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Submissions from 2021
The Entropic Valuation of Options: Accounting for Higher Order Moments in High-frequency Data, Omid Ardakani
An Alternative Approach to Estimating the Effects of Oil Price Fluctuations on the Macroeconomy, Omid Ardakani, Ali Kiani, and Yassaman Saadatmand
Inequality: What is Fair?, Gregory Brock
Submissions from 2020
Entropic Option Valuation in a High-Frequency World, Omid Ardakani
Options Valuation in a High-frequency World, Omid Ardakani
Presentation given at Georgia Southern University, Parker College of Business, Omid Ardakani
The Entropic Valuation of Options: Accounting for Uncertainty in High-Frequency Data, Omid Ardakani
Submissions from 2019
Invited speaker, Midwest Economic Association, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at Advances in Decision Analysis, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at Georgia Southern University, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at The SDSS Symposium on Data Science & Statistics, Omid Ardakani
Death and Taxes (Religion and Economics), Gregory Brock
Slavery Reparations, Gregory Brock
Returns from Investments in the General Skills of Principals: A Study of the Chicago Public Schools Principal Residency Program, Jeffrey Schiman
Does Subsidized Public Health Insurance for Parents Improve Children’s Human Capital and Close Achievement Gaps?, Jeffrey C. Schiman and Anuj Gangopadhyaya
Submissions from 2018
A Data Mining Approach to Extract the Top Constituents of the S&P 500 Index, Omid Ardakani
Entropic Derivation of the Option Pricing Model, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at Georgia Southern University, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at International Conference on Advances in Information Mining and Management (Athens, Greece), Omid Ardakani
Presentation at University of California Riverside, Omid Ardakani
Hell, History and Being a Unitarian Universalist, Gregory Brock
The Real Oaxaca Decomposition: Inflation-Adjusted Convergence within Mexico’s Oaxaca Region in the 21st century, Gregory Brock
A Mining Driven Decision Support System for Joining the European Monetary Union, Ray R. Hashemi, Omid Ardakani, Azita Bahrami, Jeffrey Young, and Rosina Campbell
Female Entrepreneurial Activities in OECD, Yassaman Saadatmand and Dennis Barber
Elementary and Middle School Leadership Effects on Future Academic, Behavioral, and Labor-Market Outcomes, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Local Violence and Teacher Turnover, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Submissions from 2017
Presentation at City University of Hong Kong, Omid Ardakani
The Essential Constituents of the S&P 500 Index and Their Predictability Power, Omid Ardakani
Changes in Tropical Bird Species Composition Near Mindo Appear to Be Driven by Climate Change and Deforestation, Anthony G. Barilla
Calculating Real and Nominal GDP Using Playdough, Gregory Brock
Extraction of the Essential Constituents of the S&P 500 Index, Ray R. Hashemi, Omid Ardakani, Azita Bahrami, and Jeffrey Young
User‐Generated Content and the Demand for Video Games, John T. King, Christopher S. Brunt, and Amanda S. King
The Determinants of Perceived Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Yassaman Saadatmand and Dennis Barber
U.S. Drug Prohibition and Institutional Stability in South America, Mariana Saenz
U.S. Drug Prohibition and Institutional Stability in South America, Mariana Saenz and Chris Paul
Bilingual Education and the Short and Longer-Term Outcomes of English Language Learners, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Bilingual Education and the Short and Longer-Term Outcomes of English Language Learners, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Decentralized Governance and the Quality of School Leadership, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Health Shocks and Investments in Health: An Application to Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Local Violence, Academic Achievement, and School Accountability, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Bilingual Education and the Short and Longer-Term Outcomes of English Language Learners, Jeffrey C. Schiman and Eric Hanushek
The Ongoing Collapse of Antisana Ecological Reserve Large-Bodied Avian Community, Mark R. Welford and Anthony G. Barilla
Submissions from 2016
Presentation at Academy of Economics and Finance, 53rd annual meeting, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at Eastern Economic Association, 43rd annual meeting, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at International Symposium on Business and Industrial Statistics, Omid Ardakani
Christmas Bird Counts Suggest Regional-Scale Environmental Change in North West Ecuador, Anthony G. Barilla and Mark R. Welford
U.S. Drug Prohibition and Institutional Stability in South America, Mariana Saenz
The Information Content of Employee Awards, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Submissions from 2015
Strategies to Transform the African Agricultural Sector: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward, William Amponsah
