Southern Economic Association Conference
2003
Program Sessions

Friday,  8:00 am

Session 1A*Economics of Governance
Session 2A*Issues in Education I
Session 3A*Issues in Regional Macroeconomics
Session 4A*Topics in Law and Economics
Session 5A*How NSF's SESTAT Data Can Inform Policy
Session 6AHayek
Session 7AEconomics of Wind Hazards
Session 8ATopics in Wage Determination
Session 9AExchange Rates, Monetary Policy, and the Macroeconomy
Session 10AApplied Economic History: Part One
Session 11AGrowth and Development
Session 12AEliciting Preference and Attitudes
Session 13AOil Price Shocks, Aggregate Supply Shocks, and the Macroeconomy
Session 14AInflation
Session 15A*Controlling Externalities: Private transactions Versus Alternatives
Session 16A*Topics in the Economics of Education

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  1A*
Economics of Governance
     
Chair:  John Garen,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Organizational Antecedents of Trust in Producer-Owned Firms"
Harvey James,  University of Missouri
"When to Sell and When to Retain: Asset Ownership and Volatility"
Brian E. Chezum,  St. Lawrence University
"Beyond the IPO: The Evolution of Insider Ownership"
John Garen,  University of Kentucky
Maretno Agus Harjoto,  San Jose State University
Discussants:
Marco Castaneda,  University of Kentucky
Harvey James,  University of Missouri
Bradley Wimmer,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  2A*
Issues in Education I
     
Chair:  Kathy J. Hayes,  Southern Methodist University

Papers:
"Unintended Consequences of School Accountability Systems"
David N. Figlio,  University of Florida
"A Perspective on Voluntary Contributions to Public Schools: The Case of California"
Eric Brunner,  San Diego State University
Jennifer Imazeki,  San Diego State University
"Explanations for States Adopting Spending Limits in Education"
Thomas A. Husted,  American University
Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  3A*
Issues in Regional Macroeconomics
     
Chair:  Thomas A. Garrett,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Papers:
"Does Consumer Sentiment Predict Regional Consumption?"
Thomas A. Garrett,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
"The Optimal Size of State Budget Stabilization Funds: A Buffer-Stock Approach"
Erick M. Elder,  University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University
"Beyond Bounded Rationality: Why Do Faculty Spread Their Academic-Year Pay Over Twelve Months?"
Victor V. Claar,  Hope College
Christine M. Dietstl,  Hope College
Ross D. Poll,  Hope College
"Rational Expectations and M2 Demand"
Russell M. Rhine,  Saint Mary's College of Maryland
Discussants:
Victor V. Claar,  Hope College
Jeffrey M. Gropp,  DePauw University
Russell M. Rhine,  Saint Mary's College of Maryland
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  4A*
Topics in Law and Economics
     
Chair:  Harold W. Elder,  University of Alabama

Papers:
"What do Prosecutors Maximize? Evidence from the Careers of US Attorneys"
Richard Boylan,  University of Alabama
"Diversity, Integration, and Crime"
Joanna M. Shepherd,  Clemson University
"The Economics of Litigation"
Harold W. Elder,  University of Alabama
Discussants:
Richard Boylan,  University of Alabama
Joanna M. Shepherd,  Clemson University
Harold W. Elder,  University of Alabama

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  5A*
How NSF's SESTAT Data Can Inform Policy
     
Chair:  Grant C. Black,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Work Activities and Firm Specific Human Capital"
Donna K. Ginther,  University of Kansas
Dylan Rassier,  University of Kansas
"Transferability of Foreign University Degrees to the US Labor Market"
Mark Regets,  National Science Foundation
"Locational Decisions of Foreign-Born Ph.D.s and the Export of US Knowledge"
Grant C. Black,  Georgia State University
Paula E. Stephan,  Georgia State University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SDAE		  Session  6A
Hayek
     
Chair:  Bruce J. Caldwell,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Papers:
"Some Notes on Hayek's The Sensory Order"
Bruce J. Caldwell,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Hayek's Philosophical Anthropology"
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University
"Hayek's Pure Theory of Capital"
Lawrence H. White,  University of Missouri - St. Louis
Discussants:
William N. Butos,  Trinity College
Steven G. Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University
Peter Leeson,  George Mason University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  7A
Economics of Wind Hazards
     
Chair:  Bradley T. Ewing,  Baylor University

Papers:
"Doppler Radar and Tornado Casualties"
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
"Homeowner Perceptions of Hurricane Strike Probabilities and Expected Home Damages: Impacts on Insurance and Mitigation Choices"
Robert T. Burrus, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
J. Edward Graham,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
"Labor Market Responses to Tornadoes"
Bradley T. Ewing,  Baylor University
Jamie Brown Kruse,  Texas Tech University
Mark A. Thompson,  Stephen F. Austin State University
"Hurricane Fatalities and Hurricane Damages: Have Better Forecasts Increased Damages?"
Nicole Cornell,  University of Oklahoma
"Tornado Damage Ratings and Economic Losses"
Dakshina DeSilva,  Texas Tech University
Jamie Brown Kruse,  Texas Tech University
Discussants:
Nicole Cornell,  University of Oklahoma
Dakshina DeSilva,  Texas Tech University
Kevin Simmons,  Austin College
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
Mark A. Thompson,  Stephen F. Austin State University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  8A
Topics in Wage Determination
     
Chair:  Mine Senses,  University of Michigan

Papers:
"A Socioeconomic Analysis of WNBA/NBA Rookies' Salaries"
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
John Leonard,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Joe Prinzinger,  Lynchburg College
"A Panel and Generalized Instrumental Variable Analysis of Bodyweight in the Market"
Roy Wada,  Georgia State University
"The Employer Size-Wage Effect in the Public Sector: Evidence from Public School Teachers in Georgia"
Simon Medcalfe,  Lehigh University
"Diffusion of Computers and Wages in the US: Evidence from Occupations and Industries, 1984-2001"
Sanae Tashiro,  Claremont Graduate University
Discussants:
Gregory M. Kurtzon,  Bureau of Labor Statistics

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  9A
Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, and the Macroeconomy
     
Chair:  David C. Black,  University of Toledo

Papers:
"Exchange-Rate Uncertainty and Level of Investment: Evidence from Asia"
Gyan Pradhan,  Westminster College
Zeljan Schuster,  University of New Haven
Kamal P. Upadhyaya,  University of New Haven
"Exchange Rate Pass-Through Effect, Inflation Targeting and Fear of Floating in Emerging Economies"
Javier A. Reyes,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
"Monetary Policy Rules and Exchange Rate Volatility"
Ming-jen Chang,  Vanderbilt University and Wu Feng Institute of Technology
Shikuan Chen,  National Taiwan University
"Money and Real Exchange Rate: Long-Run or Short-Run Relationship"
Doh-Khul Kim,  Mississippi State University - Meridian
Discussants:
Christina M.L. Kelton,  University of Cincinnati

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  10A
Applied Economic History: Part One
     
