W. D. Walls

• Economics of Motion-Picture Industry
• Energy Economics
• Gambling Industry
• Transport Economics

Book

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  Walls, W. D.. Hollywood Models Lambert Academic Publishing AG, 2009. Print.
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  De Vany, Arthur S. and Walls, W. D.. The Emerging New Order in Natural Gas: Markets versus Regulation Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 1995. Print.
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  Rusco, Franklin W. and Walls, W. D.. Clearing the Air: Vehicular Emissions Policy for Hong Kong Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1995. Print.

Book Chapter

• Walls, W. D.. "Bestsellers and blockbusters: Movies, music and books" Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture, Vol. 2 Ed. V. Ginsburg and D. Throsby (eds) North Holland, 2013. 185-214. Print.
• Walls, W. D.. "Natural gas and electricity markets" International Handbook on the Economics of Energy Ed. Evans, J. and Hunt, L. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2009. Print.
• Walls, W. D.. "Economics of Motion Pictures" The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Ed. L. Blume and S. Durlauf London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. 787-791. Print.

Journal Article

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  Guo, L., Walls, W. D. and Zheng, X.. "Waste Import Bans and Environmental Quality: Evidence from China's Electronic Waste Disposal Towns". Environmental and Resource Economics, (2023). Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Zheng, X.. "Fracking and Structural Shifts in Oil Supply". The Energy Journal 43.3 (2022): 1-32. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. "Environmental regulation and safety outcomes: Evidence from energy pipelines in Canada". Resource and Energy Economics 64. (2021). Print.
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  Hadida, Allegre L., Lampel, Joseph, Walls, W. D. and Joshi, Amit. "Hollywood studio filmmaking in the age of Netflix: a tale of two institutional logics". Journal of Cultural Economics 45.2 (2021): 213-238. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and During, A.. "The Presidential Amnesty Programme of 2009 and Nigerian Oil Production: a disaggregate econometric analysis". OPEC Energy Review 44.1 (2020): 27-42. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and McKenzie, Slurms. "Black swan models for the entertainment industry with an application to the movie business". Empirical Economics 56. (2020): 3019-3032. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. "Pipeline Capacity Rationing and Crude Oil Price Differentials: The Case of Western Canada". The Energy Journal 41.1 (2020): 241-258. Print.
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  McKenzie, J. and Walls, W. D.. "File Sharing and Film Revenues: Estimates of Sales Displacement at the Box Office". B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 16.1 (2016): 25-57. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. "Shale oil boom and the profitability of US petroleum refiners". OPEC Energy Review 40.4 (2016): 337-353. Print.
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  Zavaleta, A., Walls, W. D. and Rusco, F. W.. "Refining for export and the convergence of petroleum product prices". Energy Economics 47. (2015): 206-214. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Yuan, Lasheng. "Highway subfranchising and tolling competition". Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 49.1 (2015): 115-132. Print.
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  Chisholm, D., Fernandez-Blanco, V., Ravid, S. A. and Walls, W. D.. "Economics of motion pictures: The state of the art". Journal of Cultural Economics 39.1 (2015): 1-13. Print.
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  McKenzie, Slurms and Walls, W. D.. "Australian films at the Australian box office: Performance, distribution, and subsidies". Journal of Cultural Economics 37.1 (2013): 247-269. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and McKenzie, J.. "The changing role of Hollywood in the global movie market". Journal of Media Economics 25.4 (2012): 198-219. Print.
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  Walls, W. D., Leung, G. and Li, R.. "Transitions in the Chinese Market for Refined Petroleum Products". OPEC Energy Review 36.3 (2012): 349-373. Print.
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  Walls, W. D., Rusco, F. W. and Kendix, M.. "Biofuels policy and the US market for motor fuels: Empirical analysis of ethanol splashing". Energy Policy 39.7 (2011): 3999-4006. Print.
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  Kendix, M. and Walls, W. D.. "Estimating the impact of refinery outages on petroleum product prices". Energy Economics 32.6 (2010): 1291-1298. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Petroleum refining industry in China". Energy Policy 38.5 (2010): 2110-2115. Print.
