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Submissions from 2024
Has polarization benefited Latin American workers in the United States?, Reyna Elizabeth Rodríguez Pérez, Liliana Meza González, and Gregory Brock
Submissions from 2022
Excess Pandemic Mortality in Russia's Regions in 2020, Gregory Brock
Pre-Covid Mortality in North Ossetia-Alania, Gregory Brock
Overall US and Census Region β-Convergence 1963–2015 Controlling for Spatial Effects, Vicente German-Soto and Gregory Brock
Submissions from 2021
Variants of Mixtures: Information Properties and Applications, Omid Ardakani, Majid Asadi, Nader Ebrahimi, and Ehsan Soofi
Smoking cessation and weight gain: Evidence from China, Kevin Callison, Cuiping Schiman, and Jeffrey Schiman
A Mediated Multi-RNN Hybrid System for Prediction of Stock Prices, Ray R. Hashemi, Omid Ardakani, Azita Bahrami, and Jeffrey A. Young
Lessons from long-run (1975–2017) structural change in Colombia’s coffee production, Mariana Saenz, Diego Alvarez, and Gregory Brock
The Information Content of Employee Awards, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Energy Efficiency Management across EU Countries: A DEA Approach, Kiril Simeonovski, Tamara Kaftandzieva, and Gregory Brock
Submissions from 2020
MR plot: A big data tool for distinguishing distributions, Omid Ardakani, Majid Asadi, Nader Ebrahimi, and Ehsan Soofi
Are Mexican Manufacturing Workers Underpaid? Some Quarterly Time Series Evidence, Vicente German-Soto and Gregory Brock
Identifying New Approaches for U.S. Drug Policy using Ownership, Location, and Internalization Factors, Mariana Saenz and Anthony G. Barilla
Submissions from 2019
A Remote Sensing Look at the Economy of a Russian Region (Rostov) Adjacent to the Ukrainian Crisis, Gregory Brock
Infant Mortality and Adult Wellbeing: Evidence from Wartime Britain, Jeffrey C. Schiman, Robert Kaestner, and Anthony T. Lo Sasso
Submissions from 2018
Ranking Forecasts by Stochastic Error Distance, Information and Reliability Measures, Omid Ardakani, Nader Ebrahimi, and Ehsan S. Soofi
Examining the success of the central banks in inflation targeting countries: the dynamics of the inflation gap and institutional characteristics, Omid Ardakani and N. Kundan Kishor
Re-evaluating the effectiveness of inflation targeting, Omid Ardakani, N. Kundan Kishor, and Suyong Song
Lithuanian Regional FDI During the Litas Period, 1997-2013, Gregory J. Brock
Long-Running War Has Consequences, Gregory J. Brock
An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Minimum Wage and Unemployment: Does the Local Cost-of-Living Matter?, Christopher S. Brunt and Anthony G. Barilla
Local Violence, Academic Performance, and School Accountability, Marcus Casey, Jeffrey C. Schiman, and Maciej Wachala
A Mining Driven Decision Support System for Joining the European Monetary Union, Ray R. Hashemi, Omid Ardakani, Azita Bahrami, Jeffrey Young, and Rosina Campbell
Transition and Mortality Impact in Post-Communist Romania, Adrian V. Horodnic, Gregory J. Brock, and Cristian Incaltarau
Submissions from 2017
Trade Based Money Laundering in Select Asian Economies: A Comparative Approach Using the Gravity Model, Henry Balani, Joshua J. Lewer, and Mariana Saenz
Regional Industrial Informality and Efficiency in Mexico, 1990-2013, Gregory Brock and Vicente German-Soto
Extraction of the Essential Constituents of S&P500 Index, Ray R. Hashemi, Omid Ardakani, Azita Bahrami, and Jeffrey A. Young
Signaling for Access to High‐Demand Markets: Evidence from the US Motion Picture Industry, Amanda S. King, John T. King, and Michael Reksulak
Workload and Teacher Absence, Ben Ost and Jeffrey C. Schiman
High Skilled Labor Force Brain Drain and Corruption: the Case of Colombia, Mariana Saenz and Joshua J. Lewer
Submissions from 2016
Do Market Size and Remittances Explain Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Sub-Sahara Africa?, William Amponsah and Pablo Garcia-Fuentes
Depth versus Breadth in Video Rental Kiosks, Amanda S. King and John T. King
