Research

Publications

• “Dynamic effects of labor supply: a mechanism explaining cross-sectional differences in hours” (Review of Economic Dynamics, Vol. 17, No.4, 2014). 

• “Optimal Soccer Strategies” (Economic Inquiry, Vol.52, No.1, 2014). 

• “FIFA World Cup: a case of (in)efficiency of the betting market” (International Journal of Sport Finance, Vol.15, No.3, 2020).

• “A Forecasting Model of Success at the Euro Tournaments: The Role of Team’s Performance at Qualifying Games” (Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol.21, No.8, 2019).

• “Contributions for an Economic Perspective on School Choice” (Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, Vol.13, No.3, 2012); joint with James Nordlund. 

• “Cross-sectional differences in the use of time” (International Journal of Economics, Vol.5, No.1, 2011).

Papers Under Revision

Working Papers

• “Labor Supply, Endogenous Wage Dynamics and Tax Policy” (joint with professors Árpád Ábrahám and Jay Hong).

• “Minimax Theorem: evidence from Penalty Kicks under distracting strategies”.

• “A Note on Penalty Kicks”.

• “Mechanisms explaining the intertemporal effect of hours on labor supply”.

• “Deviations from optimal coaching strategies in the NBA”

• “Champions League, Bosman Rule, and Competitive Balance in Domestic European Football Leagues” (joint with professor Akira Motomura).

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Book Reviews

• “Sports Through the Lens of Economic History”, by Richard Pomfret and Johnn Wilson (Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Vol.40, No.2, 2018).

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In the Media

• FIFA Weekly (2014)

• KSAT News (2018)

• KUT Texas Public Radio (2018)

• San Antonio Express News (2018)