Academic Degrees
Ph D, Boston College
MA, Boston College
BA, Calvin College
Representative Publications
鈥淐artel formation and decision: the role of information and disclosure鈥� (with Ruben Korsen) forthcoming in Europeen Journl ofPolitical Economy (May 2023)
鈥淕oing Underground: THe impact of deterrence on the landlord's decision to operate informally)鈥� (with Jeremy Schwartz) forthcoming in Applied Economics (January 2023)
鈥淩ace, poverty and the social determinants of the coronavirus divide: U.S. county-level
disparities and risk factors鈥�, (with Laura J. Samuel, PhD, Darrell J. Gaskin, PhD,
et al), BMC Public Health (June 2021).
Ajit Mishra, Samuel Andrew, Does it matter who extorts? Extortion by competent and
incompetent officers鈥�, accepted to Scottish Journal of Political Economy (August 2021).
鈥淪elf-reporting and Market Structure鈥� (with Matthew Rablen) accepted to Economica (December 2020).
鈥淟icensing and the informal sector in rental markets: theory and evidence鈥� (with Jeremy Schwartz and Kerry Tan), accepted to Contemporary Economic Policy (July 2020).
鈥淎nnounced or Surprise Inspections and Oligopoly Competition" (with Emmanuel Dechenaux) forthcoming in B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy
鈥淎voidance and the optimal burden of proof鈥� (with Murat Mungan) forthcoming in Economics Letters
鈥淧roduct market competition鈥檚 effect on earnings management when audit quality is endogenous: theory and evidence鈥� (with Jeremy Schwartz) forthcoming in Review of Law and Economics
鈥淟aw enforcement among endogenously (in)competent officers鈥� (with Ajit Mishra) forthcoming in Economic Inquiry (September 2017)
鈥淎 note on licenses in the presence of corruption鈥� (with Fabio Mendez and Amy Farmer) forthcoming in Review of Law and Economics (June 2017)
鈥淧reemptive bribery and asymmetric information: Does prior knowledge matter鈥� (with Ajit Mishra) forthcoming Journal of Public Economic Theory (October 2016)
鈥淢aximal fines under announced and unannounced inspections鈥� (with Emmanuel Dechenaux) forthcoming Journal of Public Economic Theory (March 4, 2015)
鈥淕aming the 鈥榮ystem鈥�: Interdependent networks and investment inefficiencies鈥� (with Allison Reilly and Seth Guikema), forthcoming Decision Analysis (April 27, 2015)
"Corruption and Hold-up: the role of intermediaries" (with Ajit Mishra), forthcoming in European Journal of Law and Economics, (May 22, 2015)
鈥淐ognitive Dissonance, Ethical Behavior, and Bribery鈥�, forthcoming in Thinking about Bribery: Neuroscience, Moral Cognition and the Psychology of Bribery (eds. Philip Nichols and Diana Roberstson), Cambridge University Press
鈥淭he effect of de-hubbing on airfares鈥�, forthcoming Journal of Air Transport Management 50, 45 鈥� 52 (resubmitted September 2015, October, 2015)
鈥淎nnounced vs. surprise inspections with tipping-off鈥� (with Emmanuel Dechenaux) European Journal of Political Economy Volume 34, June 2014, 167鈥�183 ( December 17, 2013)
鈥淔air Trade, Market Failures, and (the absence of) Institutions鈥� (with Charles Scott and Fred Derrick), Review of Social Economy, Volume 72, Issue 2, 2014 ( July 16, 2013)
鈥淏ribery in subsidized credit markets: evidence from households in Bangladesh.鈥� (with Aaron Lowen and Emmanuel Dechenaux), Indian Growth and Development Review, 2014, 7(1), 61-72 ( December 9, 2012)
鈥淩esource allocation for homeland defense: Dealing with the team effect鈥�, Decision Analysis, Volume 9 Issue 3, 09 2012, 238-252 ( March 11, 2012)
鈥淧reemptive Corruption, Hold-Up and Repeated Interactions鈥� (with Emmanuel Dechenaux), Economica, Vol. 79, No. 314, 2012 (December, 2011)
鈥淏ribery and Endogenous Monitoring Effort: An Experimental Study鈥� (with Aaron Lowen), Eastern Economic Journal, 38, 356-380 ( August 1, 2011)
鈥淢orality and Happiness鈥� (old title: 鈥�Motivating Morality: Game Theory and Moral Motivation鈥�), (with Kelly Clark) in 鈥淓vidence and Religious Belief鈥�, Oxford University Press, August 2011
鈥淐orruption and Monitoring Technology鈥� (with Aaron Lowen), Economics of Governance, Vol 11, 2010 (, March 26, 2010)
鈥淧reemptive Collusion among Corruptible Law-Enforcers鈥�, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol 7: 2, 2009 (, March 2009)