Chair:  TBA

Papers:

"Minimum Wage Politics and the Welfare of Minimum Wage Workers"

   Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

"Further Considerations of the Laffer Curve for Prison Sentencing"

   William L. Davis,  University of Tennessee - Martin

"The Laffer Curve for Amnesty"

   J. R. Clark,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

   Bruce Hutchinson,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Discussants:

   Charles W. Baird,  California State University - Hayward

   Gordon L. Brady,  George Mason University

   David E.R. Gay,  University of Arkansas

   James R. Marchand,  Westminster College - Salt Lake City

Chair:  Allan Persky,  El Paso, TX

Papers:

"Stochastic Demand with Uncertain Sales Under Various Risk Preferences"

   Allan Persky,  El Paso, TX

"Irreversible Investment Decisions with Yield and Price Uncertainty"

   T. Jeffrey Price,  University of Georgia

   Michael E. Wetzstein,  University of Georgia

Discussants:

   Tae Kun Seo,  Southern Methodist University

   Roger C. Tutterow,  Kennesaw State University

   Michael E. Wetzstein,  University of Georgia

Chair:  David N. Laband,  Auburn University

Papers:

"The Absence of Economic Analysis in Business Ethics Curricula"

   Glenn Moots,  Northwood University

"Ethics and Agency in Forensic Economics"

   Thomas R. Ireland,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

"Perceived Conduct and Professional Ethics Among Economics Faculty"

   David N. Laband,  Auburn University

   Michael J. Piette,  Analytical Economics, Inc.

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

Papers:

"Voting and Political Institutions"

   Lisa Anderson,  College of William and Mary

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

"Voluntary Contribution to a Public Good"

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

   Susan K. Laury,  University of South Carolina

"Classroom Games: Rent Seeking and the Inefficiency of Non-Market Allocations"

   Jacob Goeree,  University of Virginia

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

"A Prisoner's Dilemma"

   C. Monica Capra,  University of Virginia

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

Discussants:   Audience

Chair:  Thomas A. Garrett,  West Virginia University

Papers:

"Tax Limits"

   Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

"Empirical Evidence of Fiscal Federalism as an Interstate Externality"

   Michael D. Stroup,  Naval Postgraduate School

"Are States Gambling with Your Tax Dollars?: The Risk and Return of State Lotteries in America"

   Thomas A. Garrett,  West Virginia University

   Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

Discussants:

   Edward J. Bierhanzl,  Florida A&M University

   G. Dirk Mateer,  Grove City College

   Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma

Chair:  Robert McNown,  University of Colorado

Papers:

"Sources of U.S. Dollar Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations: Evidence from an Equilibrium Model"

   William J. Crowder,  University of Texas - Arlington

"ARCH in Foreign Exchange Return"

   C.G. DeVries,  Ohio State University

   Mark Nelson,  Ohio State University

"Stylized Facts of Exchange Rate Dynamics"

   Steven Husted,  University of Pittsburgh

"What Can We Learn from Panel Unit Root Tests of Real Exchange Rates?"

   Janice Boucher Breuer,  University of South Carolina

   Robert McNown,  University of Colorado

   Myles Wallace,  Clemson University

Discussants:   Paper Presenters

Chair:  Ronald S. Warren, Jr.,  University of Georgia

Papers:

"Unemployment Insurance and Post-Unemployment Earnings"

   John T. Addison,  University of South Carolina

   McKinley Blackburn,  University of South Carolina

"The Marriage Premium for Male Workers: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"

   Donna Ginther,  Washington University

   Madeline Zavodny,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"The Benefits of Catholic Schooling for Inner-City Minorities"

   Derek A. Neal,  University of Chicago

Discussants:

   Christopher Cornwell,  University of Georgia

   Myra L. Moore,  Texas Christian University

   Madeline Zavodny,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Chair:  Julianne Sakowski,  Texas Woman's University

Papers:

"The Dynamics of Crime: A Study on Social Contagion"

   Maria Minniti,  Babson College

"Market Versus Public Policy Mechanisms in Poverty Reduction: The Differential Effects on Property Crime"

   Ralph C. Allen,  Valdosta State University

   Jack H. Stone,  Spelman College

"Crime Betas as A Determinate of Average Changes in Crime: An Empirical Analysis"

   Dale O. Cloninger,  University of Houston - Clear Lake

   Roberto Marchesini,  University of Houston - Clear Lake

"The Bottle Made Me Do It: Access to Alcohol Use and Crime"

   Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong,  University of South Florida

Discussants:

   Mary Jean Horney,  Furman University

   Philip D. Taylor,  Millsaps College

Chair:  William Stewart Mounts, Jr.,  Mercer University

Papers:

"Benefit-Cost Analysis of Juvenile Boot Camps: The Case of the Environmental Youth Corps of Mobile, Alabama"

   Semoon Chang,  University of South Alabama

"Parents' Valuation of Children and the Calculation of Damages in Wrongful Death Lawsuits"

   James G. Sword,  University of South Dakota

   Randall E. Waldron,  University of South Dakota

"Marketable Arts: A Voucher Solution"

   John Adam Hill,  Northeastern State University

   Peter Maynard,  Virginia Commonwealth University

"Housework and Childcare: From Doing to Sharing"

   Kamma Langberg,  Aarhus School of Business

Discussants:

   Erik D. Craft,  University of Richmond

   Gene Lebrenz,  Florida Southern College

Chair:  Charles D. DeLorme, Jr.,  University of Georgia

Papers:

"The Stabilizing Properties of Different Monetary Policy Rules in the Open Economy"

   Richard T. Froyen,  University of North Carolina

   Alfred V. Guender,  University of Canterbury - New Zealand

"Bank Structure and its Influence on Real Economic Growth"

   Samuel L. Skogstad,  Georgia State University

   Kathleen Thomas,  Georgia State University

"Bank Loans to Small Businesses"

   Cavery Bopaiah,  Georgia State University

Discussants:

   R.W. Hafer,  Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

   Jill Ann Holman,  University of Georgia

   H. Youn Kim,  Western Kentucky University

Chair:  Shawna Grosskopf,  Southern Illinois University

Papers:

"Health Insurance and Occupational Mobility Among Workers with Disabilities"

   Marjorie L. Baldwin,  East Carolina University

   Edward J. Schumacher,  East Carolina University

"Dialysis Treatment Modality and Quality of Life: Evidence from Suicide Rates"

   Jon M. Ford,  University of Texas - Arlington

   David L. Kaserman,  Auburn University

"Testing the BETA Convergence Hypothesis on the Alcohol Consumption in the European OECD-Countries"

   Jan Bentzen,  Aarhus School of Business

   Niels Nannerup,  Aarhus School of Business

   Valdemar Smith,  Aarhus School of Business

Discussants:

   D. Scott Bellamy,  Southern Arkansas University

   Mary E. Deily,  Lehigh University

Chair:  James I. Brannon,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Papers:

"Measuring Returns to Scale and Scope of Electric Utilities as Dual-Product Firms"

   Stratford Douglas,  West Virginia University

"The Effect of the Toxic Release Inventory on Pollution Reduction"

   Eric Helland,  Ball State University

   John B. Horowitz,  Ball State University

"The Effects of Leverage on R&D Spending"

   Dean Showalter,  Southwest Texas State University

   Richard Jensen,  University of Kentucky

"Government Policy Towards a Dynamic Increasing Returns Industry"

   Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr.,  George Mason University

Discussants:

   Douglas M. Brown,  Georgetown University

   Francis J. Cronin,  Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.

   Nainish Gupta,  El Paso Energy Marketing

Chair:  Charles H. Andrews,  Mercer University

Papers:

"Capital Mobility and Asymmetric Information: The Case of Hong Kong and China"

   Mary Kennedy Bumgarner,  Kennesaw State University

   Penelope B. Prime,  Kennesaw State University

"NAFTA and Stock Market Linkages: U.S., Canada, and Mexico"

   Bradley T. Ewing,  Georgia Southern University

   James E. Payne,  Eastern Kentucky University

"The Role of Transaction Costs in Foreign Direct Investment"

   Simran K. Kahai,  Tuskegee University

   Tejinder S. Sara,  Tuskegee University

Discussants:

   James Cobbe,  Florida State University

Chair:  Yong U. Glasure,  Wayland Baptist University

Papers:

"Presidential and Congressional Influence on American Monetary Policy: A Combined Approach"

   Derek A. Berry,  University of Alabama

"Net Treasury Borrowing and Interest Rate Changes"

   William G. Gissy,  Morehouse College

Discussants:

   Su Zhou,  University of Texas - San Antonio

Chair:  Ted W. Chiles,  Auburn University - Montgomery

Papers:

"Risk Premia in the Workplace: What Does the Combined Evidence Tell Us?"

   Janusz R. Mrozek,  Georgia Institute of Technology

   Laura L. Osborne,  Georgia State University

"Has Welfare Stigma Changed?"