Chair:  Jac C. Heckelman,  Wake Forest University

Papers:
"Inflation Dynamics and Its Sources in the Ottoman Empire: 1586-1913"
Hakan Berument,  Bilkent University
"Wealth Effect vs. Uncertainty Effect: A Reexamination of Romer's Findings"
Ling He,  University of Central Arkansas
Joseph P. McGarrity,  University of Central Arkansas
"Sky High: How Advances in Building Technology Affected Land Values in New York City"
Fred Smith,  Davidson College
"Gone in a Puff of Smoke: Rejection of the 1930 Oregon Referendum to Ban Cigarettes"
John J. Dinan,  Wake Forest University
Jac C. Heckelman,  Wake Forest University
Discussants:
Joseph P. McGarrity,  University of Central Arkansas
David VanHoose,  Baylor University
Kenneth E. Weiher,  University of Texas - San Antonio

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
IEFS		  Session  11A
Growth and Development
     
Chair:  Andreas Savvides,  Oklahoma State University

Papers:
"International Technology Diffusion and Growth in the Manufacturing Sector of Developing Economics"
Andreas Savvides,  Oklahoma State University
Marios Zachariadis,  Louisiana State University
"Interminancy in a Two-Sector Endogenous Growth Model with Productive Government Spending"
Yungfang Hu,  Kobe University
Koji Shimomura,  Kobe University
Ryoji Ohdoi,  Osaka University
"Does AIDS Have any Impact on Economics Growth? Evidence from a Panel of Countries"
Chris Papageorgiou,  Louisiana State University
Petia Stoytcheva,  Louisiana State University
"Educational Attainment, Fertility, and Growth: Another Look at the Evidence"
Ali F. Darrat,  Louisiana Tech University
Discussants:
Ali F. Darrat,  Louisiana Tech University
Yungfang Hu,  Kobe University
Chris Papageorgiou,  Louisiana State University
Andreas Savvides,  Oklahoma State University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  12A
Eliciting Preference and Attitudes
     
Chair:  Evan Moore,  Auburn University - Montgomery

Papers:
"What Determines Why and How Much People Tip in Restaurants?"
Matt Parrett,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"Endowment Effects and Cross-Effects as Endowments Change"
Gwendolyn C. Morrison,  Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Christophe Muller,  University of Nottingham
"Risk and Ambiguity Aversion"
Evan Moore,  Auburn University - Montgomery
Catherine Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"Rebates and Matches with Chocolates: Framing Effects for Standard Economics Goods"
Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
Edward Millner,  Virginia Commonwealth University
Discussants:
Mary Rigdon,  Harvard University
Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University
Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy
Shabnam Mousavi,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  13A
Oil Price Shocks, Aggregate Supply Shocks, and the Macroeconomy
     
Chair:  Fahlino F. Sjuib,  Parkland College

Papers:
"Oil Prices Fluctuations and Consumption Behavior in Saudi Arabia"
Abdullah H. Albatel,  King Saud University - Riyadh
"Oil Price Shocks and the Macroeconomy"
Julie K. Smith,  Trinity University
Niamh Sheridan,  International Monetary Fund
"Fiscal Decentralization and Interregional Risk Sharing in Transition Economies: Evidence from China"
Kiril Tochkov,  Binghamton University (SUNY)
"A General Equilibrium Model of Aggregate Supply Shocks"
John R. Conlon,  University of Mississippi
Yang Li,  University of Mississippi
Discussants:
Maxim Nikitin,  University of Alberta
Xiaojuan Wang,  Middle Tennessee State University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  14A
Inflation
     
Chair:  Adrienne A. Kearney,  University of Maine

Papers:
"Explaining the Variation in the Costs of Reducing Inflation with the Assumption of Adaptive Expectations"
Takashi Senda,  Hiroshima University
Julie K. Smith,  Trinity University
"Forming Inflation Expectations"
Niamh Sheridan,  International Monetary Fund
"Is Money Growth Useful as an Indicator for Inflation?"
Lance Bachmeier,  East Carolina University
Qi Li,  Texas A&M University
Sittisak Leelahanon,  Texas A&M University
"Purchasing Power Parity and Inflation Variability the Influence of Centrla Bank Independence"
Hermann Sintim Aboagye,  Montclair State University
Discussants:
Mamit Deme,  Middle Tennessee State University
Christian Dreger,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
Benjamin Keen,  Texas Tech University

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  15A*
Controlling Externalities: Private transactions Versus Alternatives
     
Chair:  Andrew P. Morriss,  Case Western Reserve University

Papers:
"Coase Costs, Demsetz Costs, and Externalities"
Fred S. McChesney,  Northwestern University
"Political Economy of Revitalizing Common Law Protection of the Environment"
Henry Butler,  Chapman University
"The Policy Irrelevance of Irrelevant Externalities"
David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University
Discussants:
Ronald N. Johnson,  Cardrift Consulting
Roger Meiners,  University of Texas - Arlington

Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  16A*
Topics in the Economics of Education
     
Chair:  Robert E. Martin,  Centre College

Papers:
"An Empirical Analysis of Higher Education Pricing"
Robert E. Martin,  Centre College
"Voucher Poison Pills: Lessons from Chile, Cleveland, Florida, and Milwaukee"
John Merrifield,  University of Texas - San Antonio
"Sources of the Economics Majors: It's Biology not Business"
Hirschel Kasper,  Oberlin College
"School Vouchers and the Flight to Private Schools: To What Extent are Public and Private Schools Sustitutes?"
David Brasington,  Louisiana State University
Discussants:
Darren Grant,  University of Texas - Arlington
Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento

Friday,  10:00 am

Session 17B*Topics in Electronic Commerce
Session 18B*Health Economics
Session 19B*Collective Action
Session 20B*Law and Economics
Session 21B*Issues in Educational Policy
Session 22BEmpirical Approaches to Austrian Business
Session 23B*Issues in Education II
Session 24BEconomics of the Internet
Session 25BEconomics of Child Welfare Programs and Policy
Session 26BApplied Economics History: Part Two
Session 27BNew Developments in Time Series Analysis
Session 28BMarkets, Auctions and Games
Session 29BInternational Economics Topics
Session 30BFinancial Economics
Session 31BMonetary and Macro Models: New Findings
Session 32B*Sports Effects
Session 33BBoard of Trustees Luncheon Meeting

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  17B*
Topics in Electronic Commerce
     
        The session chair will provide a brief discussion of each paper.
Chair:  Frank Scott,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Equilibrium Timing Price Announcements with an Application ot Internet Mortgage Data"
Maria Arbatskaya,  Emory University
"Quality, Fixed Costs, and Price Dispersion in Electronic Commerce"
Tanmoy Bhattacharya,  Eastern Kentucky University
"Differential Pricing on the Internet: Evidence from the Market for Online Air Travel"
Jihui Chen,  Indiana University
"Competition Regulation and Pricing of High-Speed Access"
Scott J. Savage,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Bradley Wimmer,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas
"The Prosperity to Advertise in Online Markets: Evidence from Shopper.com"
Patrick Scholten,  Bentley College

