Dean Stansel

Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom

Research Associate Professor

Edwin L. Cox School of Business

Dallas, TX 75275-0333

United States

http://www.smu.edu/cox/Our-People-and-Community/Faculty/Dean-Stansel

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (17)

1.

An Economic Freedom Index for U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Aug 2012
Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 317 (196,515)
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local government, metropolitan area, economic freedom

2.

Local Government Investment and Long-Run Economic Growth

Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2008
Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 312 (199,924)

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economic growth, local government, public investment, metropolitan areas

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Targeted State Economic Development Incentives and Entrepreneurship

Forthcoming, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Aug 2018
Meg Tuszynski and Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 220 (284,392)
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targeted development incentives, entrepreneurship, patents, business formation, sole proprietorship, economic freedom

4.

Sub-National Economic Freedom: A Review and Analysis of the Literature

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Jul 2017
Dean Stansel and Meg Tuszynski
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom
Downloads 210 (297,092)
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economic freedom, states, institutions

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Why Are Some Cities Growing While Others Are Shrinking?

Cato Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 May 2010 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2010
Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 196 (316,820)

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Economic Growth, Taxes, Metro Areas

6.

Economic Freedom and Migration: A Metro Area-Level Analysis

Forthcoming in Southern Economic Journal
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Apr 2020
Appalachian State University, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom and Texas Tech University
Downloads 187 (330,716)
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migration, metropolitan areas, economic freedom

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State Fiscal Crises: Are Rapid Spending Increases to Blame?

Cato Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Oct 2008
Dean Stansel and David T. Mitchell
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom and Ball State University - Department of Economics
Downloads 158 (383,307)

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fiscal stress, government spending, rainy day fund, business cycles

8.

Local Government Finance and Entrepreneurial Activity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Nov 2008
Dean Stansel, Stephan Gohmann and Bradley K. Hobbs
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, University of Louisville - College of Business - Department of Economics and Florida Gulf Coast University
Downloads 151 (398,210)
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entrepreneurial activity, economic growth, economic freedom, local government, metropolitan areas

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Why Some Cities are Growing and Others Shrinking

Cato Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2011
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Apr 2013
Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 118 (483,449)

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metropolitan policy, population trends, urban policy, city tax rates

10.

Local Government Taxes and Long-Run Economic Growth in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 Dec 2008
Dean Stansel and Mushfiq Swaleheen
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom and Independent
Downloads 113 (499,372)
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economic growth, taxes, government spending, metro areas

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Is Public Expenditure Productive? Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in U.S. Cities, 1880-1920

Cato Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Oct 2012
Melissa Yeoh Nimmons and Dean Stansel
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 104 (530,412)
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public expenditure, productivity, cities

12.

Competition, Knowledge, and Local Government

Review of Austrian Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2011
Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 103 (534,037)

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interjurisdictional competition, fragmentation, decentralization, federalism, Leviathan, local government

13.

Interjurisdictional Competition and Economic Growth in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Nov 2008
Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 93 (571,275)
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interjurisdictional competition, fragmentation, decentralization, Leviathan, fiscal federalism, economic growth, metropolitan areas

14.

Immigration and State Institutions: Does Region of Origin Matter?

Cato Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Aug 2020
Meg Tuszynski and Dean Stansel
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
Downloads 53 (767,818)
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immigration, institutions, states, economic freedom

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Infrastructure Investment and the Impact of Special Assessments Under Shifting Population Demographics

Journal of Business Cases and Applications, 2011
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 15 Jun 2011
Dean Stansel, Howard Finch and H. Weeks
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Florida Gulf Coast University - Department of Accounting, Finance & Business Law
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infrastructure, investment, special assessment, utilities, water

16.

State Fiscal Crises: States’ Abilities to Withstand Recessions

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Jul 2018
David T. Mitchell and Dean Stansel
Ball State University - Department of Economics and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
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Takings and Tax Revenue: Fiscal Impacts of Eminent Domain

MERCATUS WORKING PAPER
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 07 Jun 2018
Carrie Kerekes and Dean Stansel
Florida Gulf Coast University and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom
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Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 27
1.

Sub-National Economic Freedom: A Review and Analysis of the Literature (Appendix)

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Jul 2017
Dean Stansel and Meg Tuszynski
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom
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