Faculty in the Orfalea College of Business conduct research that advances theory, informs practice, and improves our understanding of the complex interface between technology, human behavior, organizations and markets. Their research addresses real-world problems, involves students when appropriate, influences public and regulatory policies, and contributes to experiential-based learning. The departmental areas promote and maintain a multitude of opportunities for industry to advise and further the interests of students and faculty.
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Submissions from 2003
Slotting Allowances as a Facilitating Practice by Food Processors in Wholesale Grocery Markets: Profitability and Welfare Effects, Stephen F. Hamilton
Public Goods and the Value of Product Quality Regulations: The Case of Food Safety, Stephen F. Hamilton, David L. Sunding, and David Zilberman
Funded Pensions, Labor Market Participation, and Economic Growth, Mark A. Roberts and Eric O'N. Fisher
Submissions from 2002
Comment on: "Do Sunspots Matter When Spot Market Equilibria are Unique?", Richard C. Barnett and Eric O'N. Fisher
Economic Geography, Trade, and War, David H. Bearce and Eric O'N. Fisher
Strategic Environmental Policy and International Trade in Asymmetric Oligopoly Markets, Yann Duval and Stephen F. Hamilton
An Empirical Test of the Rent-Shifting Hypothesis: The Case of State Trading Enterprises, Stephen F. Hamilton and Kyle W. Stiegert
The Efficient Mix of Staffing Resources, Michael L. Marlow
Submissions from 2001
An analysis of second time around bankruptcies using a split-population duration model, Arindam Bandopadhyaya and Sanjiv Jaggia
Dollarization and the Mexican Labor Market, George J. Borjas and Eric O'N. Fisher
Purchasing Power Parity and Interest Parity in the Laboratory, Eric O'N. Fisher
Bureaucracy and Student Performance in US Public Schools, Michael L. Marlow
Do Crime-Related Expenditures Crowd Out Higher Education Expenditures?, Michael L. Marlow and Alden F. Shiers
Authority, Social Theories of, Eduardo Zambrano
Submissions from 2000
Smoking Laws and Their Differential Effects on Restaurants, Bars, and Taverns, John Dunham and Michael L. Marlow
The Effects of Smoking Laws on Seating Allocations of Restaurants, Bars, and Taverns, John Dunham and Michael L. Marlow
Review of The Handbook of International Economics: Volume 3, Eric O'N. Fisher
Experimental Foreign Exchange Markets, Eric O'N. Fisher and Frank S. Kelly
Does Market Timing Contribute to the Cattle Cycle?, Stephen F. Hamilton and Terry L. Kastens
Vertical Coordination, Antitrust Law, and International Trade, Stephen F. Hamilton and Kyle Stiegert
Product Liability, Entry Incentives and Market Structure, Stephen F. Hamilton and David L. Sunding
Risk Aversion and the Investment Horizon: A New Perspective on the Time Diversification Debate, Sanjiv Jaggia and Satish Thosar
Spending, School Structure, and Public Education Quality. Evidence From California, Michael L. Marlow
A Simple Test of the Law of Demand for the United States, Eduardo Zambrano and Timothy J. Vogelsang