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  Kendix, M. and Walls, W. D.. "Oil industry consolidation and refined product prices: Evidence from US wholesale gasoline terminals". Energy Policy 38.7 (2010): 3498-3507. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "General stable models of the rate of return to Hollywood films". Advances and Applications in Statistical Sciences 2.1 (2010): 19-36. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Superstars and heavy tails in recorded entertainment: Empirical analysis of the market for DVDs". Journal of Cultural Economics 34.4 (2010): 261-280. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Screen wars, star wars, and sequels: Nonparametric reanalysis of movie profitability". Empirical Economics 37.2 (2009): 447-461. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Robust analysis of movie earnings". Journal of Media Economics 22.1 (2009): 20-35. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Cross-country analysis of movie piracy". Applied Economics 40.5 (2008): 625-632. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Rusco, F.. "Price effects of boutique motor fuels: Federal environmental standards, regional fuel choices, and local gasoline prices". The Energy Journal 28.3 (2007): 145-163. Print.
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  Walls, W. D., Rusco, F. and Ludwigson, J.. "Power plant investment in restructured markets". ENERGY---The International Journal 32.8 (2007): 1403-1413. Print.
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  De Vany, A. and Walls, W. D.. "Estimating the effects of movie piracy at the box office". Review of Industrial Organization 30.4 (2007): 291-301. Print.
• Schrade. W. R. and Walls, W. D.. "Holding companies, market liquidity, and the development of the electric power industry". Jouranl of Energy and Development 32.1 (2006): 1-14. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and Zhang, W.. "Using extreme value theory to model electricity price risk with an application to the Alberta power market". Energy Exploration & Exploitation, (2005). Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Modeling movie success when `nobody knows anything': Conditional stable-distribution analysis of film returns". Journal of Cultural Economics 29.3 (2005): 177-190. Print.
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  De Vany, A. and Walls, W. D.. "Motion picture profit, the stable Paretian hypothesis, and the curse of the superstar". Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 28.6 (2004): 1035-1057. Print.
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  De Vany, A. and Walls, W. D.. "Does Hollywood make too many R-rated movies? Risk, stochastic dominance, and the illusion of expectation". Journal of Business 75.3 (2002): 425-451. Print.
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  Bausell, C., Rusco, F. and Walls, W. D.. "Lifting the Alaskan oil export ban: An intervention analysis". The Energy Journal, (2001). Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and De Vany, A.. "Cointegration analysis of spot electricity prices: Insights on transmission efficiency in the western US". Energy Economics, (1999). Print.
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  De Vany, A. S. and Walls, W. D.. "Price dynamics in a network of decentralized power markets". Journal of Regulatory Economics 15.2 (1999): 123-140. Print.
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  Rusco, F. W. and Walls, W. D.. "Competition in a repeated spatial auction market with an application to timber sales". Journal of Regional Science 39.3 (1999): 449-465. Print.
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  De Vany, A. and Walls, W. D.. "Uncertainty in the movie industry: Does star power reduce the terror of the box office?". Journal of Cultural Economics 23.4 (1999): 285-318. Print.
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  De Vany, A. and Walls, W. D.. "The market for motion pictures: Rank, revenue and survival". Economic Inquiry 35.4 (1997): 783-797. Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and De Vany, A.. "The law of one price in a network: Arbitrage and price dynamics in natural gas city gate markets". Journal of Regional Science, (1996). Print.
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  De Vany, A. and Walls, W. D.. "Bose-Einstein dynamics and adaptive contracting in the motion picture industry". Economic Journal 106.439 (1996): 1493-1514. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "An econometric analysis of the market for natural gas futures". The Energy Journal, (1995). Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "A cointegration rank test of market linkages with an application to the US natural gas industry". Review of Industrial Organization, (1994). Print.
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  De Vany, Arthur and Walls, W. D.. "Natural gas industry transformation, competitive institutions, and the role of regulations: Lessons from open access to US natural gas markets". Energy Policy 22.9 (1994): 755-763. Print.
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  Walls, W. D.. "Price convergence across natural gas fields and city markets". The Energy Journal, (1994). Print.
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  Walls, W. D. and De Vany, A.. "Pipeline access and market integration in the natural gas industry: Evidence from cointegration tests". The Energy Journal, (1993). Print.

Other

• J. McKenzie and Walls, W. D.. What explains the poor performance of Australian films at the Australian box office? 2011.

