Research Portfolio

Submitted and under review

Submitted and under review Status
“Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Full Practice Authority, Provider Supply, and Health Outcomes: A Border Analysis” with Kihwan Bae (West Virginia University), Conor Norris (West Virginia University), and Edward Timmons (West Virginia University) Under review
“The Pharmacist Will See You Now: Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority and Access to Care in Idaho” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Under review
“Scope of Practice and Opioid Prescribing Behavior of Nurse Practitioners Serving Medicare Beneficiaries” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Revision requested
“Do Public Libraries Help Mitigate Crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO” with Amir Neto (Florida Gulf Coast University) and Jennifer Nowicki (The Pennsylvania State University) Revision requested
“Does Gender Gap in Test Score Exist? Evidence from Administrative Data from Afghanistan” with Ahmad Shah Mobariz (Pittsburg University) Revision requested
“Prescription Opioid Spillovers: Retail Pharmacies Level Analysis” with Collin Hodges (University of Central Arkansas) Working paper
“Impact of Must-access PDMPs on Prescription Opioid Overdose Death Rates” Working paper
“The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, Physicians’ Mobility, and Nurse Practitioner’s Scope of Practice Law” Working paper
“Industry Regulation Spillover Networks” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) and Juan Tomas Sayago-Gomez (Universidad Icesi) Working paper
“Proximity to the Mental Health Providers in the United States” with Agnitra RoyChoudhury (Auburn University of Montgomery) Working paper
“Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Medicaid” Working paper
“The Impact of Fracking on the Asset Portfolio Allocation of Local Banking Markets” with Eduardo Minucci (North Carolina A&T State University) Working paper
“Colonial Heritage, Traditional, and Chinese Foreign Direct Investments in Africa: A Dynamic Spatial Interdependence Analysis” with Xiaoli Etienne (University of Idaho) and Mohamed Shabani Kariburyo (The World Bank) Working paper
“Impact of Energy Transition on Energy Burden” with Pinky Thomas Working paper
“A Campagin Worth a Thousand Words in Crowdfunding Descriptions” with Anna Ruboyianes (California State University, San Bernardino) and Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University)
“Individualism and Financial Inclusion” with Nabamitta Dutta (University of Wisconsin - La Crosse) Working paper
“Regional Institutional Quality and Job Creation among Early Startups in the United States” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Working paper
“Impact of Medicaid Work Requirement on Healthcare Utilization and Healthcare Costs” Working paper
“A Campaign Worth a Thousand Words: The Value of Words in Crowdfunding Descriptions” with Anna Ruboyianes (California State University, San Bernardino) and Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Working paper
“Impacts of Certificate of Need (CON) State Laws on Substance Use Treatment Facilities and Services” Working paper

Publications

Publication titles Journal
19. “Grading Policy, Email Nudges, and Grade Outcomes” with Michael Levinstein (Shippensburg University) Journal of Economic Education (2023)
18. “The Effect of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on County-Level Opioid Prescribing Practices and Spillovers” with Jane E. Ruseski (West Virginia University) Contemporary Economic Policy (2023)
17. “Exploring the Relationship between Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority, Nurse Practitioner Workforce Diversity, and Disparate Primary Care Access” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University), Kenrick Dwain Cato (Columbia University), Tina Sadarangani (New York University), Lusine Poghosyan (Columbia University), and Edward Timmons (West Virginia University) Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice (2022)
16. “Must-access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Retail Opioid Sales” with Collin Hodges (University of Central Arkansas) Contemporary Economic Policy (2022)
15. “Medicaid Expansion and Opioid Supply Policies to Address the Opioid Crisis” with Samantha Harrish (John Hopkins University) Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports (2022)
14. “Shale Revolution, Oil and Gas Prices, and Drilling Activities in the United States” with Xiaoli Etienne (University of Idaho) and Bingxin Li (West Virginia University) Energy Economics (2022)
13. “Spatial Spillovers and the Productivity–compensation Gap in the United States” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) and Juan Tomas Sayago-Gomez (Universidad Icesi) The Annals of Regional Science (2022)
12. “Natural Disasters and Labor Migration: Evidence from Nepal’s Earthquake” with Subuna Basnet (University of Essex) and Jayash Paudel (University of Oklahoma) World Development (2022)
11. “Productivity Spillovers and the Productivity–compensation Gap” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Spatial Economic Analysis (2022)
10. “The Fracking Boom and Crime Rates in the Rural American States: Some Critical Insights” with Kazi Sohag (Ural Federal University) The Extractive Industries and Society (2021)
9. “The Impact of Economic Freedom on Startups” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy (2021)
8. “The Political Economy of Vermont’s Abortion Bill” with Elham Erfanian (Ohio University) and Alexandre Scarcioffolo (Georgia College & State University) Applied Economics Letters (2021)
7. “Does Scope of Practice Affect Mobility of Nurse Practitioners Serving Medicare Beneficiaries” with Alicia Plemmons (West Virginia University) Journal of Labor Research (2020)
6. “Quantifying the Announcement Effects in the US Lumber Futures Market” with Xiaoli Etienne (University of Idaho) and Zarina Ismailova (PNC Bank) Journal of Forest Economics (2020)
5. “The Political Economy of Vermont’s Anti-fracking Movement” with Josh Hall (West Virginia University) and Alexandre Scarcioffolo (Georgia College & State University) Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice (2021)
4. “Replication of a Research Claim from Bersani and Doherty (2013), from Criminology (2020)” with Eric L. Sevigny (Georgia State University) Center for Open Science, Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (2020)
3. “Federal Regulations and US Energy Sector Output” with Josh Hall (West Virginia University) Oil, Gas, Energy Quarterly (2019)
2. “Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from a Resource-rich Landlocked Economy” with Rabindra Nepal (University of Tasmania) and Kishor Sharma (Charles Darwin University) International Journal of Global Energy Issues (2018)
1. “Possible Decision Rules to Allocate Quotas and Reservations to Ensure Equity for Nepalese Poor” with Nabraj Lama Economic Journal of Development Issues (2016)