Do Market Size and Remittances Explain Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Sub-Sahara Africa?, William Amponsah and Pablo Garcia Fuentes
CoLA, Works in Progress Series, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at National Institute for Public Finance and Policy and the Department of Economic Affairs Conference, Omid Ardakani
Presentation at Seminar on Reliability Theory and Its Applications, Omid Ardakani
Smoking in Russia: A Summary of Research by Drs. Ogloblin and Brock, Gregory Brock
The Great Depression and Great Recession in America: Differences and Similarities, Gregory Brock
Why the most famous living economist is a professor of psychology and how his work influences my teaching, Gregory Brock
Globalization and the State of The Impoverished: An Analysis of Countries Classified by Income from 2000-2010, Yassaman Saadatmand
Poor and Globalization a Panoramic View, Yassaman Saadatmand and Michael Toma
Colombian Emigration by Administrative Regions, Mariana Saenz
Submissions from 2014
Africa: A Prime Destination for Foreign Direct Investment and Trade, William Amponsah
Revisiting the African Economic Growth Agenda: Focus on Pro-Poor Growth?, William Amponsah
Can Monte-Carlo Simulations of Birding Data Encourage Birders to Stay Longer at Ecuadorian Ecotourism Facilities?, Anthony G. Barilla and Mark R. Welford
Great Websites for Teaching Principles and Brief Review of Mexican Economy, Gregory Brock
Regional Analysis of the Mexican Economy, Gregory Brock
Religion and Economics, Gregory Brock
Reparations for Slavery and You, Gregory Brock
Religion and Economics, Gregory J. Brock
Depth versus Breadth in Video Rental Kiosks, Amanda S. King and John T. King
Generalized Method of Moments Optimal Instrument Theory Applied to Generalized Linear Mixed Models Under Informative Sampling, Mariana Saenz
Submissions from 2013
Migration and Economic Development Nexus: Lessons and Opportunities for Private Sector Jobs Creation in Africa, William Amponsah
NAFTA: Good, Bad, Ugly, Gregory Brock
A Stochastic Walk along Mexico's Mesoamerican Frontier, Gregory Brock and Constantin Ogloblin
Submissions from 2012
Impacts of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on Agricultural Trade, William Amponsah
Strategies for Boosting Intra African Trade, William Amponsah
Violence, Political Instability and International Trade: Evidence from Kenya’s Cut Flower Sector, William Amponsah
Will Trade Integration Make Sub-Saharan Africa and Attractive Destination for Foreign Direct Investment?, William Amponsah
On Remittances and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts of Human Capital, William Amponsah and Pablo Garcia-Fuentes
Health Disparities and the Implications in Underserved Rural Communities in Southern Georgia, William Amponsah, Marian Tabi, Whitney Fuller, and Godfrey Gibbison
Food Economics, Gregory Brock
Crime Rates and Drugs, Yassaman Saadatmand
Insurance Companies, the Inter-Temporal Allocation of Resources, and Economic Growth, Mark A. Yanochik
Submissions from 2011
Trade as an Engine of Growth and Development in Africa, William Amponsah
Effects of Remittances and Market Size on Foreign Direct Investment to Sub-Saharan Africa, William Amponsah and Pablo Garcia-Fuentes
Agricultural Sector Investment, Outsourcing and Political Risks: The Case of Kenya’s Flower Trade with the EU, William Amponsah and Andrew Muhammad
Conflict, Instability and Trade, William Amponsah and Andrew Muhammad
Conflict, Instability and International Trade, Andrew Muhammad, Anna D’Souza, and William Amponsah
The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico, Brazil and Chile, Yassaman Saadatmand
Submissions from 2010
Health Disparities in Rural Georgia: A Case Study of Liberty, Long, and McIntosh Counties, William Amponsah, Whitney Fuller, and Godfrey Gibbison
Immigration Facts and Myths, Gregory Brock
Intraregional Differences in Veracruz Province: What Do the Municipios Tell Us?, Gregory Brock
The Stochastic Production Function and Its Potential Application to the Veracruz Province, Gregory Brock
The Use of Credit Cards and Aggregate Money Holdings, Bill Yang and Amanda S. King
Submissions from 2009
Beyond the Financial Crisis: Africa’s Trade and Financial Policy Challenges under Market Integration, William A. Amponsah
Food Security and Other Economic Development Challenges Facing African Countries: Are they caused by Commodity Price Volatility?”, William A. Amponsah
Public Perceptions about School Vouchers: The Case of Georgia, William A. Amponsah and Brittany B. Robinson
Banking and Market games for 8th grade to better understand basic economics, Gregory Brock
Economics for Seniors, Gregory Brock
Using Loewen's Sundown Towns as a hook to understand real and nominal interest rates, Gregory Brock
Environmental Damage and Loss Valuation: Further Evidence from Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, Risa Kumazawa, Tim Query, and Mark A. Yanochik
Post-Hurricane Loss Valuation and Damaged Property, Tim Query, Risa Kumazawa, and Mark A. Yanochik
