Economics
Our faculty conduct research in a range of economics fields, including land use change, government regulations, and environmental planning, at the micro and macro levels.
Our students’ scholarship is fostered by our faculty whose impactful research has been recognized worldwide through:
- Publications: Our faculty’s research has been published in leading journals like the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and the Review of Economics and Statistics, to name a few.
- Leadership: Several faculty hold editorial positions or leadership positions with the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics and the EPA's Science Advisory Board and Environmental Economics Advisory Committee.
- Funding: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, to name a few, have funded faculty research through grants.
- Collaboration: Our faculty’s collaborations with economists worldwide at organizations like the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Central Bank of Luxembourg provide important connections between the university and professional organizations.
Submissions from 2024
Evaluating blockchain technology adoption in multi-tier supply chains from an institutional entrepreneurship theory perspective, Sang Hoo Bae, Sara Saberi, Mahtab Kouhizadeh, and Joseph Sarkis
Supply chain interactions and strategic product deletion Decisions: A Game-Theoretic analysis, Sang Hoo Bae, Qingyun Zhu, and Joseph Sarkis
Circular Migration, Marriage Markets, and HIV: Long-Run Evidence from Mozambique, Jon Denton-Schneider
Understanding Public Preferences for Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: The Role of Production Technology and Environmental Impacts, Giulio Farolfi and Robert Johnston
Consequences of omitting non-lethal wildlife impacts from stated preference scenarios, Robert J. Johnston, Tobias Börger, Nick Hanley, Keila Meginnis, Tom Ndebele, Ghamz E. Ali Siyal, Nicola Beaumont, and Frans P. de Vries
Do numerical probabilities promote informed stated preference responses under inherent outcome uncertainty? Insight from a coastal adaptation choice experiment, Christos Makriyannis, Robert J. Johnston, and Ewa Zawojska
Estimating round-tripping FDI from firm-level data in China, Zeyi Qian, Junfu Zhang, and Qiangyuan Chen
How Important Are Labor-Market Gender Gaps in the South Caucasus?, Marc Teignier and David Cuberes
The effect of crime on mental health in South Africa, Magda Tsaneva and Lauren-Kate LaPlante
Mapping the dynamics of FDI in China: Convergence, divergence, and policy insights within free trade zones and beyond, Yujie Zeng, Tsun Se Cheong, Michal Wojewodzki, and Xing Shi
Submissions from 2023
Equity preferences and abatement cost sharing in international environmental agreements, Tobias Börger, Nick Hanley, Robert J. Johnson, Keila Meginnis, Tom Ndebele, Ghamz E. Ali Siyal, and Frans De Vries
Biophysical Measures to Support Analysis and Communication of Existence Values, James Boyd, Robert Johnston, and Paul Ringold
The aggregate gains of eliminating gender and ethnic gaps in the Malaysian labor market, David Cuberes, Achim Schmillen, and Marc Teignier
How social structure shapes female competition throughout her lifetime, Jeffrey Flory, Kenneth L. Leonard, Magda Tsaneva, and Kathryn Vasilaky
Value transfer in ecosystem accounting applications, I. Grammatikopoulou, T. Badura, R.J Johnston, D.N Barton, S. Ferrini, M. Schaafsma, and A. La Notte
Hydro-bio-geo-socio-chemical interactions and the sustainability of residential landscapes, Peter M. Groffman, Amanda K. Suchy, Dexter H. Locke, Robert J. Johnston, David A. Newburn, Arthur J. Gold, Lawrence E. Band, Jonathan Duncan, Morgan J. Grove, Jenny Kao-Kniffin, Hallee Meltzer, and Tom Ndebele
Spatial dimensions of water quality value in New England river networks, Robert J. Johnston, Klaus Moeltner, Seth Peery, Tom Ndebele, Zhenyu Yao, Stefano Crema, Wilfred M. Wollheim, and Elena Besedin
Locally-weighted meta-regression and benefit transfer, Klaus Moeltner, Roshan Puri, Robert Johnston, Elena Besedin, Jessica A. Balukas, and Alyssa Le
Output measurement and technological shocks in business cycles, Irina Panovska and Edouard Wemy
JUE Insight: Measuring the Stringency of Land Use Regulation Using a Shadow Price Approach, Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2022
Deworming as HIV Prevention for Young Women: Evidence from Zimbabwe, Jon Denton-Schneider
Super bowl participation and the local economy: Evidence from the stock market, Rui Du and Junfu Zhang
City size, family migration, and gender wage gap: Evidence from rural–urban migrants in China, Chunbing Xing, Xiaoyan Yuan, and Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2021
Do women give up competing more easily? Evidence from speedcubers, Chao Fang, Ernest Zhang, and Junfu Zhang
Land conversion across cities in China, Shihe Fu, Xiaocong Xu, and Junfu Zhang
Subways and Road Congestion†, Yizhen Gu, Chang Jiang, Junfu Zhang, and Ben Zou
Hukou status, housing tenure choice and wealth accumulation in urban China, Yu Liao and Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2019
Walled cities and urban density in China, Rui Du and Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2017
Measuring the stringency of land use regulation: The case of China's building height limits, Jan K. Brueckner, Shihe Fu, Yizhen Gu, and Junfu Zhang
Walled cities in late imperial China, Yannis M. Ioannides and Junfu Zhang
The preference for larger cities in China: Evidence from rural-urban migrants, Chunbing Xing and Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2016
The effect of housing wealth on labor force participation: Evidence from China, Shihe Fu, Yu Liao, and Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2015
Unaffordable housing and local employment growth: Evidence from California municipalities, Ritashree Chakrabarti and Junfu Zhang
Social-family network and self-employment: evidence from temporary rural–urban migrants in China, Junfu Zhang and Zhong Zhao
Are people willing to pay for less segregation? Evidence from U.S. internal migration, Junfu Zhang and Liang Zheng
Submissions from 2011
Do small businesses create more jobs? New evidence for the united states from the national establishment time series, David Neumark, Brandon Wall, and Junfu Zhang
Interjurisdictional competition for FDI: The case of China's "development zone fever", Junfu Zhang
The advantage of experienced start-up founders in venture capital acquisition: Evidence from serial entrepreneurs, Junfu Zhang
Tipping and residential segregation: A unified schelling model, Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2009
The performance of university spin-offs: An exploratory analysis using venture capital data, Junfu Zhang
Why do some US universities generate more venture-backed academic entrepreneurs than others?, Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2008
The effects of Wal-Mart on local labor markets, David Neumark, Junfu Zhang, and Stephen Ciccarella
Submissions from 2007
Employment Dynamics and Business Relocation: New Evidence from the National Establishment Time Series, David Neumark, Junfu Zhang, and Brandon Wall
Access to venture capital and the performance of venture-backed start-ups in silicon valley, Junfu Zhang
Submissions from 2006
Where the jobs are: Business dynamics and employment growth, David Neumark, Junfu Zhang, and Brandon Wall
