Recent Publications

“Drive-bys and Trade-ups: Examining the Directionality of the Crime and Residential Instability Relationship,” (with John Hipp and George Tita) Social Forces, 87(4) (June 2009).

"Incorporating Spatial Criteria into Spatial Analysis,” (with Anand Desai and Yushim Kim), The American Review of Public Administration, 39(1) (January 2009): 23-42.

“Crime, Neighborhoods and Units of Analysis: Putting Space in its Place,” (with George Tita) in David Weisburd, Wim Bernasco and Gerben J.N. Bruinsma, eds., Putting Crime in its Place: Units of Analysis in Spatial Crime Research, New York: Springer, (2009): 145-170.

"The Impact of Terrorism on Italian Employment and Business Activity," (with Laura Dugan and Gary LaFree), Urban Studies, 44(5/6) (May 2007): 1093-1108.

"Do Tax Incentives Affect Local Economic Growth? What Mean Impacts Miss in the Analysis of Enterprise Zone Policies," (with Daniele Bondonio), Regional Science and Urban Economics, 37(1) (January 2007): 121-136.

"An Examination of the Impact of Governmental Disaster Relief Incentives on Business Location and Employment Decisions," (with Tricia Petras and Andy Hultquist), 2007 Proceedings of the One Hundredth Annual Conference on Taxation, National Tax Association: 427-436.

"Crime and Residential Choice: A Neighborhood Level Analysis of the Impact of Crime on Housing Prices," (with George Tita and Tricia Petras), Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 22(4) (December 2006): 299-317.

"The Economic Impact of Terrorist Incidents on the Italian Tourism Industry," (with Andy Hultquist), Urban Affairs Review, 42(1) (September 2006): 113-130.

"Do Business Investment Incentives Promote Employment in Declining Areas? Evidence from EU Objective 2 Regions," (with Daniele Bondonio), European Urban and Regional Studies, 13(3) (July 2006): 225-244.

"Viewing Spatial Consequences of Budgetary Policy Changes," (with Anand Desai), Public Budgeting & Finance, 25(2) (Summer 2005): 43-60.

"Wage Spillovers in Public Sector Contract Negotiations: The Importance of Social Comparisons," (with Linda Babcock and John Engberg), Regional Science and Urban Economics, 35(4) (July 2005): 395-416.

Research Reports

Major Findings of the Assessments of the Gross Impacts of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets, Nationwide Arena, and the Arena District on Greater Columbus, 1998-2008

Assessment of the Gross Impact of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Nationwide Arena on the Greater Columbus Area

Assessment of the Gross Economic Impact of the Arena District on Greater Columbus

Estimating Local Effects of Medicaid Expenditure Changes, (with Anand Desai and Yushim Kim), Research Report No. 2005-3, John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy and the School of Public Policy and Management, The Ohio State University (June 2005).

The Nonprofit Sector in the Franklin County Economy, (with Edward J. Malecki and Andy M. Hultquist), Research Report No. 2005-2, John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy and the School of Public Policy and Management, The Ohio State University (April 2005)