Gender and Financial Risk: The U.S. and Brazil, Yassaman Saadatmand, Dennis Barber, and Thomas Kavoori
Let Them Eat Cake: A Study of the Income Effects of Globalization on the Rich, Yassaman Saadatmand and Justin Farquhar
Submissions from 2015
Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and High Blood Pressure Among Adults in Rural Underserved Communities, William Amponsah, Marian M. Tabi, and Godfrey A. Gibbison
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands, Kathleen Henry, Yassaman Saadatmand, and Michael Toma
Submissions from 2014
Final Report of the Georgia Southern University Ad Hoc Committee on Student Ratings of Instruction, Helen W. Bland, James Harris, James Jupp, William B. Levernier, Nan S. LoBue, Trent W. Maurer, James S. Reichard, Sonya S. Shepherd, and Rebecca Ziegler
The Effects of Excise Taxes and Clean Air Laws on Adult and High School Smoking Rates in the United States, Yassaman Saadatmand, Michael Toma, and Jeremy Choquette
Submissions from 2013
Three-Fifths of a Gun Owner Not at the Tea Party, Gregory J. Brock
Analyzing the Effects of Neo Liberal Policy on Primary Female Education Enrollment in Africa, Yassaman Saadatmand, Daniel McGann, and Jeremy Choquette
Is Neotropical Conservation Sold-Short: Diminishing Returns for Birding Suggest Ecolodges Could Encourage Longer Stays, Mark R. Welford and Anthony G. Barilla
Submissions from 2012
Neo-Liberal Policy and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa, Yassaman Saadatmand and Jeremy Choquette
The War on Drugs and Crime Rates, Yassaman Saadatmand, Michael Toma, and Jeremy Choquette
Submissions from 2011
Agricultural Sector Investment, Outsourcing and Political Risks: The Case of Kenya's Flower Trade with the EU, William Amponsah and Andrew Muhammad
Violence, Political Instability, and International Trade: Evidence from Kenya’s Cut Flower Sector, Andrew Muhammad, Anna D'Souza, and William Amponsah
Health Care Efficiency Across Countries: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis, Constantin Ogloblin
The Freedom Index and the Secondary Educational Status of Females in Latin America, Yassaman Saadatmand and Jeremy Choquette
Submissions from 2010
An Analysis of Pull Factors and Local Sales Taxation in Georgia Counties, Michael Toma, Yassaman Saadatmand, and Alexis Brewer
Submissions from 2009
Food Security and Other Economic Development Challenges Facing African Countries: Are they caused by Commodity Price Volatility?, William Amponsah
Evidence of Debt Overhang and Economic Growth: Implications for African Development, William Amponsah and Krishna Kasibhatla
Test Banks, Constantin Ogloblin
Selling Slave Families Down the River: Property Rights at the Public Auction, Mark Thornton, Mark A. Yanochik, and Bradley T. Ewing
AACSB International and the Management of Its Brand: Implications for the Future, John B. White, Morgan P. Miles, and William Levernier
Towards a Practical Understanding of Interest Rate Determination and the Investment Decision, Mark A. Yanochik
Interest Rate Manipulation, Environmental Damage, and Loss Valuation, Mark A. Yanochik and Risa Kumazawa
Submissions from 2008
The CPA Exam as a Post-Curriculum Accreditation Assessment, Anthony G. Barilla, Robert E. Jackson, and J. Lowell Mooney
The Effect of Promotions on Attendance at Major League Baseball Games, Anthony Barilla, Kathleen H. Gruben, and William B. Levernier
Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and Money Demand, Amanda King
Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and Money Demand: Instructor’s Notes, Amanda S. King
Is Early Research Productivity a Predictor of Long-Term Research Productivity: A Case Study of Finance and Marketing Faculty, William Levernier, Morgan P. Miles, and John B. White
Online Problem Sets, Constantin Ogloblin
Test Banks, Constantin Ogloblin
Test Banks, Constantin Ogloblin
The Role of Entrepreneurship Clubs and Societies in Entrepreneurial Learning, Luke A. Pittaway and Amanda King
