Education
Ph.D. International Economics
University of North Carolina
1981
B.B.A Economics & Accounting
University of Iowa
1974
Contact Info
Phone: (314) 444-8585
Fax: (314) 444-8731
Email: coughlin@stls.frb.org
Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442
For media inquiries contact:
Ben C. Hardaway
mediainquiries@stls.frb.org
Office: (314) 444-8783
Cell: (314) 341-2714
Cletus C. Coughlin
Senior Vice President and Policy Adviser to the President
Research Papers
International Economics and Regional Economics
"Is the International Border Effect Larger than the Domestic Border Effect? Evidence from U.S. Trade"
with Dennis Novy
CESifo Economic Studies, February 2012.
"Ethnic Networks and Trade: Intensive vs. Extensive Margins"
with Howard J. Wall
Economics Letters, October 2011, 113(1), pp. 73-5.
"Measuring International Trade Policy: A Primer on Trade Restrictiveness Indices"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, September/October 2010, 92(5), pp. 381-94.
"Auctions as a Vehicle to Reduce Airport Delays and Achieve Value Capture"
with Jeffrey P. Cohen and Lesli S. Ott
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, November/December 2009, 91(6), pp. 569-87.
"Regulating Carbon Emissions: The Cap-and-Trade Program"
with Lesli S. Ott
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, October 2009, pp. 12-13.
"Income and Lottery Sales: Transfers Trump Income from Work and Wealth"
with Thomas A. Garrett
Public Finance Review, July 2009, 37(4), pp. 447-69.
"Changing Noise Levels and Housing Prices near the Atlanta Airport"
with Jeffrey P. Cohen
Growth and Change, June 2009, 40(2), pp. 287-313.
"Inter-temporal Differences in the Income Elasticity of Demand for Lottery Tickets"
with Thomas A. Garrett
National Tax Journal, March 2009, 62(1), pp. 77-99.
"Spatial Hedonic Models of Airport Noise, Proximity, and Housing Prices"
with Jeffrey P. Cohen
Journal of Regional Science, December 2008, 48(5), pp. 859-78.
"District Tops U.S. in Growth of Exports to China"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Regional Economist, October 2008, pp. 14-16.
"Ethnic Networks and U.S. Exports"
with Subhayu Bandyopadhyay and Howard J. Wall
Review of International Economics, February 2008, 16(1), pp. 199-213.
Work-in-Progress
"Extensive and Intensive Trade Margins: A State-by-State View"
Working Paper 2012-002A posted January 2012
"Where Does Noise Fall on People? Evidence from Atlanta Airport"
with Jeffrey P. Cohen
Working Paper 2009-058B posted November 2009, updated August 2010
"Spatial Probit and the Geographic Patterns of State Lotteries"
with Thomas A. Garrett and Rubén Hernández-Murillo
Working Paper 2003-042B posted December 2003, updated July 2004
Teaching Experience
Washington University, St. Louis - Adjunct Professor, Spring 1994-2002.
St. Louis University, St. Louis - Adjunct Professor, Fall 1988.
University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia - Assistant Professor - September 1981 to June 1987.
Appointed to Graduate Faculty March 1985.
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa - Instructor - August 1978 to August 1981.