Selected Publications of the Economics Faculty
"The Institution of Dowry in India: Why it Continues to Prevail?", Journal of Developing Areas, with Pareena G. Lawrence, forthcoming.
"A Hedonic analysis of Marriage Transactions in India: Estimating Determinants of Dowries and Demand for Groom Characteristics in Marriage", Research in Economics, 2004, 58 (3), pp. 235-255.
"Making Course Content Conducive to a Marriage Between Theory and Practice: One Instructor s Experience", Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 2004, 1(2), pp. 57-67.
"Testing Becker's Efficient Marriage Market Hypothesis and its Implications for Spouse Selection and Marital Transfers in India", Journal of Business and Economics Research, 2004, 2(4), pp. 1-8.
'An Empirical Analysis of Assortative Mating in India and the U.S.", International Advances in Economic Research, with Pareena G. Lawrence, 2001, 7(4), pp. 443-458.
"Dowry and its Effect on Marital Choices in India", Journal of South Asian Women Studies, 2000, 6(1), pp. 2-38.
“Panel Evidence on Economic Freedom and Growth in the United States.” European Journal of Political Economy, with Ryan Compton and Gary Hoover, Vol. 27, Issue 3, September 2011, pp. 423–435.
“Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Freedman’s Savings Bank.” Review of Black Political Economy, September 2011, Vol. 38, Issue 3, pp. 205-226.
“Panel Evidence on Finance, Institutions, and Economic Growth.” Applied Economics with Ryan Compton, Vol. 43, Issue 25, 2011, pp. 3523-3547.
“Investing in Institutions.” Economics and Politics, with Ryan Compton and Noel Johnson, Vol. 22, Issue 3, November 2010, pp. 419–445.
“Income inequality and the business cycle: A threshold cointegration approach.” Economic Systems, with Gary A. Hoover and Sel Dibooglu, Vol. 33, Issue 3, September 2009, pp. 278-292.
“Healing the global financial crisis.” Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, with Stephen R. Goldberg, Vol. 20, Issue 6 (September/October 2009), pp. 13-24.
''A note on finance, inflation, and economic growth.'' Economics Bulletin, with Ryan Compton, Vol. 29, No.2, 2009 pp. 750-760.
“Incorporating Economic History into Economics Courses.” Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, with Aaron Lowen, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2008, pp. 47-66.
"Innovation and the Business Cycle: A Comparison of the US Semiconductor and Automobile Industries." International Advances in Economics Research, with P. Isely and G. Simons, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2006, pp. 277-286.
“Identifying the Gap Between Student and Faculty Expectations: Report from a Business School”, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, with M. McKendall, Y. Bhagwat, Y., H. Klein, and N. Levenburg, Vol. 7, 2006, pp. 44-51.
"Branch Banking Restrictions and Firm Finance Constraints in Early-Twentieth-Century America", Journal of Economic History, Vol. 65, No. 1, March 2005, pp.129-151.
“Women in Academia: an Analysis of Their Expectations, Performance and Pay”, Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table, with S. Dalmia, H. Klein and N. Levenburg, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2005, pp. 160-177.
“J.P. Morgan, The Clayton Anti-trust Act and Industrial Finance Constraints in the Early Twentieth Century.” Essays in Business and Economic History, Vol. XXII, 2004, pp. 111-126.
“The Riegle-Neal Act and Local Banking Market Concentration.” International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2004, pp. 328-336.
The Effect of Offshoring on Knowledge Flows in the U.S. Automobile Industry, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, with P. Isely, 2010, 19(6), 553-568.
Isely, P., Simons, G. (2009) “International Technological Diffusion Following Accession to the WTO”, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 9(1), pp. 62-69.
Isely, P., Simons, G. (2007). The Effect of NAFTA on Information Flows in the Automobile Industry. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 7(3), pp. 85-93.
Isely, P., Simons, G. (2007). Globalization In The U.S. Auto Industry: International Mergers And Acquisitions As Drivers Of Information Sharing. Global Journal of International Business Research, Vol. 1(1), pp. 1-11.
Isely, P., Lowen, A. (2007). Price and Substitution in Residential Solid Waste. Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 25(3), pp. 433-443.
Isely, P., Singh, H. (2007). Does Faculty Rank Influence Student Teaching Evaluations?. Business Education Digest(16).
Giedeman, D., Isely, P., Simons, G. (2006). Innovation and the Business Cycle: A Comparison of the U.S. Semiconductor and Automobile Industries. International Advances in Economics Research, Vol. 12(2), pp. 277-286.
