GitHub Repository Directory

Dr. Eric McKee
Assistant Professor of Finance, West Texas A&M University

🌐 Primary Website: For my full academic CV, biography, teaching resources, and working papers, please visit my primary academic website.

Welcome to my GitHub directory. In the interest of reproducible research and open science, this page serves as the centralized repository for the data, replication codes, and computational appendices associated with my academic research.

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📄 Working Papers

With the Advice and Consent of the Senate He Shall Appoint Judges of the Supreme Court: The Importance of the Senate in Measuring Judicial Ideology with Anne Macy and Wei Zhang

• Read the Paper on SSRN
• Data and Linking Table
• Overview: Linking table used in paper to connect federal judges to their confirmation dates, Senate party control at the time of confirmation, and major judicial decision databases.

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📚 Peer-Reviewed Publications

From Query to Conclusion: Active Learning Using the WRDS Database Journal of Education for Business, 2025. with Oscar Solis and Anne Macy

• Published Article | Pre-print on SSRN
• Survey Instrument Documentation
• Overview: Contains the full survey instrument used in the pre- and post-test design.

Can Financial Literacy and Payday Loan Bans Benefit Consumers? Finance Research Letters, 2025. with Oscar Solis and Wei Zhang

• Published Article | Pre-print on SSRN
• Survey Documentation
• Overview: Provides full transparency regarding survey question wording, question codes, and differences between the 2009 and 2015 waves used in the analysis.

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📝 Substack & Public Writing

I regularly write at the intersection of theology, political economy, and lived experience to think clearly about the world my children will grow up in on my Substack. To ensure transparency, the data and code underlying these articles are available below.

SCOTUS Cross-Ideological Alignment Series

Overview: Replication code for a multi-part analysis of crossover voting behavior on the Supreme Court (2020-present).

• Part 1: Baseline
  • Read the Article | GitHub Repository
• Part 2: Majority vs. Dissent
  • Read the Article | GitHub Repository

Is the Roberts Court More Speech-Protective?

• Read the Article | GitHub Repository
• Overview: Replication code for an analysis of how protective Supreme Court has been towards free speech across chief justice eras

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🍎 Teaching & Pedagogical Tools

I am actively developing digital resources and interactive tools to reduce friction in the classroom and help students build an intuitive understanding of financial concepts.

Interactive Web Tools & Games

Note: These tools are currently in active development and are being iteratively tested.

• Mr. Bennet’s Problem
  • Use the Tool | GitHub Repository
  • Overview: An interactive web-based teaching tool where users step into the shoes of Mr. Bennet. The objective is to build a fund that can support his 6 dependents (his wife and 5 daughters) after his death by adjusting savings, time, and interest rates.
• Ea-Nasir: The Copper Merchant
  • Play the Game | GitHub Repository
  • Overview: An interactive trading game designed as a teaching tool to explore risk and reward tradeoffs, business ethics, and the economic impact of institutions.

Video Tutorials: Introductory Finance in Excel

• Excel Mastery Series (TVM, Bonds, Annuities, Capital Budgeting)
  • Access the Full Video Series Here
  • Overview: A comprehensive suite of step-by-step tutorials designed to help students master foundational financial modeling and Time Value of Money calculations in Microsoft Excel.

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Last Updated: May, 2026