Faculty Publications
Publications written by faculty and staff in the Department of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2024
Professional Team Sports and Congress: Investigations, Antitrust, Mergers and Media, David George Surdam
Submissions from 2023
Taking a Knee: Effect of NFL Player Protests on Subsequent Employment and Earnings, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
Effects Of Credit And Labor Constraints On Microenterprises And The Unintended Impact Of Changes In Household Endowments: Use Of Threshold Estimation To Detect Heterogeneity, Bidisha Lahiri and Richard Daramola
Submissions from 2022
Cross-Validation Techniques For Resampling Housing Sales, Mark D. Ecker and Hans R. Isakson
Structural Change In Africa: Role Of Agriculture, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
Convergence Over Time Or Not? U.S. Wages By Sexual Orientation, 2000–2019, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa Jepsen
Submissions from 2021
Pay Gap Between Foreign-Born And Native-Born Doctors In The United States, Shahina Amin and Bulent Uyar
Determinants Of Governance Institutional Quality In Sub-Saharan Africa, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
Race And National Football League Player Salaries After Controlling For Fantasy Statistics And Arrests, Christopher Jepsen, Lisa Jepsen, Trevor Draisey, and Josh Mahoney
Information Inputs And Technical Efficiency In Midwest Corn Production: Evidence From Farmers' Use Of Yield And Soil Maps, Jonathan R. McFadden, Alicia Rosburg, and Eric Njuki
Sustainable Development In The Craft Brewing Industry: A Case Study Of Iowa Brewers, Alicia Rosburg and Carola Grebitus
Birds Of A Feather: Separating Spillovers From Shocks In Sovereign Default, Ryan Rudderham
Submissions from 2020
Intimidation, Discrimination, And Retaliation: Hit-By-Pitches During The Integration Of Major League Baseball, Bryce Kanago and David George Surdam
Decomposing Joint Distributions Via Reweighting Functions: An Application To Intergenerational Economic Mobility, Jeremiah Richey and Alicia Rosburg
Submissions from 2019
The Impact Of Geographic And Cultural Dispersion On Information Opacity, George D. Cashman, David M. Harrison, Michael J. Seiler, and Hainan Sheng
Structural Change And The Intersectoral Terms Of Trade: Southeast Asian Experience, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
The Effect Of The Affordable Care Act Preexisting Conditions Provision On Marriage, Matt Hampton and Otto Lenhart
Submissions from 2018
Income, Education, And Three Dimensions Of Religiosity In The USA, Imam Alam, Shahina Amin, and Ken McCormick
The Effect Of Religion On Women's Labor Force Participation Rates In Indonesia, Imam M. Alam, Shahina Amin, and Ken McCormick
Agriculturally Led Development: Ethiopia, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
Decomposing Economic Mobility Transition Matrices, Jeremiah Richey and Alicia Rosburg
Factors Influencing Corn Fungicide Treatment Decisions, Alicia Rosburg and Luisa Menapace
Factors Influencing Corn Fungicide Treatment Decisions, Alicia Rosburg and Luisa Menapace
Submissions from 2017
Predicting First-Year Law School Performance: The Influences Of Race, Gender, And Undergraduate Major, John Fordyce, Lisa K. Jepsen, and Ken McCormick
The Development Of Manufacturing: Unintended Consequence, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
Self-Employment, Earnings, And Sexual Orientation, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
Changing Roles Of Ability And Education In U.S. Intergenerational Mobility, Jeremiah Richey and Alicia Rosburg
Managing Feedstock Supply Risk For The Development Of A US Stover Biofuel Industry, Alicia Rosburg, Jonathan McFadden, and John Miranowski
Submissions from 2016
Modeling Biomass Procurement Tradeoffs Within A Cellulosic Biofuel Cost Model, Alicia Rosburg, John Miranowski, and Keri Jacobs
