claygcollins - Research

Publications (peer reviewed)

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

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