Mike Conlin
Associate Professor of Economics

Michigan State University
Department of Economics
18F Marshall-Adams Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: (517) 355-0285
Fax: (517) 432-1068
Email:conlinmi@msu.edu

Vita

            Curriculum Vitae

Research Papers

Voluntary Disclosure and the Strategic Behavior of Colleges”, Stacy Dickert-Conlin and Gabrielle Chapman.  UQAM Presentation

“The Effect of Franchising on Competition: An Empirical Analysis”.

“Love at What Price? Estimating the Value of Marriage”, (old version- currently revising) with Stacy Dickert-Conlin and Melissa Koenig.

“Capacity and Collusion: An Empirical Analysis of the Texas Lodging Industry ”, with Vrinda Kadiyali.

The Effect of an Agent’s Experience onNational Football League Contract Structure”, Joe Orsini and Meng-Chi Tang.

“The Effect of Abortion on Suicide: A Further Test of the Wanted Child Hypothesis”, Michelle Banker, Stacy Dickert-Conlin, and John Pepper.

“The Deer Hunter: The Unintended Affects of Hunting Regulations ”, with Stacy Dickert-Conlin and John Pepper, The Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.

" The Performance of the Pivotal-Voter Model in Small-Scale Elections: Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda ”, with Steve Coate and Andrea Moro, The Journal of Public Economics, April 2008.

 Projection Bias in Catalog Orders”, with Ted O'Donoghue and Tim Vogelsang, The American Economic Review, September 2007.

 Entry Deterring Capacity in the Texas Lodging Industry ”, with Vrinda Kadiyali. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Spring 2006.

Discrimination in Hiring v. Retention and Promotion: An Empirical Analysis of Within Firm Treatment  of Workers in the NFL”, with Patrick Emerson, The Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, April 2006.

"The Effect of Alcohol Prohibition on Illicit Drug Related Crimes: An Unintended Consequence of Regulation”, with Stacy Dickert-Conlin and John Pepper, The Journal of Law and Economics, April 2005.

"A Group Rule-Utilitarian Approach to Voter Turnout: Theory and Evidence", with Steve Coate, The American Economic Review, December 2004.

The Performance of REIT-owned Properties and the Impact of REIT Market Power”, with Peter Brady, The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, January 2004.

The Social Norm of Tipping”, with Ted O’Donoghue and Mike Lynn, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, November 2003.

Multi-Dimensional Separating Equilibrium and Moral Hazard : An Empirical Study of National Football League Contract Negotiations”, with Patrick Emerson, The Review of Economics and Statistics, August 2003.

"Reputation in Bargaining: National Football League Contract Negotations", Economic Inquiry, April 2002.

Slippery When Wet: The Effects of Local Alcohol Access Laws on Highway Safety”, with Reagan Baughman, Stacy Dickert-Conlin and John Pepper, Journal of Health Economics, November 2001.

Strategic Delegation and Delay in Negotiations Over the Bargaining Agenda”, with Taiji Furusawa, Journal of Labor Economics, January 2000.

Empirical Test of a Separating Equilibrium in National Football League Contract Negotiations”, Rand Journal of Economics, Summer 1999.

Peer Group Microlending Programs in Canada and the United States”, Journal of Development Economics, 1999.

Teaching

Office Hours Spring 2008  (held in Business College Complex Room N451): Monday and Wednesday 12:00-12:50 and 2:15-3:15, Friday 10:20-11:20 or by appointment.

Spring 2008  MBA814  Applied Economics