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  18B*
Health Economics
     
Chair:  James Marton,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Moving Infertility Treatment from the Bedroom to the Operating Room: Does Competition Out-Perform Insurance Coverage?"
Barton Hamilton,  Washington University
"Cost Effectiveness of the Prior Authorization Process for Pharmaceuticals"
Jeff Talbert,  University of Kentucky
"Are Higher Tobacco Taxes Good for Health? A Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Addiction and Substitution in Smoking"
Govind Hariharan,  Kennesaw State University
Discussants:
Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky
James Henderson,  Baylor University
James Marton,  University of Kentucky

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  19B*
Collective Action
     
Chair:  Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama

Papers:
"Toward A Behavioral Argument for the Growth of Government"
Michael McKee,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Matthew Murray,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"Getting the Ball Rollling: Voluntary Contributions to a Long-Term Public Project"
Hyseyin Yildirim,  Duke University
"Giving Little by Little: Dynamic Voluntary Contibution Games"
John Duffy,  University of Pittsburgh
Jack Ochs,  University of Pittsburgh
Lise Vesterlund,  University of Pittsburgh
"Olson's Logic Revisited: The Role of Small Fixed Costs of Participation"
Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama
Akram Temimi,  University of Alabama
Discussants:
Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi
Mark V. Van Boening,  University of Mississippi

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  20B*
Law and Economics
     
Chair:  Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas

Papers:
"Access to Credit and Road to Bankruptcy: A Study of Single Women in Fliers in Personal Bankruptcy"
Cheryl Long,  Colgate University
"Do the Sentencing Guidelines Influence the Retirement Decisions of Federal Judges?"
Richard Boylan,  University of Alabama
"Equilibrium Contingent Fees with Unobservable Attorney Ability"
Rudy Santore,  University of Tennessee
"Bargaining Over an Indivisible Resouce: The Case of Child Custody"
Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas
Jill Tiefenthaler,  Colgate University
Discussants:
Cheryl Long,  Colgate University
Rudy Santore,  University of Tennessee

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  21B*
Issues in Educational Policy
     
Chair:  David D. Sjoquist,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Financing Rural Education"
Jennifer Imazeki,  San Diego State University
Andrew Reschovsky,  University of Wisconsin
"Rotten Apples and Peer Performance"
David N. Figlio,  University of Florida
"Do Whole-School Reform Programs Boost Student Performance? An Evaluation of New York City Schools"
Robert Bifulco,  University of Connecticut
William D. Duncombe,  Syracuse University
John Yinger,  Syracuse University
Discussants:
Kathleen Thomas,  Mississippi State University
Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SDAE		  Session  22B
Empirical Approaches to Austrian Business
     
Chair:  Larry J. Sechrest,  Sul Ross State University

Papers:
"Cycles in the 1990s: Did Japan and the US Experience an Austrian Boom and Bust?"
Anthony M. Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College
"Capital Based Macroeconomics: Boom and Bust in Japan and the US"
John P. Cochran,  Metropolitan State College of Denver
Fred R. Glahe,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Noah Yetter,  Metropolitan State College of Denver
"Empirical Evidence Regarding the Structure of Production"
Larry J. Sechrest,  Sul Ross State University
"Skyscrapers and Business Cycles"
Mark Thornton,  Ludwig von Mises Institute
Discussants:
Peter Lewin,  University of Texas - Dallas
Robert F. Mulligan,  Western Carolina University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  23B*
Issues in Education II
     
Chair:  Kathy J. Hayes,  Southern Methodist University

Papers:
"Impact of Charter School Attendance on Student Achievement in Michigan"
Randy Eberts,  Upjohn Institute
Kevin Hollenbeck,  Upjohn Institute
"The Impact of School System Configuration on Student Outcomes: Are Middle Schools Really Effective?"
Kelly Bedard,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Chau Do,  University of California - Santa Barbara
"Competition and Efficiency: The Impact of Charter Schools on Public School Performance"
Shawna Grosskopf,  Oregon State University
Kathy J. Hayes,  Southern Methodist University
Lori L. Taylor,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  24B
Economics of the Internet
     
Chair:  Linda S. Ghent,  Eastern Illinois University

Papers:
"The Effects of Piracy on Prerecorded Music"
Brad Stamm,  Cornerstone University
"Private Peering Among Internet Backbone Providers"
Narine Badasyan,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Subhadip Chakrabarti,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"Interbackbone and Intrabackbone Peering Among Internet Service Providers"
Narine Badasyan,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Subhadip Chakrabarti,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:
Blakely Fox,  Millsaps College
Jennifer Wilgus,  Middle Tennessee State University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  25B
Economics of Child Welfare Programs and Policy
     
Chair:  Mary Eschelbach Hansen,  American University

Papers:
"Time Dependence and Unmeasured Heterogeneity in Administrative Data Analysis: Application to Adoption Photolisting Services Data"
J.S. Butler,  University of Kentucky
Rosemary J. Avery,  Cornell University
"Determinants of Foster Care Levels in New York City"
Stephen H. Anderson,  City of New York
Natalia Smirnova,  City of New York
"Explaining Adoption Assistance Subsidy Rates"
Mary Eschelbach Hansen,  American University
Discussants:
V. Jeffrey Evans,  National Institutes of Health
Mary Eschelbach Hansen,  American University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  26B
Applied Economics History: Part Two
     
Chair:  Kerry Pannell,  DePauw University

Papers:
"Agricultural Investment and the Interwar Business Cycle"
James L. Butkiewicz,  University of Delaware
Matthew A. Martin,  ECONorthwest
"Land Grants to the Illinois Central and Gulf and Mobile Railroads: The Other Compromise of 1850"
Harold R. Christensen,  Centenary College
"Trading Volume, Return Volatility, and the Stock Market Crash of 1919: An Empirical Test"
Bradley T. Ewing,  Baylor University
Mark A. Thompson,  Stephen F. Austin State University
Mark A. Yanochik,  Georgia Southern University
"Texas Red Backs in the Republic Repudiates, 1937-1842"
Gary M. Pecquet,  Tulane University
Clifford F. Thies,  Shenandoah University
"Civil War Income Taxes: A Twist on Peacock and Wiseman"
David Mitchell,  Washington and Lee University
Discussants:
Nancy L. Lumpkin,  Georgetown College
David Mitchell,  Washington and Lee University
Mark A. Yanochik,  Georgia Southern University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
IEFS		  Session  27B
New Developments in Time Series Analysis
     
Chair:  Tim Hopper,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Papers:
"Nonlinear Mean Reversion in Long Horizon Real Exchange Rates"
Tim Hopper,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
"Unit Roots, Structural Change and Purchasing Power Parity"
Ruxandra Prodan,  University of Houston
"The Relative Importance of Permanent and Transitory Components of Macroeconomic Time Series"
Chris Murray,  University of Houston
Shushanik Papanyan,  University of Houston
"Univariate and Covariate Higher Power Tests for Purchasing Power Parity - Post Bretten Woods"
Jomana Amara,  University of Houston
David H. Papell,  University of Houston
Discussants:
Jomana Amara,  University of Houston
Tim Hopper,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Shushanik Papanyan,  University of Houston
Ruxandra Prodan,  University of Houston

