Publications
“The Canary in the Coal Decline: Appalachian Household Finance and the Transition from Fossil Fuels” (with Joshua Blonz and Erin Troland) Journal of Financial Economics, 2026, Vol. 175, 104167, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2025.104167.
Media: Energy Institute Blog, BLS Monthly Labor Review
“The Local Economic Impact of Natural Disasters” (with Daniel J. Wilson) in Journal of Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2025, Vol. 23, No. 6, 1667-1704. https://doi.org/10.1086/735533.
Media: Wall Street Journal
“Pricing Poseidon: Extreme Weather Uncertainty and Firm Return Dynamics“, (with Mathias Kruttli and Sumudu W. Watugala), in Journal of Finance, 2025, Vol. 80, No. 2, 783-832. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.13416.
“Sellin’ in the Rain: Weather, Climate, and Retail Sales“, in Management Science, 2023, Vol. 69, No. 12, 7151-7882.
“Divest, Disregard or Double Down? Philanthropic Endowment Investments in Objectionable Firms“, in American Economic Review: Insights, 2019, Vol. 1, No. 2, 241-256.
Press Mentions: Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist
“Discounting Behavior and Environmental Decisions” (with Richard T. Carson), in Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 2009, Vol. 2, No. 2, 112-130.
Working Papers
“Flooding the Market? How hurricanes impact home listings” (with Brian Seok)
Brigitte Roth Tran, Ph.D. 