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  1. Miske, O., ..., Shakya, S., ... et al. (2026). Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences. Nature. DOI. Download Paper note

  2. Tyner, A., ..., Shakya, S., ... et al. (2026). Investigating the replicability of the social and behavioural sciences. Nature. DOI. Download Paper note

  3. Kanimian, S. & Shakya, S. (2026). When a Neighbor Closes: Ownership and Hospital Profits. Eastern Economic Journal. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  4. Ammons, J. & Shakya, S. (2026). Town, Gown, and Touchdowns: How Athletic Reclassification Shapes Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  5. Shakya, S. and RoyChoudhury, A. (2026). Access to mental health care services and suicide rates in the United States. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  6. Babaei-Balderlou, S. and Shakya, S. (2026). The Invisible Hand of Gen-AI: Can AI-Enhanced Study Groups Improve Learning Outcomes? The Journal of Economic Education. Forthcoming. DOI. Paper note

  7. Ammons, J., Shakya, S. & Zhukov, K. (2026). Covert Regime Change and Ideology. Public Choice. DOI. Download Paper note

  8. Shakya, S. and Ammons, J. (2025). The Invisible Hand Meets the Raised Fist: Social Movements and Market Legitimacy. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  9. Ammons, J., Shakya, S., & Callais, J. T. (2025). What do women get from a successful revolution? Journal of Institutional Economics. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  10. Hodges, C. & Shakya, S. (2025). Prescription opioid spillovers: Retail pharmacy-level analysis. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  11. Nepal, T., & Shakya, S. (2025). Scope-of-Practice Regulations and Physician Assistant Inter-State Practice Relocation. Journal of Labor Research. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  12. Sugg, M., Shakya, S., Ulrich, S., Runkle, J., & Tyson, J. (2025). Mapping maternity care deserts: Driving distance and health outcomes in North Carolina. The Journal of Rural Health. DOI. (NRHA Article of the Year, 2026.) Free PDF Paper note

  13. Shakya, S., Nepal, T., Mathew, M., & Timmons, E. (2024). Anti-maintenance of certification and elderly physician supply. Economics Letters. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  14. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2024). Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries. Health Economics. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  15. Scarcioffolo, A., Mugabe, D., & Shakya, S. (2024). Stuck in the middle: The conundrum of firms’ responsiveness to environmental policy in shale production. Applied Economics Letters. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  16. Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., & Norris, C. (2024). Military spouse licensing: A case study of registered nurses near military bases. Journal of Regulatory Economics. DOI. Download Paper note

  17. Beniwal, S., & Shakya, S. (2024). Hospital ownership changes and charge-to-cost shifts. Economics Letters. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  18. Ammons, J., & Shakya, S. (2024). Revolutions and corruption. Public Choice. DOI. Download Paper note

  19. Shakya, S., & Bretschneider Fries, C. (2024). The effect of substance use Certificate-of-Need laws on access to substance use disorder treatment facilities. Southern Economic Journal. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  20. Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., Bae, K., & Timmons, E. (2024). The pharmacist will see you now: Pharmacist prescriptive authority and access to care in Idaho. Contemporary Economic Policy. DOI. Download Paper note

  21. Shakya, S., & Levinstein, M. (2024). Grading policy, email nudges, and grade outcomes. The Journal of Economic Education. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  22. Shah Mobariz, A., & Shakya, S. (2024). Cultural influences on gender gap in test scores: Findings from Afghanistan’s university entrance examination. Applied Economics Letters. DOI. Download Paper note

  23. Bae, K., Norris, C., Shakya, S., & Timmons, E. (2023). Advanced practice registered nurse full practice authority, provider supply, and health outcomes: A border analysis. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  24. Neto, A., Nowicki, J., & Shakya, S. (2023). Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO. The Journal of Cultural Economics. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  25. Shakya, S., & Ruseski, J. (2023). The effect of prescription drug monitoring programs on county-level opioid prescribing practices and spillovers. Contemporary Economic Policy. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  26. Plemmons, A., Shakya, S., Cato, K., Sadarangani, T., Poghosyan, L., & Timmons, E. (2022). Exploring the relationship between nurse practitioner full practice authority, nurse practitioner workforce diversity, and disparate primary care access. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  27. Shakya, S., & Hodges, C. (2022). Must access prescription drug monitoring programs and retail opioid sales. Contemporary Economic Policy. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  28. Shakya, S., Ghosh, S., & Norris, C. (2022). Nurse licensure compact and mobility. Journal of Labor Research. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  29. Shakya, S., & Harrish, S. (2022). Medicaid expansion and opioid supply policies to address the opioid crisis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  30. Shakya, S., Li, B., & Etienne, X. (2022). Shale revolution, oil and gas prices, and drilling activities in the United States. Energy Economics. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  31. Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., & Sayago-Gomez, J. T. (2022). Spatial spillovers and the productivity-compensation gap in the United States. The Annals of Regional Science. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  32. Shakya, S., Basnet, S., & Paudel, J. (2022). Natural disasters and labor migration: Evidence from Nepal’s earthquake. World Development. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  33. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2022). Productivity spillovers and the productivity-compensation gap. Spatial Economic Analysis. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  34. Long, A. J., Shakya, S., Plemmons, A., & Stull, M. (2021). Is Time Really Money? Exploring the Temporal Actions Under Uncertainty in Crowdfunding Campaigns. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Free PDF Paper note

  35. Shakya, S., & Sohag, K. (2021). The fracking boom and crime rates in the rural American states: Some critical insights. The Extractive Industries and Society. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  36. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2021). The impact of economic freedom on startups. Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. Download Paper note

  37. Shakya, S., Erfanian, E., & Scarcioffolo, A. (2020). The political economy of Vermont’s abortion bill. Applied Economics Letters. DOI. Download Paper note

  38. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2020). Does scope of practice affect mobility of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries? Journal of Labor Research. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  39. Ismailova, Z., Etienne, X., Shakya, S., & Mattos, F. (2020). Quantifying the announcement effects in the US lumber futures market. Journal of Forest Economics. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  40. Hall, J. C., Scarcioffolo, A. R., & Shakya, S. (2020). The political economy of Vermont’s anti-fracking movement. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

  41. Shakya, S. & Sevigny, E. (2020). Replication of a research claim from Bersani and Doherty (2013). Center for Open Science, Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE) Project. Download Paper note

  42. Hall, J. & Shakya, S. (2019). Federal regulations and US energy sector output. Oil, Gas, Energy Quarterly, 68(2):229-241. Free PDF Paper note

  43. Shakya, S., Nepal, R., & Sharma, K. (2018). Electricity consumption and economic growth: empirical evidence from a resource-rich landlocked economy. International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 41(5-6):226-247. DOI. Download Paper note

  44. Shakya, S. & Lama, N. (2016). Possible decision rules to allocate quotas and reservations to ensure equity for Nepalese poor. Economic Journal of Development Issues, 17(1-2):149-162. DOI. Free PDF Paper note

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Dr. Shishir Shakya
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