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  28B
Markets, Auctions and Games
     
Chair:  Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Market Forces and Price Ceilings: A Classroom Experiment"
Ozlem Ozdemir,  Yeditepe University
Mark A. Thompson,  Stephen F. Austin State University
"Experiments on Games with Imperfect Recall"
Eliane Catilina,  American University
"Structural Inferences from First Price Auction Experiments"
Paul Pezannis-Christou,  Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Andres Romeo-Santana,  Universitat d'Alacant
"Framing Effects and the Common-Pool Resource Mechanism"
Kurt Schnier,  University of Rhode Island
Discussants:
Edward Millner,  Virginia Commonwealth University
Robert Shupp,  Ball State University
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
Jill Stowe,  Duke University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  29B
International Economics Topics
     
Chair:  Alexei Orlov,  Radford University

Papers:
"European Exchange Rates and Oil Prices"
Bill Buchanan,  Valdosta State University
Cynthia Royal Tori,  Valdosta State University
"Movies and the Mystery of the Missing Trade: The Impact of Media Exports on Home Bias in Consumption"
Michael A. Quinn,  Bentley College
"The Impacts of Administered Trade on Productivity in the United States"
Chris Kurz,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
James Levinsohn,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"Exchange Rate Regimes and Taxes in an Open Economy"
Ming-jen Chang,  Vanderbilt University and Wu Feng Institute of Technology
Shikuan Chen,  National Taiwan University
"On the Price of Non-Traded Goods"
Robert Stapp,  University of Arkansas
Masao Oda,  Kansai University - Japan
Discussants:
AKM Mahbub Morshed,  Washington State University
Ari Van Assche,  University of Hawaii at Manoa

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  30B
Financial Economics
     
Chair:  Julia Litvinova,  Duke University

Papers:
"Consumption and Risk with Hyperbolic Discounting"
Liutang Gong,  Beijing University
Heng-fu Zou,  Beijing University
William T. Smith,  University of Memphis
"Ongoing Efforts by the United Sates to Meet International Standards for the Reporting of Government Finance Statistics"
Gary Davis,  U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Economic Analysis
Tim Dobbs,  U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Economic Analysis
Steven Payson,  U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Economic Analysis
"Finance Charges, Float, and Fear: The Decision Between Debit and Credit"
Amanda Swift King,  Georgia Southern University
John T. King,  Georgia Southern University
"Forecasting Mortgage Spread Volatility"
Benhua Yang,  Texas Tech University
Discussants:
Daniel Jubinski,  Colgate University
Charles Reback,  Clemson University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  31B
Monetary and Macro Models: New Findings
     
Chair:  Michael W. McCracken,  University of Missouri - Columbia

Papers:
"The Search for a Refined P* Model: Is a Simple ARMA Process Better at Forecasting Inflation?"
Lilian Kamal,  West Virginia University
"The Signal Extraction Problem Revisited: Its Impact on a Model of Monetary Policy"
Benjamin Keen,  Texas Tech University
"Financial Openness and Macroeconomic Instability in Emerging Economies: Evidence from an ARCH Model"
Dmitriy Kovtun,  Bradley University
Discussants:
Aaron L. Jackson,  Bentley College
Kalidas Jana,  North Carolina State University

Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  32B*
Sports Effects
     
Chair:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College

Papers:
"Is Beating Foreign Soccer Team Good for the Economy? Turkish Experience"
Hakan Berument,  Bilkent University
"Sports Participation, Human Capital Investment and Migration"
Brad R. Humphreys,  University of Maryland - Baltimore
David Munich, 
"Value of Public Goods Produced by an NFL Team: A CVM Approach"
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
Michael J. Mondello,  Florida State University
John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Discussants:
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland Baltimore County
Mark C. Foley,  Davidson College
Thomas Rhoads,  Towson University

Friday
11:15 am
SEA		  Session  33B
Board of Trustees Luncheon Meeting

Friday,  1:15 pm

Session 34C*Empirical Issues in Monetary Economics
Session 35C*Economic History Studies
Session 36C*Public Policy and Economics
Session 36.5C*The Immigrant Experience
Session 37C*Health Economics Topics
Session 38C*Oxford Economic Papers
Session 39CTeaching Austrian Macroeconomics
Session 40C*Agent-Based Modeling of Emergent Macro Phenomena
Session 41C*Graduate Student Papers I: Topics in Environmental Economics
Session 42CIndustrial Organization
Session 43C*Choice, Competition, and School Efficiency
Session 44CContagion and Integration
Session 45CTrust and Other Regarding Behavior: Theory & Experiments
Session 46CThe Economics of Exports
Session 47CTeaching Economics
Session 48CMonetary Policy
Session 49C*Topics in International Economics

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  34C*
Empirical Issues in Monetary Economics
     
Chair:  W. Douglas McMillin,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Data Revisions and the Identification of Monetary Policy Shocks"
Dean Croushore,  University of Richmond
Charles L. Evans,  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
"Exchange Rate Targeting and Economic Stabilization: An Empirical Investigation"
James S. Fackler,  University of Kentucky
Larry Filer,  Old Dominion University
Yoonbai Kim,  University of Kentucky
"Durable Goods and the Forward-Looking Theory of Consumption Estimates Implied by the Dynamic Effects of Money"
William D. Lastrapes,  University of Georgia
Todd B. Potts,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Discussants:
Dean Croushore,  University of Richmond
W. Douglas McMillin,  Louisiana State University
Todd B. Potts,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  35C*
Economic History Studies
     
Chair:  Mark Toma,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Good Money: How Some Birmingham Button Makers Best Gresham's Law (and Saved the Industrial Revolution)"
George Selgin,  University of Georgia
"The Call Loan Market in the US Financial System Prior to the Federal Reserve System"
Jon R. Moen,  University of Mississippi
Ellis W. Tallman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"The Begehot-Coe Legacy: The Role of the New York Clearing House During Banking Panics"
Elmus R. Wicker,  Indiana University
Discussants:
Elham Mafi-Kreft,  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Frank G. Steindl,  Oklahoma State University
Mark Toma,  University of Kentucky

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  36C*
Public Policy and Economics
     
