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Research Interests:

International Trade, Environmental Economics, Energy, Regional Economic Development

My current work examines the environmental consequences of international trade and environmental policy stemming from cross-country differences in endowments and comparative advantage, and cross-sector difference in regulation, factor intensities, and fixed costs.
Other recent work also investigates the factors contributing to regional economic development.

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Published Research:

Journal Metrics (restricted access)

• “The Environmental Effects of Trade Within and Across Sectors” 2019. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 94 (March), 118-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jeem.2019.01.007
  • Abstract
  • Accepted Manuscript
  • Supplementary Appendix: Simulation Files (Elsevier)
• “Outsourcing, trade, technology, and greenhouse gas emissions” 2019. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. 22, 217-245. with Christopher Erickson doi: 10.1007/s10018-019-00256-4
  • Authors Accepted Manuscript (AAM). This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. The final authenticated version is available online at: 10.1007/s10018-019-00256-4.
  • Pre-print
  • Final data and Do-file for final decomposition figures
• “The Role of Initial Conditions in Post-Great Recession Economic Development: Single County MSAs” 2020. Economic Development Quarterly. 34(1), 64-77. with Rick Adkisson and Chris Sroka doi: 10.1177/0891242419894375
  • Abstract
• “Decomposing Changes in Establishment Level Emissions with Entry and Exit” 2021. Canadian Journal of Economics. 54(3), 1046-1071 .   with J. Scott Holladay doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/caje.12528
  • Abstract

• “Environmental Consequences of Natural Gas Wellhead Pricing Deregulation.” 2022. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 116 (October), Article 102728. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102728
  • Abstract

• “Walling Off Crime: An Analysis of the Local Deterrent Effects of a Border Fence.” Accepted 2024. American Law and Economic Review. (publication details pending). with Randy McFerrin
  doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/aler/ahae004
  • Abstract
  • Free access link

Working and Completed Papers:

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Work in Progress:

• “Investigation of the Role of Occupational Licensing Stringency in Consumer Satisfaction and Entrepreneurial Activity”

• “What Does Rooftop Solar Deliver: An Analysis of the Economic Net Benefits of Residential Solar Installations”, with Jamal Mamkhezri
  • Compares costs and benefits of residential solar panel installations by estimating the value added by utility-credits, address-specific electricity generated, and sale-price premium, and comparing to installation-specific costs (total and net of authorized state and federal tax credits).

• “Environmental Effects of Import Penetration”, with J. Scott Holladay and Georg Schaur
  • Separately estimates the environmental effects of increased imports and exports.

• “Assessing the Economic Consequences of Crime Reduction for Entrepreneurial Activity and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment”
  • Extends existing analysis of the deterrent effects of international border fencing to identify effects of reduced criminal activity on entrepreneurial activity and educational attainment. 

• “Pollution Havens Revisited: Border Evidence from NAFTA”
  • Proposes and evaluates a readily available measure of US environmental stringency.

• “Measuring Environmental Stringency Under the Clean Air Act”
  • Proposes and evaluates a readily available measure of US environmental stringency.