   Kurt C. Schaefer,  Calvin College

   Thomas D. Vander Veen,  Skidmore College

"Labor Surplus and the Agricultural Household in the People's Republic of China"

   Andrew L.H. Parkes,  Southwestern University

Discussants:

   Denise L. Stanley,  University of Tennessee

Chair:  Susan K. Snyder,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Papers:

"Bidding for Firms: An Asymmetric Auction Model of Interjurisdictional Competition"

   Laurent Martin,  University of Maryland

"The Structure of School Districts in Georgia: Developments from 1977-1996 and the Scope for Consolidation"

   L.F. Jameson Boex,  Georgia State University

   Jorge Martinez-Vasquez,  Georgia State University

Discussants:

   Amy D. Crews,  Syracuse University

Chair:  James D. Gwartney,  Florida State University

Papers:

"Economic Freedom, Institutions, and Growth"

   Abdeweli Ali,  George Mason University

"Economic Freedom and Growth"

   Otto Davis,  Carnegie Mellon University

   Wenbo Wu,  Carnegie Mellon University

"Economic Freedom and Other Determinants of Growth"

   James D. Gwartney,  Florida State University

   Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

   Robert A. Lawson,  Capital University

Discussant:

   Gerry Scully,  University of Texas - Dallas

Chair:  Thomas J. DiLorenzo,  Loyola College

Papers:

"Central Planning of Lifestyles: Automobiles and the Illusion of Full-Cost Pricing"

   Roy Cordato,  Campbell University

"An Austrian Critique of the Coase Theorem"

   Walter Block,  University of Central Arkansas

"An Austrian Approach to the Economics of Crime"

   Yuri Maltsev,  Carthage College

"The Economics and Ethics of Liberty"

   Hans Herman-Hoppe,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Discussants:

   Thomas J. DiLorenzo,  Loyola College

   Peter G. Klein,  University of Georgia

Chair:  Jack Sommer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Papers:

"Reprivatizing Charlotte: Rules as Tools"

   Jack Sommer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

"Quis Custodiat: Making Sure Rules are Observed"

   Rebecca Whitener,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

"Selling Queen Charlotte's Crown Jewels"

   Jack Sommer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

"New Steering Mechanisms for Public Transportation"

   David Hartgen,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

"Charlotte's Human Resource Expenditures for Privatization"

   Laurence Bergman,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Discussants:   Paper Presenters

Chair:  Jill M. Hendrickson,  University of the South

Papers:

"A Tale of Two Systems: Market Incentives in Deposit Insurance in 1920s Texas"

   Linda Hooks,  Washington and Lee University

   Kenneth J. Robinson,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

   Jefferey W. Gunther,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

"Modeling the Adaptive Process of Regulatory Changes: Depository Institutions' Legislation, 1977-1995"

   Duane B. Graddy,  Middle Tennessee State University

   Reuben Kyle,  Middle Tennessee State University

   Thomas H. Strickland,  Middle Tennessee State University

"An Analysis of the European Monetary Union"

   Stephen Baker,  Capital University

Discussants:

   Michael Aarstol,  University of Georgia

   Maria Minniti,  Babson College

Chair:  David M. Levy,  George Mason University

Papers:

"Capitalizing Human Capital"

   Paula E. Stephan,  Georgia State University

"A Life-Cycle Model of Fame"

   Charles Coleman,  NPADSI

"Second Thoughts About First Impressions: A Case Study of Scientific Error"

   Susan Feigenbaum,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

   David M. Levy,  George Mason University

Discussants:

   Catherine Eckel,  National Science Foundation

   Sharon G. Levin,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

   David M. Levy,  George Mason University

Chair:  Cynthia Royal Tori,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Papers:

"The Theory of the Big Player: The Case of the Demand for Money"

   Catherine E. Beckett,  Hillsdale College

   Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University

"An Alternative Test for Examining the Information Content of the Paper-Bill Spread"

   David C. Black,  University of Toledo

   Michael R. Dowd,  University of Toledo

"The Effectiveness of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy"

   Charles Waldauer,  Widener University

Discussants:

   Jac C. Heckelman,  Wake Forest University

   Areerat Kichkha King,  Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Chair:  W. James Smith,  University of Colorado - Denver

Papers:

"Efficiency, Equity and Democracy: Experimental Evidence on Social Justice and Okun's Leaky Bucket"

   Steve Beckman,  University of Colorado - Denver

   John P. Formby,  University of Alabama

"Consumption Expenditure Inequality and Welfare in the U.S. During the 1980s"

   Thesia I. Garner,  Bureau of Labor Statistics

   Javier Ruiz-Castillo,  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

"Income Inequality and Growth: The Implications of Public and Private Education"

   Dale Knapp,  University of Wisconsin - Madison

"Economic Growth, Welfare, and the Measurement of Social Mobility"

   Alexandra Minicozzi,  University of Texas

Discussants:

   John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University

   John P. Formby,  University of Alabama

   Naci Mocan,  University of Colorado - Denver

Chair:  Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

Papers:

"A Modest Step Toward Liberalizing the Market for Body Organs"

   Donald J. Boudreaux,  Clemson University

"Seat Auctions and Uecker Effects in the Classroom"

   G. Dirk Mateer,  Grove City College

   Tracy C. Miller,  Grove City College

   Kenneth R. Stitt,  Grove City College

"Market Efficiency in Parimutual Greyhound Racing"

   Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

Discussants:

   Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

   Michael D. Stroup,  Naval Postgraduate School

   Tim R. Sass,  Florida State University

   Steven B. Caudill,  Auburn University

Chair:  David Schap,  College of the Holy Cross

Papers:

"Ideology, Institutions, and the Transmission of Information Across Generations"

   Michael Ensley,  Duke University

   Michael C. Munger,  Duke University

"Fence Laws Versus Herd Laws: a Nineteenth Century Kansas Paradox"

   Jeffrey B. Nugent,  University of Southern California

   Nicolas Sanchez,  College of the Holy Cross

"The Evolution of Bureaucracy"

   Joseph D. Reid, Jr.,  George Mason University

Discussants:

   Cotton M. Lindsay,  Clemson University

   Gordon Tullock,  University of Arizona

   Andrew Young,  Emory University

Chair:  Ronald N. Johnson,  Montana State University

Papers:

"Regulation, Vertical Integration, and Sabotage"

   T. Randolph Beard,  Auburn University

   David L. Kaserman,  Auburn University

   John W. Mayo,  Georgetown University

"Horizontal Concentration and Anticompetitive Behavior in the Central Canadian Cement Industry: Testing Arbitrage Cost Hypotheses"

   Andrew N. Kleit,  Louisiana State University

   Halldor P. Palsson,  Competition Bureau, Industry and Science Canada

"Advertising Restrictions, Exclusive Territories, and Dealer Promotional Activities"

   Tim R. Sass,  Florida State University

   David S. Saurman,  San Jose State University

"Bans on Self-Service in the Retail Gasoline Market"

   Ronald N. Johnson,  Montana State University

   Charles J. Romeo,  Rutgers University

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  Lisa Anderson,  College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Coordination"

   C. Monica Capra,  University of Virginia

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

"Making Money"

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

   Susan K. Laury,  University of South Carolina

"Involuntary Unemployment"

   Jacob Goeree,  University of Virginia

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

Discussants:   Audience

Chair:  Michael Kurth,  McNeese State University

Papers:

"Distance Effects in Consumption: Estimating the Social Value of Casinos"

   Earl Grinols,  University of Illinois

"Casino Gambling in New Orleans: A Comprehensive Analysis"

   Janet Speyier,  University of New Orleans

"Taxes, Profits and Economic Development: A Worldwide Perspective on Casinos"

   William Thompson,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas

"Voter Approval of Commercial Gaming: The Louisiana Referendum"

   Morris Coates,  Nichols State University

   Michael Kurth,  McNeese State University

Discussants:

   Cecil E. Bohanon,  Ball State University

   Andrew Foshee,  McNeese State University

Chair:  W. Mark Crain,  George Mason University

Papers:

"The Constitutionality of Race Conscious Redistricting"

   W. Mark Crain,  George Mason University

"Mercantilism Revisited"

   Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.,  Auburn University

   Robert D. Tollison,  George Mason University

"Deregulation and the Political Economy of Institutions"

   John Sullivan,  Capital Economics

Discussants:

   Brian L. Goff,  Western Kentucky University

   Samson Kimenyi,  University of Connecticut

Chair:  Mark Dickie,  University of Southern Mississippi

Papers:

"Homegrown Values and Hypothetical Surveys: A Comment"

   Karen Blumenschein,  University of Kentucky

   Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky

   Magnes Johannesson,  Stockholm School of Economics

   Richard M. O'Conor,  Stockholm School of Economics

   Bengt Liljas,  Lund University

"Mortality Risk Valuation and Stated Preference Methods: An Exploratory Study"

   Anna Alberini,  University of Colorado

   Robert Belli,  University of Michigan

   Maureen L. Cropper,  World Bank

   Alan Krupnick,  Resources for the Future

"Stated Preferences for Morbidity Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution: A Comparison of Rating and Discrete-Choice Elicitation Formats"

   William H. Desvousges,  Triangle Economic Research

   F. Reed Johnson,  Triangle Economic Research

   Melissa C. Ruby,  Triangle Economic Research

"WTA/WTP Studies of Health Risks"

   John K. Horowitz,  University of Maryland

   Kenneth E. McConnell,  University of Maryland

   John Quiggin,  James Cool University

Discussants:

   Timothy C. Haab,  East Carolina University

   Carol Mansfield,  Duke University

   Jason Shogren,  University of Wyoming

   George Van Houtven,  Research Triangle Institute

Chair:  Ronald L. Moomaw,  Oklahoma State University

Papers:

"Explanations of Employment Growth: Evidence from U.S. Counties"

   Donald Grimes,  University of Michigan

   Penelope B. Prime,  Kennesaw State University

"Accounting for the State Per Capita Incomes Divergence in the United States Using Alternative Methods"

   Seid Y. Hassan,  Murray State University

   Abdul Hamid Sukar,  Cameron University

"Legalized Sin and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study"

   John D. Jackson,  Auburn University

   Douglas M. Walker,  Auburn University

Discussants:

   Linda Harris Dobkins,  Emory and Henry College

   Joseph M. Perry,  University of North Florida

Chair:  Frederick W. Derrick,  Loyola College

Papers:

"Changes in the Incidence of the Social Security Tax over Time"

   Janusz R. Mrozek,  Georgia Institute of Technology

"Some Reform Issues of Wealth Taxes in South Africa: A Futuristic Approach"

   Zurika Clausen,  Vista University

"The Law and Economics of Environmental Taxation: When Should the Ecotax Kick In?"

   Jurgen G. Backhaus,  Maastricht University

Discussants:

   Roy Bahl,  Georgia State University

   David H. Eaton,  Murray State University

Chair:  Jill Tiefenthaler,  Colgate University

Papers:

"Drug Users on a Substitution Programme with Methadone"

   Kamma Langberg,  Aarhus School of Business

"Economic Factors Contributing to Worksites Offering Wellness Activities"

   D. Scott Bellamy,  Southern Arkansas University

   Talina R. Mathews,  University of Kentucky

"Can a Woman's Economic Status Degrade Her Mental Health Following Childbirth?"