Chair:  Aaron Yelowitz,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"The Impact of School Choice on Enrollment and Achievement: Evidence from Over 1,000 Randomized Lotteries"
Julie Berry Cullen,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Brian A. Jacob,  Harvard University
Steven Levitt,  University of Chicago
"Nursing Home Quality as a Public Good"
Joseph Angelelli,  Brown University
David C. Grabowski,  University of Alabama - Birmingham
Jonathan Gruber,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"What Mean Impacts Miss: Distributional Effects of Welfare Reform Experiments"
Marianne Bitler,  Rand Corporation
Jonah Gelbach,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Hilary Hoynes,  University of California - Davis
"How Much Does Obesity Cost the Government?"
Eric Johnson,  University of South Carolina
Melayne Morgan McInnis,  University of South Carolina
Judith A. Shinogle,  University of South Carolina
Discussants:
Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
James P. Ziliak,  University of Kentucky
Aaron Yelowitz,  University of Kentucky

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  36.5C*
The Immigrant Experience
     
Chair:  James A. Dunlevy,  Miami University

Papers:
"Do Immigrants Have Higher Self-Employment Rates Along the U.S.-Mexican Border? An Analysis Using Historical IPUMS Data"
Alberto Davila,  University of Texas - Pan American
Marie T. Mora,  University of Texas - Pan American
"Does Immigration Affect Wages? A Look at Occupation - Level Wages"
Pia M. Orrenius,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Madeline Zavodny,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Family Matters: The Role of the Family in Immigrant Language Adjustment"
Barry Chiswick,  University of Illinois
Paul W. Miller,  University of Western Australia
"Interpersonal Networks in International Trade: Evidence on the Role of Immigrants in Promoting Exports from the American States"
James A. Dunlevy,  Miami University
Discussants:
William E. Even,  Miami University
David Macpherson,  Florida State University
Dennis H. Sullivan,  Miami University
Madeline Zavodny,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  37C*
Health Economics Topics
     
Chair:  Jeff DeSimone,  University of South Florida

Papers:
"Drug Related Emergency Room Episodes, Drug Prices, and Policy"
Dhaval Dave,  University of Pennsylvania
"Physician Retirement: Empirical Evidence from the Lat 20 Years"
George M. Holmes,  East Carolina University
"Is Alcohol Consumption a Proxy for Social Capital in the Labor Market? Evidence from the General Social Survey"
Bethany Peters,  Rhodes College
Discussants:
Jeff DeSimone,  University of South Florida
Sara Markowitz,  Rutgers University and Rutgers University
Edward Schumacher,  Trinity University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  38C*
Oxford Economic Papers
     
Chair:  William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi

Papers:
"Aid, Trade, Development, and U.S. Interests"
Atin Basuchoudhary,  Virginia Military Institute
Tinni Sen,  Virginia Military Institute
Ed Sexton,  Virginia Military Institute
"Telecommunications and Productivity: A World View"
Christopher Garbacz,  Mississippi Public Utilities
Herbert G. Thompson,  Ohio University
"Pecuniary Incentives as a Performance Motivator in Social Science Experiments"
Tanja F. Blackstone,  U.S. Navy Personnel Research
Ginger Cross,  Mississippi State University
Stephanie Doane,  Mississippi State University
"Unit Taxes and Product Quality: Evidence from Gasoline Taxation"
Todd M. Nesbit,  West Virginia University
Discussants:
Michael Reksulak,  Georgia Southern University
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SDAE		  Session  39C
Teaching Austrian Macroeconomics
     
Chair:  Joseph T. Salerno,  Pace University

Panelists:
William N. Butos,  Trinity College
Anthony M. Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College
John P. Cochran,  Metropolitan State College of Denver
Richard Ebeling,  Foundation For Economic Education
Roger W. Garrison,  Auburn University
Steven G. Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University
Joseph T. Salerno,  Pace University
George Selgin,  University of Georgia

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  40C*
Agent-Based Modeling of Emergent Macro Phenomena
     
Chair:  Richard E. Wagner,  George Mason University

Papers:
"Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems and the Emergence of Macroeconomies"
Robert Axtell,  Brookings Institution
"Increasing Returns and Endogenous Growth in an Agent-Based Model"
Francesco Luna,  International Monetary Fund
"Agent-Based Models of Location Decisions and Emergent Land-Sue Patterns Under Distance-Dependent Spatial Externalities"
Dawn Parker,  George Mason University
"Agent-Based Modeling of Instiutional Emergence"
Stephen M. Daley,  George Mason University
Richard E. Wagner,  George Mason University
Discussants:
Robert Axtell,  Brookings Institution
Stephen M. Daley,  George Mason University
Francesco Luna,  International Monetary Fund
Dawn Parker,  George Mason University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  41C*
Graduate Student Papers I: Topics in Environmental Economics
     
Chair:  James H. Murphy,  Western Carolina University

Papers:
"International Carbon Dioxide Emissions Trading: Imperfect Enforcement and Redistributive Transfers"
Xie Zhu,  Tulane University
"The Adoption of Environmental Management Systems and their Effect on the Environment: Evidence from Japanese Manufacturers"
Toshihiro Uchida,  Georgia State University
"Motor Vehicle Wealth Taxes and Fleet Age: Air Quality Implications"
Karie A. Barbour,  University of Tennessee
Discussants:
David A. Anderson,  Centre College
Leah Greden Mathews,  University of North Carolina - Asheville

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  42C
Industrial Organization
     
Chair:  Beck A. Taylor,  Baylor University

Papers:
"Price Competition and Slotting Allowances"
Peter Bronsteen,  Princeton Economics Group
Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia
David E. Mills,  University of Virginia
"A Model of Dynamic R&D Competition with Competing Standards"
Jaehee Lee,  Pennsylvania State University
"Market Share Discounts"
David E. Mills,  University of Virginia
"The Allocation of Control Rights in Pharmaceutical Alliances"
Matthew J. Higgins,  Emory University
"Price Cap Regulation and the Incentive to Cooperate in Research"
Mark W. Frank,  Sam Houston State University
Discussants:
Mark W. Frank,  Sam Houston State University
Serhiy Kotsan,  West Virginia University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  43C*
Choice, Competition, and School Efficiency
     
Chair:  David N. Figlio,  University of Florida

Papers:
"Estimating a Frontier Production Function in Florida: Are Florida Schools Efficient?"
Nestor Arguea,  University of West Florida
Stephen J. Conroy,  University of West Florida
"Did the A+ Plan for Education Improve Low Performing Schools?"
David N. Figlio,  University of Florida
Cecilla Rouse,  Princeton University
"How Responsive is the Supply of Private Schools to Demand?"
David D. Sjoquist,  Georgia State University
Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
IEFS		  Session  44C
Contagion and Integration
     
Chair:  David H. Papell,  University of Houston

Papers:
"The Large Country Effect and Contagion in the Gulf Region"
Osman Suliman,  Millersville University
"The Role of the Production Technology and Invoicing Choice of Imported Intermediates on the International Transmission of Monetary Stocks"
Juan Antonio Garcia-Cebro,  University of A Coruna
Ramon Valera-Santamaria,  University of A Coruna
"Economic Growth, Stock Prices, and the Trade Balance"
Joachim Zietz,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Stock Market Integration in Asean After the Asian Financial Crisis"
Reid W. Click,  George Washington University
Michael G. Plummer,  Johns Hopkins University
Discussants:
Juan Antonio Garcia-Cebro,  University of A Coruna
Joachim Zietz,  Middle Tennessee State University
Reid W. Click,  George Washington University
Osman Suliman,  Millersville University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
ESA		  Session  45C
Trust and Other Regarding Behavior: Theory & Experiments
     
