Working Papers/Manuscripts in Preparation

• Carollo, N., Hicks, J. F., Karch, A., & Kleiner, M. M. (2025, March). The Origins and Evolution of Occupational Licensing in the United States . NBER Working Paper 33580. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA.
• Carollo, N., Hicks, J. F., Karch, A., & Kleiner, M. M. (2025, March 27). The Origins and Evolution of Occupational Licensing in the United States . Staff Report 667. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
• Hall, J., Hicks, J. F., Kleiner, M. M., & Oh, Y.T. Occupational Licensing of Uber Drivers.
• Pretis, F., Hicks, J. F., Ghimire, P., Enns, S. W., & Gulati, S. Environmental and Anthropogenic Drivers of Human-Black Bear Conflict in British Columbia.
• Pretis, F., Hicks, J. F., Ghimire, P., Enns, S. W., & Gulati, S. Do Lethal Control Interventions Reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict? Evidence from Black Bears in British Columbia .
• Abdi, S., Akee, R., Banerjee D., Feir, D., Hicks, J.F., Myers, S.L., Wolfson, J., Zhang, X.The Effects of Local Government Subsidies on Public Safety: The Case of Free Lifeguard Training Programs in the Largest Cities in the United States
• Akee, R., Banerjee, D., Feir, D., Hicks, J. F., Myers, S. L., Wolfson, J., & Zhang, X. The Effectiveness of Personal Flotation Device Regulations on Reducing Racial Gaps in Drowning.
• Akee, R., Banerjee, D., Feir, D., Hicks, J. F., Myers, S. L., Wolfson, J., & Velleux, A. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conventional Water Safety Regulations on Indigenous Populations.
• Gordon, M., Hicks, J. F., Kilgannon, B., & Krawchenko, T. Sustainable Jobs in BC: Synthesis of Workshop Dialogue.

Work in Progress

• Carollo, N., Hicks, J. F.. Occupational Regulation and Labour Market Outcomes in the U.S. Progressive Era.
• Abdelfattah, A., Adnan, W., Hicks, J. F., Wiltshire, J., & Zhang, F. The Impact of International Students on Canadian Labour and Housing Markets.
• Gordon, M., Hicks, J. F., Kilgannon, B., & Krawchenko, T. Sustainable Jobs in BC.
• Understanding the Energy Economy: Labour Market Analysis (part of the Power for People: Community Energy for Northern BC project).
• Understanding Youth Climate Employment: Job Quality, Workforce Pathways, and Community Capacity.
• Regional Energy-Economy Modelling: Territorializing M3 Models for Economic Regions of British Columbia

Publications

• Hicks, J. F., Rachlow, J. L., Rhodes, O. E., Jr., Williams, C. L., & Waits, L. P. (2007). Reintroduction and genetic structure: Rocky Mountain elk in Yellowstone and the western states . Journal of Mammalogy, 88, 129–138.
• Hicks, J. F., & Rachlow, J. L. (2006). Is there a genetic basis for antler and pedicle malformations in reintroduced elk in northern Arizona . Southwestern Naturalist, 51, 276–282.
• Garner, A., Rachlow, J. L., & Hicks, J. F. (2005). Patterns of genetic diversity and its loss in mammalian populations . Conservation Biology, 19, 1215–1221.

Policy Reports and Other Publications

• Carollo, N., Hicks, J. F., Karch, A., & Kleiner, M. M. (2025). The Origins and Evolution of Occupational Licensing in the United States . Research Briefs in Economic Policy No. 341. Cato Institute.
• Hicks, J. F., & Kleiner, M. M. (2019). Dental Therapists: A Solution to Wisconsin’s Costly Dental Access Problem? . Badger Institute.
• Hicks, J. F., Benson, J., Garry, T., Dworin, J., & Schicker, T. M. (2014). Diagnosing Healthcare in America: Impacts of Immigrants and Occupational Licensing . Humphrey Public Affairs Review, Issue 1.