   W. David Bradford,  University of New Hampshire

   Lisa C. DeFelice,  University of New Hampshire

"Who Gets a C-Section, and Why: New Evidence"

   Darren Grant,  Georgia Southern University

Discussants:

   Amy D. Gibson,  University of Alabama

Chair:  Jeffrey Woods,  Concord College

Papers:

"Incentive-Based Compensation and Worker Absenteeism"

   W. David Allen,  University of Alabama - Huntsville

"The Impact of Ceo Tenure on the Firm Performance and Turnover Relation"

   Sam A. Allgood,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln

   Kathleen A. Farrell,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln

"The Simple Microeconomics of a Share System"

   Vikram Kumar,  Davidson College

Discussants:

   Mobinul Huq,  University of Saskatchewan

   Phanindra V. Wunnava,  Middlebury College

Chair:  Lynn Schneider,  North Georgia College and State University

Papers:

"Business Fixed Investment and 'Bubbles': The Japanese Case"

   Robert S. Chirinko,  Emory University

   Huntley Schaller,  Carleton University

"Economic Integration and Business Cycle Correlation in Developing Countries"

   Yoonbai Kim,  University of Kentucky

   Yung-Hsiang Ying,  University of Kentucky

"Trade and Factor Prices: Evidence from Canada"

   Michael A. Anderson,  Washington and Lee University

   Stephen L.S. Smith,  Gordon College

"Tariff Policy and Signaling Under Cost-Based Informational Asymmetries"

   Mark G. Herander,  University of South Florida

   Brad Kamp,  University of South Florida

Discussants:

   Akbar Marvasti,  University of Houston - Downtown

Chair:  Clarence C. Morrison,  Indiana University

Papers:

"Do Formal Lectures Matter: A Comparison of Internal and External Student Performance in Introductory Economics at the University of Southern Queensland"

   Geoff Cockfield,  University of Southern Queensland

   David Brasfield,  Murray State University

   James P. McCoy,  Murray State University

   Martin I. Milkman,  Murray State University

"Video Instruction in Principles: Putting Students in Control"

   Frank Lee Maddox,  Oxford College of Emory University

"Storytelling in the Pedagogy of Economic Principles"

   John J. Bethune,  University of Tennessee - Martin

"The Economics of Time as a Resource"

   Christopher C. Klein,  Tennessee Regulatory Authority

Discussants:

   Petur O. Jonsson,  Fayetteville State University

Chair:  Rolf Fare,  Southern Illinois University

Papers:

"Generalized Method of Moments Estimation of First Order Spacial Autoregressive Processes"

   Christopher R. Bollinger,  Georgia State University

"Structural Cointegration and Optimization Models in Production"

   H. Youn Kim,  Western Kentucky University

   Junsoo Lee,  Vanderbilt University

"Structural Misspecification and Cointegration Analysis"

   Joachim Zietz,  Middle Tennessee State University

Discussants:

   Irma A. Gomez,  Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

   Edward C. Kokkelenberg,  State University of New York - Binghamton

Chair:  Maria Minniti,  Babson College

Papers:

"Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Sentencing: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Courts"

   David B. Mustard,  University of Chicago

"On the State of Nature and the Nature of Civil Society"

   Charles K. Rowley,  George Mason University and Locke Institute

"Economics Education in Eastern Europe"

   William F. Huneke,  Avatar Solutions and University of Maryland

Discussants:

   Mohammed A. Dabbagh,  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

   Nancy M. Tarr,  Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City)

Chair:  Michael R. Montgomery,  University of Maine

Papers:

"The Immediate Post-WWI Business Cycle: A Tale of Misfortune, and a Stroke of Luck"

   Lowell Gallaway,  Ohio University

   Richard Vedder,  Ohio University

"Ground Rent Seeking in U.S. Economic History"

   Fred Foldvary,  John F. Kennedy University and California State University - Hayward

"Special Interests and the Japanese Interment"

   Steven B. Caudill,  Auburn University

"25x100 Equals Slum: Lot-Size Restrictions and New York City's Notorious Tenement Houses"

   Michael R. Montgomery,  University of Maine

Discussants:

   Fred Foldvary,  John F. Kennedy University and California State University - Hayward

   Mark Thornton,  Auburn University

   Richard H. Timberlake, Jr.,  University of Georgia

Chair:  Gordon L. Brady,  George Mason University

Papers:

"The Transition Process in an Arbitrary State: The Case for the Mafia"

   Svetozar Pejovich,  Texas A&M University

"Law in the Shadow of Bargaining"

   Jonathan R. Macey,  Cornell University

"Protectionism in Developed Countries: Too Much or Too Little?"

   Enrico Colombatto,  University of Turin - Italy

"Law and Economics: The Implicit Social Welfare Function of Statism"

   David E.R. Gay,  University of Arkansas

Discussants:

   Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

   Joe C. Davis,  Trinity University

   Craig Schulman,  University of Arkansas

Chair:  Robert Nelson,  University of Maryland

Papers:

"Is There Any Theology in Smith's Wealth of Nations?"

   Anthony Waterman,  Robinson College, Cambridge - England

"The Theology (Implicit) of Samuelson's Economics"

   Robert Nelson,  University of Maryland

"Gary Becker and the Ten Commandments"

   Mark Broski,  George Mason University

Discussants:

   Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia

   Karen I. Vaughn,  George Mason University

Chair:  David H. Papell,  University of Houston

Papers:

"The Choice of Numeraire Currency in Panel Tests of Purchasing Power Parity"

   David H. Papell,  University of Houston

   Hristos Theodoridis,  University of Houston

"Exchange Rate Arrangements and Purchasing Power Parity"

   David Parsley,  Vanderbilt University

   Helen Popper,  Santa Clara University

"Cross Sectional Dependence in Cointegration Tests of Purchasing Power Parity in Panels"

   Peter Pedroni,  Indiana University

Discussants:

   Janice Boucher Breuer,  University of South Carolina

   Peter Liu,  University of Miami

   Andreas Savvides,  Oklahoma State University

Chair:  Mehdi Haririan,  Bloomsburg University

Papers:

"Non-Oil Export Promotion"

   Mehdi Haririan,  Bloomsburg University

   Bijan Vasigh,  Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

"Industrial Concentration and Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Japan"

   Bienvenido S. Cortes,  Pittsburg State University

"Fiscal Externalities and Single-Crossing Properties"

   D. Andrew Austin,  University of Houston

"A Macroanalysis of Earnings Differentials Between Black and White Women Doctorate Holders in the U.S.: 1970-1990"

   Marc Cadet,  Grambling State University

"Myths and Realities of Electricity Deregulation"

   Nainish Gupta,  El Paso Energy Marketing

Discussants:

   Chien-Ping Chen,  University of Houston

   Paper Presenters

Chair:  John P. Formby,  University of Alabama

Papers:

"Hot Decking and the Demographics of Poverty"

   John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University

   Paul D. Thistle,  Western Michigan University

"Macroeconomic Analysis of Black and White Income Distributions"

   Lawrence Morse,  North Carolina A&T State University

   Ryochi Sakano,  North Carolina A&T State University

"Macroeconomic Conditions and Poverty"

   Naci Mocan,  University of Colorado - Denver

   Buhong Zheng,  University of Colorado - Denver

"On Interpreting Gini Decompositions with Application to White and Nonwhite Populations, 1962-1994"

   Hoseong Kim,  University of Alabama

   W. James Smith,  University of Colorado - Denver

Discussants:

   Thesia I. Garner,  Bureau of Labor Statistics

   Alexandra Minicozzi,  University of Texas

   Naci Mocan,  University of Colorado - Denver

   Ryochi Sakano,  North Carolina A&T State University

Chair:  Allan Persky,  El Paso, TX

Papers:

"Comparing Stochastic Income Distributions"

   Rubin Saposnik,  Georgia State University

   Roger C. Tutterow,  Kennesaw State University

"The Effects of Shifts in a Return Distribution on Optimal Portfolios"

   Tae Kun Seo,  Southern Methodist University

   Josef Hadar,  Southern Methodist University

"Stochastic Production and Theory of the Firm"

   Allan Persky,  El Paso, TX

"Decision Making Under Uncertainty when the Stakes are High: Evidence from a Lottery Game Show"

   Philip L. Hersch,  Wichita State University

   Gerald S. McDougall,  Southeast Missouri State University

Discussants:

   Allan Persky,  El Paso, TX

Chair:  Gerald Gunderson,  Trinity University

Papers:

"Explaining Entrepreneurs: Operational Tactics for Super-Abundant Information"

   Gerald Gunderson,  Trinity University

"Visible Hand or Invisible Hand?"

   Don Mathews,  Coastal Georgia Community College

"Reputation and Risk Premiums: The Case of Late 19th Century Railroad Bonds"

   Clifford F. Thies,  Shenandoah University

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  Eugenia F. Toma,  University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Does the Housing Market Reveal Local External Benefits to Schooling?"

   William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia

   Benjamin Scafidi,  CNA Corporation

"The Relationship Between Individual and Family Characteristics and College Attrition: Evidence from a Four Year Liberal Arts College"

   Todd Strinebrickner,  University of Michigan

"School Choice: The Decision to Home School"

   Bob Huston,  University of Kentucky

   Eugenia F. Toma,  University of Kentucky

"Student Tracking and Peer Effects"

   Ron Zimmer,  University of Kentucky

Discussants:

   William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia

   Richard Romano,  University of Florida

Chair:  Kim Marie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

Papers:

"Gender: Category and Class"

   Mary Ann Dimand,  Albion College

"'Inverting' the Classroom: Gender, Cooperative Learning and Technology"

   Maureen Lage,  Miami University

"Practical Applications of Humor in the Principles Class"

   Ann Battle,  Virginia Commonwealth University

   Kim Marie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

"Instructional Technology: Differential Effects by Race and Gender"

   Mary E. Young,  Southwestern University

Discussants:

   Nancy J. Burnett,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

   Rosemary Thomas Cunningham,  Agnes Scott College

   Leah Greden,  University of North Carolina - Ashville

   Sunita Manian,  Wesleyon College

Moderator:

   James R. Kahn,  University of Tennessee

Panelists:

   Lynn Bennett,  Yale University

   Susan Kask,  Western Carolina University

   David Martin,  Davidson College

   John C. Whitehead,  East Carolina University

Chair:  Ann B. Gillette,  Georgia State University

Papers:

"Evolution and Bounded Rationality in Games"

   Simon Anderson,  University of Virginia

   Jacob Goeree,  University of Virginia

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

"Markets for Contracts: Experiments Involving Simultaneous Equilibration of Games and Markets"

   Charles R. Plott,  California Institute of Technology

   Dean Williamson,  California Institute of Technology

"Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? Observation of Others Versus Cheap Talk in Strategic Environments"

   John Duffy,  University of Pittsburgh

   Nick Feltovich,  University of Houston

"An Experimental Study of Cognition and Behavior in Normal-Form Games"

   Bruno Brosetta,  University of Arizona

   Miguel Costa Gomes,  University of California - San Diego

   Vince Crawford,  University of California - San Diego

Discussants:

   Paul Brewer,  Georgia State University

   Ann B. Gillette,  Georgia State University

   Dan Levin,  Ohio State University

   David Lucking-Reiley,  Vanderbilt University

Chair:  Kirsten K. Madden,  Millersville University

Papers:

"Bulgaria: A Country in Crisis as it Moves from a Command to a Market Economy"

   James R. Tarr,  University of Central Oklahoma

   Nancy M. Tarr,  Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City)

"Price Convergence in European Countries Since 1980"

   Jan Bentzen,  Aarhus School of Business

   Hans Linderoth,  Aarhus School of Business

"Has the Interest Rate Relationship Within the EMS Changed Since the Maastricht Treaty?"

