"Calendar Effects in the Pricing of Residential Real Estate," (with Stacy Sirmans and Greg Smersh) American Real Estate Society, Captiva Island, FL, April 2008.
"Estimatng Hedonic Price Functions with Quantile Regression: The Case of Real Estate," (with Yixiu Zhou) Missouri Economic Conference, University of Missouri, Columbia, March 2008.
"Conditional versus Unconditional Quantile Estimates of Hedonic Price Functions in Real Estate Valuation," (with Yixiu Zhou), Academy of Economics and Finance, Nashville, TN, February 2008.
"Peer Effects in Dividend Behavior," (with Fang Yang), Academy of Economics and Finance, Nashville, TN, February 2008.
"A Quantile Regression Approach to Identifying the Relative Impact of Inflation and Housing Characteristics on Sales Price," (with Stacy Sirmans and Greg Smersh) Southern Finance Association, Charleston, S.C., November 2007.
"Hedonic Price Functions in Real Estate Valuation: A Reexamination Based on Quantile Regression," (with Emily Zietz and Stacy Sirmans) Financial Management Association International, Orlando, FL, October 2007.
"An Analysis of Housing Characteristics Using Quantile Regression," (with Emily Zietz and Stacy Sirmans) American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, Washington, D.C., May 2007.
"The Implicit Determinants of Housing Prices," (with Emily Zietz and Stacy Sirmans) Academy of Economics and Finance, Jacksonville, FL, February 2007.
"Genetically Modified Maize and Subsistance Farming in Mexico," (with Alan Seals) Southern Economic Association, Charleston, SC, November 2006.
"Determinants of Housing Prices: Evidence from a Quantile Regression Approach," (with Emily Zietz and Stacy Sirmans) Southern Finance Association, Destin, FL, November 2006.
"An Unobserved Components Forecasting Model of Employment for the Nashville MSA," (with David A. Penn) Academy of Economics and Finance, Houston, TX, February 2006.
“A Methodology to Remove Potential Bias from Teaching Performance Evaluations,” (with Howard H. Cochrane and Mark L. Wilson) Missouri Valley Economic Association, Nashville, TN, October 2004.
"Detecting Neglected Parameter Heterogeneity with Chow Tests." Academy of Economics and Finance, Biloxi, MS, February 2004.
"Economic Growth, Stock Prices, and the Trade Balance." Southern Economic Association, San Antonio, November 2003.
"The Development of Water Rights in the American West." (with David Penn) Southern Economic Association, San Antonio, November 2003.
"Neglected Parameter Heterogeneity and Spurious Non-Linearity." Academy of Economics and Finance, Savannah, February 2003.
"Automobile Insurance Premiums: Determinants and Scope for Containment." (with Emily Norman Zietz), Academy of Economics and Finance, Savannah, February 2003.
"Asset Prices and the U.S. Trade Deficit." Academy of Economics and Finance, Pensacola, February 2002.
"Demand and Supply Side Determinants of Commercial Bank Lending." (with Jerry Crigger) Academy of Economics and Finance, Pensacola, February 2002.
"Transfer Student Performance in Principles of Economics Classes." (with Mark Wilson) Academy of Economics and Finance, Biloxi, February 2001.
"Price Effects of Agency Representation." (with Bobby Newsome) Academy of Economics and Finance, Biloxi, February 2001.
"The Pedagogical Determinants of Instructional Assessment." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr. and Gary Hodgin), 12th Annual Robert Morris College, Irwin/McGraw-Hill Conference on "Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research," Robert Morris College, Pennsylvania, February 2001.
"How Students Rate Pedagogical Effectiveness in the Principles Course." (with Howard H. Cochran and Gary L. Hodgin) Kentucky Economics Association, Lexington, October 2000.
"Teaching Techniques that Improve Student Ratings of Professors." (with Howard H. Cochran and Gary L. Hodgin) International Atlantic Economic Society, Charleston, SC, October 2000.
"Transfer Student Performance at a Comprehensive University: Results from Introductory Economics Classes." (with Mark L. Wilson) New York State Economics Association, Johnstown, NY, October 2000.
"Enhancing Student Satisfaction in Principles of Economics." (with Howard H. Cochran and Gary L. Hodgin) Tennessee Economics Association, Nashville, April 2000.
