Associate Professor of Economics; Department Chair
Department:
Economics and Data Analytics
Phone: 706.238.5891
Fax: 706.802.6728
Location: Green Hall 312
Email: bmeehan@berry.edu
Brian Meehan is an Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics and Data Analytics. He teaches law and economics, public economics, and environmental economics. His published research focuses on the economics of crime, occupational regulation, and public choice. He has published in journals including Public Choice, Applied Economics, International Review of Law and Economics, Review of Law & Economics, and the Journal of Sports Economics. He also serves as a research affiliate with the Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University.
Education
- Florida State University, Ph.D. Economics, August 2015
- Central Michigan University, M.A. Economics, May 2010
- Northern Michigan University, B.A. Economics May 2008
Selected Publications
Edited Volumes
- Handbook on Public & Private Security (co-edited with Simon Hakim and Erwin Blackstone) Springer. November 2023.
- Applications of Public Choice Theory to Public Policy (co-edited with Jayme Lemke and Paul Dragos Aligica) Lexington Books. Forthcoming.
Referred Journal Articles
- “Neoliberal Ideology or Rent Seeking: What determines World Bank financing decisions?” Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice. Forthcoming.
- “Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Effect of NIL on College Basketball Players Entering the NBA Draft” (with E. Frank Stephenson and Cole McDaniel) Journal of Sports Economics. Forthcoming.
- “Did the Wizards Help Washington Dodge Bullets?” (with E. Frank Stephenson), Review of Sports Economics, 5, March 2024.
- “Dark Web Drug Markets and Cartel Crime.” (with Nicholas Farmer) Review of Law & Economics, 19(3), 317-350. December 2023.
- “Does the Ball Lie? Testing the Rasheed Wallace Hypothesis.” (with Corey Jenkins and Javier Portillo) Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 18 (2), 87-95, August 2022.
- "Reducing a Barrier to Entry: The 120/150 CPA Licensing Rule." (with E. Frank Stephenson), Journal of Labor Research, 41, 382-402. December 2020.
- “Burglary Reduction and Improved Police Performance through Private Alarm Response.” (with Simon Hakim and Erwin Blackstone) International Review of Law and Economics, 63, September 2020.