   Geetha Vaidyanathan,  University of North Carolina

Discussants:

   Abdullah H. Albatel,  King Saud University - Riyadh

   Ann Harper Fender,  Gettysburg College

Chair:  Harold Christensen,  Centenary College

Papers:

"Are Bank Failures in Banking Panics Predictable?"

   Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr.,  Clemson University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

   R.W. Hafer,  Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

"The Role of Financial Stability and Optimal Seigniorage in Explaining Nominal Interest Rate Smoothing by the Federal Reserve"

   Jeffrey Johnson,  University of Kentucky

"Bank Credit and Recovery in the 1930s"

   Frank G. Steindl,  Oklahoma State University

"A Comparison of the 19th Century British and U.S. Legal Restrictions on Money Issue"

   James Stoker,  University of Kentucky

   Mark Toma,  University of Kentucky

Discussants:

   Derek A. Berry,  University of Alabama

   William F. Huneke,  Avatar Solutions and University of Maryland

Chair:  Thomas A. Garrett,  West Virginia University

Papers:

"The Telecommunications Act of 1996: Rent-Seeking and the Implications for Federalism"

   Alden Abbot,  U.S. Department of Commerce

   Gordon L. Brady,  George Mason University

"Do Not Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor! Determinants of Legislator Voting on Immigration Issues"

   Jorge G. Gonzalez,  Trinity University

   Nipoli Kamdar,  Trinity University

"The Political Economy of Early Weather Information Services in the United States"

   Erik D. Craft,  University of Richmond

"Clean Air and Rough Roads: Some Fiscal Consequences of Ethanol Promotion Subsidies"

   Kevin Rask,  Colgate University

Discussants:

   Jurgen G. Backhaus,  Maastricht University

   Stacy Dickert-Conlin,  University of Kentucky

Chair:  John J. Reid,  University of Memphis

Papers:

"The Evidence of Hysteresis in Sectoral Trade Data"

   Tammy A. Rapp,  Northeast Louisiana University

"Exchange Rate Dynamics Before a Monetary Union: The German Experience"

   Yu-Li Wang,  University of Virginia

"PPP in Latin America: A Cointegration Test of the Casselian Hypothesis"

   Frank R. Gunter,  Lehigh University

   Carolyn Fabian Stumph,  Lehigh University

"Purchasing Power Parity in High Inflation Countries: A Cointegration Analysis of Integrated Variables with Trend Breaks"

   Su Zhou,  University of Texas - San Antonio

Discussants:

   Kailash Khandke,  Furman University

Chair:  Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr.,  George Mason University

Papers:

"Developing Unbiased Price Cap Formulas"

   Elisabeth Colleran,  Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.

   Francis J. Cronin,  Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.

   Richard Raczkowski,  Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.

"The Telecommunications Deregulation Act of 1996: A Reversal of the 1982 Consent Decree?"

   Monica Greer,  University of Kentucky

"The Impact of Relaxed Regulation of AT&T on Local Rates"

   Simran K. Kahai,  Tuskegee University

   David L. Kaserman,  Auburn University

"Regulation and Unbundling of Service: Cable Television Industry"

   Yasuji Otsuka,  University of Orlando

Discussants:

   Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington

   Robert T. Sienkiewicz,  National Institute of Standards and Technology

Chair:  Norman Keith Womer,  University of Mississippi

Papers:

"Capital Asset Prices Under Stochastic Dominance Criteria"

   John R. McNamara,  Lehigh University

"A Sensitivity Analysis of Asset Pricing Models"

   Russell Rhine,  West Virginia University

"Common Long-Memory Components of Intraday Stock Prices"

   Frederick H. deB. Harris,  Wake Forest University

   Thomas H. McInish,  Memphis State University

   Robert A. Wood,  Memphis State University

Discussants:

   Frederick W. Derrick,  Loyola College

   Paul A. Natke,  Central Michigan University

Chair:  Shawna Grosskopf,  Southern Illinois University

Papers:

"Diversity and Growth"

   David B. Audretsch,  Georgia State University

   Adam K. Korobow,  Georgia State University

"Optimal Liability Insurance for (Limited Liability) Corporations"

   Moin A. Yahya,  University of Toronto

Discussants:

   Fred C. Graham,  American University

Moderator:

   J. Rody Borg,  Jacksonville University

Panelists:

   J. Rody Borg,  Jacksonville University

   Mary O. Borg,  University of North Florida

   Cindy Jacobs,  Wethersfield, CT

   Miguel D. Ramirez,  Trinity University

Moderator:

   John Taylor,  Stanford University

Panelists:

   Roberto Chang,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

   David H. Papell,  University of Houston

Chair:  Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

Papers:

"The Market for Legal Assent"

   David D. Friedman,  Santa Clara University

"Law on the Range: Providing Law Enforcement in the Free Grass Era"

   Andrew P. Morriss,  Case Western Reserve University

"The Evolution of Remedies in Ancient Law"

   Francesco Parisi,  George Mason University

"Ordered Anarchy in Medieval Iceland"

   Birgir Runolfsson T. Solvason,  University of Iceland

Discussants:

   Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

   Bryan D. Caplan,  George Mason University

   David E.R. Gay,  University of Arkansas

   Paul H. Rubin,  Emory University

Moderator:

   Robert McCormick,  Clemson University

Panelists:

   Elizabeth Becker,  Price Waterhouse

   Stacey Kole,  University of Rochester

   Kris Krauza Sikes,  Bell South

Chair:  William Orzechowski,  Tobacco Institute

Papers:

"Ambiguity, Voter Maximization, and the 1974 Congressional Budget Act"

   Hayden Bryan,  Joint Economic Committee

   William Orzechowski,  Tobacco Institute

"The Divorce Between Payment and Use: Implications for the Stability of Miss-Information and the Hardiness of Bad Messages"

   Michael Marlow,  University of California - San Luis Obispo

   William Orzechowski,  Tobacco Institute

"Budgetary Rules and Public Sector Size"

   John Berthoud,  De Tocqueville Institute

Discussants:

   Hayden Bryan,  Joint Economic Committee

   Robert Mottice,  George Mason University

   Paul Taylor,  The Community Bankers Association

Introduction:

   William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina

   President, Southern Economic Association

Speaker:

   Vernon Smith,  University of Arizona

Topic:

"The Two Faces of Adam Smith"

Presentation by:

   William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina

   President, Southern Economic Association

(Everyone welcome. Come greet old friends and see the dissertation posters of doctoral students who are in the job market.)

Chair:  Michael Aarstol,  University of Georgia

Papers:

"Unexpected Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty, and Stock Returns"

   Kiseok Lee,  University of Missouri - Columbia

"Stocks, Bonds, and Inflation Regime Shifts"

   Sang-Sub Lee,  University of South Florida

"Liquidity, Capital and the Effects of Inflation Uncertainty"

   Dennis Powers,  University of College Cork - Ireland

"Inflation, Real Stock Returns, and Federal Funds Rate Policy"

   Fred C. Graham,  American University

Discussants:

   Hashem Dezhbakhsh,  Emory University

   Marco Espinosa,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

   Jill M. Hendrickson,  University of the South

Chair:  Daniel Himarios,  University of Texas - Arlington

Papers:

"The Effect of Risk-Basked Capital Requirements on Profit Efficiency of U.S. Banks"

   Rolf Fare,  Southern Illinois University

   Shawna Grosskopf,  Southern Illinois University

   William L. Weber,  Southeast Missouri State University

"Consolidation in the Banking Industry and the Viability of Small Commercial Banks: Evidence from Stochastic Frontier Analysis"

   Kevin Rogers,  Mississippi State University

"The Importance of Being Unimportant: The Italian Banking Structure and the Credit Channel"

   Maria Minniti,  Babson College

Discussants:

   David Y. Chen,  North Carolina A&T State University

   Jon Vilasuso,  Clarkson University

Chair:  Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong,  University of South Florida

Papers:

"Entrepreneurial Police and Drug Enforcement Policy"

   Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

   Brent Mast,  Florida State University

   David Rasmussen,  Florida State University

"Is the Criminal Justice System Just?"