Chair:  Jamie Brown Kruse,  Texas Tech University

Papers:
"The Impact of Trembling on Behavior in the Trust Game"
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
James C. Cox,  University of Arizona
"Incremental Trust and Reciprocity"
Robert Kurzban,  University of Pennsylvania
Mary Rigdon,  Harvard University
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
"A Theory of Other Regarding Preferences with Rank Dependence"
Jill Stowe,  Duke University
"The Cognitive Hierarchy Model and Complexity: Experimental Results"
Jamie Brown Kruse,  Texas Tech University
Nahil Al-Zoubi,  Texas Tech University
Discussants:
Eliane Catilina,  American University
Matt Parrett,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Kurt Schnier,  University of Rhode Island
Mark V. Van Boening,  University of Mississippi

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  46C
The Economics of Exports
     
Chair:  Philip Szmedra,  Georgia Southwestern State University

Papers:
"Large Real Exchange Rate Movements, Firm Dynamics, and Productivity Growth"
Loretta Fung,  University of Alberta
"Exports and Domestic Components of GDP in Six Asian Economies"
Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University
"Central Bank and Payments Deficit Reduction"
David Y. Chen,  North Carolina A&T State University
Discussants:
Loretta Fung,  University of Alberta
Akinori Tomohara,  Queens College/CUNY

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  47C
Teaching Economics
     
Chair:  David J. Hoaas,  Centenary College

Papers:
"Computer Enhanced Instruction for Introductory Economics: Problems and Prospects"
Orley M. Amos,  Oklahoma State University
Antonio Avalos,  California State University - Fresno
"Is Interactive/Active Learning Superior to Traditional Lecturing in Economics Courses?"
Alireza Dorestani,  Albany State University
"Principles Course Assessment, Accreditation, and the Depreciation of Economic Knowledge"
Joanne M. Doyle,  James Madison University
William C. Wood,  James Madison University
Discussants:
Christine Berry Lloyd,  Western Illinois University
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  48C
Monetary Policy
     
Chair:  Edward N. Gamber,  Lafayette College

Papers:
"The Yield Curve Slope and Monetrary Policy Innovations"
Edward N. Gamber,  Lafayette College
"The Geographic Distribution of the Size and Timing of Monetary Policy Actions"
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University
Stephen M. Miller,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas
"Federal Funds Target and Market Expectations Since 1991"
Frederick L. Joutz,  George Washington University
William Treacy,  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
"Stock Market Volatility, the News and Monetary Policy"
Adrienne A. Kearney,  University of Maine
Raymond E. Lombra,  Pennsylvania State University
Discussants:
Nathan S. Balke,  Southern Methodist University
Mark Wheeler,  Western Michigan University
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  49C*
Topics in International Economics
     
Chair:  Bob Houston,  Eastern Kentucky University

Papers:
"International Spillovers and FDI"
Maryanne Clifford,  Eastern Connecticut State University
"Racing to the Bottom for FDI"
Andria Amaro,  Wichita State University
William Miles,  Wichita State University
"An International Study of Okun's Coefficient"
Brian Cook,  Iowa State University
Discussants:
Brian Cook,  Iowa State University
Maryanne Clifford,  Eastern Connecticut State University
William Miles,  Wichita State University

Friday,  3:30 pm

Session 50D*Distinguished Guest Lecture

Friday
3:30 - 4:30 pm
SEA*		  Session  50D*
Distinguished Guest Lecture
     
Speaker:  Caroline M. Hoxby,  Harvard University

Topic:
"Productivity in Education: The Quintessential Upstream Industry"

Saturday,  8:00 am

Session 56F*Issues in Empirical Macroeconomics
Session 57FInflation and Risk Sharing
Session 58FActive Learning Strategies for Promoting Literacy in the Economics Principles
Session 59F*The Economics of Native Americans I
Session 60F*Home Investments and Family Outcomes
Session 61F*The Economics of Crime
Session 62F*Institutions and Economic Progress
Session 63F*Sports Labor Markets
Session 64FUrban and Regional Economics
Session 65FHealth Care Spending
Session 66FOutside Influences on Economics
Session 67FMacroeconomics and Public Policy
Session 68FIssues in Preparing a Forensic Analysis
Session 69FTopics in Labor Economics
Session 70FApplied Economic Issues
Session 71FTopics in International Finance
Session 72FPublic Goods and Charitable Contributions
Session 73FDiscrimination in Credit Markets
Session 74FLabor Economics: Determinants of Research, Entrepreneurship, and Savings Rate
Session 75FExchange Rates, Investment, and Economic Fluctuations
Session 76F*Measurement Error in Economics: Theory

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  56F*
Issues in Empirical Macroeconomics
     
Chair:  Dennis W. Jansen,  Texas A&M University

Papers:
"Restricted Structural Change and the Unit Root Hypothesis"
David H. Papell,  University of Houston
Ruxandra Prodan,  University of Houston
"Explaining the Relative Price Movements"
Nathan S. Balke,  Southern Methodist University
"Revisiting Budget Deficits and Interest Rates"
Michael D. Bradley,  George Washington University
Dennis W. Jansen,  Texas A&M University
"A Multivariate Vector Error Correction Approach to Granger Causality between Energy Consumption and Economic Growth"
Kihoon Lee,  Chungnam National University
Wankeun Oh,  Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Discussants:
Claude Lopez,  University of Cincinnati

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  57F
Inflation and Risk Sharing
     
Chair:  Mamit Deme,  Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:
"Openness, the Sacrifice Ratio, and Inflation: Is There a Puzzle?"
Joseph Daniels,  Marquette University
David VanHoose,  Baylor University
"A New Approach to Estimating the Influence of Central Bank Independence on the Variability of Inflation: International Evidence of the Implications on the Term Structure and Financial Markets"
Hermann Sintim Aboagye,  Montclair State University
David Tufte,  Southern Utah University
"Financial Liberalization and International Consumption Risk Sharing: An Empirical Investigation"
Xiaomeng Yang,  Washington and Lee University
Discussants:
James L. Butkiewicz,  University of Delaware
Gabriel Casillas,  Texas A&M University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  58F
Active Learning Strategies for Promoting Literacy in the Economics Principles
     
        Note: This session is a self-contained workshop sponsored by the AEA Committee on Economic Education
Chair:  Michael Salemi,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  59F*
The Economics of Native Americans I
     
Chair:  Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Customary Land Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves"
Tom Flanagan,  University of Calgary
"Property Rights and Prosperity on American Indian Reservations"
Terry L. Anderson,  PERC
Nick Parker,  PERC
"Federalism and Indian Property Rights"
James L. Huffman,  Lewis and Clark Law School
Robert J. Miller,  Lewis and Clark Law School
Discussants:
David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University
Ronald N. Johnson,  Cardrift Consulting
Andrew P. Morriss,  Case Western Reserve University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  60F*
Home Investments and Family Outcomes
     
