EDUCATION
Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Expected Graduation: 2022
M.S., Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, 2020
B.B.A, Economics, Loyola University New Orleans, 2018
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economic Development (Regional and International), Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Reform, Institutional Economic Analysis, Constitutional Political Economy
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Callais, Justin T. and Andrew T. Young. (forthcoming). Does Constitutional Entrenchment Matter for Economic Freedom? Contemporary Economic Policy.
Callais, Justin T. (forthcoming). Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler? The Persistent Effect French Civil Law Has on Corruption, Institutions, and Incomes in Louisiana. Journal of Institutional Economics.
Callais, Justin T., Jahan, Israt., and Bologna Pavlik, 2021. Institutional Quality and Development: On the Role of Informality. Journal of Developing Areas 55(3): 343-363.
Callais, Justin T. and Salter, Alexander W. 2020. Ideologies, Institutions, and Interests: Why Economic Ideas Don’t Compete on a Level Playing Field. The Independent Review 25(1).
Salter, Alexander W and Callais, Justin T. 2019. A Theory of Self-Governance: De Facto Constitutions as Filters. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice. 34(2):127-147.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
Callais, Justin T. and Andrew T. Young. Does Rigidity Matter? Constitutional Entrenchment and Growth. (Revise and Resubmit).
Peng, Linan and Justin T. Callais. Did the Policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Lead to Higher Development and Social Compliance? A Synthetic Control Analysis.
Callais, Justin T. Free to Grow: A Matching Methods Analysis of Changes in the US State-Level Economic Freedom.
Callais, Justin T. and Vincent Geloso. The Political Economy of Lighthouses in Antebellum America.
Callais, Justin T. Air Ball? A Synthetic Control Analysis of an NBA Franchise's Impact on Income and Employment.
Callais, Justin T. and Linan Peng. The Impact of Place-Based Policy: Evidence from a Multiple Synthetic Control Analysis of the Northeastern Revitalization Program in China
WORKING PAPERS
Callais, Justin T. Freedom Worth Dying For? Economic Freedom and Homicide
Callais, Justin T. Does Entrepreneurship Drive Development? A US State Synthetic Analysis.
Callais, Justin T. The Effects of Endured Constitutions on Incomes in the Contemporary Era.
Callais, Justin T. and Adam Martin. The Political and Economic Consequences of Putin Callais, Justin T. and Vincent Geloso. Economic Freedom Promotes Social Mobility
Callais, Justin T. and Adam Martin. The Political Economic Consequences of Putin.
Callais, Justin T. and Vincent Geloso. Economic Freedom Promotes Social Mobility.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Callais, Justin T., Caskey, Greg., and Linan Peng. Repression and International Trade: An Analysis of Chinese Trade with Islamic Countries.
Callais, Justin T. and Adam Martin. Russia: A Normal Petrocracy.
Callais, Justin T. and Kevin Grier. Do No Harm? A Causal Analysis of the Impact of Foreign Aid on Governance Quality and Corruption.
Harris, Colin and Justin T. Callais. Digital Piracy: Penalties and Deterrence.
Mkrtchian, Gor and Justin T. Callais. Court Packing.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record
Monetary Theory, Banking, and Business Cycles; Fall 2021. Francisco Marroquín University
Microeconomics I (Price Theory); Spring 2021. Francisco Marroquín University
Applied Business Economics; Spring 2021. Texas Tech University
Applied Business Economics; Fall 2020. Texas Tech University.
Teaching Assistant
Causal Inference and Quasi-Experimental Methods (under Kevin Grier). Texas Tech University.
The US-Mexico Border Economy; Spring 2021 (under Robin Grier). Texas Tech University.
Economics, Ecology, and Ethics; Fall 2019-Spring 2020 (under Adam Martin). Texas Tech University.
Public Choice; Spring 2019 (under Kevin Grier). Texas Tech University.
Economics of Regulation; Fall 2018 (under Andrew T. Young). Texas Tech University.
OTHER EXPERIENCES
Loyola University New Orleans
Research Assistant to John Levendis, 2017-2018.
Research Assistant to Leonid Krasnozhon, 2017-2018.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2021
Public Choice Society (Scheduled)
Association of Private Enterprise Education (Scheduled)
Economic Freedom of North America Network Conference (Scheduled)
Economic Freedom of the World Network Conference (Scheduled)
Southern Economic Association (Scheduled)
2020
Public Choice Society (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
Association of Private Enterprise Education
(Cancelled due to COVID-19)
Institute for Humane Studies
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Southern Economic Association
2019
Association of Private Enterprise Education
Southern Economic Association
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Hayek Fund for Scholars, Institute for Humane Studies, 2018-2021.
Humane Studies Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, 2018-2021
Young Scholars Award, Association for Private Enterprise Education, 2018-2019.
Outstanding Economics Graduate, Loyola University New Orleans, 2018.
Röpke-Wojtyła Fellowship, The Catholic University of America, 2017-2018.
Certification in Applied Econometrics, National Association of Business Economists, 2018.
JOURNAL REFERENCES
Journal of Private Enterprise
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
American Economic Association
Association of Private Enterprise Education
Public Choice Society
Southern Economics Association
Society for the Development of Austrian Economics
Western Economic Association
REFERENCES
Jamie Bologna Pavlik
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University
Email: jamie.bologna@ttu.edu
Kevin Grier
Professor, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University
Email: kevin.grier@ttu.edu
Andrew T. Young
Professor, Department of Business Economics, Texas Tech University
Email: a.t.young@ttu.edu
Adam Martin
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University
Email: adam.martin@ttu.edu