Publications

February 29, 2024
BY CSU BAKERSFIELD

2024

Michieka, M. N., Gearhart, R. S., and Razek, H.A. 鈥淥il Price Dynamics and Housing Demand in Oil Producing Counties in the U.S.鈥� Journal of Economics and Finance. (Forthcoming)
Kamyabi, N., Fekrazad, A. "The Impact of Gasoline Price Changes on Food Expenditures," Applied Economics Letters, Forthcoming. Accepted: Sep 1st & published online: Sep 15. (Forthcoming)

Gearhart, R. S., Michieka, M. N. and T. Bersak (2023). 鈥淐BD As a Cure-All? The Impacts of State-Level Legalization of Prescription Cannabidiol (CBD) on Opioid Prescriptions".鈥� Southern Economic Journal. (Forthcoming).
Gearhart, R. S., Michieka, M. N. and Anders, A (2023). 鈥淭he Effectiveness of COVID Deaths to COVID Policies: A Robust Conditional Approach.鈥� Economic Analysis and Policy. (Forthcoming).
Kamyabi, N., Chidmi, B. 2023. "Asymmetric Price Transmission between Crude Oil and the US Gasoline Market," Journal of Risk and Financial Management 16 (7).
Michieka, M. N., and Gearhart, R. S. 2023. 鈥淒o Oil Price Fluctuations Influence Criminal Activity in Energy Rich Regions? Evidence from California鈥檚 Central Valley.鈥� Crime, Law and Social Change. (Forthcoming).
Michieka, M. N., Razek, H.A., and Gearhart, R. S. 2023. 鈥淢odeling the Impact of Oil Price Changes and Investment Decisions on Construction Wages in the U.S.鈥� Construction Management and Economics. (Forthcoming).

Kamyabi, N., Chidmi, B. 2022. "Gasoline Demand in the United States: An Asymmetric Economic Analysis," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 26, e00275.
Sarma, S. and Michieka, M. N. 2022. 鈥淧ublic Perception of Oilfield Produced Water: The Case of California鈥檚 Central Valley鈥� Energy & Environment. DOI:
Michieka, M. N., Graziano, M., Musso, M. and R. Fouquet. 2022. 鈥淓nergy Transitions and Labor Market Patterns in the U.S. Coal Industry鈥� Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. Volume 63, December 2022, pp. 501-514. DOI:
Gearhart, R. S., Sonchak-Ardan, L and Michieka, M. N., 2022. 鈥淭he Efficiency of COVID Cases to COVID Policies: A Robust Conditional Approach鈥� Empirical Economics.
Michieka, M. N., Deal, J. and Lahman K. 2022. 鈥淎ir Pollution and Income Inequality: A Spatial Econometric Approach鈥� The Annals of Regional Science. (Forthcoming). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-021-01105-7
Bae, B., Michieka, M. N., and Elhusseiny, M. 2022. The Impact of Environmental Liabilities on The Stock Price and Market Value. International Journal of Accounting & Finance Review. 12(1), 11-20.

Gearhart, R. S. and Michieka, M. N., 2021. 鈥淧rovider Availability, Disease Burdens, and Opioid Prescriptions鈥� Economic Analysis and Policy. Volume 71, September 2021, Pages 371-383.
Michieka, M. N., Ampatzidis, Y. and R. S. Gearhart. 2021. 鈥淥il Prices, Housing Market and Spillover Effects Evidence from California鈥檚 Central Valley.鈥� Journal of Housing Research. 30:1, 77-97. DOI: 10.1080/10527001.2021.1901546
Michieka, M. N., Razek, N. H. A., Gearhart, R.S. 2021. 鈥淩ainfall, Temperature, Energy and Economic Growth in Ethiopia: A Non-Linear and Asymmetric Approach.鈥� Journal of Developing Areas Volume 55, Number 3, Summer 2021. pp. 291-315. 10.1353/jda.2021.0066.
Michieka, M. N., Lacombe, D. J. and Ampatzidis Y. 2021. 鈥淕olf Courses and Home Values in California鈥檚 Central Valley鈥� International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. (Forthcoming)
Michieka, M. N., Gearhart, R. S. (2021). 鈥淥il Price Changes and Wages: A Nonlinear and Asymmetric Approach鈥� Economic Change and Restructuring. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-020-09314-4