Chair:  Shirley Liu,  State University of New York - Stony Brook

Papers:
"Fragile Families: Effects of Infant Health on Parental Relationships"
Hope Corman,  Rider University
Kelly Noonan,  Rider University
Nancy Reichman,  Columbia University
"The Impact of Parental Divorce on Child Educational Attainment: The Differences by Timing of Family Dissolution"
Shirley Liu,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
"The Supermom Myth: Examining the Relationship Between Returning to Work After Childbirth and Maternal Well-Being"
Pinka Chatterji,  Harvard Medical School
Sara Markowitz,  Rutgers University and Rutgers University
"The Effects of Birth Order and Family Size on Child Development and Educational Attainment"
Frank Heiland,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Shirley Liu,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
Hope Corman,  Rider University
Frank Heiland,  Florida State University
Pinka Chatterji,  Harvard Medical School

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  61F*
The Economics of Crime
     
Chair:  Helen Tauchen,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Papers:
"Electoral Cycles in the Administration of Criminal Justice"
Andrew Dyke,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"The Effectiveness of Legal Services in Reducing the Incidence of Domestic Violence: County-Level Evidence from Texas, 2002"
Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas
Jill Tiefenthaler,  Colgate University
"Crime and Young Men: The Role of Arrest, Criminal Experience, and Heterogeneity"
Susumu Imai,  Concordia University
Hajime Katayama,  Pennsylvania State University
Kala Krishna,  Pennsylvania State University
"What Happens When Punishment Changes? Substitution Patterns in Criminal Activity"
Christopher Cornwell,  University of Georgia
William N. Trumbull,  West Virginia University
Discussants:
George M. Holmes,  East Carolina University
Erdal Tekin,  Georgia State University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  62F*
Institutions and Economic Progress
     
Chair:  Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Economic Freedom and the Quality of Life: A Cross-State Study"
Michael D. Stroup,  Stephen F. Austin State University
"Economic Freedom and Growth in North America"
Otto Davis,  Carnegie Mellon University
Lu Wang,  Carnegie Mellon University
"Economic Freedom, Institutional Quality, and Cross-Country Differences in Income and Growth"
James D. Gwartney,  Florida State University
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
Robert A. Lawson,  Capital University
Discussants:
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  63F*
Sports Labor Markets
     
Chair:  Philip K. Porter,  University of South Florida

Papers:
"Racial Composition, Income Inequality, and Team Performance"
Mark C. Foley,  Davidson College
"Asymmetric Information in Salary Negotiation: Evidence from the NHL"
Philip K. Porter,  University of South Florida
Thomas Watson,  University of South Florida
"Labor Supply Decisions of PGA Tour Players"
Thomas Rhoads,  Towson University
Discussants:
Hakan Berument,  Bilkent University
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland Baltimore County
Tim Sullivan,  Southern Illinois University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  64F
Urban and Regional Economics
     
Chair:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Papers:
"Regional Income Convergence in the Scandinavian Countries?"
Jan Bentzen,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
Valdemar Smith,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
"Economic Capability of East German Regions: Results from a Cluster Analysis"
Franz Kronthaler,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
"Spatial Effects in Urban Environments: Barriers, Connectors, Neighbors, and Externalities"
Douglas S. Noonan,  Georgia Institute of Technology
"Total Factor Productivity and Economic Freedom Implications for EU Enlargement"
Ronald L. Moomaw,  Oklahoma State University
Euy-Seok Yang,  Korean Energy Institute
Discussants:
Mark C. Snead,  Oklahoma State University
Douglas White,  University of Florida

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  65F
Health Care Spending
     
Chair:  Elizabeth L. Rankin,  Centenary College

Papers:
"Do Nursing Homes in California Possess Market Power?"
O. David Gulley,  Bentley College
Rexford E. Santerre,  University of Connecticut
"General-Equilibrium Analysis of Pharmaceutical Price Policies"
Christina M.L. Kelton,  University of Cincinnati
Robert Rebelein,  Vassar College
"Is Higher Aggregate Health Care Spending in the US Worth It? Some New Evidence"
James A. Thornton,  Eastern Michigan University
"A Structural Model of the Demand for High-Tech Hospital Services"
Justin G. Trogdon,  Duke University
Discussants:
Tricia Gladden,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Elizabeth L. Rankin,  Centenary College

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SDAE		  Session  66F
Outside Influences on Economics
     
Chair:  William N. Butos,  Trinity College

Papers:
"Economics and Anthropology"
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University
"John Searle on Economic Institutions"
Stephan Boehm,  University of Graz - Austria
"The Sensory Order and Other Natural Classifier Systems"
William N. Butos,  Trinity College
Thomas J. McQuade,  New York University
Discussants:
Emily Chamlee-Wright,  Beloit College
Bill Tulloh,  The Pricing Institute
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
CEANA		  Session  67F
Macroeconomics and Public Policy
     
Chair:  Ellis W. Tallman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:
"Mortality Risk and Education Attainment"
Li Gan,  University of Texas - Austin
Guan Gong,  University of Texas - Austin
"Test Scores, Ability, and Human Capital Investment Through Education"
Dan M. O'Brien,  University of Texas - Dallas
Wim P.M. Vijverberg,  University of Texas - Dallas
"Impacts of Macroeconomic Policies and Financial Market Performance on Output in Singapore: A VAR Approach and Dynamic Analysis"
Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Yi-Wen Chen,  DePaul University
"Industiral and Regional Impacts of 9-11 Terrorists' Attack on the Top 45 Companies in Chicago: An Inter-Temporal Analysis"
Ben-Chieh Liu,  Chicago State University
Ericka Hampton,  Chicago State University
Samantha Moore,  Chicago State University
Ying-Chia Wang,  University of Illinois
Discussants:
Guan Gong,  University of Texas - Austin
Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Ellis W. Tallman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Wim P.M. Vijverberg,  University of Texas - Dallas

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
NAFE		  Session  68F
Issues in Preparing a Forensic Analysis
     
Chair:  Stephen M. Horner,  Economic Consulting

Papers:
"Forensic Interpolation of Household Data: Using the 2001 PSID Data"
David C. Sharp,  University of Southern Mississippi
David H. Ciscel,  University of Memphis
"Tools an Economist Can Apply to Financial Statements to Identify Errors, Omissions and Fraud in Business Valuations"
Tom Clevenger,  Washburn University
Gary Baker,  Washburn University
Discussants:
David H. Ciscel,  University of Memphis

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
CSWEP		  Session  69F
Topics in Labor Economics
     