Uncategorized

• Walls, W. D. and McKenzie, J.. Black Swan Models for the Entertainment Industry with an Application to the Movie Business 2018-04 2019.
• Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. Pipeline Capacity Rationing and Crude Oil Price Differentials: The Case of Western Canada 2018-15 2019.
• During, Adegboyega and Walls, W. D.. Presidential Amnesty and Nigerian Oil Production: A Disaggregate Econometric Analysis 2019-11 2019.
• Walls, W. D. and Harvey, P. J.. Analysis of skewness preference for horse track gamblers in Hong Kong and Japan 2018-02 2018.
• Walls, W. D.. Valuing Anti-Piracy Technology in the Motion-Picture Industry 2018-03 2018.
• Zavaleta, A., Walls, W. D. and Rusco, F.. Refining for Export and the Convergence of Petroleum Product Prices 2013-32 2013.
• Walls, W. D. and McKenzie, J.. Australian films at the Australian box office: Performance, distribution, and subsidies 2014-52 2013.
• Walls, W. D. and McKenzie, J.. The changing role of Hollywood in the global movie market 2014-51 2012.
• Walls, W. D., Leung, G. and Li, R.. Transitions in the Chinese market for refined petroleum products 2014-59 2012.
• Walls, W. D.. Superstars and heavy tails in recorded entertainment: Empirical analysis of the market for DVDs 2014-50 2010.
• Walls, W. D.. General stable models of the rate of return to Hollywood films 2014-53 2010.
• Walls, W. D.. Nonparametric reanalysis of movie profitability 2014-47 2009.
• Walls, W. D.. Robust analysis of film earnings 2014-49 2009.
• Walls, W. D. and Kendix, M.. Oil industry consolidation and refined product prices: Evidence from US gasoline terminals 2014-60 2009.
• Walls, W. D.. Petroleum refining industry in China 2014-61 2009.
• Walls, W. D.. Cross-country analysis of movie piracy 2014-55 2008.
• Walls, W. D.. Natural gas and electricity markets 2014-62 2008.
• Walls, W. D. and DeVany, A.. Estimating the effects of movie piracy on box-office revenue 2014-56 2007.
• Walls, W. D. and Rusco, F.. Per-unit bidding rules and buyer under-performance in natural resource sales 2014-63 2007.
• Walls, W. D. and Rusco, F.. Price effects of boutique motor fuels 2014-65 2007.
• Walls, W. D., Ludwigson, J. and Rusco, F.. Power plant investment in restructured markets 2014-64 2006.
• Walls, W. D. and Schrade, W.. Holding companies, market liquidity, and the development of the electric power industry 2014-66 2006.
• Walls, W. D.. Modeling heavy tails and skewness in film returns 2014-48 2005.
• Walls, W. D. and DeVany, A.. Big budgets, big openings, and legs: Analysis of the blockbuster strategy 2014-57 2004.
• Walls, W. D. and DeVany, A.. Quality evaluations and the breakdown of statistical herding in the dynamics of box-office revenue 2014-58 2004.
• Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. Fracking and Structural Shifts in Oil Supply 2020-01 1969. 50 pp..
• Lian Guo, Walls, W. D. and Xiaoli Zheng. Waste Import Bans and Environmental Quality: Evidence from China's Electronic Waste Disposal Towns 2021-02 1969. 37 pp..
• Li, G., Walls, W. D. and Zheng, X.. Differential license plate pricing and electric vehicle adoption in Shanghai 2022-01 1969. 30 pp..
• Walls, W. D. and Yuan, Lasheng. Pipeline Interconnection, Tolling Competition, and Transmission Capacity 2022-02 1969. 25 pp..
• Wei, F., Walls, W. D., Zheng, X. and Li, G.. Evaluating Environmental Benefits from Driving Electric Vehicles: The Case of Shanghai 2022-05 1969. 50 pp..
• McKenzie, J. and Walls, W. D.. File Sharing and Film Revenues: An Empirical Analysis 2013-01 1969.
• Walls, W. D.. The market for motion pictures in Thailand: Rank, revenue, and survival at the box office 2014-54 1969.
• Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. Shale Oil Boom and the Profitability of U.S. Petroleum Refiners 2015-28 1969.
• Walls, W. D. and Zheng, Xiaoli. Fracking and the Elasticity of U.S. Oil Production 2016-44 1969.
• Walls, W. D. and Zheng, X.. Environmental Regulation and Safety Outcomes: Evidence from Canadian Energy Pipelines 2019-10 1969.
• Hadida, Allègre L., Lampel, Joseph, Joshi, Amit and Walls, W. D.. Hollywood Studio Filmmaking in the Age of Netflix: A Tale of Two Institutional Logics 2019-13 1969.
• Harvey, Patrick J. and Walls, W. D.. Information, institutions, and firm organization: A caselet on the Hong Kong personal services sector 2019-15 1969.
• Walls, W. D.. Bestsellers and Blockbusters: Movies, music, and books 2012-09 1969.
• Walls, W. D. and P. J. Harvey. DVD Movie Piracy in Hong Kong: Autopsy of a Brick-and-Mortar Market 2009-19
• Walls, W. D. and Yuan, Lasheng. Highway Subfranchising and Tolling Competition 2009-16
• Kendix, M. and Walls, W. D.. Estimating the Impact of Refinery Outages on Petroleum Product Prices 2010-12
• Walls, W. D., Rusco, F. and Kendix, M.. Biofuels Policy and the Market for Motor Fuels: Empirical Analysis of Ethanol Splashing 2011-01