"Pandemic Economics: The 1918 Influenza and Its Modern-Day Implications"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2008, 90(2), pp. 75-93.
"The Rise in Personal Bankruptcies: The Eighth Federal Reserve District and Beyond"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2007, 89(1), pp. 15-37.
"The Geography, Economics, and Politics of Lottery Adoption"
with Cletus C. Coughlin and Rubén Hernández-Murillo
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, May/June 2006, 88(3), pp. 165-80.
"On the Size and Growth of Government"
with Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2006, 88(1), pp. 13-30.
"Does Consumer Sentiment Predict Regional Consumption?"
with Rubén Hernández-Murillo and Michael T. Owyang
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2005, 87(2, Part 1), pp. 123-35.
"Social Security versus Private Retirement Accounts: A Historical Analysis"
with Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2005, 87(2, Part 1), pp. 103-21.
"State Government Finances: World War II to the Current Crisis"
with Gary A. Wagner
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, March/April 2004, 86(2), pp. 9-26.
"Casino Gaming and Local Employment Trends"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, January/February 2004, 86(1), pp. 9-22.