Not So Black And White: Race And Promotion In Major League Baseball, 1951-1955, David Surdam, Kenneth Brown, and Paul E. Gabriel
Submissions from 2015
Occupational Choices Of Working Children In Bangladesh, Imam M. Alam, Shahina Amin, and Janet M. Rives
Labor-Market Specialization Within Same-Sex And Difference-Sex Couples, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
Submissions from 2013
Occupational Safety Among Working Children In The Export Sector Of Bangladesh, Imam M. Alam, Shahina Amin, and Janet M. Rives
Plottage Revisited, Hans R. Isakson
The Dollar-Pound Exchange Rate During The First Nine Months Of World War II, Bryce Kanago and Ken McCormick
Searching For On-Field Parity: Evidence From National Football League Scheduling During 1991-2006, Bulent Uyar and David Surdam
Submissions from 2012
An Inquiry Into The Pay Structure Of The New York Yankees: 1919-1941, Kenneth H. Brown, Paul E. Gabriel, and David G. Surdam
On The Relevance Of The Principal Programs Of The Leading Post-Soviet Russian Political Parties, Ernest Raiklin
The Russian Dacha: A Repository Of Civil Indifference, Ernest Raiklin
Submissions from 2011
Inflation And Real Sectoral Output Shares: Dynamic Panel Model Evidence From Seven Oecd Countries, George K. Davis, David Hineline, and Bryce E. Kanago
US Maize Yield Growth Implications For Ethanol And Greenhouse Gas Emissions, John Miranowski, Alicia Rosburg, and Jittinan Aukayanagul
An Economic Evaluation Of US Biofuel Expansion Using The Biofuel Breakeven Program With GHG Accounting, Alicia Rosburg and John Miranowski
Submissions from 2009
The Impact Of Team Revenues On Mlb Salaries, Kenneth H. Brown and Lisa Jepsen
Confession Of An Economist: Writing To Impress Rather Than Inform, David R. Hakes
Does Home Ownership Vary By Sexual Orientation?, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
A Sports Franchise Simulation Game, David Surdam
Submissions from 2008
Women's Employment Decisions In Malaysia: Does Religion Matter?, Shahina Amin and Imam Alam
The Cyclical Behavior Of Prices And Relative Prices, George K. Davis and Bryce E. Kanago
The Economics Of Gay And Lesbian Couples: Introduction To A Special Issue On Gay And Lesbian Households, Shoshana Grossbard and Lisa K. Jepsen
Warranties As A Device To Extract Rent From Low-Risk Users Of A Product, David Hakes and Dongsoo Shin
An Analysis Of The Impact Of Swine Cafos On The Value Of Nearby Houses, Hans R. Isakson and Mark D. Ecker
The New York Yankees Cope With The Great Depression, David G. Surdam
Submissions from 2007
Economic Liberalization And Price Response Of Aggregate Private Investment: Time Series Evidence From India, M. Shahe Emran, Forhad Shilpi, and M. Imam Alam
Comparing The Earnings Of Cohabiting Lesbians, Cohabiting Heterosexual Women, And Married Women: Evidence From The 2000 Census, Lisa K. Jepsen
A Tale Of Two Gate-Sharing Plans: The National Football League And The National League, 1952-1956, David G. Surdam
Fuel Economy Standards, New Vehicle Sales? And Average Fuel Efficiency, Steven G. Thorpe
Submissions from 2006
Market Work And Household Work As Deterrents To Schooling In Bangladesh, Shahina Amin, Shakil Quayes, and Janet M. Rives
The Taylor Rule And The Appointment Cycle Of The Chairperson Of The Federal Reserve, Edward N. Gamber and David R. Hakes
The Effects Of Statutory Rape Laws On Nonmarital Teenage Childbearing, Christopher A. Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
Veblen And Globalization: A Comment On Wellington And Zandvakili, Ken McCormick
The Coase Theorem And Player Movement In Major League Baseball, David G. Surdam
Submissions from 2005
A Unified Convex - Concave Model Of Urban Land Values, Mark D. Ecker and Hans R. Isakson
Is Monetary Policy Important For Forecasting Real Growth And Inflation?, Edward N. Gamber and David R. Hakes
The Relationship Between Wife's Education And Husband's Earnings: Evidence From 1960 To 2000, Lisa K. Jepsen
Gender And Executive Pay In The S&P Mid-Cap And Small-Cap Companies, Celia J. Renner, William F. Bowlin, and Janet M. Rives
