PENN STATE BEHREND
281 BURKE CENTER
ERIE PA 16563
Research Interests
Public Choice, Economics of Education
Publications
The Association of Advanced Math Course-Taking by American Youth on Subsequent Receipt of Public Assistance, Advances in Social Work - December, 2020
Examining Online Cheating in Higher Education Using Traditional Classroom Cheating as a Guide, Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL)
College Readiness: Are California Charter School Students Better Prepared?, Economic Affairs - June 16, 2017
A Private Universal Voucher Program's Effects on Traditional Public Schools, Journal of Economics and Finance - April, 2016
Collaborators: Nathan Gray; John Merrifield
Charter versus Traditional Public Schools: A Panel Study of the Technical Efficiency in Ohio, Education Economics - 2015
Collaborators: Joe Palardy; Todd Nesbit
Measuring Technical Inefficiency in Private and Public Hospitals Using Initial Treatment Methods, Journal of Economics Studies and Research - October, 2015
Collaborator: Todd Nesbit
The Revenue Impacts of Cross-border Sales and Tourism: Wine and Liquor Taxation in West Virginia and Its Neighbors, Applied Economics Research Bulletin - July, 2015
Collaborator: Todd Nesbit
Factors Contributing to Higher Student Achievement in Pennsylvania Charter Schools, Pennsylvania Economic Review - April, 2015
The Factors Influencing Parental Valuation of Pennsylvania Charter Schools in Grades 3–6, Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform - April, 2014
Major League Baseball Attendance and the Role of Fantasy Baseball, Journal of Sports Economics - October, 2012
Collaborator: Todd Nesbit
The Property Value Effects of Universal Tuition Vouchers, Journal of Housing Research - 2011
Collaborators: J Marrifield; Todd Nesbit; H Gunasekara
The Impact of Fantasy Sports on Television Viewership, Journal of Media Economics - 2010
Collaborator: Todd Nesbit
Using ‘The Apprentice’ to Teach a Managerial Economics Course, International Review of Economics Education - 2010
The Empirical Estimation of the Cost-minimizing Jury Size and Voting Rule in Civil Trials, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization - 2009
Collaborator: Todd Nesbit
The Impact of Fantasy Football Participation on NFL Attendance, Atlantic Economic Journal - 2009
Collaborator: Todd Nesbit
Does School Choice Increase the Rate of Youth Entrepreneurship?, Economics of Education Review - 2008
Collaborator: R Sobel
Salary Disparity - 2007
Charter Schools in Arizona: Does Being a For-profit Institution Make a Difference? , Journal of Economic Issues - 2007
Do Spillover Benefits Create a Market Inefficiency in K-12 Education? , Cato Journal - 2007
The Impacts of School Choice on Regional Economic Growth, The Review of Regional Studies - 2007
The Limits of Market Organization - 2006
Collaborator: Array Array
Education
Ph D, Economics , West Virginia University
MA, Economics , The University of Pittsburgh
BA, Economics and Mathematics, West Virginia University