Research Interest:
Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics, Finance, Sports Economics
Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics, Finance, Sports Economics
Book:
Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice (with Don E. Waldman and Elizabeth J. Jensen), 6th edition, New York: Routledge, in progress.
Working Papers (* indicates student coauthor):
"Network Structures and Resilience of Supply: Insights from the U.S. Airline Industry" (with Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma, Donggeun Kim, KIET, and Jangsu Yoon, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), under review.
"Mergers and Unionization: Roll Together or Clash?" (with Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma, Donggeun Kim, KIET, and Jangsu Yoon, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ), under review.
"Vaccine Production and Innovation: Insights from Tort Reform and Medicare Expansion" (with Myongjin Kim, Ahmed El Fatmoui, Firat Demir, Pallab Ghosh, and Junying Zhao, University of Oklahoma), under review.
"Vertical Integration and Competitive Balance: Evidence from Minor League Baseball" (with Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University, and Alexander Eisert*), revisions requested.
Published Papers:
1. Industrial Organization (competition dynamics and spillover in airline and sports industries)
"Does Competition Increase or Decrease Price Dispersion? Insights from One-Way vs. Round-Trip Airfares" (with Myongjin Kim and Leilei Shen), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 85(2): 435-455.
"Mergers and Labor Market Outcomes in the US Airline Industry" (with Myongjin Kim and Donggeun Kim), Contemporary Economic Policy, 2021, 39(4): 849-866.
2. Behavioral Economics (reference dependence, habit, risk preferences)
"Sporting Events, Emotional Cues, and Crime: Spatial and Temporal Evidence from Brazilian Soccer Games" (with Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri, and Rodrigo Schneider), Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59(1): 375-395.
"Are Fair Weather Fans Affected by Weather? Rainfall, Habit Formation and Live Game Attendance" (with Brad Humphreys and Kun Zhou*), Journal of Sports Economics, 2020, 21(3): 304-322.
"Risk Taking and Aggression on and off the Field: Evidence from the National Football League", B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2019, 19(3).
"Energy Use and Temperature Habituation: Evidence from High Frequency Thermostat Usage Data" (with Benjamin Ho), Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57(2): 1196-1214.
"Sports Sentiment and Tipping Behavior", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2018, 145: 95-113.
3. Labor Economics (academic and sports labor markets)
"How Do You Say Your Name? Difficult-to-Pronounce Names and Labor Market Outcomes" (with Stephen Wu), American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, forthcoming.
Featured in eFinancialCareers, Marginal Revolution, Inside Higher Ed, The Wall Street Journal, AirTalk KPCC-NPR, The Indicator from Planet Money, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, The Washington Post, The Economist.
"Sharing Common Roots: Student-Graduate Committee Matching and Job Market Outcomes" (with Stephen Wu and Chenyu Zhou*), Southern Economics Journal, 2021, 88(2), 828-856.
"Returns to Job Satisfaction in the Presence of Horizontal Mismatch" (with Eun Jung Jordan, Myongjin Kim, and Leilei Shen), Applied Economics, 2020, 52(27): 2913-2930.
"Lockouts and Player Productivity: Evidence from the National Hockey League" (with Michael Lopez), Journal of Sports Economics, 2016, 17(5): 427-452.
Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice (with Don E. Waldman and Elizabeth J. Jensen), 6th edition, New York: Routledge, in progress.
Working Papers (* indicates student coauthor):
"Network Structures and Resilience of Supply: Insights from the U.S. Airline Industry" (with Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma, Donggeun Kim, KIET, and Jangsu Yoon, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), under review.
"Mergers and Unionization: Roll Together or Clash?" (with Myongjin Kim, University of Oklahoma, Donggeun Kim, KIET, and Jangsu Yoon, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ), under review.
"Vaccine Production and Innovation: Insights from Tort Reform and Medicare Expansion" (with Myongjin Kim, Ahmed El Fatmoui, Firat Demir, Pallab Ghosh, and Junying Zhao, University of Oklahoma), under review.
"Vertical Integration and Competitive Balance: Evidence from Minor League Baseball" (with Brad Humphreys, West Virginia University, and Alexander Eisert*), revisions requested.
Published Papers:
1. Industrial Organization (competition dynamics and spillover in airline and sports industries)
"Does Competition Increase or Decrease Price Dispersion? Insights from One-Way vs. Round-Trip Airfares" (with Myongjin Kim and Leilei Shen), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 85(2): 435-455.
