- Professor
University of Calgary
W. D. Walls
Research Interests
Currently Teaching
| W2012 - ECON 493 - Empirical Energy Economics | |||||||||||||||||
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| W2012 - ECON 527 - World Oil Economics | |||||||||||||||||
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| P2012 - ECON 489 - Economics of the Movie Business | |||||||||||||||||
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Working Papers
#2011-15 - Transitions in the Chinese Market for Refined Petroleum Products
By G. Leung, R. Li and W. D. Walls
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#2011-09 - What Explains the Poor Performance of Australian Films at the Australian Box Office?
By W. D. Walls and McKenzie, J.
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#2011-01 - Biofuels Policy and the Market for Motor Fuels: Empirical Analysis of Ethanol Splashing
By W. D. Walls, Rusco, F. and Kendix, M.
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#2010-18 - The Changing Role of Hollywood in the Global Movie Market
By McKenzie, J. and W. D. Walls
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#2010-12 - Estimating the Impact of Refinery Outages on Petroleum Product Prices
By Kendix, M. and W. D. Walls
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Publications
Book
- De Vany, Arthur S. and Walls, W. D.. The Emerging New Order in Natural Gas: Markets versus Regulation Westport, Connecticut: Quorum Books, 1995. Print.
- 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.. "Natural gas and electricity markets" International Handbook on the Economics of Energy Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2009. Print.
Edited Book
- Walls, W. D. and Hollis, Aidan (eds). The Alberta Power Market Calgary, Alberta: The Van Horne Institute, 2007. Print.
- Walls, W. D. (ed). Regional Transmission Organizations: Restucturing Electricity Transmission in Canada Calgary, Alberta: The Van Horne Institute, 2003. Print.
Journal Article
- Kendix, M. and Walls, W. D.. "Estimating the impact of refinery outages on petroleum product prices". Energy Economics 32.6 (2010): 1291-1298. Print.
- Walls, W. D.. "Petroleum refining industry in China". Energy Policy 38.5 (2010): 2110-2115. Print.
- 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.
- 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.
- Walls, W. D., Rusco, F. and Ludwigson, J.. "Power plant investment in restructured markets". ENERGY---The International Journal 32.8 (2007): 1403-1413. 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.
- 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.
- Bausell, C., Rusco, F. and Walls, W. D.. "Lifting the Alaskan oil export ban: An intervention analysis". The Energy Journal, (2001). Print.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Walls, W. D.. "An econometric analysis of the market for natural gas futures". The Energy Journal, (1995). Print.
- 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.
- 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.
- Walls, W. D.. "Price convergence across natural gas fields and city markets". The Energy Journal, (1994). Print.
- 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.
Uncategorized
- Walls, W. D. and McKenzie, J.. What Explains the Poor Performance of Australian Films at the Australian Box Office? 2011-09 2011.
- G. Leung, R. Li and Walls, W. D.. Transitions in the Chinese Market for Refined Petroleum Products 2011-15 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.. Superstars and Heavy Tails in Pre-Recorded Entertainment: Empirical Analysis of the Market for DVDs 2009-20
- Kendix, Michael and Walls, W. D.. Oil Industry Consolidation and Refined Product Prices: Evidence from US Gasoline Terminals, 2000--2008 2009-17
- Walls, W. D.. Screen Wars, Star Wars, and Sequels: Nonparametric Reanalysis of Movie Profitability 2008-28
- Walls, W. D.. General Stable Models of the Rate of Return to Hollywood Films 2010-01
- Walls, W. D.. The Market for Motion Pictures in Thailand: Rank, Revenue, and Survival at the Box Office 2009-15
- 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
- McKenzie, J. and Walls, W. D.. The Changing Role of Hollywood in the Global Movie Market 2010-18
- Walls, W. D., Rusco, F. and Kendix, M.. Biofuels Policy and the Market for Motor Fuels: Empirical Analysis of Ethanol Splashing 2011-01
Curricula Vitae
Awards
- 2006 - Mallen Prize for Published Scholarly Contributions on Motion Picture Industry Studies - The DeSantis Centre
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