Thomas A. Garrett

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division

411 Locust St

Saint Louis, MO 63011

United States

  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

27

DOWNLOADS
Rank 23,720

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 23,720

in Total Papers Downloads

3,041

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 29,010

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 29,010

in Total Papers Citations

25

CROSSREF CITATIONS

5

Scholarly Papers (27)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Are Traffic Tickets Countercyclical?

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2006-048A
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Aug 2006
Thomas A. Garrett and Gary A. Wagner
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Downloads 304 (140,674)

Abstract:

Loading...

traffic tickets, revenue smoothing, local governments

2.

Creating a Policy Environment for Entrepreneurs

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2005-064B
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Nov 2005
Thomas A. Garrett and Howard J. Wall
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Lindenwood University - Center for Economics and the Environment
Downloads 290 (147,755)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

entrepreneurship, government policy

3.

Economic Freedom and Employment Growth in U.S. States

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2010-006A
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Mar 2010
Thomas A. Garrett and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Department of Economics
Downloads 227 (187,939)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

Economic Freedom, Employment, Development

4.

Does Government Spending Really Crowd Out Charitable Contributions? New Time Series Evidence

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2007-012A
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Mar 2007
Thomas A. Garrett and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Department of Economics
Downloads 202 (209,620)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Government Spending, Charity, Altruism, Crowding Out

5.

Why People Choose Negative Expected Return Assets - an Empirical Examination of a Utility Theoretic Explanation

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 Mar 2006
Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya and Thomas A. Garrett
University of Alaska Anchorage and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 186 (225,472)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Lotteries, Skewness, Negative Expected Return Assets

6.

Spatial Dependence in Models of State Fiscal Policy Convergence

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2006-001B
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jan 2006
Cletus C. Coughlin, Thomas A. Garrett and Ruben Hernandez-Murillo
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Downloads 174 (238,825)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

convergence, state fiscal policy, fiscal policy dependence, spatial econometrics

7.

Institutions and Government Growth: A Comparison of the 1890s and the 1930s

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2008-020B
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2009
Thomas A. Garrett, Andrew F Kozak and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division, Saint Mary's College of Maryland (Deceased) and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Department of Economics
Downloads 158 (259,011)

Abstract:

Loading...

Government Growth, Great Depression

8.

Inter-Temporal Differences in the Income Elasticity of Demand for Lottery Tickets

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2007-042C
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Oct 2007
Thomas A. Garrett and Cletus C. Coughlin
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 157 (260,354)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

state lotteries, tax incidence, regressivity, income elasticity

9.

The Revenue Performance of Casinos after a Smoking Ban: The Case of Illinois

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2010
Thomas A. Garrett and Michael R. Pakko
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Arkansas Economic Development Institute
Downloads 155 (263,039)

Abstract:

Loading...

Gaming, Gambling, Smoking, Casinos

10.

Income and Lottery Sales: Transfers Trump Income from Work and Wealth

Downloads 152 (267,201)
Citation 2

Income and Lottery Sales: Transfers Trump Income from Work and Wealth

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2008-004C
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Jan 2008
Cletus C. Coughlin and Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 91 (388,043)

Abstract:

Loading...

State lottery, consumption, propensity to consume, income

Income and Lottery Sales: Transfers Trump Income from Work and Wealth

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 May 2008
Cletus C. Coughlin and Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 61 (486,476)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

State lottery, consumption, propensity to consume, income

11.

Does Government Spending Influence Charitable Contributions or Vice Versa?

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2007-012B
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Oct 2007
Thomas A. Garrett and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Department of Economics
Downloads 136 (291,710)

Abstract:

Loading...

Government Spending, Charity, Altruism, Crowding Out

12.

Regional Disparities in the Spatial Correlation of State Income Growth

FRB of St Louis Working Paper No. 2005-061A
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Nov 2005
Thomas A. Garrett, Gary A. Wagner and David C. Wheelock
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division, University of Louisiana-Lafayette and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 131 (300,066)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

economic growth, per capita income, spatial econometrics

13.

