The Missouri-Wide Effects of City Earnings Taxes, Missouri Policy Journal 9, Spring/Summer 2020.

Taxing Business in Missouri, with Rik W. Hafer, Show-Me Institute Essay, October 2017.

Is Growth in Outstate Missouri Tied to Growth in the St. Louis and Kansas City Metro Areas?, Show-Me Institute Essay, June 2017.

Updated Estimates of the Effect of Earnings Taxes on City Growth, Show-Me Institute Essay, September 2014.

Beware of "Economic Impact" Studies, Streetscape Magazine, November/December, 2014.

The Seen and Unseen Effects of Economic Policies, Streetscape Magazine, September/October, 2014.

The Missouri Quality Jobs Program: Rearranging the Deck Chairs (And Throwing Some Overboard), Missouri Policy Journal, 2013.

'True' Unemployment in the United States and the St. Louis Metro Area, ISEE Policy Series Number 16, January 26, 2012.

Tax Credits as a Tool of State Economic Development Policy, Show-Me Institute Public Policy Study Number 30, November 1, 2011.

Improved Estimates of St. Louis Metro Employment, ISEE Policy Series Number 14, September 27, 2011.

New Evidence on the Effects of City Earnings Taxes on Growth, Show-Me Institute Essay, March 25, 2011.

A New Picture of Metro-Area Employment in the Eighth District with Michael R. Pakko, The Regional Economist, April 2008, pp. 18-19.

Revised Employment Data for Metro Areas in the Eighth District, with Michael R. Pakko, CRE8 Occasional Report 2008-01, March 18, 2008

Population,Sprawl and Immigration Trends in Eighth District Metro Areas Vary Widely, with Michael R. Pakko, The Regional Economist, July 2007, pp. 16-17.

Revised Data Show Larger Job Gains for Eighth District Metro Areas, with Michael R. Pakko, The Regional Economist, April 2007, pp. 16-17.

Post-Casting Employment in the Eighth Federal Reserve District: Revised Data for Metro Areas, CRE8 Occasional Report 2007-01, with Michael R. Pakko, March 9, 2007

Louisville's Job Growth Lags on Many Fronts, with Kristie M. Engemann, The Regional Economist, January 2007, p. 16.

Slow and Steady in St. Louis, with Kristie M. Engemann, The Regional Economist, October 2006, p. 16.

The 2001 Recession and the States of the Eighth Federal Reserve  District, with Michael Owyang and Jeremy Piger, 2005, FRB St. Louis Regional Economic Development, 1(1), 3-16.

Official Dates for Business Cycles Don't Capture All the Ups and Downs, The Regional Economist, October 2005, p. 18.

St. Louis Employment: A Tale of Two Surveys, with Christopher H. Wheeler, CRE8 Occasional Report No. 2005-01, February 9, 2005.

Globalization and the States, International Economic Trends, August 2000.

Now and Forever NAFTA, The Regional Economist, April 2000, pp. 12-13.

'Voting with Your Feet' and Metro-Area Livability, The Regional Economist, April 1999.

Cross-Border Lobbying in Preferential Trading Arrangements, with S. Bandyopadhyay and S. Lahiri, WTO World Trade Report Forum, May 3, 2011.

The Effects of Recessions Across Demographic Groups, with K.M. Engemann, FRB St. Louis Review 92(1), January/February 2010, pp. 1-26.

This Recession's Effect on Employment: How It Stacks Up for Blacks, Whites, Men, and Women, Bridges, Winter 2009-2010, pp. 3-4.

The 'Man-Cession' of 2008-2009: It's Big, But It's Not Great, The Regional Economist, October 2009, pp. 4-9.

Need and the Need for Favors Motivate Foreign Aid Decisions, The Regional Economist, July 2008, pp. 20-22.

Walking a Tightrope into 2008, with Joshua A. Byrge, The Regional Economist, January 2008, p. 17.

Entrepreneurs in the U.S. Face Less Red Tape, with William Poole, The Regional Economist, October 2004, pp. 4-9.

A Jobless Recovery with More People Working? with Kevin L. Kliesen, The Regional Economist, April 2004, pp. 10-11.

Recessions, Expansions, and Black Employment, The Regional Economist, October 2003, pp. 19.

Anecdotes Help Fed to Steer the Economy, with William Poole, The Regional Economist, October 2002, p. 12-13.

Color Me Beige, National Economic Trends, January 2002.

To Bear, or Not to Bear, with Paige M. Skiba, The Regional Economist, July 2001, pp. 10-11.

Point/Counterpoint: How Much of the Gender Gap is Due to Discrimination? with Alyson Reed, The Regional Economist, April 2001, pp. 10-11.

A Recession for the Educated? National Economic Trends, December 2001.

Have Regional Trade Blocs Diverted U.S. Exports? International Economic Trends, February 2001.

281 Million and Counting, The Regional Economist, January 2001, p. 19.

Is the Population Boom a Boon? National Economic Trends, January 2001.

The Gender Wage Gap and Wage Discrimination: Illusion or Reality? The Regional Economist, October 2000, pp. 10-11.

Price Stability and the Rising Tide: How Low Inflation Lifts All Ships, with William Poole, The Regional Economist, January 2000, pp. 5-9.

How Important is the U.S.-Canada Border? International Economic Trends, August 1999.

Help Wanted, National Economic Trends, May 1999.