All publications

All publications¶

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

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

3. Ammons, J. & Shakya, S. (2026). Town, Gown, and Touchdowns: How Athletic Reclassification Shapes Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. Forthcoming.

4. Shakya, S. and Roy, A. (2026). Access to mental health care services and suicide rates in the United States. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Forthcoming.

5. 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.

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

7. Shakya, S. and Ammons, J. (2025). The Invisible Hand Meets the Raised Fist: Social Movements and Market Legitimacy. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. Download

8. Ammons, J., Shakya, S., & Callais, J. T. (2025). What do women get from a successful revolution? Journal of Institutional Economics. Download

9. Hodges, C. & Shakya, S. (2025). Prescription opioid spillovers: Retail pharmacy-level analysis. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. Download

10. Nepal, T., & Shakya, S. (2025). Scope-of-practice regulations and physician assistant inter-state mobility. Journal of Labor Research. Download

11. 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: 10.1111/jrh.70020. (NRHA Article of the Year, 2026.) Download

12. Shakya, S., Nepal, T., Mathew, M., & Timmons, E. (2024). Anti-maintenance of certification and elderly physician supply. Economics Letters. Download

13. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2024). Scope of practice and opioid prescribing behavior of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries. Health Economics. Download

14. 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. Download

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

16. Beniwal, S., & Shakya, S. (2024). Hospital ownership changes and charge-to-cost shifts. Economics Letters. Download

17. Ammons, J., & Shakya, S. (2024). Revolutions and corruption. Public Choice. Download

18. 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. Download

19. 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. Download

20. Shakya, S., & Levinstein, M. (2024). Grading policy, email nudges, and grade outcomes. The Journal of Economic Education. Download

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

22. 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. Download

23. Neto, A., Nowicki, J., & Shakya, S. (2023). Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO. The Journal of Cultural Economics. Download

24. Shakya, S., & Ruseski, J. (2023). The effect of prescription drug monitoring programs on county-level opioid prescribing practices and spillovers. Contemporary Economic Policy. Download

25. 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. Download

26. Shakya, S., & Hodges, C. (2022). Must access prescription drug monitoring programs and retail opioid sales. Contemporary Economic Policy. Download

27. Shakya, S., Ghosh, S., & Norris, C. (2022). Nurse licensure compact and mobility. Journal of Labor Research. Download

28. Shakya, S., & Harrish, S. (2022). Medicaid expansion and opioid supply policies to address the opioid crisis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. Download

29. Shakya, S., Li, B., & Etienne, X. (2022). Shale revolution, oil and gas prices, and drilling activities in the United States. Energy Economics. Download

30. 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. Download

31. Shakya, S., Basnet, S., & Paudel, J. (2022). Natural disasters and labor migration: Evidence from Nepal’s earthquake. World Development. Download

32. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2022). Productivity spillovers and the productivity-compensation gap. Spatial Economic Analysis. Download

33. 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. Download

34. Shakya, S., & Sohag, K. (2021). The fracking boom and crime rates in the rural American states: Some critical insights. The Extractive Industries and Society. Download

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

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

37. Shakya, S., & Plemmons, A. (2020). Does scope of practice affect mobility of nurse practitioners serving Medicare beneficiaries? Journal of Labor Research. Download

38. Ismailova, Z., Etienne, X., Shakya, S., & Mattos, F. (2020). Quantifying the announcement effects in the US lumber futures market. Journal of Forest Economics. Download

39. 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. Download

40. 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

41. Hall, J. & Shakya, S. (2019). Federal regulations and US energy sector output. Oil, Gas, Energy Quarterly, 68(2):229-241. Download

42. 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. Download

43. 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. Download