"The Determinants of Instructional Effectiveness in Principles of College Economics." (with Howard H. Cochran and Gary L. Hodgin) Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, April 2000.
"Bias in Student Self-Reported Data." (with Mark L. Wilson) Academy of Economics and Finance, Nashville, February 2000.
"Student Evaluation of Teaching: Does Pedagogy Matter?" (with Howard H. Cochran and Gary L. Hodgin) Academy of Economics and Finance, Nashville, February 2000.
"Some Overlooked Determinants of Time-on-the-Market'." (with Emily Norman Zietz). Academy of Economics and Finance, Nashville, February 2000.
"An Examination of Student Self-Reported Data." (with Mark L. Wilson), Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, November 1999.
"Neglected Heterogeneity and Flexible Functional Form." Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, November 1999.
"An Examination of Student Self-Reported Data." (with Mark L. Wilson), International Atlantic Economic Society, Montreal, October 1999.
"Do Better Teaching Resources Improve Student Achievement?" (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Tennessee Economic Association, Martin, TN, April 1999.
"Whither Cointegration?" Midwest Economics Association, Nashville, TN, March 1999.
"Measuring Faculty Teaching Performance." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr., and Mark L. Wilson) Midwest Economics Association, Nashville, TN, March 1999.
"Technology in the Classroom - Getting Started." Workshop for Teacher Training Program, Academy of Economics and Finance, Little Rock, February 1999.
"How Relevant are Cointegration Techniques for Applied Economics?" Academy of Economics and Finance, Little Rock, February 1999.
"An Examination of Student Self-Reported Data." (with Mark L. Wilson), Missouri Valley Economics Association, Memphis, TN, February 1999.
" Developing A Composite Measure of Teaching Effectiveness." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr., and Mark L. Wilson) International Atlantic Economic Conference, Boston, MA, October 1998.
"How Much Does Teaching Methodology Matter for Learning Principles of Economics?" (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Kentucky Economics Association, Lexington, KY, October 1998.
"Assessing Teaching Effectiveness." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr., and Mark L. Wilson) Tennessee Economics Association, Clarksville, TN, March 1998.
"An Alternative Method of Assessing Teaching Effectiveness." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr., and Mark Wilson) National Council on Economic Education/National Association of Economic Educators (NCEE/NAEE), ASSA Meetings, Chicago, January 1998.
"Structural Misspecification and Cointegration Analysis." Southern Economic Association, Atlanta, November 1997.
"An Alternate Method of Assessing Teaching Effectiveness." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Teaching/Learning Conference, Ashland, KY, October 1997.
"Capital Structure and Multinationality." (with Ghassem Homaifar and Omar Benkato) Global Finance Conference, Montreal, Canada, April 1997.
"Predicting Teaching Effeciveness in Principles of College Economics." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Academy of Economics and Finance, Lafayette, LA, February 1997.
"Agent Heterogeneity and Heteroskedasticity in Cross-Section Studies." Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., November 1996.
"A New Method of Assessing Teaching Effectiveness." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., November 1996.
"Implications of the Learning Paradigm for Economic Education." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Tennessee Economics Association, Nashville, March 1996.
"How Cost Containment Strategies Affect Student Achievement in Principles of College Economics." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Tennessee Economics Association, Nashville, March 1996.
"The Impact of Cost Containment Strategies on Student Achievment in Principles of College Economics." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, November 1995.
"Capital Structure and Multinational Firms." (with Omar Benkato and Ghassem Homaifar) Financial Management Association, New York, October 1995.
"How to Effectively Manage Principles of College Economics: New Evidence from a Large National Data Base." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Tennessee Association of Economic Educators, Nashville, March 1995.
"How to Increase Student Achievement in Principles of College Economics at the Least Possible Cost." (with Howard H. Cochran, Jr.) Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, Biloxi, Mississippi. February 1995.
"The Integration of Banks into the Insurance Markets." (with Kenneth Hollman and Emily J. Norman) Western Risk and Insurance Association, Las Vegas, January 1995.
"Aggregation over Heterogeneous Households and Consumption Functions: Some Evidence from Cohort Data." Southern Economic Association, Orlando, November 1994.
"The Determinants of Student Achievement and Attitude in Principles of College Economics: Insights from the TUCE III Database." (with Howard H. Cochrane, Jr.) Southern Economic Association, Orlando, November 1994.