   John Goodman,  National Center for Policy Analysis

   Philip Porter,  University of South Florida

"Drug Use, the Media, and the Demand for Police Protection"

   Hope Corman,  Rider University

   Naci Mocan,  University of Colorado - Denver

"Estimating Marginal Deterrence with Panel Data"

   Christopher Cornwell,  University of Georgia

   William Trumbull,  West Virginia University

Discussants:

   Juliet Elu,  Spelman College

   Anthony Gyapong,  Pennsylvania State University - Orgontz

Chair:  Donald J. Boudreaux,  Clemson University

Papers:

"Entry to Fight Monopolization: The Case of BMI"

   Andrew N. Kleit,  Louisiana State University

"Measuring Spatial Competition in Auction Markets"

   Lance Brannman,  Vanderbilt University

   Luke Froeb,  Vanderbilt University

"Lessons of Competition Policy Reform in Transition Economies for U.S. Antitrust Policy"

   William E. Kovacic,  George Mason University

Discussants:

   Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia

   Edward J. Lopez,  George Mason University

   William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi

Chair:  Henry Thompson,  Auburn University

Papers:

"New Answers to Old Questions about Energy Resources"

   Greg Dempster,  Auburn University

   Luis Dopico,  Auburn University

"A Note on the Rybczynski Theorem"

   Mark L. Brandly,  Auburn University

"Interstate Investment Incentives"

   Pete Calcagno,  Auburn University

"Is the Market a Test of Truth and Beauty"

   Leland Yeager,  Auburn University

Chair:  Don Mathews,  Coastal Georgia Community College

Papers:

"The Transformation of Agricultural Production in Northern Mississippi, 1830-1860"

   Bruce MacTavish,  University of Kansas

"The Political Economy of Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown"

   Carole Scott,  State University of West Georgia

"The Economics of Distinctiveness"

   Thomas Woods,  Columbia University

"Slaveholding in Glynn County, Georgia, 1850-1860"

   Don Mathews,  Coastal Georgia Community College

Discussants:   Paper Presenters

Chair:  Charles Becker,  Economics Institute

Papers:

"Choosing Democracy: The Transition in South Africa"

   Peter Rosendorff,  University of Southern California

"Income Distribution and the Democratic Transition in South Africa: An Empirical Investigation"

   Anton D. Lowenberg,  California State University

   Michael D. McGrath,  University of Natal - South Africa

"The Gravity of Sanctions Against South Africa: A Gravity Model Examination of Trade Sanctions Severity"

   William H. Kaempfer,  University of Colorado

Discussant:

   Charles Becker,  Economics Institute

Chair:  Robert Toutkoushian,  University System of New Hampshire

Papers:

"The Oaxaca Decomposition Revisited"

   Emily Hoffman,  Western Michigan University

"Problems of Missing Student Data and the Importance of Class Size in Student Achievement"

   William E. Becker,  Indiana University

   John Powers,  Indiana University

   Philip Saunders,  Indiana University

"Faculty Time Allocations: Gender, Race, and Family Effects"

   Marcia Bellas,  University of Cincinnati

   Georganne Rundblad,  Illinois Wesleyan University

   Robert K. Toutkoushian,  University System of New Hampshire

"Race and Marital Differences in Faculty Pay"

   Robert Toutkoushian,  University System of New Hampshire

Discussants:

   Mary B. Hampton,  University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

   Paula E. Stephan,  Georgia State University

Chair:  Henry Thompson,  Auburn University

Papers:

"Open Economy Endogenous Growth: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation"

   Walter Fisher,  Institute for Advanced Studies - Austria

"Endogenous Growth Under Trade Liberalization"

   Adrian De Leon Arias,  Universidad de Guadalahara - Mexico

"An Empirical Analysis of Factor Abundance with Many Factors and Many Countries"

   Farhad Rassekh,  Hartford University

   Henry Thompson,  Auburn University

"A State Space Model of the Trade Balance Between Japan and the U.S."

   Murli Buluswar,  Capital One Financial Service

   Jon M. Ford,  University of Texas - Arlington

   Henry Thompson,  Auburn University

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  Laura L. Osborne,  Georgia State University

Papers:

"Using Spatial Econometric Techniques to Estimate Hedonic Models"

   Kathleen Bell,  University of Maryland

"Does Research Add Value to an Undergraduate Degree? A Hedonic Analysis"

   John K. Horowitz,  University of Maryland

   V. Kerry Smith,  Duke University

"Second-Stage Estimation of a Hedonic Model for Water Clarity"

   Kevin Boyle,  University of Maine

   Steve Lawson,  University of Maine

   Roy Bouschard,  Maine Department of Environmental Protection

"A Hedonic Price Analysis of Coastal Erosion"

   George Parsons,  University of Delaware

   Mike Powell,  Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Discussants:   Paper Presenters

Chair:  Nick Feltovich,  University of Houston

Papers:

"Comparison of Uniform Price and Vickrey Auction in a Simple Multi-unit Demand Environment"

   John Kagel,  University of Pittsburgh

   Dan Levin,  Ohio State University

"Magic on the Internet: Evidence from Field Experiments on Reserve Prices in Auctions"

   David Lucking-Reiley,  Vanderbilt University

"Corporate Board Composition and Voting Behavior"

   Ann B. Gillette,  Georgia State University

   Tom Noe,  Georgia State University

   Mike Rebello,  Georgia State University

"Contingent Bidding, Externalities, and the BICAP Auction"

   Paul Brewer,  Georgia State University

Discussants:

   Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

   Nick Feltovich,  University of Houston

   Charles R. Plott,  California Institute of Technology

Chair:  Catherine Eckel,  National Science Foundation

Papers:

"Change in Ownership and Public Finances in the United Kingdom: An Empirical Assessment"

   Chiara Gratton,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

"How Big is Too Big for Hubs: An Analysis of Marginal Spoke Profitability"

   Leola Ross,  Seattle University

   Stephen J. Schmidt,  Union College

"Firm Structure and Choice of Technique: An Unexplored Determinant"

   Mary Orisich,  University of Massachusetts - Amherst

"Comparing Social Feminism and Liberal Feminism: The Case of New Firm Growth"

   Nancy M. Carter,  Marquette University

   Mary L. Williams,  Widener University

Discussants:

   Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University

   Richard Stemple,  Texas Tech University

Chair:  Peter Maynard,  Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"State and Local Government and the Redistribution Objective"

   Roy Bahl,  Georgia State University

   Jorge Martinez-Vasquez,  Georgia State University

   Sally Wallace,  Georgia State University

"Pension Migration: Fiscal Implications for the Origin State"

   Frederick W. Derrick,  Loyola College

   Charles E. Scott,  Loyola College

"Georgia's Job Tax Credit: An Analysis of the Characteristics of Eligible Firms"

   Dagney Faulk,  Georgia State University

Discussants:

   Mary O. Borg,  University of North Florida

   Laurent Martin,  University of Maryland

Chair:  Tim Campbell,  Bureau of Labor Market Information

Papers:

"Experience, Tenure, and the Perceptions of Employers"

   Danielle Lewis,  Southeastern Louisiana University

   Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University

"The Regional Impact of Economic Transformation in the United States: II"

   Robert J. Ellis, Jr.,  Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (Emeritus)

   Cynthia Haliemun,  Iowa Wesleyan College

"Regional Labor Market Dynamics Across the Forty-Eight United States"

   John K. Mullen,  Clarkson University

   Martin Williams,  Northern Illinois University

Discussants:

   W. David Allen,  University of Alabama - Huntsville

   Andrew L.H. Parkes,  Southwestern University

Chair:  Mary E. Deily,  Lehigh University

Papers:

"Vertical Product Differentiation when Quality is Scarce: The Case of n > 3 Firms"

   Mark Frascatore,  Clarkson University

"Market Approval for Orphan Drugs"

   Angela B. Ritzert,  University of Kentucky

"Firm Performance and R&D Cooperation"

   Saloua Sehili,  Georgia State University

"The Effect on Competitive Balance Due to the Redistribution of Inputs in Professional Sports: A Look at the National Hockey League"

   Dennis P. Wilson,  University of Kentucky

Discussants:

   Thomas E. Cooper,  Lyon College

Chair:  Janusz R. Mrozek,  Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Problems with Indicators: The Challenge of Critical Irreversibilities"

   Michael C. Farmer,  Georgia Institute of Technology

   Alan Randall,  Ohio State University

"Transactions Costs in Tradable Emissions Markets: An Empirical Study of the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market in Los Angeles"

   Lata Gangadharan,  University of Southern California

"Measuring Recreation Benefits with Contingent Behavior Data: An Analysis of the Participation and Intensity Decision with Count Data Models"

   Timothy C. Haab,  East Carolina University

   Ju-Chin Huang,  East Carolina University

   John C. Whitehead,  East Carolina University

"An Experimental Comparison of Open-Ended and Dichotomous Choice Valuation Responses Using a Revealed Preference Metric"

   James H. Murphy,  Georgia State University

Discussants:

   Kevin Rask,  Colgate University

   Fred E. Williams,  Montreat College

Chair:  John R. McNamara,  Lehigh University

Papers:

"Uncertainty, Information, and Investment"

   Fathali Firoozi,  University of Texas - San Antonio

"Price Regulation, Demand Uncertainty and the Quality Setting Firm"

   Jorge Ibarra-Salazar,  Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

"Expected Utility Maximizing Distributions for Common Utility Functions: Algorithms and Inference"

   John Burnett,  University of Alabama - Huntsville

   Paul D. Thistle,  Western Michigan University

"General Equilibrium Model of an Economy with Futures Market and Endogenous Industry Formation Based on Risk Aversion"

   Roman Cech,  University of Virginia

Discussants:

   Brad Kamp,  University of South Florida

   Raymundo Rodriguez,  Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Chair:  Penelope B. Prime,  Kennesaw State University

Papers:

"Export Diversification in Markets?"

   Gian Abutalebi,  University of Texas - Dallas

   Sheila Amin Gutierrez DePineres,  University of Texas - Dallas

"Does Public Investment Enhance Productivity Growth in Chile? A Cointegration Analysis"

   Miguel D. Ramirez,  Trinity University

"Recent Institutional Change in Guyana and its Impact on the Growth of Small Business"

   Joseph M. Perry,  University of North Florida

   Stephen L. Shapiro,  University of North Florida

   Louis A. Woods,  University of North Florida

"Privatization and Inefficiency in Selected Sub-saharan African Countries"

   Ghirmay Ghebreysus,  Grambling State University

   Osman Suliman,  Millersville University

Discussants:

   Michael A. Anderson,  Washington and Lee University

Chair:  Francis W. Rushing,  Georgia State University

Papers:

"Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet"

   Carole Ganz Brown,  National Science Foundation

"The Effects of the Improvement of Intellectual Property Rights on the Prices of Pharmaceuticals: International Comparisons"

   Richard T. Rapp,  National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

   Richard P. Rozek,  National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

"Intellectual Property Rights as a Stimulus to Innovation"

   Francis W. Rushing,  Georgia State University

   Mark A. Thompson,  Marshall University

Discussants:

   David B. Audretsch,  Georgia State University

   Michael B. Landau,  Georgia State University

   Richard P. Rozek,  National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Chair:  Peter J. Boettke,  Manhattan College

Papers:

"How Does the Rule of Law Solve the Economic Knowledge Problem?"

