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. & Zhukov, K. (2026). Covert Regime Change and Ideology. Public Choice. Download

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

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.

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

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

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

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

10. 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

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

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

13. 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

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

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

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. 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

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

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

24. 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

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

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

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

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

29. 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

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

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

32. 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

33. 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

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

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

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

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

38. 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

39. 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

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

41. 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

42. 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