Publications

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Journal Articles

1. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Jennifer Nowicki*, Shishir Shakya. Do Public Libraries Help Mitigate Crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO. Journal of Cultural Economics, forthcoming.

2. Luiz Ribeiro, Morais Laudenor*, Luiz Carlos Gama, and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2023) Regional and Sectorial Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic In Sergipe, Brazil. Growth and Change,  https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12669.

3. Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2022) Do Public Libraries Impact Local Labor Markets? Evidence from Appalachia, Spatial Economic Analysis  https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2022.2123552

4. Josh Matti and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2022) Consolidated city–county governments and economic stability, Economics of Governance.
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-022-00273-2

5. Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Kayla Whetstone* (2022) The Effect of the Raiders’ Relocation to Las Vegas on Residential Property Values, Journal of Housing Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/10527001.2021.2021725

6. Joshua Hall, Donald Lacombe, Amir B. Ferreira Neto, and James Young (2022) Bayesian Estimation of the Hierarchical SLX Model with an Application to Housing Markets, Journal of Economics and Finance, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-021-09568-2

7. Bryan C. McCannon and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2021) Charitable giving for cultural goods: Asymmetric gender responses to votes on tax increases Economic Letters, 204

8. Mia Goodnature and Amir. B Ferreira Neto (2021) Same-Sex Unmarried Partners in the Census, Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy , 51 (1) : 43-66

9. Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2021) The Diffusion of Cultural District Laws Across US States , The Annals of Regional Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-020-01045-8

10. Inácio Araújo, Randall Jackson, Fernando Perobelli, and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2020) European Union Membership and CO2 Emissions: A Structural Decomposition Analysis Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 55 : 190-203

11. Luiz Carlos Ribeiro, Thiago Rios, Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Fernanda dos Santos* (2020) Spatial Spillovers of the Cultural Employment Growth in Brazilian Municipalities Journal of Cultural Economics, 44 : 605-624

12. Eduardo Minuci, Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Joshua Hall (2019) A Data Envelopment Analysis of West Virginia School Districts  Heliyon, 5 (7)

13. Randall Jackson, Péter Járosi, Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Elham Erfanian (2019) Woody Biomass Processing and Rural Regional Development Economics Development Quarterly, 33 (3) : 234-247

14. Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Joshua Hall (2019) Economies of Scale and Governance of Library Systems: Evidence from West Virginia at Economics of Governance, 20 (3) : 237–253

15. Joshua Hall, Josh Matti and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2019) Rent-Seeking in the Classroom and Textbooks: Where are we after 50 Years?, Public Choice, 181 (1-2) : 71-82

16. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Amanda Ross and Adam Nowak (2019) Do tourists tip more than local consumers? Evidence of taxi rides in New York City at International Regional Science Review, 42 (3-4) : 281-306

17. Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Joshua Hall (2018) The Effect of Health Care Entrepreneurship on Local Health: The Case of MedExpress in Appalachia Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 48 (2) : 23-31    
    Media: WVU Today, The Dominion Post, UCAOA  

18. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Fernando S. Perobelli, and Alexandre Rabelo (2018) Looking Behind the Scenes: An Assessment of the Interdependence  of Brazilian Cultural Industries, The Review of Regional Studies, 48 (2) : 217–243 

19. Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2018) Charity and Public Libraries: Does Government Funding Crowd-out Donations? Journal of Cultural Economics, 42 (4) : 525–542     Media: The Chronicles of Philanthropy, EconomistTalkArt

20. Randall Jackson, Amir B. Ferreira Neto, and Elham Erfanian (2018) Woody Biomass Processing: Potential Economic Impacts on Rural Regions. Energy Policy, 115 : 66-77

21. Elham Erfanian and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2017) Scientific Output: Labor or Capital Intensive? An Analysis for Selected Countries. Scientometrics, 112 (1) : 461-482

22. Eduardo Gonçalves and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2016) Intersectoral Flows of Technological Knowledge in Emerging Countries: An Input-Output Analysis. Cepal Review. 118 : 139-155    
    Spanish Version 

23. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Collin Hodges and Hyunwoong Pyun (2016) Voting Dynamics and the Birth of State-owned Casinos in Kansas. Economics Bulletin, 36 (1) : 329-336

24. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Wilson Corrêa and Fernando Perobelli (2016) Consumo de Energia e Crescimento Econômico: Uma Análise para o Brasil 1970-2009. Análise Econômica. 36 (65) : 181-204

25. Amir B. Ferreira Neto  (2014) Convergência de Renda e Convergência de Consumo de Energia Elétrica: Uma Análise Comparativa. Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, 8 (2) : 123-138.

26. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Fernando Perobelli and Suzana Bastos (2014) Comparing Energy Use Structures: An Input-Output Decomposition Analysis of Large Economies. Energy Economics, 43 : 102-113. 

27. Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Fernando Perobelli (2013) Spatial Analysis of Cultural Activities in the microregions of Minas Gerais. EconomiA, 14 : 139-157 

28. Eduardo Haddad, Amir B. Ferreira Neto, and Fernando Perobelli (2012) Fragmentação Geopolítica: Uma Análise Estrutural das Propostas de Separatismo no Brasil. Economia Aplicada, 16 (4) : 531-566. 

29. Amir B. Ferreira Neto, Ricardo Freguglia and Bernardo Fajardo (2012) Evidências de Diferenciais Salariais para o Setor Cultural e Ocupações Artísticas no Brasil. Economia Aplicada, 16 (1) : 49-76.

Book Chapters

• Inácio Araújo, William Bowen, Randall Jackson and Amir B. Ferreira Neto.  (2020). Proximate Causes of Worldwide Mega-Regional CO2 Emission Changes, 1995—2009 In: Chen Z., Bowen W., Whittington D. (eds) Development Studies in Regional Science. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, vol 42. Springer, Singapore

• Rodrigo Zeidan, Afonso Cozzi, Solange Leonel and Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2013) Obstáculos à participação de pequenas e médias empresas no mercado de capitais, in FONTES FILHO, J.R., LEAL, R.P.C (Eds) O Futuro da Governança Corporativa – Desafio e Novas Fronteiras, Saint Paul, São Paulo. 

Technical Reports

• Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Randall Jackson (2015) MATLAB and Python Functions for Weighted Disaggregation. RRI TechDoc 2015-02. 

• Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2014) Setting up a SAM in Excel using VBA. RRI TechDoc 2014-05.

• Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2014) Using a Spreadsheet SAM for GAMS CGE Modeling. RRI TechDoc 2014-04.

• Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Randall Jackson (2014) Social Accounts for CGE in a Multi-Software Environment: Implan, GAMS and Excel. RRI ResourceDoc 2014-03

Book reviews and other publication

• Amir B. Ferreira Neto (2015) Review of Lessons from the Economics of Crime: What Reduces Offending? by Cook, Machin, Marie, & Mastrobuoni, eds. The Review of Regional Studies, 45 (3) : 285-293.

• Rodrigo Zeidan, Solange Leonel, Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Afonso Cozzi (2014) Incentivos à abertura de capital na Bolsa de Valores. Dom (Fundação Dom Cabral), v. VIII, pp. 95.

• Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Fernando Perobelli (2010) Aspectos da Atividade Cultural das Microrregiões de Minas Gerais. Letras, v. 48, pp. 8, Belo Horizonte.