Gearhart, S. R. and Michieka, M. N. 2020. 鈥淎 Non-Parametric Investigation of Supply-Side Factors and Healthcare Efficiency in the U.S.鈥� Journal of Productivity Analysis. 54, pages 59鈥�74. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-020-00585-7
Gearhart, S. R. and Michieka, M. N. 2020. 鈥淓fficiency of American States After Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) From 2014 to 2017.鈥� Applied Economics, pp: 1959-1972. DOI:

Gearhart, S. R. 2019. 鈥淭he Impact of Secondary Environmental Variables on OECD Healthcare Efficiency: A Robust Conditional Approach鈥� The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. 19(2). DOI:
Razek, H.A. and Michieka, M. N. 2019. 鈥淥PEC and Non-OPEC Production, World鈥檚 Demand, and the Financialization of Oil.鈥� Research in International Business and Finance. Volume 50, December 2019, Pages 201-225. DOI:
Michieka, M. N. and Gearhart, R. S. 2019. 鈥淥il Price Dynamics and Sectoral Employment in the U.S.鈥� Economic Analysis and Policy. Vol. 62. June 2019 Pages 140 鈥� 149. DOI:
Gearhart, R. S. and Michieka, M. N. 2019. 鈥淣atural Resource Abundance and Healthcare Efficiency in Appalachia: A Robust Conditional Approach鈥� Energy Policy. Volume 129, June 2019, Pages 985-996. DOI:
Elhusseiny, M.F., Michieka, M. N. and Bae, B. 2019. 鈥淎n Empirical Examination of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory: Evidences from the U. S. Stock Market.鈥� Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing. February 2019, Vol. 15, No. 2, 69-79.

Anne Anders and Gearhart, S. R. (2018). 鈥淭he Financial State of Municipalities and the Effect on Housing Values鈥� Journal of Housing Research 27(1): 17-44
Michieka, M. N. and Gearhart, R. S. 2018. 鈥淩esource Curse? The Case of Kern County.鈥� Resources Policy. Volume 59, December 2018, Pages 446-459. DOI:
Lacombe, J. L. and Michieka, M. N. 2018. 鈥淔orecasting China鈥檚 Industrial Output using a Spatial Bayesian Vector Autoregressive Model.鈥� Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy. Volume 49, Issue 4. December 2018. Pages 712-742. DOI:
Gearhart, S. R. and Michieka, M. N. 2018. 鈥淎 Comparison of the Robust Conditional Order-m Estimation and Two Stage DEA in Measuring Healthcare Efficiency Among California Counties.鈥� Economic Modelling. Volume 73, June 2018 Pages 395 鈥� 406. DOI:

Gearhart, S. R. 2017. 鈥淣on-parametric Frontier Estimation of Health Care Efficiency Among U.S. States: An Analysis of With-in Country Health Efficiency鈥� Health Systems 6(1): 15-32. DOI:
Michieka, M. N. 2017. 鈥淎n Empirical Analysis of the Role of Rural Population Growth in Electricity Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa,鈥� International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy. Available at:
Michieka, M. N. 2017. 鈥淒o Changes in Oil Prices Affect Welfare Programs? Evidence from Kern County.鈥� Energy Economics. Volume 66, August 2017, pp: 116-121. DOI:

Gearhart, S. R. 2016. 鈥淣o Theory: An Explanation of the Lack of Consistency in Cross Country Health Care Comparisons Using Non-Parametric Estimators鈥� Health Economics Review, 6(40): 1-12. DOI:
Gearhart, S. R. 2016. 鈥淣on-Robustness of Cross-Country Health Care Rankings Among OECD Countries鈥� Journal of Applied Economics, XIX (1): 113-144. DOI:

Michieka, M. N. and Gearhart, R. S. 2015. 鈥淥il Price Fluctuations and Employment in Kern County: A Vector Error Correction Approach.鈥� Energy Policy. Volume 87, December 2015, Pages 584-590. DOI:
Michieka, M. N. 2015. 鈥淪hort- and Long-Run Analysis of Factors Affecting Electricity Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa.鈥� International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy. Volume 5 (2015), Issue 3, Pages 639 - 646.