Research Interests
Fiscal Policy, Labor Economics, Energy Economics, Free Trade Agreements, Monetary Economics, Time Series Econometrics
Peer-Reviewed Publications
"Testing for Short and Long-Run Asymmetric Reponses and Structural Breaks in the Retail Gasoline Supply Chain" (with Donald Bumpass, M.H. Tuttle, & Chris Douglass), Energy Economics, 83, 311-318, September 2019.
"Effects of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) on Teacher Pay in Texas," (with John Merrifield), Texas Public Policy Foundation, 1-5, 2017.
"Retail and Wholesale Gasoline Price Adjustments in Response to Oil Price Changes," (with Donald Bumpass & M. H. Tuttle), Energy Economics, 52(A), 49-54, December 2015.
"An Oil-Producing State's Ability to Cope after a Regional Free Trade Agreement: The Case of Texas and NAFTA", (with Travis Roach), The International Trade Journal, 29(4), 309-336, 2015.
"Which Petroleum Prices Best Explain Retail Fuel Price Changes?," Midwestern Business and Economic Review, 50, 1-10, Spring 2015.
"Economic Effects of Eliminating Texas’ Business Margin Tax," Texas Public Policy Foundation, 1-19. March 2015.
“Are the Macroeconomic Effects Greater from an Oil Price Shock or a Global Demand for Oil Shock? United States Association for Energy Economics Dialogue, 21(1), 2013.
“Evaluating Growth Volatility Susceptibility within Regional Free Trade Agreements,” (with J. Edwards), International Journal of Finance and Economics, 16(1), 32-40, 2011.
“Special Lending Facilities of the Fed: Actions and Results,” (with R. Gilbert), Midwestern Business and Economic Review, 46, 35-41, Fall 2010.
“Can Crude Oil Futures Predict Spot Retail Unleaded Gasoline Prices?” (with R. Gilbert), Journal of Business Strategies, 26(2), 115-135, 2009.
"Effects of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) on Teacher Pay in Texas," (with John Merrifield), Texas Public Policy Foundation, 1-5, 2017.
"Retail and Wholesale Gasoline Price Adjustments in Response to Oil Price Changes," (with Donald Bumpass & M. H. Tuttle), Energy Economics, 52(A), 49-54, December 2015.
"An Oil-Producing State's Ability to Cope after a Regional Free Trade Agreement: The Case of Texas and NAFTA", (with Travis Roach), The International Trade Journal, 29(4), 309-336, 2015.
"Which Petroleum Prices Best Explain Retail Fuel Price Changes?," Midwestern Business and Economic Review, 50, 1-10, Spring 2015.
"Economic Effects of Eliminating Texas’ Business Margin Tax," Texas Public Policy Foundation, 1-19. March 2015.
“Are the Macroeconomic Effects Greater from an Oil Price Shock or a Global Demand for Oil Shock? United States Association for Energy Economics Dialogue, 21(1), 2013.
“Evaluating Growth Volatility Susceptibility within Regional Free Trade Agreements,” (with J. Edwards), International Journal of Finance and Economics, 16(1), 32-40, 2011.
“Special Lending Facilities of the Fed: Actions and Results,” (with R. Gilbert), Midwestern Business and Economic Review, 46, 35-41, Fall 2010.
“Can Crude Oil Futures Predict Spot Retail Unleaded Gasoline Prices?” (with R. Gilbert), Journal of Business Strategies, 26(2), 115-135, 2009.
Submitted for Publication/Works in Progress
- The Role of the Ethanol Mandate in Gasoline Price Asymmetries (with Donald Bumpass, M.H. Tuttle, & Christopher Douglas), submitted to Energy Economics.
- Tradeoffs Between Property and Consumption Taxes: Examining Texas’s Tax System (with E.J. Antoni)
- The Effect of Oil Price Changes on the Retail Diesel Price, (with Donald Bumpass & M. H. Tuttle).
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