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Recent publications of graduate student research in the Division of Resource Economics and Management are prolific and impressive. Our students attain high levels of success in their pursuit of education and knowledge. 

  • Horeh*, M., L. Elbakidze, Ana Claudia Sant’Anna (2022) “Food-borne Illness and Product Liability in the US” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Accepted
  • Anica, S*. and L. Elbakidze, (2022) “Financial Assistance and Environmental Compliance: Evidence from the Clean Water Act," Land Economics Forthcoming, 99(2).
  • Alzahrani, F.* and A.R. Collins. (2022). “The Impact of Public Water Supply Unreliability on Residential Property Prices in Marion County, West Virginia.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 51(1)
  • Keeler, Z. T.* & Stephens, H. M. (2022). The capitalization of metro rail access in urban housing markets. Real Estate Economics.
  • Cary, M.*, & Stephens, H. (2022). Gendered Consequences of COVID-19 Among Professional Tennis Players. Journal of Sports Economics, 15270025221120591.
  • Taylor, S., Stephens, H. M., & Grossman, D. (2022). The opioid crisis and economic distress: Consequences for population change. Journal of Regional Science, 62(2), 541-577.
  • Hodges, C. D.* & Stephens, H. M. (2022). Does municipal incorporation always increase property values? Growth and Change, 53(1), 200-220.
  • Nguemgaing, H.F.* and Sant’Anna, A.C. (2022), "The impact of supply chain disruptions on stock market returns during COVID-19", Agricultural Finance Review, Vol. 82 No. 4, pp. 732-764
  • Huang, K.* and Etienne, X.L. (2021) “Impact of Marcellus and Utica Shale Exploitation on Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Regional Economies: A Synthetic Control Analysis.” Papers in Regional Science. 100(6): 1449-1479.
  • Mugabe, D.* L. Elbakidze, T. Carr, (2021) “All the DUCs in a row: natural gas production in the US” the Energy Journal, 42(3):113-132
  • Khurana, R.* L. Elbakidze, J. Hall, (2021) “The political economy of solar initiatives in the sunshine state” Applied Economics Letters, 28(9):717-720
  • Scarcioffolo, A.* and Etienne, X.L. (2021) “Testing Directional Predictability Between Energy Prices: A Quantile-Based Analysis”. Resources Policy. 74: 102258.
  • Elbakidze, L. and Q. Beeson* (2021). “State regulatory heterogeneity and compliance with the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts”. Water Resources Research, 57:1-13, e2020WR028952.
    Featured on AGU Science News (Eos), “New Standards Spur Water Utilities to Improve Compliance” by Jim Hall (editor, WRR), available online https://eos.org/editor-highlights/new-standards-spur-water-utilities-to-improve-compliance
  • Scarcioffolo, A.* and Etienne, X.L. (2021) “Regime Switching Energy Market Volatility: The Role of Economic Policy Uncertainty”. International Review of Economics and Finance. 76: 336-356
  • Huang, K.* and Etienne, X.L. (2021) “Do Natural Hazards in the Gulf Coast Still Matter for the State-level Natural Gas Prices in the United States after the Rise of New Production States?” Energy Economics, 98: 105267
  • Huang, K.*, Sant’Anna, AC., and Etienne, X.L. (2021). How Did Covid-19 Impact US Household Food Spending? An Analysis Six Months In. PLoS ONE. 16(9): e0256921.
  • Ajanaku, B.* and A.R. Collins (2021). “Economic Growth and Deforestation in African Countries: Is the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis Applicable?” Forest Policy and Economics. Vol 129
  • Keeler, Z. T.,* Stephens, H. M., & Humphreys, B. R. (2021). The amenity value of sports facilities: evidence from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Journal of Sports Economics, 22(7), 799-822.
  • Mugabe*, D. L. Elbakidze, and G. Zaynutdinova (2020) “Elasticity of substitution and technical efficiency: evidence from the US electricity generation,” Applied Economics, 52(16):1789-1805.
  • Keeler, Z.* and H. M. Stephens. (2020). “Valuing Shale Development in Resource-Dependent Communities.” Resources Policy, 69: 101821.
  • Ismailova Z.*,Etienne, X.L., Shakya S., and Mattos F. (2020). Quantifying the Announcement Effects in the US Lumber Futures Market. Journal of Forest Economics.35(4): 375-395
  • Alzahrani, F.,* A.R. Collins, and E. Erfanian. (2020). “Water Quality Impact on Health Care Expenditures in the United States.” Water Resources and Economics. Vol. 32