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 2022
Sweating the Energy Bill: Extreme Weather, Poor Households, and the Energy Spending Gap, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Irene Jacqz, and Sarah Johnston
Submissions from 2021
Birds of a Feather Lockdown Together: Mutual Bird-Human Benefits during a Global Pandemic, Michael Brock, Jacqueline Doremus, and Liqing Li
The Effects of Recreational Cannabis Access on Labor Markets: Evidence from Colorado, Avinandan Chakraborty, Jacqueline Doremus, and Sarah Stith
Import Restrictions by Eco-Certification: Quantity Effects on Tropical Timber Production, Matthew T. Cole, Jacqueline M. Doremus, and Stephen F. Hamilton
Submissions from 2020
How Does Eco-Label Competition Affect Environmental Benefits? The Case of Central Africa’s Forests, Jacqueline M. Doremus
Off-label Use of Recreational Cannabis: Acid Reflux in Colorado, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Sarah S. Stith, and Jacob M. Vigil
Submissions from 2019
Unintended Impacts from Forest Certification: Evidence from Indigenous Aka Households in Congo, Jacqueline M. Doremus
Simpler is Better: Predicting Consumer Vehicle Purchases in the Short Run, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Gloria Helfand, Changzheng Liu, Marie Donahue, Ari Kahan, and Michael Shelby
Using Recreational Cannabis to Treat Insomnia: Evidence from Over-the-Counter Sleep Aid Sales in Colorado, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Sarah S. Stith, and Jacob M. Vigil
Submissions from 2012
Return, purchase, or skip? Outcome, duration, and consumer behavior in the rent-to-own market, Michael H. Anderson and Sanjiv Jaggia
Fragmenting Forests: The Double Edge of Effective Forest Monitoring, Andrew R. Bell, Rick L. Riolo, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Daniel G. Brown, Thomas P. Lyon, John Vandermeer, and Arun Agrawal
Obesity and Hyperbolic Discounting: An Experimental Analysis, Timothy J. Richards and Stephen F. Hamilton
Submissions from 2011
Vertex centralities in input-output networks reveal the structure of modern economies, Florian Blochl, Fabian J. Theis, Fernando Vega-Redondo, and Eric O'N. Fisher
Empirical Foundations for the Resurrection of Heckscher–Ohlin Theory, Peter Egger, Kathryn G. Marshall, and Eric O'N. Fisher
Heckscher–Ohlin Theory when Countries have Different Technologies, Eric O'N. Fisher
Introduction to Heckscher-Ohlin Theory: A Modern Approach, Eric O'N. Fisher
The Structure of the American Economy, Eric O'N. Fisher and Kathryn G. Marshall
Identifiability of the misspecified split hazard models, Sanjiv Jaggia
Why does tobacco-control spending vary so much across states?, Michael L. Marlow
Submissions from 2010
Second-Best Tax Policy and Natural Resource Management in Growing Economies, Steven P. Cassou, Arantza Gorostiaga, María José Gutiérrez, and Stephen F. Hamilton
SO2 Policy and Input Substitution Under Spatial Monopoly, Shelby Gerking and Stephen F. Hamilton
A partial defense of the giant squid, Sanjiv Jaggia and Satish Thosar
Do Expenditures on Tobacco Control Decrease Smoking Prevalence?, Michael L. Marlow
The Influence of Private School Enrollment on Public School Performance, Michael L. Marlow
Submissions from 2009
Rent-to-own agreements: Customer characteristics and contract outcomes, Michael H. Anderson and Sanjiv Jaggia