Evaluating State Tax Revenue Variability: A Portfolio Approach

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2006-008A
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 Feb 2006
Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 123 (314,530)

Abstract:

Loading...

state revenue, variability, portfolio, taxes

14.

City Business Cycles and Crime

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2008-026B
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2009
Thomas A. Garrett and Lesli S. Ott
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Downloads 111 (338,124)

Abstract:

Loading...

Crime, Business Cycles, Deterrence, City

15.

Government Growth and Private Contributions to Charity

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2007-012E
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 May 2008 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2009
Thomas A. Garrett and Russell M. Rhine
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Department of Economics
Downloads 94 (376,986)

Abstract:

Loading...

Government Spending, Charity, Altruism, Crowding Out

16.

Why Did Income Growth Vary Across States During the Great Depression?

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2005-013B
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Jul 2005
Thomas A. Garrett and David C. Wheelock
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 85 (400,929)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Great Depression, per capita income, New Deal, spatial econometrics

17.

War and Pestilence as Labor Market Shocks: Manufacturing Wage Growth 1914-1919

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2006-018A
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Apr 2006
Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 77 (424,663)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

Influenza Pandemic, World War I, Wages, Manufacturing, Labor Supply

18.

War and Pestilence as Labor Market Shocks: U.S. Manufacturing Wage Growth 1914-1919

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2006-018
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Oct 2007
Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 75 (430,834)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Influenza Pandemic, World War I, Wages, Manufacturing, Labor Supply

19.

A Closer Look at the Tax Incidence of Instant Lottery Games: An Analysis by Price Point

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Apr 2011
Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 67 (457,513)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

state lotteries, local prices, tax incidence, regressivity

20.

Personal-Bankruptcy Cycles

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2010-010A
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Mar 2010
Thomas A. Garrett and Howard J. Wall
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Lindenwood University - Center for Economics and the Environment
Downloads 66 (460,931)

Abstract:

Loading...

Personal Bankruptcy, Recessions

21.

Crime and Arrests: Deterrence or Resource Reallocation?

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2010-011A
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 24 Mar 2010
Thomas A. Garrett and Lesli S. Ott
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Downloads 40 (572,607)

Abstract:

Loading...

Crime, Arrests, Deterrence, City

22.

Local Price Variation and the Tax Incidence of State Lotteries

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2010-035B
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2011
Thomas A. Garrett and Natalia Kolesnikova
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Downloads 27 (649,622)

Abstract:

Loading...

State Lotteries, Local Prices, Tax Incidence, Regressivity

23.

War and Pestilence as Labor Market Shocks: U.S. Manufacturing Wage Growth 1914–1919

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 47, Issue 4, pp. 711-725, October 2009
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Oct 2009
Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 2 (876,609)

Abstract:

Loading...

24.

The Behavior of Casino Gaming Revenue Over the Business Cycle Considering Alternative Measures of “Income”

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 37, Issue 2, pp. 274-296, 2019
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Feb 2019
Thomas A. Garrett and Mark W. Nichols
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and University of Nevada, Reno
Downloads 1 (891,007)

Abstract:

Loading...

25.

The (Aggregate) Demand for State‐Lottery Tickets: What Have We Really Learned?

Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 34, Issue 3, pp. 475-482, 2016
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 27 May 2016
Thomas A. Garrett
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division
Downloads 1 (891,007)

Abstract:

Loading...

26.

The Political Economy of FEMA Disaster Payments

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 469-509, July 2003
Posted: 16 May 2007
Thomas A. Garrett and Russell S. Sobel
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and The Citadel - School of Business

Abstract:

Loading...

FEMA, government failure, election year, private diaster relief, Red Cross

27.

Red Ink in the Rearview Mirror: Local Fiscal Conditions and the Issuance of Traffic Tickets

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2006-048B
Posted: 29 Nov 2006
Thomas A. Garrett and Gary A. Wagner
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division and University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Abstract:

Loading...

traffic tickets, public safety, political interest, law enforcement