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Recent Publications

Measure of National Return in International Science Cooperation
STI 2018 Conference Proceedings
2018

This article suggests a measure for the impact of international collaboration in science

Wage and Employment Growth in America’s Drug Epidemic: Is All Growth Created Equal?
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
2018

Associate Professor Lauren Jones examines the narrative whereby opioid overdoses among white, male, less-educated, rural workers have been caused by reduced economic opportunities borne by such people.

Effectiveness of Broad and Specific Leadership Behaviors
Personnel Review
2018

Professor Russell Hassan supports the idea that examining specific leader behaviors in addition to broad meta-categories can improve leadership theory, research and training.

Can a Shift in the Purchase of local Foods by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Recipients Impact the Local Economy?
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems Journal
2018

Assistant Professor Jennifer Garner used a customized input-output model to simulate potential economic impacts of programs and policies that enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to shift purchases from traditional food retailers to DTC venues in four states.

Regulatory Thickening and the Politics of Market-Oriented Environmental Policy
Environmental Politics
2018

Assistant Professor Christopher Rea examines the linkages between market-based policy instruments and expanding state control over environmental quality.

The Consignment Mechanism in Carbon Markets: A Laboratory Investigation
Journal of Commodity Markets
2018

Professor Dormady details the consignment auction design used in California, in which utilities are allocated a share of emissions permits that they must sell into the uniform-price auction.

Contract Design, Complexity, and Incentives: Evidence From U.S. Federal Agencies
The American Review of Public Administration
2018

This study analyzes nearly 390,000 federal contracts across service acquisitions of varying complexity to determine whether incentive contracts differ in contract duration, cost, or technical performance when compared with other types of contracts.

Do Markets Make Good Commissioners?: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Retail Electric Restructuring in Ohio
Journal of Public Policy
2018

Noah Dormady provides a quasi-experimental analysis of the price impacts of retail electric restructuring in Ohio.