Isely, P., Singh, H. (2005). Do Higher Grades Lead to Favorable Student Evaluations? Another Look at an Old Controversy. Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 36(1), pp. 29-42.
Isely, P., Roelofs, M. (2004). Primary Market and Aftermarket Competition in the Bicycle Component Industry. Applied Economics, Vol. 36(18), pp. 2097-2102.
Isely, P., Simons, G. (2002). Global Influences on U.S. Auto Innovation. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 11(1), pp. 25-34.
Isely, P., Cahill, M. B. (2000). The Relationship Between Aid and Debt in Developing Countries. American Economist, Vol. 44(2), pp. 206-213.
Isely, P., Roelofs, M. (1998). Local Measured Service Revisisted: A Southern Wisconsin Test Case. Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. 26(2).
Lowen, A., Samuel, A. (2012). Bribery and Endogenous Monitoring Effort: An Experimental Study. The Eastern Economic Journal, Vol. 38(3), pp. 356-380.
Lowen, A., Haley, R., Burnett, N. (2010). To Consolidate or Not to Consolidate, That Is the Question: Optimal School Size and Teacher Incentive Contracts. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, Vol. 14(3), pp. 1-14.
Lowen, A., Samuel, A. (2010). Bribery and Inspection Technology. Economics of Governance, Vol. 11(4), pp. 333-350.Pope, J. A., Lowen, A. (2010).
Marketing Implications of Privacy Concerns in the US and Canada. Direct Marketing: An International Journal, Vol. 3(4), pp. 301-326.Lowen, A., Sicilian, P. (2009).
“Family-Friendly” Fringe Benefits and the Gender Wage Gap. Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 30(2), pp. 101-119.Lowen, A., Cole, M., Haley, M. R. (2008).
A note on bilateral trade agreements in the presence of irreversible investment and deferred negotiations. Economics Bulletin, Vol. 6(34), pp. 1-10.Giedeman, D., Lowen, A. (2008).
“Incorporating Economic History into Economics Courses”. Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, Vol. 9(3), pp. 47-66.
Lowen, A., Pope, J. A. (2008). A Survival Analysis of IJV Dissolution. Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Vol. 14(1), pp. 62-80.
Isely, P., Lowen, A. (2007). Price and Substitution in Residential Solid Waste. Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 25(3), pp. 433-443.
"To Consolidate or Not to Consolidate, That Is the Question: Optimal School Size and Teacher Incentive Contracts", Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, forthcoming, with R. Haley and N. Burnett.
"Marketing Implications of Privacy Concerns in the US and Canada", Direct Marketing: an International Journal, forthcoming, with J. Pope.
"“Family-Friendly” Fringe Benefits and the Gender Wage Gap", Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 30(2), pp. 101-119, 2009, with P. Sicilian.
"A Note on Bilateral Trade Agreements in the Presence of Irreversible Investment and Deferred Negotiations", Economics Bulletin, Vol. 6(34), pp. 1-10, 2008, with M. Cole and R. Haley.
"Incorporating Economic History into Economics Courses", Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, Vol. 9(3), pp. 47-66, 2008, with D. Giedeman.
"A Survival Analysis of IJV Dissolution", Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Vol. 14(1), pp. 62-80, 2008, with J. Pope.
"Price and Substitution in Residential Solid Waste", Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 25(3), pp. 433-443, 2007, with P. Isely.
"Effects of Urban Growth Controls on Intercity Commuting", Urban Studies (forthcoming).
Using Economics Courses to Teach and Assess Basic Information Literacy Skills, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, 2012, 13, pp.90-104, (with M. McKendall and G. Simons).
"Legal Minimum Wages and Employment Duration," Southern Economic Journal, Jan 2004, 70(3), pp. 631-646, (with A.J. Grossberg).
"Investment in Human Capital and Gender Wage Differences: Evidence From the NLSY," Applied Economics, (2001), 33, 463-471, (with A.J. Grossberg).
"On-the-Job Training and Starting Wages," Journal of Labor Research, Fall 2001 Vol.22, issue 4, pp. 809-816.
"Minimum Wages, On-the-Job Training, and Wage Growth," Southern Economic Journal 65 (January 1999): 539-556 (with A.J. Grossberg).
"Employer Search and Worker-Firm Match Quality," Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 35 (Special, 1995): 515-532.
"Do Legal Minimum Wages Create Rents? A Re-examination of the Evidence," Southern Economic Journal 60 (July 1993): 201-09 (with A.J. Grossberg).