"Mergers and Labor Market Outcomes in the US Airline Industry" (with Myongjin Kim and Donggeun Kim), Contemporary Economic Policy, 2021, 39(4): 849-866.
2. Behavioral Economics (reference dependence, habit, risk preferences)
"Sporting Events, Emotional Cues, and Crime: Spatial and Temporal Evidence from Brazilian Soccer Games" (with Ignacio Sarmiento Barbieri, and Rodrigo Schneider), Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59(1): 375-395.
"Are Fair Weather Fans Affected by Weather? Rainfall, Habit Formation and Live Game Attendance" (with Brad Humphreys and Kun Zhou*), Journal of Sports Economics, 2020, 21(3): 304-322.
"Risk Taking and Aggression on and off the Field: Evidence from the National Football League", B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2019, 19(3).
"Energy Use and Temperature Habituation: Evidence from High Frequency Thermostat Usage Data" (with Benjamin Ho), Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57(2): 1196-1214.
"Sports Sentiment and Tipping Behavior", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2018, 145: 95-113.
3. Labor Economics (academic and sports labor markets)
"How Do You Say Your Name? Difficult-to-Pronounce Names and Labor Market Outcomes" (with Stephen Wu), American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, forthcoming.
Featured in eFinancialCareers, Marginal Revolution, Inside Higher Ed, The Wall Street Journal, AirTalk KPCC-NPR, The Indicator from Planet Money, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, The Washington Post, The Economist.
"Sharing Common Roots: Student-Graduate Committee Matching and Job Market Outcomes" (with Stephen Wu and Chenyu Zhou*), Southern Economics Journal, 2021, 88(2), 828-856.
"Returns to Job Satisfaction in the Presence of Horizontal Mismatch" (with Eun Jung Jordan, Myongjin Kim, and Leilei Shen), Applied Economics, 2020, 52(27): 2913-2930.
"Lockouts and Player Productivity: Evidence from the National Hockey League" (with Michael Lopez), Journal of Sports Economics, 2016, 17(5): 427-452.
4. Finance (reputation risk, CSR)
"Sorry Doesn't Cut It, or Does It? Insights from Stock Market Responses to Corporate Apologies" (with Sijia Fan*, Benjamin Ho, and Lirong Ma*), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 205: 68-86.
Featured in Business Scholarship Podcast.
"Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder Wealth: New Insights from Information Spillovers" (with Ting Li), Financial Review, 2022, 57(1), 179-203.
"Athlete Misconduct and Team Sponsor Stock Prices: The Role of Incident Type and Media Coverage" (with Brad Humphreys), Journal of Sport Management, 2021, 35(3): 216-227.
"Athlete Off-field Misconduct, Sponsor Reputation Risk, and Stock Returns" (with Brad Humphreys), European Sport Management Quarterly, 2021, 21(2): 153-172.
"Do Investors Care about Presidential Company-Specific Tweets?" (with Alexander Kurov and Marketa Wolfe), Journal of Financial Research, 2019, 42(2): 213-242. Lead Article.
Featured in Yahoo! Finance, The Daily Mail, France 24, Le Figaro, La Nacion, The Wealth Advisor, S&P Global, Forbes, The Telegraph.
"Sorry Doesn't Cut It, or Does It? Insights from Stock Market Responses to Corporate Apologies" (with Sijia Fan*, Benjamin Ho, and Lirong Ma*), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 205: 68-86.
Featured in Business Scholarship Podcast.
"Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder Wealth: New Insights from Information Spillovers" (with Ting Li), Financial Review, 2022, 57(1), 179-203.
"Athlete Misconduct and Team Sponsor Stock Prices: The Role of Incident Type and Media Coverage" (with Brad Humphreys), Journal of Sport Management, 2021, 35(3): 216-227.
"Athlete Off-field Misconduct, Sponsor Reputation Risk, and Stock Returns" (with Brad Humphreys), European Sport Management Quarterly, 2021, 21(2): 153-172.
"Do Investors Care about Presidential Company-Specific Tweets?" (with Alexander Kurov and Marketa Wolfe), Journal of Financial Research, 2019, 42(2): 213-242. Lead Article.
Featured in Yahoo! Finance, The Daily Mail, France 24, Le Figaro, La Nacion, The Wealth Advisor, S&P Global, Forbes, The Telegraph.