"The Difference in Capital Structure Between Multinational and Domestic Firms." (with Omar Benkato and Ghassem Homaifar) Eastern Finance Association, Boston, April 1994.
"Determinants of Capital Structure for Multinational and Domestic Corporations." (with Omar Benkato and Ghassem Homaifar) Midwest Finance Association, Chicago, March 1994.
"Individual Heterogeneity and Aggregate Consumption: Some Monte-Carlo Experiments." Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, November 1993.
"Uncertainty among Speculators and the Efficiency of the Forward Market for Foreign Exchange." (with Ghassem Homaifar) Financial Management Association, Toronto, Canada, October 1993.
"The Impact of Exchange Rate Changes on Investment in Research and Development," (with Bichaka Fayissa), Midwest Economic Association, Indianapolis, April 1993.
"Tradables, Nontradables, and the Competitiveness of the U.S. Economy," Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., November 1992.
"R&D Expenditures, the Rate of Investment, and U.S. Competitiveness," (with Bichaka Fayissa), Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, March 1992.
"The Growth of Agricultural Protection: Its Causes and Consequences for Developing Countries and the GATT." (with Alberto Valdés), Second Annual East Asian Seminar on Economics: Trade and Protectionism. Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Korea Development Institute, and National Bureau of Economic Research, Taipei, Taiwan, June 1991.
"R&D Expenditures and Import Competition: Some Evidence for the U.S.," (with Bichaka Fayissa) Midwest Economic Association, St. Louis, April 1991.
"Some Evidence of U.S. Manufacturing R&D Expenditures and Their Implications for Import Competition," (with Bichaka Fayissa) Conference on International Competitiveness, Radford, Virginia, April 1991.
"The Impact of Investment Tax Shields and Corporate Tax Rates on the Firm's Capital Structure," (with Omar Benkato and Ghassem Homaifar) Financial Management Association, Orlando, Florida, October 1990.
"Examination of Reform Proposals Relating to Tariffication, Subsidies, and Quantitative Controls", (with Alberto Valdés) GATT Negotiations on Agriculture and Developing Countries, Montreux, Switzerland, May 29-June 1, 1990.
"Import Demand and Exchange Rate Pass-Through", (with Donald K. Pemberton) Third Annual Symposium of the Institute for International Economic Competitiveness, Radford, Virginia, March 1990.
"R&D Expenditures, the Rate of Investment, and U.S. Competitiveness", (with Bichaka Fayissa), Third Annual Symposium of the Institute for International Economic Competitiveness, Radford, Virginia, March 1990.
"Domestic Absorption and Microeconomic Determinants of the U.S. Trade Deficit", (with Donald K. Pemberton), Second Annual Symposium of the Institute for International Economic Competitiveness, Radford, Virginia, April 1989.
"Achieving Competitiveness in an Open Economy: Some Implications for Government Policy", (with Donald K. Pemberton), First Annual Symposium of the Institute for International Economic Competitiveness, Radford, Virginia, April/May 1988.
"Trade Policy and Structural Change in the Private Enterprise System: The Case of the Apparel Industry", Association for Private Enterprise Education (APEE), Cleveland, April 1988.
"Individual Heterogeneity and Aggregate Consumption Functions", Eastern Economic Association, Boston, March 1988.
"Agricultural Trade Negotiations: A Developing Country Perspective", (with Alberto Valdés) 8th World Congress of the International Economic Association, New Delhi, India, December 1986.
"The Behavior of Private Households in the Capital Market - An Empirical Analysis", (with Ronald Weichert) Verein für Socialpolitik (tri-national meeting of German-speaking academic economists), Munich, West Germany, September 1986.
"Protectionism in European Telecommunications", Hanns Martin Schleyer- Foundation (tri-national meeting of German-speaking economists), Innsbruck, Austria, May 1986.
"Trade Liberalization in Cereals: Blessing or Curse to Less-Developed Countries?" Atlantic Economic Society, Washington D.C., September 1985.
"A Preestimation Sample Separation Technique for a Labor Market in Disequilibrium", Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., November 1983.
"Temporary Tax Changes and Consumption Expenditures", Atlantic Economic Society, Philadelphia, September 1983.
"Demographic Effects and the Interest Elasticity of Aggregate Savings", Eastern Economic Association, Boston, March 1983.