EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. - Louisiana State University, Economics
• M.Sc. - Louisiana State University, Economics
• M. A. - Williams College, Development Economics
• B.Sc. - University of the West Indies, Business, Economics and Social Statistics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor of Economics, Belmont University
• Fellow, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• Editor, Journal for the Advancement of Developing Economies (JADE)
• Faculty Affiliate, Western Kentucky University
• Instructor, Louisiana State University
• Economist and Statistician, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, St. Kitts
• Statistician (Internship), Ministry of Sustainable Development, St. Kitts

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed

• “Smoking, Health and Academic Outcomes – Evidence from a Limited Smoking Campus Policy” with Monica Galloway Burke and Kathryn Steward.  Health Economics, Policy and Law, April 2019, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 205-230. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133118000245.
• “The economic growth impact of tourism in Small Island Developing States—evidence from the Caribbean” with Monica Galloway Burke.  Tourism Economics, February 2019, Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 85-108.  https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816618792792.
• “Obesity, chronic job discrimination and social support” with Kenneth Kungu, Janella Melius and Valentine Wanga.  Management Research Review, January 2019 (online), pp. 1-19.  https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-02-2018-0060.
• “Do Crib Sheets Improve Student Performance on Tests?  Evidence from Principles of Economics” with Kara Smith.  International Review of Economics Education, January 2019, Volume 30, pp. 1-13.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2018.08.003.
• “The Impact of Education on Women’s Preferences for Gender Equality: Evidence from Sierra Leone” with Naci Mocan (NBER Working Paper No: 18016).  Journal of Demographic Economics, March 2018, Volume 84, Issue 1, pp. 3-40.  doi: 10.1017/dem.2016.12.
• “What Took So Long?  An Analysis of Survival Times for Movie Sequels” with Alexander Hakemoller Marsh (student).  Journal of Economic Insight (formerly the Journal of Economics, MVEA), June 2018, Volume 44, Issue 1, pp. 1-20.
• “Tourism and financial development in small states - Evidence from Caribbean countries” with Monica Galloway Burke.  Tourism Economics, September 2017, Volume 23, Issue 6, pp. 1369-1377.  doi: 10.1177/1354816617689870.
• “20-Over Versus 50-Over Cricket: Is There a Difference?” with Bibhudutta Panda and Sudipta Sarangi.  Journal of Sports Economics, October 2015, Volume 16, Issue 7, pp. 760-783.  doi: 10.1177/1527002513505284.
• “Does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) increase Fertility Behavior?” Journal of Labor Research, June 2014, Volume 35, Issue 2, pp. 105 - 132, doi: 10.1007/s12122-014-9181-9.
• “State Abstinence Education Programs and Teen Birth Rates in the U.S.,” Review of Economics of the Household, March 2012, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 53-75.  doi: 10.1007/s11150-011-9131-8.
• “The Impact of Education on Health Knowledge,” with Naci Mocan and Duha Altindag (NBER Working Paper No: 16422).  Economics of Education Review, October 2011, Volume 30, Issue 5, pp. 792-812.  doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.031.
• “Foreign Direct Investment and Trade in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union” with Brian Francis and Troy Lorde.  Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, March 2007, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp. 23-49.