Clay Collins
- Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Areas of Expertise
- Sports Economics
Interests
- Economic and non-economic impacts of sports
- Sports and crime
- 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
Contact
Publications
Publications (Peer-reviewed)
- Clay Collins and E. Frank Stephenson
- Education Economics
- college enrollment
- university sports
- college football
- 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
- Clay G. Collins, Craig A. Depken II, and E. Frank Stephenson
- Eastern Economic Journal, 48 (2020): 518-547
- hotel occupancy
- hotel demand
- sports tourism
- 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
- Clay Collins and Joshua C. Hall
- Tourism Economics, 28 no. 1 (2020): 83-88
- hotel demand
- presidential inauguration
- Clay Collins and E. Frank Stephenson
- Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. 48 (2018): 7-11
- travel
- Georgia
- hotel occupancy
- hotel tax
Book Chapters
- Clay Collins and Brad Humphreys
- Behavioural Sports Economics: A Research Companion, Routlege (2021)
Awards and Accolades
North American Association of Sports Economists, 2025