Clay Collins

Areas of Expertise

  • Sports Economics

Interests

  • Economic and non-economic impacts of sports
  • Sports and crime
  • Consumer demand
  • Behavioral sports economics

Concentrations

Education

  •  PhD in Economics, 2023
    West Virginia University
  •  MS in Economics, 2017
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  •  BS in Economics, 2016
    Berry College
  •  AA, 2013
    Tri-County Community College
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Contact

 Ramsey Center, 359
 706-542-4378 (office)
 https://www.claygcollins.com/

Office Hours

  • Fridays, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Publications

Publications (Peer-reviewed)

Contest Outcome Uncertainty and Fan Decisions: A Meta-Analysis
  • Clay Collins and Brad Humphreys
  • Journal of Sports Economics, 23 no.6 (2022): 789-807
  • uncertainty of outcome hypothesis
  • contest outcome uncertainty
  • attendance demand
  • meta-analysis
The Impact of Sporting and Cultural Events in a Heterogeneous Hotel Market: Evidence from Austin, TX
  • Clay G. Collins, Craig A. Depken II, and E. Frank Stephenson
  • Eastern Economic Journal, 48 (2020): 518-547
  • hotel occupancy
  • hotel demand
  • sports tourism
Framing for Dollars: The Effect of Advanced Defensive Metrics on Catchers’ Salaries
  • Thomas A. Carnes, Clay G. Collins, and E. Frank Stephenson
  • Academy of Economics and Finance Journal, 11 (2021): 21-24
  • defensive metrics
  • catchers
  • player salaries
Presidential inauguration tourism and hotel occupancy: Evidence from the Obama and Trump inaugurals
  • Clay Collins and Joshua C. Hall
  • Tourism Economics, 28 no. 1 (2020): 83-88
  • hotel demand
  • presidential inauguration
Taxing the Travelers: A Note on Hotel Tax Incidence
  • Clay Collins and E. Frank Stephenson
  • Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. 48 (2018): 7-11
  • travel
  • Georgia
  • hotel occupancy
  • hotel tax

Book Chapters

Reference Dependent Preferences, Outcome Uncertainty, and Sports Fan Behaviour - A Review of the Literature
  • Clay Collins and Brad Humphreys
  • Behavioural Sports Economics: A Research Companion, Routlege (2021)