   M. Royce Van Tassell,  Utah State University

"The Role of the Entrepreneur in the Neo-classical Theory of the Firm"

   Danny G. LeRoy,  University of Guelph - Canada

"A Geographical Perspective on Austrian Economics"

   Pierre Desrochers,  University of Montreal - Canada

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  James Bradley, Jr.,  University of South Carolina

Papers:

"Contribution of Human Capital to Economic Growth: A Comparative Study of Selected Countries"

   Adama Coulibaly,  Howard University

"Country Risk in International Credit Markets: An Empirical Analysis of Risk Premium in LDC Borrowing"

   Nil Demircubuk,  Clemson University

"Peer Rankings of Ph.D. Programs: Is There a Southern Bias?"

   Andre Thomas,  University of Alabama

"Exchange Rate Dynamics Before a Monetary Union: The German Experience"

   Yu-Li Wang,  University of Virginia

Discussants:

   Ilan Alon,  Kent State University

   Zhengiu Liu,  University of Tennessee

   Patrice K. Wadja,  Howard University

Chair:  Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia

Papers:

"Optimal Nonlinear Income Taxation Without Commitment"

   Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida

   Steven M. Slutsky,  University of Florida

"Labor Market Integration, Investment in Risky Human Capital, and Fiscal Competition"

   David E. Wildasin,  Vanderbilt University

"The Relationship Between Excess Burden and the Marginal Welfare Cost of Taxation"

   Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia

Discussants:

   Dan A. Black,  University of Kentucky

   Myra L. Moore,  Texas Christian University

   Gregory A. Trandel,  University of Georgia

Chair:  Luvonia J. Casperson,  Louisiana State University

Papers:

"A Judgmental Model for Predicting the Length of the Wage Catch-up Period in Wrongful Termination Cases"

   James Plummer,  QED Research, Inc.

"Cost-Benefit Analysis in Healthcare: Its Use by Forensic Economists"

   Bradley Hobbs,  Ballarmine College

   Frank Slesnick,  Ballarmine College

"An Approach for Dealing with Small Sample Sizes in Employment Discrimination Litigation"

   Michael J. Piette,  Analytical Economics, Inc.

   Paul White,  Economic Research Services, Inc.

Discussants:

   Bradley T. Ewing,  Georgia Southern University

   S.B. Jones-Hendrickson,  University of the Virgin Islands

   Patricia L. Pacey,  Pacey Economics, Inc.

Moderator:

   Larry R. Mote,  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Panelists:

   Philip F. Bartholomew,  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

   Harry Hassanwalia,  The Royal Bank of Canada

   Larry D. Wall,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Chair:  Roger Meiners,  University of Texas - Arlington

Papers:

"The Not So 'Wild Wild West': Property Rights Entrepreneurs on the Frontier"

   Terry Anderson,  PERC Organization

   P.J. Hill,  Wheaton College

"Public Good Aspects of Public Decisions"

   Richard L. Stroup,  PERC Organization and Montana State University

"Public Sector Inefficiency in Large U.S. Cities"

   Philip Grossman,  University of Texas - Arlington

   Panayiotis Mavros,  Wayne State University

   Robert W. Wassmer,  California State University - Sacramento

"Existence Value as an Externality"

   Donald J. Boudreaux,  Clemson University

   Roger Meiners,  University of Texas - Arlington

"Pigou and Coase: Who's Winning?"

   Bruce Yandle,  Clemson University

Discussants:

   Fred McChesney,  Cornell University

   Bruce Yandle,  Clemson University

Moderator:

   John J. Siegfried,  Vanderbilt University

Panelists:

   David G. Brown,  Wake Forest University

   Barbara Haskew,  Middle Tennessee State University

   Clark Ross,  Davidson College

   Michael Salemi,  University of North Carolina

Chair:  William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi

Papers:

"Auctions vs. Lotteries: Do Institutions Matter?"

   Robert Dorsey,  University of Mississippi

   Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi

"National and Regional Effects of Immigrants on Native Employment Levels"

   Tanja F. Blackstone,  University of Mississippi

   Peter M. Williams,  University of Mississippi

"Corruption and Drivers Licenses: A Game-Theoretic Approach"

   Atin Basuchoudhary,  University of Mississippi

   John R. Conlon,  University of Mississippi

   Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi

"Co-Movement Between Economic Time Series in the Short, Medium and Long Run"

   Scott Gilbert,  University of Mississippi

Discussants:

   James F. Couch,  University of North Alabama

   Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama

Chair:  Charles K. Rowley,  Locke Institute and George Mason University

Papers:

"The Case Against the Common Law"

   Gordon Tullock,  University of Arizona

"The Case in Favor of the Civil Code"

   Francesco Parisi,  George Mason University

"Law and Economics and the Transition Economies"

   Paul H. Rubin,  Emory University

"Law and Economics from an Economics Perspective"

   Charles K. Rowley,  Locke Institute and George Mason University

Discussants:

   Francesco Parisi,  George Mason University

   Charles K. Rowley,  Locke Institute and George Mason University

   Paul H. Rubin,  Emory University

   Gordon Tullock,  University of Arizona

Chair:  Gary Anderson,  California State University - Northridge

Papers:

"Established Churches Aren't So Bad after All"

   Brooks Hull,  University of Michigan - Dearborn

   Gerald F. Moran,  Unaffiliated

"The Vertical Economic Organization of the Presbyterian Usa Church"

   Audrey B. Davidson,  University of Louisville

   Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.,  Auburn University

   Robert D. Tollison,  George Mason University

"The Economics of Immigrant Religion: The Experience of the American Jews as a Case Study"

   Carmel Chiswick,  University of Illinois - Chicago

"Law, Economics and the Medieval Church"

   Gary Anderson,  California State University - Northridge

Discussants:   Panelists

Chair:  Dolores Martin,  Eastern New Mexico University

Papers:

"The Federal Interest Burden of the American Civil War"

   William G. Gissy,  Morehouse College

"Peace as an International Public Good"

   Jurgen Brauer,  Augusta State University

"The Macroeconomics of War and Peace"

   John Wells,  Auburn University

"Wars and Rumors of Wars: London Financial Markets During the War of Spanish Succession"

   Doug Wills,  Sweet Briar College

Discussants:

   William G. Gissy,  Morehouse College

   Randy McFerrin,  Eastern New Mexico University

   John Wells,  Auburn University

   Doug Wills,  Sweet Briar College

Chair:  Cecil E. Bohanon,  Ball State University

Papers:

"State Cigarette Taxes: A Public Choice Perspective"

   Bill Hunter,  Marquette University

"Marginal Tax Rates and State Economic Performance: Further Evidence"

   Zsolt Besci,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Tax Structure and Economic Performance: Some Cross Sectional Evidence"

   Cecil E. Bohanon,  Ball State University

   James E. McClure,  Ball State University

Discussants:

   Alexander Tabarrock,  Ball State University

Moderator:

   Gregory A. Trandel,  University of Georgia

Roundtable Participants:

   David Boldt,  State University of West Georgia

   Mark E. McBride,  Miami University

   Mark Rush,  University of Florida

   Scott P. Simkins,  North Carolina A&T State University

Chair:  K. Thomas Varghese,  James Madison University

Papers:

"The Substitutability Between Money and Near Monies: An Investigation Utilizing Swiss Monetary Aggregates"

   Tammy A. Rapp,  Northeast Louisiana University

   Subhash C. Sharma,  Southern Illinois University

"Openness and Inflation: OECD Countries Revisited"

   Cynthia Royal Tori,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

"A Two-Country Model with Different Wage Structures: Some Implications for the EMU"

   Tao-Chen Yeh,  University of Alabama

"Do Budget Deficits Really Affect Foreign Trade? An International Investigation"

   Hassan Mohammadi,  Illinois State University

   Neil T. Skaggs,  Illinois State University

Discussants:

   Alfred V. Guender,  University of Canterbury - New Zealand

   Joachim Zietz,  Middle Tennessee State University

Chair:  Catherine Eckel,  National Science Foundation

Papers:

"Is Reputation a Substitute for Commitment in the Peasant-Dictator Game"

   John Van Huyck,  Texas A&M University

"Does the Star Lose its Shine in Another Auction Institution?"

   Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

   Catherine Eckel,  National Science Foundation

   Philip Grossman,  University of Texas - Arlington

"Cultural Determinants of Economic Success"

   Richard Beil,  Auburn University

   T. Randolph Beard,  Auburn University

   Yoshiharu Mataga,  University of Kobe - Japan

Discussants:

   Heike Hennig-Schmidt,  University of Bonn

   Jason Shachat,  University of California - San Diego

   Steven Stewart,  University of New Mexico

Chair:  Mary L. Williams,  Widener University

Papers:

"Why Doesn't She Leave: A Note on Domestic Violence"

   Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi

   Marci Rossell,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

"From the Earth to My Bosom: Pesticides and Breast Cancer - A Model of Externalities and Decision Making"

   Beena Varghese,  University of Memphis

   Shelley White-Means,  University of Memphis

"Tackling Endogeneity: Alternatives for Analysis of Women's Employment and Child Care in Brazil"

   Deborah S. DeGraff,  Bowdoin College

   Rachel Connelly,  Bowdoin College

   Deborah Levison,  University of Minnesota

   Brian McCall,  University of Minnesota

"Earnings in the Social Sciences: An Analysis of the Effects of Graduate Education, Experience and Gender"

   Richard Stemple,  Texas Tech University

Discussants:

   Elizabeth Patch,  Bloomsburg University

Chair:  Steve Maguire,  Georgia State University

Papers:

"Are Sections 8 Housing Subsidies Too High?"

