Research
My research examines IT infrastructure, market efficiency, and firm performance, with a particular focus on emerging economies. I use econometric methods including panel data models, VAR, and unit root tests.
For a complete list of publications, see my Google Scholar profile or ORCID profile.
Telecommunications and Economic Development — Research Synthesis →
A plain-language overview of what my telecom research finds and why it matters.
Telecommunications and Economic Development
Telecommunications adoption and stock market efficiency in emerging markets (2026)
Information Technology for Development (in press).
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Who benefits most from structured management practices? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (2026)
With L. Gutiérrez-Ramírez and S.H. Lee.
Eurasian Business Review.
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On the endogeneity of telecommunications and economic growth: Evidence from Asia (2013)
With S.H. Lee.
Information Technology for Development 19(1), 62–85.
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Telecommunications and economic growth: An empirical analysis of sub-Saharan Africa (2012)
With S.H. Lee and L. Gutierrez.
Applied Economics 44(4), 461–469.
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Creation of a separate telecom regulatory agency: A duration analysis of its time pattern (2006)
With S.H. Lee.
Contemporary Economic Policy 24(3), 407–417.
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Econometric Methods: Dynamic Panel GMM
Observation loss from missing data in dynamic panel GMM (2026)
Finance Research Letters 105.
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Default and collapsed instruments in dynamic panel GMM: A Monte Carlo comparison (2025)
Economics Bulletin 45(4), 1915–1925.
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Beyond technique: The art of writing impactful econometric papers for Information Technology for Development (2025)
Information Technology for Development 31(3), 499–508.
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Applied Microeconomics
The business analytics skills employers are looking for (2025)
With N. Indika.
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 23(2).
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What same-sex adoption laws can tell us about the gender wage gap in the United States (2022)
With A. Lowen.
Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
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The efficient corruption hypothesis and the dynamics between economic freedom, corruption, and national income (2020)
With J. Hall and A.R. Scarcioffolo.
Journal of Developing Areas 54(3).
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Comprehensive indoor smoking bans and smoking prevalence: Evidence from the BRFSS (2016)
With T.W. Carton, M. Darden, S.H. Lee, and I. Ricket.
American Journal of Health Economics 2(4), 535–556.
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The day-of-the-week effect revisited: International evidence (2014)
With M.F. Dicle.
Journal of Economics and Finance 38(3), 407–437.
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Flood hazards and urban housing markets: The effects of Katrina on New Orleans (2010)
With R. McKenzie.
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 40(1), 62–76.
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