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Associate Professor Tom Coupe

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Department: Department of Economics and Finance

Email: tom.coupe@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Meremere 426A

Languages: English, Dutch, French

About
Research / Creative works
Supervision
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Fields of Research

  • applied econometrics

Researcher Summary

My research covers a wide range of topics (recent topics include replications, job insecurity, the Eurovision Song Contest, trade policy preferences, football, terrorism, war and happiness). In my papers I typically analyze interesting datasets using econometric methods.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Economics: Applied Microeconomics; Econometrics; Labour

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Coupe T. and Reed B. (2022) Do Negative Replications Affect Citations? . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupe T., Reed B. and Zimmerman C. (2022) ‘Paving the Road for Replications: Experimental Results from an Online Research Repository’.. . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Song Z. and Coupé T. (2022) Predicting Chinese consumption series with Baidu. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2022.2161175. (Journal Articles)
  • Besuyen A., Coupé T. and Das KK. (2021) Effectiveness of foreign exchange interventions: evidence from New Zealand. New Zealand Economic Papers 55(3): 289-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2020.1871063. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Henderson J. (2021) The Impact of Uber on Drunk Driving in New Zealand. Series of Unsurprising Results in Economics http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/10846. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. and Shepotylo O. (2021) POPULAR SUPPORT FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS AND PARTNER COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS: EVIDENCE FROM AN UNEXPECTED ELECTION OUTCOME. Economic Inquiry 59(1): 549-566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12927. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Shmueli B. (2021) Google Doodles and Covid-19. . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupe T. and Smith T. (2021) The Mental Health Cost of Terrorism. A Replication Study of Kim and Albert Kim (Health Economics, 2018). International Journal for Re-Views in Empirical Economics 2021(1) 1 http://dx.doi.org/10.18718/81781.20. (Journal Articles)
  • Song Z., Coupé T. and Reed WR. (2021) Estimating the effect of the one-child policy on Chinese household savings - Evidence from an Oaxaca decomposition. China Economic Review 66 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2020.101570. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2020) How global is the affordable housing crisis? International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 14(3): 429-445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-04-2020-0040. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2019) Automation, job characteristics and job insecurity. International Journal of Manpower 40(7): 1288-1304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJM-12-2018-0418. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Chaban N. (2019) Creating Europe through culture? The impact of the European Song Contest on European identity. Empirica 47: 885-908. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10663-019-09461-6. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. (2018) Replicating "predicting the present with Google trends" by Hyunyoung Choi and Hal Varian (The Economic Record, 2012). Economics 12(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-34. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Obrizan M. (2018) Adolescents’ (un)happiness in transition. Journal of Comparative Economics 46(3): 858-873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2018.07.012. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T., Gergaud O. and Noury A. (2018) Biases and Strategic Behaviour in Performance Evaluation: The Case of the FIFA's best soccer player award. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 80(2): 358-379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obes.12201. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2017) Country Reputation and Trade Policy Preferences - Using the News of the Election of Donald Trump as an Instrument. . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupe T. (2017) The impact of terrorism on expectations, trust and happiness–the case of the November 13 attacks in Paris, France. Applied Economics Letters 24(15): 1084-1087. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2016.1254335. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Monteiro C. (2016) The charity of the extremely wealthy. Economic Inquiry 54(2): 751-761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12311. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Obrizan M. (2016) The impact of war on happiness: The case of Ukraine. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 132: 228-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2016.09.017. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. and Obrizan M. (2016) Violence and political outcomes in Ukraine-Evidence from Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Journal of Comparative Economics 44(1): 201-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2015.10.001. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T., Olefir A. and Alonso JD. (2016) Class size, school size and the size of the school network. Education Economics 24(3): 329-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2015.1015405. (Journal Articles)
  • Sologoub I. and Coupe T. (2015) Academic Inbreeding in Ukraine. In Yudkevich M; Altbach PG; Rumbley LE (Ed.), Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspectives: 228-258. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137461254_10. (Chapters)
  • Coupé T. (2013) Peer review versus citations - An analysis of best paper prizes. Research Policy 42(1): 295-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2012.05.004. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. and Gergaud O. (2013) Suspicious Blood and Performance in Professional Cycling. Journal of Sports Economics 14(5): 546-559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527002512441481. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Vakhitova G. (2013) Costs and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries Country report: Ukraine.Commissioned by CASE/European Commission. 84. (Reports)
  • Vakhitova G. and Coupe T. (2013) The Relations between Education and Migration in Ukraine.International Labour Organization. Commissioned by International Labour Organization. 106. (Reports)
  • Coupe T. and Lehmann H. (2012) The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data. In Brück T; Lehmann H (Ed.), In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: 156-172. London: Palgrave Macmillan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230363595_7. (Chapters)
  • Coupé T., Smeets V. and Warzynski F. (2012) Wage structure and research performance of U.S. economics departments: Distinguishing incentives from sorting. Revue d'Economie Politique 122(4): 565-584. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/redp.224.0565. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2011) Mattresses versus Banks - The Effect of Trust on Portfolio Composition. . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupe T. and Vakhitova H. (2011) Recent Dynamics of Returns to Education in Transition Countries. . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupe T. and Zadorozhna O. (2010) Weather Effects in Transition. . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupe T., Orlova I. and Skiba A. (2010) The effect of policies on FDI flows to transition countries. Global Exchange and Poverty: Trade, Investment and Migration: 239-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781781000601.00018. (Chapters)
  • Coupé T., Ginsburgh V. and Noury A. (2009) Are leading papers of better quality? Evidence from a natural experiment. Oxford Economic Papers 62(1): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpp019. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T., Orlova I. and Skiba A. (2009) The Effect of Tax and Investment Treaties on Bilateral FDI Flows to Transition Economies. The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties, and Investment Flows http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195388534.003.0024. (Chapters)
  • Coupé T., Orlova I. and Skiba A. (2009) The Effect of Tax and Investment Treaties on Bilateral FDI Flows to Transition Economies. The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties, and Investment Flows http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195388534.003.0024. (Chapters)
  • Coupé T. (2008) The visibility of Ukrainian economists 1969-2005. Journal of Socio-Economics 37(5): 2114-2125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2007.06.003. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. and Gnezdilova O. (2008) Do Tobacco Bans Harm the Advertising Industry? . (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Coupé T. (2007) Incentives and bonuses - The case of the 2006 World Cup. Kyklos 60(3): 349-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2007.00375.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2007) The Economics Education and Research Consortium - Comments. Capacity Building in Economics Education and ResearchWorld Bank Publications. (Chapters)
  • Coupé T., Smeets V. and Warzynski F. (2006) Incentives, sorting and productivity along the career: Evidence from a sample of top economists. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 22(1): 137-167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewj010. (Journal Articles)
  • Smeets V., Warzynski F. and Coupé T. (2006) Does the academic labor market initially allocate new graduates efficiently? Journal of Economic Perspectives 20(3): 161-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jep.20.3.161. (Journal Articles)
  • Couṕ T. (2005) Bias in conditional and unconditional fixed effects logit estimation: A correction. Political Analysis 13(3): 292-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pan/mpi019. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2005) The State of Economics Education and Research in Ukraine. "University Challenges" (Fulbright book – in Ukrainian). (Chapters)
  • Coupé T. (2004) What do we know about ourselves? On the economics of economics. Kyklos 57(2): 197-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0023-5962.2004.00250.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. and Noury AG. (2004) Choosing not to choose: On the link between information and abstention. Economics Letters 84(2): 261-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2004.01.012. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. (2003) Revealed performances: Worldwide rankings of economists and economics departments, 1990-2000. Journal of the European Economic Association 1(6): 1309-1345. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/154247603322752557. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2003) Science is Golden: Academic R&D and University Patents’. Journal of Technology Transfer 28: 31-46. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupé T. and Walsh PP. (2003) Quality based rankings of Irish economists 1990-2000. Economic and Social Review 34(2): 145-149. (Journal Articles)
  • Coupe T. (2001) Academic R&D and University Patents. The Strategic Analysis of Universities Microeconomic and Management Perspectives. (Chapters)
  • Coupe T. (2001) Can Peer Review Be Trusted? The UK Research Assessment on Trial.. The Strategic Analysis of Universities Microeconomic and Management Perspectives. (Chapters)
  • Coupe T. (2001) Should Universities Be Conglomerates? The Strategic Analysis of Universities Microeconomic and Management Perspectives. (Chapters)