Using Economics Courses to Teach and Assess Basic Information Literacy Skills, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, with M. McKendall and P. Sicilian, 2012, 13, 90-104.
Monetary integration in East Asia: evidence from real effective exchange rates, Review of International Economics, with W. Sun, 2011, 19(5), 865-876.
The Effect of Offshoring on Knowledge Flows in the U.S. Automobile Industry, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, with P. Isely, 2010, 19(6), 553-568.
Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets: The Problem of Policy Uncertainty, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 2009, 10(1), 65-72.
“International Technological Diffusion Following Accession to the WTO”, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, with P. Isely, 2009, 9(1), 62-69.
"The Effect of NAFTA on Information Flows in the Automobile Industry", Journal of Applied Business and Economics, with P. Isely, 2007, 7(3), 85-93.
Globalization in The U.S. Auto Industry: International Mergers and Acquisitions as Drivers of Information Sharing, Global Journal of International Business Research, with P. Isely, 2007, 1(1), 1-11.
"Innovation and the Business Cycle: A Comparison of the U.S. Semiconductor and Automobile Industries", International Advances in Economics Research, with P. Isely and D. Giedeman, 2006, 12(2), pp. 277-286.
"Global Influences on US Auto Innovation", Economics of Innovation and New Technology, with Paul Isely, 2002, 11(1), pp. 25-34.
"Policy Uncertainty, Private Investment, and the Optimal Tariff", Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, September 2000, pp.107-122.
"Letting the Market Preserve Land: The Case for a Market-Driven Transfer of Development Rights Program", Contemporary Economic Policy, with P. Thorsnes, 1999, 17 (2), pp. 256-266.
"Persistence of Low Product Quality in Informal Markets", Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, with G. Bhattacharya, 1999, 18(2/3), pp. 187-201.
"The Relationship Between Integration and Quality of Information Systems and International Business Success", Current Topics in Management, with D. White, C. S¿nchez, and R. McHaney, 1999, 4, 375-389.
"Informational Cascades in Informal Markets", Journal of Economics, with G. Bhattacharya, spring 1996, 47-55.
Smith Kelly, C., Dalmia, S. (2011). Immigration Reforms, Marriage and Legal Permanent Residence Status. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 12(2), pp. 64-79.
Smith Kelly, C. (2011). Crime and Compensating Wage Differentials: Evidence from Miami in 1980. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 12(4), pp. 79 - 89.
Smith Kelly, C., Solomon, B., Adisu, K. (2011). Religious preferences, church attendance and life satisfaction among immigrants in USA. Journal of Business, Industry and Economics, Vol. 16, pp. 71-86.
Smith Kelly, C., Solomon, B. (2011). Religious Involvement and the Saving Behavior of Immigrants. Journal of International Finance Studies, Vol. 11(1), pp. 49-61.
Smith Kelly, C. (2010). The Influence of Immigration Laws on the U.S. Marriage Rates. Eastern Economic Journal, Vol. 36(4), pp. 500-522
Smith Kelly, C., Dalmia, S. (2010). Marital Matching Among Immigrants: A Multidimensional Approach. International Business & Economics Research Journal, Vol. 9(1), pp. 71-82.
Smith Kelly, C., Solomon, B. (2009). The Influence of Religion on Remittances Sent to Relatives and Friends Back Home. Journal of Business & Economics Research, Vol. 7(1), pp. 91-101.
“The relationship between factor shares and economic development,” Journal of Macroeconomics, 2012, 34(4), pp.1044-1062.
“Assessing China’s Renminbi Peg to the U.S. Dollar: The Case for Greater RMB Exchange Rate Flexibility”. The Singapore Economic Review, 2012, Vol. 57, issue 1, 1-18.
"Monetary integration in East Asia: evidence from real effective exchange rates", Review of International Economics, with G. Simons, 2011, 19(5), 865-876.
"Dynamics of floating exchange rate: how important are capital flows relative to macroeconomic fundamentals?" With Lian An. Journal of Economics and Finance, forthcoming.
"The effectiveness of sterilized foreign exchange interventions: the case of Japan". With Lian An. International Journal of Economic Issues, 1: 2, 165-175, December 2008.
"Asymmetric Shocks and the Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes in East Asia". With Lian An. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 22, 38-48, December 2008.
"Monetary policy, foreign exchange intervention, and the exchange rate: the case of Japan". With Lian An. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 15, 271-283, May 2008.
"Characterizing exchange rate policy in East Asia: a reconsideration". With Hwee Kwan Chow and Yoonbai Kim. Journal of Asian Economics, 18(3), 448-465, June 2007.
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