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Stephen Locke, PhD
Stephen Locke, PhD
- Program Coordinator - Actuarial Science | Associate Professor - Economics
Teaching Area(s)
Principles of Microeconomics
 
Microeconomic Theory
 
Statistics
 
Econometrics
 
Financial Data Modeling
Education

PhD, Economics, University of Kentucky, 2013

MS, Economics, University of Kentucky, 2010

BA, Ecomomics, Western Kentucky University, 2008

Biography

Dr. Locke’s research is focused in the areas of environmental economics, urban economics, and industrial organization. Prior to joining the faculty at Western Kentucky University he spent two years as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA where he was involved in several field experiments that measured the effectiveness of information strategies on energy conservation behavior. His current research projects focus on on real estate and housing markets. Dr. Locke’s research has been published or is forthcoming in Energy Policy, Land Economics, Research in Economics, Energy Economics, Sports Economics, and Contemporary Economic Policy, and Real Estate Finance and Economics.

Recent Publications

“Paying for a Name? Comparing the Performance of Franchised Real Estate Brokerage Firms”, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2020, 61(1), 115-128.

“Revisiting Romer: Digging Deeper Into Influences on NFL Managerial Decisions” (with B. Goff), Journal of Sports Economics, 2019, 20(5), 671-689.

“Estimating the Impact of Major League Baseball Games on Local Air Pollution”, Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019, 37(2), 236-244.

“Information Strategies for Energy Conservation: A Field Experiment in India” (with V. Chen, L. Delmas, M.A. Magali, and A. Singh), Energy Economics, 2017, 68, 215-227.

“The Private and Social Consequences of Purchasing an Electric Vehicle and Solar Panels: Evidence from California” (with M.A. Delmas and M.E. Kahn), Research in Economics, 2017, 71(2), 225-235.

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