Student Supervision

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    Current
  • PhD - Sun P: Essays on the School Premium in House Prices
  • PhD - Tian A: ESSAYS ON A STUDY OF STATISTICAL POWER IN ECONOMICS
  • PhD - Yu Y: Essays on the Chinese ETS
  • Masters - South Z: The impact of VAR on soccer fans and players
  • Masters - Watt D: The impact of the presence of social houses on house prices
  • Completed
  • PhD - Zhongchen S: Essays on the general determinants of consumption and savings (2021)
  • Masters - Besuyen A: Effectiveness of Foreign Exchange Interventions: Evidence from New Zealand (2020)
  • Masters - Fletcher R: Determinants of Financial Donations by University Alumni (2018)
  • Masters - Franklet D: The Drivers of ICO Underpricing and Returns (2019)
  • Masters - Gray L: Trump’s impact on the popularity of the European Union: A replication and extension of Minkus, Deutschman, and Delhey (2019) (2021)
  • Masters - Gunby N: Weather-Related House Damage and Subjective Wellbeing (2021)
  • Masters - Smith T: The impact of terrorism on life satisfaction (2020)
  • Masters - Tier M: A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Robotics upon Labour Employment by Mitchell Stephen (2022)

Editorial Work

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  • New Economic Papers - Big Data Editor ( 2017 - 2023)

Key Methodologies

  • econometrics
  • big data
  • stata
  • python
  • web scraping
  • meta analysis
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