The Union Navy's Blockade Reconsidered, David G. Surdam
Powerpoint's Power In The Classroom: Enhancing Students' Self-Efficacy And Attitudes, Joshua E. Susskind
Impact Of Local Public Services And Taxes On Dwelling Choice Within A Single Taxing Jurisdiction: A Discrete Choice Model, Bulent Uyar and Kenneth H. Brown
Submissions from 2004
Ethnic Differences And Married Women's Employment In Malaysia: Do Government Policies Matter?, Shahina Amin
The Impact Of Wives' Earnings On Earnings Inequality Among Married-Couple Households In Malaysia, Shahina Amin and Julie DaVanzo
Poverty And Other Determinants Of Child Labor In Bangladesh, Shahina Amin, Shakil S. Quayes, and Janet M. Rives
“Testing Market Efficiency In The Major League Baseball Over-Under Betting Market”: Response To Paul And Weinbach's Comment, Kenneth H. Brown and Fred J. Abraham
A Hierarchical Linear Model Approach For Assessing The Effects Of House And Neighborhood Characteristics On Housing Prices, Kenneth H. Brown and Bulent Uyar
Analysis Of The Effects Of Large Lot Zoning, Hans R. Isakson
The Emancipation Proclamation, Confederate Expectations, And The Price Of Southern Bank Notes, Gary Pecquet, George Davis, and Bryce Kanago
Submissions from 2003
Manufactured Exports, Capital Good Imports, And Economic Growth: Experience Of Mexico And Brazil, M. Imam Alam
Determinants Of Capital Flight: An Econometric Case Study Of Bangladesh, M. Imam Alam and Rahim M. Quazi
Life-Cycle Labor Supply Of Married Women And Family Income Inequality In Malaysia, Shahina Amin
A Dea Study Of Gender Equity In Executive Compensation, W. F. Bowlin, C. J. Renner, and J. M. Rives
The Causality Between Stock Market Development And Economic Growth: Evidence From The United States, M. Imam Alam and Tanweer Hasan
Submissions from 2002
Testing Market Efficiency In The Major League Baseball Over-Under Betting Market, Kenneth H. Brown and Fred J. Abraham
The Contemporaneous Correlation Between Price Shocks And Output Shocks, George K. Davis and Bryce E. Kanago
An Empirical Analysis Of The Matching Patterns Of Same-Sex And Opposite-Sex Couples, Lisa K. Jepsen and Christopher A. Jepsen
Veblen And The New Growth Theory: Community As The Source Of Capital's Productivity, Ken McCormick
Occupations An The Cyclical Behavior Of Gender Unemployment Rates, Janet M. Rives and Kim Sosin
Submissions from 2001
Student Performance In Business And Economics Statistics: Does Exam Structure Matter?, Randall G. Krieg and Bulent Uyar
Submissions from 2000
Identifying The Demand For Features: An Application To Mainframe Computers, Kenneth H. Brown and Shane M. Greenstein
Hedonic Price Indexes And The Distribution Of Buyers Across The Product Space: An Application To Mainframe Computers, K. H. Brown
The Level And Uncertainty Of Inflation: Results From Oecd Forecasts, G. K. Davis and B. E. Kanago
Integrated Solid Waste Management: A Framework For Analysis, S. G. Thorpe
Submissions from 1999
Weak Separability Of Non-Tradables From Consumer Good Imports: A Simple Test With Evidence From Bangladesh, Shahe Emran and Imam Alam
A Simultaneous Probit Model Of Earnings, Migration, Job Change With Wage Heterogeneity, Randall G. Krieg and Alok K. Bohara
Sima Qian And Adam Smith, Ken Mccormick
Unemployment Trends In Russia Of The 1990S, Ernest Raiklin
Time-Varying Response Of Monetary Policy To Macroeconomic Conditions, Chung Hua Shen, David R. Hakes, and Kenneth Brown
Submissions from 1998
An Empirical Analysis Of South Korea's Economic Development And Public Expenditures Growth, Sohrab Abizadeh and Mahmood Yousefi
Deficits And Inflation: An Open Economy Model Of The United States, Sohrab Abizadeh and Mahmood Yousefi
A Simultaneous Multinomial Logit Model Of Indirect Internal Migration And Earnings, Alok K. Bohara and Randall G. Krieg
On The Short-Run Allocation Of Economic Resources By The Soviet And Post-Soviet Enterprises, Ernest Raiklin