   Amy D. Crews,  Syracuse University

   Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia

"The Tax Treatment of Owner-Occupied Housing: Effects on Tenure Choice, and the Demands for Housing, Mortgage Debt, and Nonhousing Assets"

   Ellen A. Merry,  University of Virginia

"The Distribution of Benefits from the Mortgage Interest Deduction"

   David H. Eaton,  Murray State University

Discussants:

   James R. Wilbanks,  Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City)

   Moin A. Yahya,  University of Toronto

Chair:  Christoph Schenzler,  Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"The Impact of Federal Guideline Changes on Medicaid Outcomes"

   Julianne Sakowski,  Texas Woman's University

"Characteristics of Children and Families Enrolled in the Bluechip/Caring Programs"

   Judith Lave,  University of Pittsburgh

   Chyongchiou Jeng Lin,  University of Pittsburgh

"Biodiversity Prospecting and the Pharmaceutical Firm"

   Tori Hopper Knight,  North Carolina State University

   Marie Truesdell,  University of Georgia

Discussants:

   Darren Grant,  Georgia Southern University

   John B. Horowitz,  Ball State University

Chair:  David D. Van Hoose,  University of Alabama

Papers:

"The Behavior of the Real Exchange Rate under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rate Regimes"

   Selahattin Dibooglu,  Southern Illinois University

   Faik Koray,  Louisiana State University

"Foreign Direct Investment and the Real Exchange Rate: The Business Cycle Link"

   Jane Ihrig,  University of Virginia

   Keven McIntyre,  University of Virginia

"A Numerical Simulation of the Relationship Between Savings and the Real Exchange Rate for Small, Open Economies"

   John McDermott,  University of South Carolina

   Roy L. McLean,  University of Southwestern Louisiana

"Exchange Rates, International Relative Prices, and Preferences"

   Elvan Ozlu,  American Express - Phoenix

   Jeff Wrase,  Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Discussants:

   Frank R. Gunter,  Lehigh University

   Yoonbai Kim,  University of Kentucky

Chair:  Kevin Rask,  Colgate University

Papers:

"Deforestation, Aid and Uncertain Enforcement Costs"

   Paul E. Chambers,  Central Missouri State University

   Richard Jensen,  University of Kentucky

"Enforcement Costs and Environmental Regulatory Instruments"

   Andrew G. Keeler,  University of Georgia

   Janusz R. Mrozek,  Georgia Institute of Technology

"Joint Implementation Projects as a Signaling Game"

   Niels Nannerup,  Aarhus School of Business

"Policy Instruments to Protect Pristine Environments from Subsidence"

   William D. Watson,  Georgia Institute of Technology

Discussants:

   James H. Murphy,  Georgia State University

   Denise L. Stanley,  University of Tennessee

Moderator:

   David Rosenbaum,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Panelists:

"Cigarettes"

   Walter Adams,  Trinity University

   James W. Brock,  Miami University

"Microsoft"

   Rochelle Ruffer,  Youngstown State University

   Donald Waldman,  Colgate University

General Conclusions:

   David Rosenbaum,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Commenting:

   Luke Froeb,  Vanderbilt University

   Stephen Martin,  University of Copenhagen

Chair:  Stephen J. Schmidt,  Union College

Papers:

"A Bayesian Stochastic Frontier Analysis of the Efficiency of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants"

   Edward C. Kokkelenberg,  State University of New York - Binghamton

   Julien Van Den Broeck,  University of Antwerp - Belgium

"The Productivity of Computers: An Input-Output Approach"

   Douglas M. Brown,  Georgetown University

   Francis J. Cronin,  Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.

"A Microeconomic Analysis of Barter in Broadcasting Industry"

   Akbar Marvasti,  University of Houston - Downtown

Discussants:

   Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr.,  George Mason University

Chair:  Miguel D. Ramirez,  Trinity University

Papers:

"A Cost Function Analysis of the Mexican Nonelectrical Machinery Industry"

   Dale B. Truett,  University of Texas - San Antonio

   Lila J. Truett,  University of Texas - San Antonio

"Irreversibility of Investment and Uncertainty: Evidence from the OECD Countries"

   Rajeev K. Goel,  Illinois State University

   Rati Ram,  Illinois State University

"Capital Structures in Developing Countries"

   Anuja Rajbhandary,  Emory University

Discussants:

   Arthur Caplan,  Weber State University

   Stephen L. Shapiro,  University of North Florida

Chair:  Steven Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University

Papers:

"Variations on the Austrian Monetary Theme: Mises and Schumpeter on the Business Cycle"

   Richard Ebeling,  Hillsdale College

"Deflation and Monetary Calculation"

   Joseph Salerno,  Pace University

"The Effects of the Term Structure of Interest Rates on the Structure of Production"

   Paul Cwik,  Auburn University

Discussants:

   William Butos,  Trinity University

   Steven Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University

   Peter Lewin,  University of Dallas

Chair:  Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington

Papers:

"The Role of Switching Costs in a Durable Goods Market"

   Julie Hunsaker,  Wayne State University

"The Effect of Free Agency on Managerial Efficiency"

   Michael R. Butler,  Texas Christian University

   Myra L. Moore,  Texas Christian University

"NAFTA as a Means of Raising Rivals' Costs"

   Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington

   Jon M. Ford,  University of Texas - Arlington

"Competitiveness and Cyclical Growth"

   Clifton M. Loo,  Experian

Discussants:

   Thursten Fischer,  University of Georgia

   Kamal P. Upadhyaya,  Pennsylvania State University/Berks-Lehigh Valley College

Chair:  Roger L. Faith,  Arizona State University

Papers:

"Districts, Diversity and the Generality of Fiscal Policy"

   W. Mark Crain,  George Mason University

"Constitutional Theory and the Constitutional History of Colonial America"

   Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

"An Economic Theory of Political Parties"

   Roger L. Faith,  Arizona State University

"The Political Economy of the RECLAIM Emissions Market for Los Angeles: Analysis of Choices of Regulatory Scope and Regulatory Instrument"

   Dale Thompson,  Washington University

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  Michael J. Piette,  Analytical Economics, Inc.

Papers:

"Pleasure Analysis and the Value of Life Literature: Three Different Approaches to Hedonic Damage Testimony"

   Thomas R. Ireland,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

"An Examination of Historical Net Discount Rate Relationships Relative to Medical Care Costs"

   Gregory Gelles,  University of Missouri - Rolla

   Walter D. Johnson,  University of Missouri - Rolla

"Moral Hazards, Subrogation and Economic Efficiency"

   Melvin Hughes,  Valuations & Consulting

Discussants:

   Thomas R. Ireland,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

   James D. Rogers,  Pennsylvania State University

   Melville Z. Wolfson,  Forensic Economics, Inc.

Chair:  J. Daniel Hammond,  Wake Forest University

Papers:

"What Made Milton Friedman Distinctive as a Teacher?"

   Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr.,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Clemson University

"The Notes for Milton Friedman's Price Theory Course: Economics 300 at the University of Chicago"

   David I. Fand,  George Mason University

"The Formation of Intellectual Consensus: A Study of Friedman's Monetarism"

   Robert Hetzel,  Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

"Observations on a Constant Teacher by a Graduate Student Emeritus"

   Richard H. Timberlake, Jr.,  University of Georgia

Discussants:

   Phillip D. Cagan,  Columbia University

   George Macesich,  Florida State University

Chair:  James A. Dorn,  Cato Institute

Papers:

"Trade and Human Rights: The Case of China"

   James A. Dorn,  Cato Institute

"Economic Liberalization and the Growth of China's Civil Society"

   Minxin Pei,  Princeton University

"Trade Rules, Rights and Obligations: China and the WTO System"

   Hugh Corbet,  George Washington University

Discussants:

   Zhaohui Hong,  Savannah State University

   Penelope B. Prime,  Kennesaw State University

Chair:  Paul H. Rubin,  Emory University

Papers:

"Mass Public Shootings, Bombings, and the Right-to-carry Concealed Handguns"

   William Landes,  University of Chicago

   John R. Lott, Jr.,  University of Chicago

"Lives Saved or Lives Lost: The Effect of Concealed Handgun Laws on Crime"

   Hashem Dezhbakhsh,  Emory University

   Paul H. Rubin,  Emory University

"Do Right to Carry Laws Deter Violent Crime? Taking the 'Con' out of Econometrics"

   Alan Bartley,  Vanderbilt University

   Mark Cohen,  Vanderbilt University

   Luke Froeb,  Vanderbilt University

Discussants:

   Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

   James B. Kau,  University of Georgia

   George Shepherd,  Emory University

Chair:  David W. Kreutzer,  James Madison University

Papers:

"Preliminary Evidence on the Relationship Between Expressiveness and Voter Turnout"

   David N. Laband,  Auburn University

   Cassandra Copeland,  Auburn University

"Kinder and Gentler vs Rational and Practical: A Candidate Comparative Advantage Explanation for Ticket-Splitting"

   David W. Kreutzer,  James Madison University

"Regulatory Federalism: Is Devolution the Solution or is Preemption Preferable?"

   David J. Zorn,  Food and Drug Administration

   Fletcher Mangum,  Planning and Budget, Commonwealth of Virginia

Discussants:

   Philip Grossman,  University of Texas - Arlington

Moderator:

   Ronald G. Cummings,  Georgia State University

Panelists:

"Limitations on Experimental Methods for Identifying Biases in the CVM: The Circumstances of Choice"

   Carol Mansfield,  Duke University

   V. Kerry Smith,  Duke University

"Experimental Methods and the 'Circumstances of Choice': Empirical Evidence"

   Laura L. Osborne,  Georgia State University

"Impacts of Choice Settings on CV Values"

   Jason Shogren,  University of Wyoming

"Experimental Explorations Related to 'Option Value'"

   David Bjornstad,  Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Chair:  A. H. Barnett,  Auburn University

Papers:

"Benchmarking Electric Utility Transmission Performance"

   Robert F. Cope III,  Louisiana State University

   David E. Dismukes,  Louisiana State University

   Dmitry Mesyanzhinov,  Louisiana State University

"Electric Reliability and Deregulation"

   John Chilton,  Columbia, SC

   Ronald P. Wilder,  University of South Carolina

"Regulation and Investment: Evidence from the Electric Utility Industry"

   Thomas P. Lyon,  Indiana University

   John W. Mayo,  Georgetown University

"Lesson from the History of Electric Utility Regulation"

   A. H. Barnett,  Auburn University

   Keith Reutter,  Auburn University

Discussants:

   Chien-Ping Chen,  University of Houston

   George Ford,  MCI Telecommunications

   Monica Greer,  University of Kentucky

   Christopher C. Klein,  Tennessee Regulatory Authority

   Henry Thompson,  Auburn University

Chair:  Gordon Tullock,  University of Arizona

Papers:

"Multiple Buyers, Rent-defending and the Observed Social Costs of Monopoly"

   Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University

   Robert Reilly,  Virginia Commonwealth University

"The Size of the Prize - Testing Rent-Dissipation when Transfer Quantity is Endogenous"

   Elisabet E.H. Rutstrom,  University of South Carolina

   David Bullock,  Unaffiliated

"Rent Seeking with Bounded Rationality: An Analysis of the All-Pay Auction"

   Simon Anderson,  University of Virginia

   Jacob Goeree,  University of Virginia

   Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia

Discussants:

   Susan K. Laury,  University of South Carolina

   Gordon Tullock,  University of Arizona

Chair:  Esmael Adibi,  Chapman University

Papers:

"Challenges of Measuring Economic Impact of International Trade in the Heartland"

   Carlene Hill,  Wichita State University

"The Economic Impact of the U.S. Mexico Trade Increase on Arizona"

   Timothy Hogan,  Arizona State University

"The Attraction of the Foreign Visitors to the U.S.: Case of Air Travel to the Grand Canyon"

   R. Keith Schwer,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Discussants:   Paper Presenters

Chair:  David G. Brown,  Wake Forest University

Papers:

"Teaching Economics with Technology: Stories, Not Theory"

   Barry Keating,  University of Notre Dame

"Dilemmas of Abundance: Choosing the 'Right' Technologies for the Introductory Economics Class"

   Perry Patterson,  Wake Forest University

"Instructional Effectiveness and the Web"

   Betty J. Blecha,  San Francisco State University

"The Economists' Way of Thinking: A First Year Seminary at Wake Forest University Inspired by John Siegfried's Presidential Address"

   David G. Brown,  Wake Forest University

Discussants:

   Tod S. Porter,  Youngstown State University

   John J. Siegfried,  Vanderbilt University

Chair:  Terry Ashley,  University of South Alabama

Papers:

"The Dynamic Effects of Monetary Policy: Comparing and Combining Estimates Using Short-Run and Long-Run Identifying Restrictions"

   William D. Lastrapes,  University of Georgia

"A VAR Model of Investment and Endogenous Capital Utilization"

   Eshragh Motahar,  Union College

"A New Markov Switching Estimator with an Application to New Classical Macroeconomics"

   David Tufte,  University of New Orleans

"The Dynamics of Foreign Debt, Direct Foreign Investment and Exchange Rate: Evidence from Pakistan and Sri Lanka"

   Muhammad Mustafa,  South Carolina State University

   Matiur Rahman,  McNeese State University

Discussants:

   David C. Black,  University of Toledo

   Robert S. Chirinko,  Emory University

Chair:  C.A. Knox Lovell,  University of Georgia

Papers:

"Multiproduct Frontier Cost Analysis of Federal Reserve Payments Processing"

   Paul W. Bauer,  Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

   Gary D. Ferrier,  University of Arkansas

"Measures of Standard and Regulated Productive Efficiency Change in the Interstate Natural Gas Industry"

   Gerald Granderson,  Miami University

   Carl Linvill,  University of Arkansas

"Measurement of TFP Growth and Technical Change: A Parametric Approach"

   Almas Heshmati,  Gothenburg University - Sweden

   Lennart Hjalmarsson,  Gothenburg University - Sweden

   Subal C. Kumbhakar,  University of Texas

"Financial Liberalization and the Relative Efficiency of Thai Banks"

   Jonathan E. Leightner,  Augusta State University

   C.A. Knox Lovell,  University of Georgia

Discussants:

   Herbert G. Thompson, Jr.,  Christensen Associates

Moderator:   TBA

Panelists:

   Beth Allen,  University of Minnesota

   Robyn Bartlet,  Denison University

   Catherine Eckel,  National Science Foundation

Chair:  Vikram Kumar,  Davidson College

Papers:

"The Impact of Psychological and Human Capital on Wages"

   William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina

   Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University

   Onathan R. Veum,  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Unemployment Rate Differences by Race, Gender and Level of Education"

   Charles Waldauer,  Widener University

   Hamid Zangeneh,  Widener University

"A Kalman-filter Approach to Estimating the Natural Rate of Unemployment"

   Victor V. Claar,  West Virginia University

"Spatial Interactions Among U.S. Cities"

   Linda Harris Dobkins,  Emory and Henry College

   Yannis M. Ioannides,  Tufts University

Discussants:

   Mobinul Huq,  University of Saskatchewan

   Yi Liu,  University of South Alabama

Chair:  James Cobbe,  Florida State University

Papers:

"Productivity and Quality in Swedish Schools"

   Rolf Fare,  Southern Illinois University

   Shawna Grosskopf,  Southern Illinois University

   Finn Forsund,  University of Oslo - Norway

   Kathy Hayes,  Southern Methodist University

   Almas Heshmati,  Gothenburg University - Sweden

"Household Demand for Schooling in Indonesia: Accounting for Quality Differences"

   Armida S. Alisjahbana,  Padjadjaran University - Indonesia

"The Impact of Selective Migration and Endogenous Schooling on Wages in Peru"

   Gustavo Angeles,  University of North Carolina

Discussants:

   Mary Jean Horney,  Furman University

   Petur O. Jonsson,  Fayetteville State University

Chair:  J. Rody Borg,  Jacksonville University

Papers:

"The Use and Abuse of Kodak in Franchise Tying Suits"

   Roger D. Blair,  University of Florida

   Jill Boylston Herndon,  Hamline University

"Unwitting Accomplices: How the State of Wisconsin Reduces Competition in Gasoline Markets"

   James I. Brannon,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

   Jeffrey Bruss,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

   Frank Kelly,  Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and Indiana Department of Transportation

"Efficient Equipment Maintenance and Systems Competition"

   Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia

   David E. Mills,  University of Virginia

"Predatory Pricing as an Agency Problem: An Empirical Investigation"

   Christopher R. Thomas,  University of South Florida

Discussants:

   Stephen J. Schmidt,  Union College

Chair:  John J. Bethune,  University of Tennessee - Martin

Papers:

"College Students' Valuation of Economics Courses: An Application of the Hedonic Method"

   Omer Gokcekus,  North Carolina Central University

"Ranking Economics Departments Through Graduate Success: An Alternative Ranking Approach"

   Jeffery T. Collins,  Lincoln Memorial University

   Thomas R. Sadler,  University of Tennessee

"Are Articles and Books Complements or Substitutes for Economists?"

   Joe C. Davis,  Trinity University

   John H. Huston,  Trinity University

   Debra M. Patterson,  Trinity University

Discussants:

   Nancy J. Burnett,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

   Frank Lee Maddox,  Oxford College of Emory University

Chair:  Stratford Douglas,  West Virginia University

Papers:

"Learning by Doing and the Search for Knowledge"

   John R. Conlon,  University of Mississippi

   Norman Keith Womer,  University of Mississippi

"Boundedly Rational Equilibria in One-Shot Games"

   C. Monica Capra,  University of Virginia

"Modeling the Fur Trade as a Game under Different Time Horizons"

   Ann Harper Fender,  Gettysburg College

Discussants:

   Christopher R. Bollinger,  Georgia State University

   Jiarong Fu,  University of North Dakota

Chair:  Rajeev K. Goel,  Illinois State University

Papers:

"The Kuznets Process, Income Distribution and Development: A Study Using the Gini Coefficient"

   Andreas Savvides,  Oklahoma State University

"The Potential of the Arab Gulf States Will be Moving Toward Developing Stage in the Future"

   Mohammed A. Dabbagh,  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

"A Comparative Analysis of the Development in Oil Intensities in Developing and Industrialized Countries"

   Jan Bentzen,  Aarhus School of Business

"Determinants of Economic Growth and Energy in Korea"

   Yong U. Glasure,  Wayland Baptist University

Discussants:

   Jane Ihrig,  University of Virginia

   Sanjay Paul,  St. Norbert College

Chair:  Richard Jensen,  University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Integrating Ecological Complexity into Economic Incentives for Sustainable Use of Amazonian Rainforests"

   James R. Kahn,  University of Tennessee

   Frank McCormick,  University of Tennessee

   Vicente De Paula Queiroz Nogueira,  Instituto de Protecao Ambiental do Amazonas - Brazil

"Deforestation and Urban Development in the State of Amazonas: The Manaus Free Trade Zone Influence"

   Alexandre Rivas,  University of Tennessee and Universidade do Amazonas

"Deforestation, Trade and Environmental Aid"

   Paul E. Chambers,  Central Missouri State University

   Richard Jensen,  University of Kentucky

Discussants:   TBA

Chair:  Peter Lewin,  University of Dallas

Papers:

"The Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunities"

   Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

"The Entrepreneurial Firm"

   Frederic Sautet,  New York University

"Capital Structures and Organizational Structure"

   Peter Lewin,  University of Dallas

Discussants:

   Donald J. Boudreaux,  Clemson University

   Anthony Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College

   Richard Ebeling,  Hillsdale College

Moderator:

   Walter Adams,  Trinity University

Panelists:

   Anders Aslund,  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

   James W. Brock,  Miami University

   Marshall I. Goldman,  Harvard University and Wellesley College

Moderator:

   David Anderson,  Centre College

Panelists:

"Tutorial Software"

   David Anderson,  Centre College

"Data, Information, and the Internet"

   Kim Marie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

"Electronic Visual Aids"

   Michael Rollosson,  Rhodes College

Additional Panelists:

   Carl Brookings,  Millsaps College

   Bob Brownlee,  Centre College

   Erik D. Craft,  University of Richmond

   Jorge G. Gonzalez,  Trinity University

   Jill M. Hendrickson,  University of the South

   David J. Hoaas,  Centenary College

   Bruce Johnson,  Centre College

   Nipoli Kamdar,  Trinity University

   Kailash Khandke,  Furman University

   Harry Kypraios,  Rollins College

   Charles C. Orvis,  Rhodes College

   Ken Peterson,  Furman University

   Pat Raines,  University of Richmond

   Elizabeth L. Rankin,  Centenary College

   Ronald A. Stunda,  Birmingham-Southern College

   Susan Taylor,  Millsaps College

   Steve Winrich,  Centre College

   Mary E. Young,  Southwestern University

Introduction:

   Dwight R. Lee,  University of Georgia

   President-Elect, Southern Economic Association

Speaker:

   William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina

   President, Southern Economic Association

Topic:

"Theories of Intergroup Inequality"

Chair:  William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina