view on the pricing of residential property. The Appraisal Journal, 91(2-3): 143 -157, 2023.

    Sobel, R. S., Walker, D. M., & Meister, A. P. (2023) The relationship between the U.S. economy and consumer spending in the U.S. casino sector. Gaming Law Review, 1-40.

    Turley, P., Wang, W., & Hefner, F. L. (2023). Stock Performance of the Cannabis Industry Compared to Other Sin Industries. The Journal of Beta Investment Strategies.

    Walker, D. M., & Nesbit, T. M. (2023). A comparison of clustered and isolated casino performance in Missouri. UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal, 27(1), 71-91.

    Witte, M., and H.C. Wang. Does hosting the Super Bowl create jobs? Atlantic Economic Journal-Anthology, 51/3, September 2023, 215-217.

  • 2022

    Allen, M. T., Benefield, J. D., Cain, C. L., Maynard, N. A. (2022). Distressed Property Sales: Differences and Similarities Across Types of Distress. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics.

    Arioldi, D., Ventura, L., Witte, M. D. (2022). Network-adjusted market share and the currency denomination of trade. The World Economy.

    Walker, D. M., LaPlante, D., Nelson, S. (2022). Quitting while you're ahead: Evidence for individual gambling thresholds from a survey of Massachusetts gamblers. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 15 (1), 3-24.

  • 2021

    Burnett, J. W., Hefner, F. L. (2021). Solar Energy Adoption: A Case Study of South Carolina. The Electricity Journal, 34 (5).

    Calcagno, P. T., Montgomery, M. M. (2021). The gender wage gap: an analysis of US congressional staff members. Public Choice.

    Calcagno, P. T., Jackson, J., (2021). Social Trust and Regulation: A Time Series Analysis of the United States. In Regulation and Economic Opportunity: Blueprints for Reform (Center for Opportunity and Growth).

    W. Burnett and C. Mothorpe. Human-induced earthquakes, risk salience, and housing values. Resource and Energy Economics, 63:1-19, 2021

    Walker, D. M. and Wagner, G. (2021). Did video gaming expansion boost municipal revenues in Illinois? Southern Economic Journal, 88 (2), 649-679.