Faculty Work
This collection contains works by faculty and staff in the Department of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Submissions from 2026
Decomposing Supply and Demand Driven Inflation in Mexico: Evidence from Sectoral Analysis, Zhengyang Chen, Luis Fernando Colunga-Ramos, and Jose Angel Perales
Demystifying Monetary Policy Surprises: Fed Response to Financial Conditions and Wait and See for New Economic Data, Zhengyang Chen
Operational Responsibility in AI Governance: A User-centric Liability Framework, Zhengyang Chen
Submissions from 2025
From Disruption to Integration: Cryptocurrency Prices, Financial Fluctuations, and Macroeconomy, Zhengyang Chen
Modeling Inflation Expectations in Forward-Looking Interest Rate and Money Growth Rules, Zhengyang Chen and Victor J. Valcarcel
Submissions from 2024
A Granular Investigation on the Stability of Money Demand, Zhengyang Chen and Victor J. Valcarcel
Professional Team Sports and Congress: Investigations, Antitrust, Mergers and Media, David George Surdam
Submissions from 2023
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
Taking a Knee: Effect of NFL Player Protests on Subsequent Employment and Earnings, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
Submissions from 2022
Convergence Over Time Or Not? U.S. Wages By Sexual Orientation, 2000–2019, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa Jepsen
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
Submissions from 2021
Birds Of A Feather: Separating Spillovers From Shocks In Sovereign Default, Ryan Rudderham
Determinants Of Governance Institutional Quality In Sub-Saharan Africa, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
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
Monetary Transmission in Money Markets: The Not-So-Elusive Missing Piece of the Puzzle, Zhengyang Chen and Victor Valcarcel
Pay Gap Between Foreign-Born And Native-Born Doctors In The United States, Shahina Amin and Bulent Uyar
Race And National Football League Player Salaries After Controlling For Fantasy Statistics And Arrests, Christopher Jepsen, Lisa Jepsen, Trevor Draisey, and Josh Mahoney
Sustainable Development In The Craft Brewing Industry: A Case Study Of Iowa Brewers, Alicia Rosburg and Carola Grebitus
Books from 2020
Business Ethics From Antiquity to the 19th Century: An Economist's View, David G. Surdam
Business Ethics From the 19th Century to Today: An Economist's View, David G. Surdam
Decomposing Joint Distributions Via Reweighting Functions: An Application To Intergenerational Economic Mobility, Jeremiah Richey and Alicia Rosburg
Intimidation, Discrimination, And Retaliation: Hit-By-Pitches During The Integration Of Major League Baseball, Bryce Kanago and David George Surdam
Submissions from 2019
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
The Impact Of Geographic And Cultural Dispersion On Information Opacity, George D. Cashman, David M. Harrison, Michael J. Seiler, and Hainan Sheng
Books from 2018
Age of Ruth and Landis: The Economics of Baseball During the Roaring Twenties, David G. Surdam and Michael J. Haupert
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
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
Submissions from 2017
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
Predicting First-Year Law School Performance: The Influences Of Race, Gender, And Undergraduate Major, John Fordyce, Lisa K. Jepsen, and Ken McCormick
Self-Employment, Earnings, And Sexual Orientation, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
The Development Of Manufacturing: Unintended Consequence, Richard Grabowski and Sharmistha Self
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
Books from 2015
Century of the Leisured Masses: Entertainment and the Transformation of Twentieth-Century America, David G. Surdam
Labor-Market Specialization Within Same-Sex And Difference-Sex Couples, Christopher Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
Occupational Choices Of Working Children In Bangladesh, Imam M. Alam, Shahina Amin, and Janet M. Rives
The Big Leagues Go to Washington: Congress and Sports Antitrust, 1951-1989, David G. Surdam
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
Run to Glory & Profits: The Economic Rise of the NFL during the 1950s, David G. Surdam
