Welcome to the UNC Charlotte Economics Department Working Paper Series. UNC Charlotte economics working papers represent research work-in-progress and are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer reviewed and the expressed views solely represent those of the authors. Unless otherwise indicated in the papers, short sections of the text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit is given to the source.
2018
| Author(s) | Paper Title/Published Version (JEL Codes) | Paper No. |
| Kim L. Kellermann (Münster) | Political Participation and Party Capture with Social Inequality | WP 2018-002 |
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Kelly N. Vosters Cassandra M. Guarino (UCR) Jeffrey M. Wooldridge (MSU) |
Understanding and evaluating the SAS EVAAS Univariate Response Model (URM) for measuring teacher effectiveness | WP 2018-001 |
2016
| Author(s) | Paper Title/Published Version (JEL Codes) | Paper No. |
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Dmitry Shapiro David Seung Huh (GWU) |
Voluntary Disclosure of Negative Information and Its Effect on Competition | WP 2016-019 |
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Michael Ward (UT Arlington) Craig Depken |
Sited, Sighted, and Cited: The Effect of JSTOR in Economic Research (JEL: O30, D20, L96) | WP 2016-018 |
| Dmitry Shapiro | Business Development Programs and their (Limited) Impact on Entrepreneurs’ Profit (JEL: O12, O16) | WP 2016-017 |
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Craig Depken Benjamin Fore (BofA) |
The Impact of Professional Sporting Events on Firm-Level Economic Activity (JEL: L83, Z20) | WP 2016-016 |
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Craig Depken Dennis Wilson (W. Kentucky) |
Will They Turn the Other Cheek? Criminal Decision Making and Victim’s Religious Self-Identification (JEL: C72, Z12) | WP 2016-015 |
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Craig Depken Frank Stephenson (Berry) |
Hotel Demand Before, During, and After: Evidence from Charlotte, North Carolina (JEL: H72, Z23, Z28) | WP 2016-014 |
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Jason Berkowitz (St. John’s) Craig Depken John Gandar |
Is Point Shaving In College Basketball Widespread? (JEL: L83, Z22) | WP 2016-012 |
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Maya Eden (World Bank) Paul Gaggl |
On the Welfare Implications of Automation (JEL: E25, E22, O33, J24, J31)In the Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018, Vol. 29, Pages 15-43 (DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2017.12.003) | WP 2016-011 |
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Craig Depken |
Family Connections in Motorsports: The Case of Formula One (JEL: L83, Z20) | WP 2016-010 |
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Craig Depken |
The Rise and Fall of the Enforcer in the National Hockey League (JEL: Z22, D71, L83) | WP 2016-009 |
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Jason Berkowitz (St. John’s) Craig Depken |
A Rational Asymmetric Reaction to News: Evidence from English Football Clubs (JEL: G14, Z23)In Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2017. (DOI:10.1007/s11156-017-0673-6) | WP 2016-008 |
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Jason Berkowitz (St. John’s) Craig Depken John Gandar |
Exploiting the “Win but Does Not Cover” Phenomenon in College Basketball (JEL: Z22, L83)In Financial Review, 2018, 53: 185–204. (DOI:10.1111/fire.12155) | WP 2016-007 |
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Jason Berkowitz (St. John’s) Craig Depken John Gandar |
The Conversion of Money Lines into Win Probabilities: Reconciliations and Simplifications (JEL: Z23, L83)In Journal of Sports Economics, forthcoming. (DOI:10.1177/1527002517696957) | WP 2016-006 |
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Craig Depken Johnny Ducking (NC A&T) Peter Groothuis (App. State) |
Career Duration in the NHL: Pushing and Pulling on Europeans? (JEL: Z22, L83)In Applied Economics, 2017, Vol. 49(59), 5923-5934 | WP 2016-005 |
| Lisa Schulkind | Getting a Sporting Chance: Title IX and the Intergenerational Transmission of Health (JEL: I12, J62)In Health Economics, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/hec.3453) | WP 2016-004 |
| Is the simple Law of Mobility really a law? Testing Clark’s hypothesis (JEL: J62)Accepted at the Economic Journal, 2016 | WP 2016-003 | |
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Maya Eden (World Bank) Paul Gaggl |
Do Poor Countries Really Need More IT? The Role of Relative Prices and Industrial Composition (JEL: O14, O33, O57, E22) | WP 2016-002 |
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Craig Depken Paul Gaggl |
The Impacts of Ending Long-Term Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from North Carolina (JEL: J30, J65) |
WP 2016-001 |
2015
| Author(s) | Paper Title/Published Version (JEL Codes) | Paper No. |
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Paul Gaggl Sylvia Kaufmann (Studycenter Gerzensee) |
The Cyclical Component of Labor Market Polarization and Job- less Recoveries in the US (JEL: J21, E32, E24) | WP 2015-004 |
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Dmitry Shapiro Artie Zillante |
Contribution Limits and Transparency in a Campaign Finance Experiment (JEL: D72)In Southern Economic Journal, 2017, 84: 98–119. (doi:10.1002/soej.12220) | WP 2015-003 |
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Peter Schwarz Craig Depken Michael Herron (Premier Healthcare) Benjamin Correll (PWC) |
The Effect of U.S. Electricity Prices on the Purchase of Energy-Efficient Appliances and Implications for the Effects of Carbon Pricing | WP 2015-002 |
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Paul Gaggl Greg C. Wright (UC Merced) |
A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive (JEL: J24, J31, J82, O33) In American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9(3): 262-94 (DOI: 10.1257/app.20150411) | WP 2015-001 |
2014
| Author(s) | Paper Title/Published Version (JEL Codes) | Paper No. |
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Paul Gaggl Maria T. Valderrama (Austrian Central Bank) |
Did Banks Lend in Herds During 2000–2008? (JEL: G21) | WP 2014-003 |
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Greg Burge (Oklahoma) Artie Zillante |
Racial Discrimination or Statistical Discrimination? MLB Rookie Card Values and Performance Uncertainty (D81, J15, J71, L83) In Social Science Quarterly, 2017, 98(5), 1540-6237 (DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12330) | WP 2014-002 |
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Paul Gaggl Maria T. Valderrama (Austrian Central Bank) |
Do Banks Take Excessive Risks When Interest Rates are “Too Low for Too Long”? (JEL: E44, E52, E59, G21) In Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2017 (DOI: 10.1017/S1365100517000748) | WP 2014-001 |