Research

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Lawson, K. 2024 “Economic Freedom for Women and Fertility” Contemporary Economic Policy. Forthcoming. https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12658

2. Lawson, K. and Callais, J. 2024 “Impact of R1 Classification on Universities” Applied Economics. Available Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2024.2364098

3. Callais, J. and Lawson, K. 2024. “Underperforming Reformers: Examining Disappointing Cases of Economic Reforms” Kyklos. Available Online. https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12379

4. Lawson, K. 2023. “Using Property Rights to Fight Crime: The Khaya Lam Project” Journal of Economics and Finance. 47(2): 269-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-023-09621-2

5. Lawson, K. 2022. “Electricity Outages and House Fires: Evidence from Cape Town” South African Journal of Economics. 90(4): 469-485. https://doi.org/10.1111/saje.12329

6. Lawson, K. 2021. “The Lasting Impact of NCAA Sanctions: SMU and the Death Penalty” Journal of Sports Economics 22(8): 946-981. https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025211024650

Teaching Experience

Syracuse University
Sports Economics I

North Dakota State University
Principles of Macroeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Mathematical Economics
Principles of Real Estate
Principles of Microeconomics

West Virginia University
Principles of Microeconomics
Mathematical Economics
Math “Summer Boot Camp” for incoming PhD students