Searching For On-Field Parity: Evidence From National Football League Scheduling During 1991-2006, Bulent Uyar and David Surdam
The Dollar-Pound Exchange Rate During The First Nine Months Of World War II, Bryce Kanago and Ken McCormick
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 Rise of the National Basketball Association, David G. Surdam
The Russian Dacha: A Repository Of Civil Indifference, Ernest Raiklin
Submissions from 2011
An Economic Evaluation Of US Biofuel Expansion Using The Biofuel Breakeven Program With GHG Accounting, Alicia Rosburg and John Miranowski
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
Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats: How Baseball Outlasted the Great Depression, David G. Surdam
Books from 2010
The Ball Game Biz: An Introduction to the Economics Of Professional Team Sports, David G. Surdam
Submissions from 2009
A Sports Franchise Simulation Game, David Surdam
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
Post-Reform Development in Asia: Essays for Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Manoj Kumar Sanyal, Shahina Amin, and Mandira Sanyal
The Impact Of Team Revenues On Mlb Salaries, Kenneth H. Brown and Lisa Jepsen
Submissions from 2008
An Analysis Of The Impact Of Swine Cafos On The Value Of Nearby Houses, Hans R. Isakson and Mark D. Ecker
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
The New York Yankees Cope With The Great Depression, David G. Surdam
The Postwar New York Yankees: Baseball's Golden Age Revisited, David G. Surdam
Warranties As A Device To Extract Rent From Low-Risk Users Of A Product, David Hakes and Dongsoo Shin
Women's Employment Decisions In Malaysia: Does Religion Matter?, Shahina Amin and Imam Alam
Submissions from 2007
A Tale Of Two Gate-Sharing Plans: The National Football League And The National League, 1952-1956, David G. Surdam
Comparing The Earnings Of Cohabiting Lesbians, Cohabiting Heterosexual Women, And Married Women: Evidence From The 2000 Census, Lisa K. Jepsen
Economic Liberalization And Price Response Of Aggregate Private Investment: Time Series Evidence From India, M. Shahe Emran, Forhad Shilpi, and M. Imam Alam
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 Coase Theorem And Player Movement In Major League Baseball, David G. Surdam
The Effects Of Statutory Rape Laws On Nonmarital Teenage Childbearing, Christopher A. Jepsen and Lisa K. Jepsen
The Taylor Rule And The Appointment Cycle Of The Chairperson Of The Federal Reserve, Edward N. Gamber and David R. Hakes
Veblen And Globalization: A Comment On Wellington And Zandvakili, Ken McCormick
Veblen in Plain English: A Complete Introduction to Thorstein Veblen's Economics, Ken McCormick
Submissions from 2005
A Unified Convex - Concave Model Of Urban Land Values, Mark D. Ecker and Hans R. Isakson
Gender And Executive Pay In The S&P Mid-Cap And Small-Cap Companies, Celia J. Renner, William F. Bowlin, and Janet M. Rives
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
Is Monetary Policy Important For Forecasting Real Growth And Inflation?, Edward N. Gamber and David R. Hakes
Powerpoint's Power In The Classroom: Enhancing Students' Self-Efficacy And Attitudes, Joshua E. Susskind
The Relationship Between Wife's Education And Husband's Earnings: Evidence From 1960 To 2000, Lisa K. Jepsen
The Union Navy's Blockade Reconsidered, David G. Surdam
Submissions from 2004
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
Ethnic Differences And Married Women's Employment In Malaysia: Do Government Policies Matter?, Shahina Amin
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
The Emancipation Proclamation, Confederate Expectations, And The Price Of Southern Bank Notes, Gary Pecquet, George Davis, and Bryce Kanago
The Impact Of Wives' Earnings On Earnings Inequality Among Married-Couple Households In Malaysia, Shahina Amin and Julie DaVanzo
Submissions from 2003
A Dea Study Of Gender Equity In Executive Compensation, W. F. Bowlin, C. J. Renner, and J. M. Rives
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
Manufactured Exports, Capital Good Imports, And Economic Growth: Experience Of Mexico And Brazil, M. Imam Alam
The Causality Between Stock Market Development And Economic Growth: Evidence From The United States, M. Imam Alam and Tanweer Hasan
