Research

Grants

Roach, T. "Shopping for Solutions: Assessing the Effectiveness of Grocery Sales Tax Relief in Oklahoma" Faculty On-Campus Grants, $4,000 (August 2025 - present).

Burton, A., Roach, T., "Causal Effects of Particulate Matter Pollution on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault" (external grant) Arnold Ventures, $164,312. (May 2025 - present).

Roach, T., "Economic Education in Oklahoma" (external grant) Oklahoma Jump $tart Coalition, $15,000.00. (January 2024 - present).

Roach, T., "Impact of ESG Ban on Rural Economies" (external grant) Oklahoma Rural Association, $6,800.00. (January 2024 - May 2024).

Roach, T., “Veteran Populations and Suicide Rates” (external grant) Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, $5,000.00. (August 2020 - December 2022).

Roach, T., “The Impact of Climate Change on Crime and Violence,” Sponsored by STLR, University of Central Oklahoma, $2,400.00. (November 2019 - May 2020).

Mwangola, W., Roach, T., “Applications of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Modeling in Supply Chain Management Research,” University of Central Oklahoma, $2,140.00. (August 2016 - May 2017).

Roach, T., “The Costs of Induced Seismicity: A Hedonic Analysis,” (external grant) Sponsored by NSF, Oklahoma EPSCOR ROA+, State, $12,326.00. (April 2016 - August 2016).; Internal matching support - STLR, University of Central Oklahoma, $3,000.00.

Roach, T., “Price Discrimination at the Pump: Competitive Effects of Ethanol and Ethanol Blended Gasoline,” Sponsored by STLR, University of Central Oklahoma, $6,400.00. (February 2016 - June 2016).

Working Papers

Is Inflation Relief Passed-through? Evidence from Excise Taxes.

R&R, J Public Economics

Particulate Matter Pollution and Crime: Insights from Seasonal Weather Changes and Comprehensive Indian Court Records.

Under Rev, AEJ: Applied Economics

Echoes of Protest: Employment Changes and Labor Market Churn after a Teacher Walkout.

