claygcollins - Research

Publications (peer reviewed)

Collins, Clay, & Ivy Collins. 2026. Thrown or Thriving: Modeling Buckoff Risk in Professional Bull Riding (with Ivy Collins). Proceedings of the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
Collins, Clay. 2026. Family Violence and Football’ at 15: Revisiting the Effect of Emotional Cues on Intimate Partner Violence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Collins, Clay. 2026. Buying loyalty at the Track? Formula One Grands Prix and Civil Unrest. International Journal of Sport Finance.
Collins, Clay. 2026. Emotional Cues, Election Outcomes, and Intimate Partner Violence. Eastern Economic Journal.
Skinner, Tyler, Steve Salaga, & Clay Collins. 2025. State abortion bans and talent acquisition: evidence from NCAA women’s college basketball. Applied Economics Letters. Media Coverage: The Washington Post, Extra Points
Chen, Shuoyu, Clay Collins, & Ivy Collins. 2025. Discrimination and subjective player ratings: Evidence from China. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.
Zhao, Troy T., Sam S. Chen, Lan Mu, Yufei Bai, Zlay Collins, & James J. Zhang. 2025. Staying active in cities: dimensions of urban built environment and mass sport participation. European Sport Management Quarterly. Media Coverage: UGA Today, Bioengineer, EurekaAlert/AAAS
Collins, Clay, & E. Frank Stephenson. 2025. How does having a football program affect enrollment at small private colleges?. Education Economics.
Collins, Clay, & Jaeho Yoon. 2025. Momentum in Tournaments: Evidence from Three-Cushion Billiards. Advances in Social Science Research Journal.
Collins, Clay, & Brad Humphreys. 2022. Contest Outcome Uncertainty and Fan Decisions: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Sports Economics.
Collins, Clay, Craig A. Depken II, & E. Frank Stephenson. 2022. The Impact of Sporting and Cultural Events in a Heterogeneous Hotel Market: Evidence from Austin, TX. Eastern Economic Journal. Media Coverage: Ventura County Star.
Collins, Clay, & Joshua C. Hall. 2022. Presidential inauguration tourism and hotel occupancy: Evidence from the Obama and Trump inaugurals. Tourism Economics. Media Coverage: The Washington Post, WVU Today, The Seattle Times, WTRF
Carnes, Thomas A., Clay Collins, & E. Frank Stephenson. 2020. Framing for Dollars: The Effect of Advanced Defensive Metrics on Catchers’ Salaries. Academy of Finance and Economics Journal.
Collins, Clay, & E. FRank Stephenson. 2018. Taxing the Travelers: A Note on Hotel Tax Incidence. Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. Media coverage: RoughDraft Atlanta

Working Papers

Does Love Kill Speed? The Effect of Marriage on Formula One Driver Performance (with Joshua C. Martin)
Signals Beyond Performance: Exploring the Impact of Athlete Smile Types on Consumer Outcomes (with Sam S. Chen, Julio Sevilla, & James J. Zhang)
Facial Warmth Perceptions and Subjective Performance Evaluations: Evidence from Professional Basketball (with Sam Chen, John Hulland, James Zhang, & Xinmiao Zhou)
The Impact of the FISU Summer World University Games on local tourism demand: Evidence from Chengdu (with Xiaowei Jiang & Srija Yadav Vuppula)
The Economic Impact of College Football Transitions from FCS to FBS: Evidence form Hotel Data (with Jiaqi Gu)
The Effect of Title IX Exemptions on College Enrollment” (with Dinushka Paranivitana)
The Effect of Conference Realignment on Local Economic Conditions: The Case of Rutgers Joining the Big 10 (with E. Frank Stephenson)
More Than Money: What Shapes Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Hangzhou’s Asian Games? (with Jiaqi Gu, Xianming Peng, & Qiang Liang)

Book Chapters

Reference Dependent Preferences, Outcome Uncertainty, and Sports Fan Behaviour - A Review of the Literature (with Brad R. Humphreys). in Behavioural Sports Economics A Research Companion.

Publications (non-peer reviewed)

Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Economic Development. Review of Regional Studies.
Georgia Gas Tax Hike: Much Ado About Nothing (with E. Frank Stephenson). Georgia Public Policy Foundation