IMF-Induced Structural Adjustment Programs and Women in Ecuador, Yassaman Saadatmand and Michael Toma
Submissions from 2007
Using Volume to Forecast Stock Market Volatility around the Time of the 1929 Crash, Bradley T. Ewing, Mark A. Thompson, and Mark A. Yanochik
Attitudes Toward Free Markets and Interest in Pro‐Market Organizations: Evidence from Students In Free Enterprise, Amanda S. King and John T. King
An Analysis of the Home-Field Advantage in Major League Baseball using Logit Model: Evidence from the 2004 and 2005 Seasons, William Levernier and Anthony G. Barilla
Online Problem Sets, Constantin Ogloblin
Test Banks, Constantin Ogloblin
Female Labor Participation in India and Structural Adjustment, Yassaman Saadatmand, Michael Toma, and Shyam Menon
Submissions from 2006
Demand for and Productivity Analysis of Turkish Public Theater, Sacit Hadi Akdede and John T. King
Determinants of the Percent of the Population Enrolled in HMOs, Gigi Alexander, Richard Cebula, and Yassaman Saadatmand
Household Income and the Role of Household Plots in Rural Russia, Gregory Brock and Constantin Ogloblin
Quality Competition with Stochastic Demand and Costly Search: Theory and Evidence from the Video Rental Industry, John T. King and Amanda S. King
The Effect of Region, Demographics, and Economic Characteristics on County-Level Voting Patterns in the 2000 Presidential Election, William Levernier and Anthony G. Barilla
The Probability of Winning and the Effect of Home-Field Advantage, Travel, and Team Performance on the Probability of Winning: The Case of Major League Baseball, William Levernier and Anthony G. Barilla
Test Banks, Constantin Ogloblin
Household Income and the Role of Household Plots in Rural Russia, Constantin Ogloblin and Gregory J. Brock
IMF Intervention and Ecuador’s Poor: Time Series Evidence, Yassaman Saadatmand, Michael Toma, and Santiago Carrillo
Submissions from 2005
An Educational Note on Locus of Control and Personality Type in the Formation of Students' Attitudes Toward Economic Institutions, Anthony G. Barilla, Darrell Parker, and Chris Paul
Modeling Unemployment by Race and Gender: A Non-Linear Time Series Approach, Bradley T. Ewing, William Levernier, and Farooq Malik
New Credit Program at the Discount Window, Amanda S. King, Darrell Parker, and Bill Yang
New Credit Program at the Discount Window: Instructors' Notes, Amanda S. King, Darrell Parker, and Bill Yang
The Decision between Debit and Credit: Finance Charges, Float, and Fear, John T. King and Amanda S. King
The Unintended Effects of AACSB’s 2003 Accreditation Standards, William Levernier, John B. White, and Morgan P. Miles
Forecasting Key Strategic Variables in the Casino Tourism Industry, Steven E. Moss, Anthony Barilla, and Janet Moss
Test Banks, Constantin Ogloblin
The Gender Earnings Differential in Russia After a Decade of Economic Transition, Constantin Ogloblin
The Sectoral Distribution of Employment and Job Segregation by Gender in Russia, Constantin Ogloblin
Economic Activity Report: Recreational Saltwater Fishing in Southeast Georgia, Paulo Röwer, Donna F. Fisher, and Anthony G. Barilla
Income Tax Evasion Determinants: New Evidence, Yassaman Saadatmand and Richard Cebula
Hierarchical Linear Modeling of Multilevel Data, Samuel Y. Todd, T. Russell Crook, and Anthony G. Barilla
On the Determination of Interest Rates in General and Partial Equilibrium Analysis, Bill Yang and Mark A. Yanochik
Submissions from 2004
Untangling the Effects of Credit Cards on Money Demand: Convenience Usage vs. Borrowing, Amanda King
A Sequential Signaling Model of the Sale of an Invention to an Oligopolist, John T. King
Learning, Externalities, and the Sale of Inventions to Firms With Correlated Valuations, John T. King
Global Outsourcing of Human Capital and the Incidence of Unemployment in the United States, Constantin Ogloblin
Preliminary Evidence of the Effects of the International Monetary Fund’s Intervention on Inequality: The Case of Ecuador (1988-2001), Yassaman Saadatmand and Santiago Carrillo