Under Rev., Labour Economics

Publications

Burton, A., Roach, T. (forthcoming) Negative Externalities of Temporary Reductions in Cognition: Evidence from Particulate Matter Pollution and Fatal Car Crashes, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
Roach, T., Burdina, M. (2025) Cutting off the Fiscal Nose: The Impact of anti-ESG Policies on Municipal Borrowing Costs in Oklahoma, Local Government Studies.
Roach, T., Gittings, R. K., (2025) Power Sector Emissions Under Tightening Carbon Dioxide Quotas, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy.
Daniel Raimi, Ann Eisenburg, Noah Kaufman, Nyakundi Michieka, Travis Roach, and Zachary Whitlock, (2025) Constraining the Choice Set: Oklahoma’s Limited Approach to Building Economic Resilience, Resources For the Future.
Pham, L., Roach, T. (2024) Spillover Benefits of Carbon Dioxide Cap and Trade Policy: Evidence from the Toxics Release Inventory, Economic Inquiry.
Roach, T., Nath, S., Jog, C. (2024) Clean Protectionism? Coal Mining and Crime in India, Applied Economics Letters.
Gittings, R. K., Roach, T. (2023) Labor Reallocation and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy.
Nath, S. Roach, T. (2023) Counties with More Vietnam Veterans Have Higher Suicide Rates, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy.
Pham, L. Roach, T. (2023) Particulate Pollution and Learning, Economics of Education Review 92.
Roach, T., Hicks, R. (2022) Hot, Cross, Guns. Climate Change Economics 13(2).
Roach, T., Maisch, J., Oller, J. (2022) "Frackers" of the Flower Moon: How Oil and Gas Production has Affected Indigenous Labor Outcomes. Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy 5, 151-166.
Noel, M., Roach, T. (2022) Accounting for Aversion: Costs of the Renewable Fuel Standard after Reaching the Blend Wall. Review of Regional Studies, 52(2).
Jog, C., Roach, T. (2022) How Have COVID-19 Case Rates Impacted Retail Gasoline Price Markups? Evidence From Daily Prices and Transportation Choices. Energy Research Letters, 3.
Roach, T., Whitney, J. (2021) Heat and Learning in Elementary and Middle School, Education Economics.
Roach, T. (2021) Dynamic Carbon Dioxide Taxation with Revenue Recycling, Journal of Cleaner Production 289, 125045
Roach, T., Maisch, J. Pokhrel, S. (2020) Bidding in Competition: Wholesale Alcohol Markups under Changing Liquor Laws, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 50(1), 83-95.
Gittings, K. R., Roach, T. (2020) Who Benefits from a Resource Boom? Evidence from the Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays, Energy Economics 87.
Roach, T. (2019) Market Power and Second Degree Price Discrimination in Retail Gasoline Markets: The Case of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline, Energy Economics 84,
Roach, T. (2019) Renewable Energy Policy, chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Energy Economics.
Maisch, J., Roach, T. (2019) 21st Century Bootlegging: Unlawful Wine Shipments and Direct-to-Consumer Laws, Applied Economics Letters.
Roach, T. (2018) Oklahoma Earthquakes and the Price of Oil, Energy Policy 121, 365-373.
Roach, T. (2017) Behavioral Economics and the Trade-off between Coal and Renewable Energy Capacity Additions, IAEE Energy Forum.
Metz, N. E., Roach, T., Williams, J. A. (2017) The Costs of Induced Seismicity: A Hedonic Analysis, Economics Letters 160, 86-90.
Noel, M. D., Roach, T. (2017) Marginal Reductions in Vehicle Emissions Following a Dual-Blend Ethanol Mandate: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Energy Economics 64, 45-54.
Roach, T. (2017) Renewable Energy and Low-Carbon Policy Spillover Effects on Natural Gas Demand, Applied Economics Letters 16, 1143-1147.
Noel, M. D., Roach, T. (2016) Regulated and Unregulated Substitutes: Aversion Effects of an Ethanol Mandate, Economic Inquiry 54(2), 1150-1166.
Roach, T. (2015) Hidden Regimes and the Demand for Carbon Dioxide from Motor-Gasoline, Energy Economics 52, 306-315.
Ginn, V., Roach, T. (2015) An Oil-Producing State's Ability to Cope after a Regional Free Trade Agreement: The Case of Texas and NAFTA, The International Trade Journal 29(4), 309-336.
Roach, T. (2015) The Effect of the Production Tax Credit on Wind Energy Production in Deregulated Electricity Markets, Economics Letters 127, 86-88.
Roach, T. (2014) Student Perceptions toward Flipped Learning: New Methods to Increase Interaction and Active Learning in Economics, International Review of Economics Education, 17, 74-84.
Roach, T. (2013) On the Nature and Causes of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the United States, Applied Economics Letters 20, 1023-1026.
Roach, T. (2013) The Benefits of Asynchronous Discussion in a Hybrid Course: Evidence From a Large Enrollment Economics Course, Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research 15(2).
Roach, T. (2013) A Dynamic State-Level Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the United States, Energy Policy, 59, 931-937.

Reports, Reviews, Editorials, Conference Proceedings and Other Publications

Roach, T. (2023) 'We get what we pay for.' School voucher plans benefit select few at expense of all others. Editorial in The Oklahoman

Roach, T. (2022) Support Thunder arena if you want, but don't expect economic boom, Editorial in The Oklahoman

Roach, T. (2022) Cutting Costs, Editorial in The Oklahoma Gazette

Roach, T. (2018) The economic case for a full teacher pay raise, Editorial in The Journal Record

Roach, T. (2016) It's time to set a standard, Oklahoma, Editorial in The Journal Record

Roach, T. (2015) Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts, London School of Economics Book Reviews.

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