Chair:  Saranna R. Thornton,  Hampden-Sydney College

Papers:
"Health, Health Insurance and Labor Supply: Breast Cancer in Working Women"
Heather L. Bednarek,  St. Louis University
Cathy Bradley,  Michigan State University
David Neumark,  Public Policy Institute of California
"Does Science Discriminate Against Women? Evidence from Academia, 1973-1997"
Donna K. Ginther,  University of Kansas
"Gender Inequalities in Higher Education Outcomes"
Lois Joy,  Smith College
"The New Inequality: Effects of College for All on Non-College Women"
Sharon H. Mastracci,  University of Illinois - Chicago

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
KAEA		  Session  70F
Applied Economic Issues
     
Chair:  H. Youn Kim,  Western Kentucky University

Papers:
"Strategic Incentives to License Technology"
YoungJun Kim,  George Washington University
"Value of Decision Delay in Foreign Direct Investment Under Uncertainty and Lack of Knowledge"
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University
Taekwon Kim,  Yonsei University
"The East Asian Model of Economic Development and Developing Countries"
Jong H. Park,  Kennesaw State University
"How Serious Are Chronic Budget Deficits"
H. Youn Kim,  Western Kentucky University
Brian Goff,  Western Kentucky University
Discussants:
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University
YoungJun Kim,  George Washington University
Jong H. Park,  Kennesaw State University
H. Youn Kim,  Western Kentucky University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
IEFS		  Session  71F
Topics in International Finance
     
Chair:  C.S. Pyun,  University of Memphis

Papers:
"Stock Prices and Inflation: Evidence from the Pacific-Basin Countries"
Osamah M. Al Khazali,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
C.S. Pyun,  University of Memphis
"Long-Term Relationship on Emerging-Markets Nations: The Case of Latin America"
Lucy Amigo Dobano,  University of Vigo
"Uncertainty and the Maturity Structure of International Credit"
Neven T. Valev,  Georgia State University
"Interest Rate Defense and Corruption"
Adriana Fernandez,  University of Houston
Discussants:
Lucy Amigo Dobano,  University of Vigo
Adriana Fernandez,  University of Houston
C.S. Pyun,  University of Memphis
Neven T. Valev,  Georgia State University

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  72F
Public Goods and Charitable Contributions
     
Chair:  Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University

Papers:
"An Experimental Study of Private Provision of Local Public Goods"
Alexander Matros,  University College - London
Lise Vesterlund,  University of Pittsburgh
"Raising Revenues for Charity: Auctions vs. Lotteries"
Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
Robert J. Reilly,  Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
"Rebate vs. Matching: Evidence from a Field Experiment"
Catherine Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University
"Conditional Cooperation and Group Dynamic in a Sequential Public Goods Game"
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Robert Kurzban,  University of Pennsylvania
Discussants:
Claudia Keser,  IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
John A. List,  University of Maryland
Gwendolyn C. Morrison,  Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Andres Romeo-Santana,  Universitat d'Alacant

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  73F
Discrimination in Credit Markets
     
        Panel Convener: Samuel L. Myers, University of Minnesota
Chair:  Amy Crews Cutts,  Freddie Mac

Papers:
"The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Mortgage Lending: A Pilot Study of The Pre-Application State of the Mortgage Using the Paired Tester Methodology Process"
Erin B. Godfrey,  New York University
Stephen L. Ross,  University of Connecticut
Margery A. Turner,  Urban Institute
"The Effects of Bad Credit on Racial Disparities in Loan Denial Rates"
Inhyuck Ha,  Western Carolina University
Samuel L. Myers, Jr.,  University of Minnesota
"Self-Selection and Discrimination in Credit Markets"
Stanley D. Longhofer,  Wichita State University
Stephen R. Peters,  Kansas State University
"Credit Scoring and Disparate Impact"
Elaine Fortowsky,  Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Michael LaCour-Little,  Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Discussants:
Raphael W. Bostic,  University of Southern California
Michael LaCour-Little,  Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  74F
Labor Economics: Determinants of Research, Entrepreneurship, and Savings Rate
     
Chair:  Charlene M. Kalenkoski,  Ohio University

Papers:
"The Research Productivity Determinants of Academic Economists"
Susan Washburn Taylor,  Millsaps College
Blakely Fox,  Millsaps College
Kimberly Gladden Burke,  Millsaps College
"Risk Tolerance, Skills and Entrepreneurship"
Moren Levesque,  Case Western Reserve University
Maria Minniti,  Babson College
"Household Bargaining over the Savings Rate: Evidence form Individual Account Data"
Jungmin Lee,  University of Texas - Austin
Mark L. Pocock,  University of Texas - Austin
Discussants:
W. David Allen,  University of Alabama - Huntsville
Justo Manrique,  University of Houston - Downtown

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  75F
Exchange Rates, Investment, and Economic Fluctuations
     
Chair:  Stephen S. Everhart,  Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Papers:
"The Impact of Real Exchange Rate Volatility on Private Investment in the G-7 Countries"
Abdur R. Chowdhury,  Marquette University and Bank of Finland
Mark Wheeler,  Western Michigan University
"Imperfect Competition and Inflation Stabilization in a Small Open Economy: The Predetermined Exchange Rate Case"
Hyuk-jae Rhee,  Michigan State University
"Investing Fluctuation and Economic Fluctuation in China: Which Depends Which?"
Fan Jin,  Jiangsu Administration Institute
"The Linkages Between the Real and the Financial Sectors: Evidence from the Canadian Economy"
Jae-Kwang Hwang,  Virginia State University
Discussants:
Zulal S. Denaux,  Valdosta State University
Mine Senses,  University of Michigan

Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  76F*
Measurement Error in Economics: Theory
     
Chair:  Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Set Estimates in Binary Choice Models with Measurement Error"
Ellie Tamer,  Princeton University
"TBA 2"
Francesca Molinari,  Northwestern University
"Misclassified Regressors in Binary Choice Models"
Aprajit Mahajan,  Princeton University
"Iatrogenic Specification Error"
Amitabh Chandra,  Dartmouth College
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Discussants:
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Darren Lubotsky,  University of Illinois
John V. Pepper,  University of Virginia
Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University

Saturday,  10:00 am

Session 77G*Trade and Borders
Session 78G*Peer Learning Effects Among College Students
Session 79G*Distributions of Income, Poverty and Well-Being
Session 80G*The Economics of Native Americans II
Session 81G*Dynamic Models in Labor and Demography
Session 82G*Uncertainty in Macroeconomics and International Finance
Session 83G*Curses: A Session to Highlight the Publication of Common Value Auctions and the Winner's Curse, by John Kagel and Dan Levin (Princeton University Press, 2002)
Session 84G*Evaluation of Vehicle Emission Policies
Session 85GSubstances: Licit and Illicit
Session 86GTopics in Health Economics: Part One
Session 87GEntrepreneurship
Session 88GFinancial Markets & Cyclical Analysis
Session 89GDisabilities and Forensic Economics
Session 90GConsumer Behavior and the Environment
Session 91GThe Economics of Information and Uncertainty
Session 92GNew Developments in International Trade Theory
Session 93GExperimental Analyses of Inter-Ethnic and Inter-Racial Effects on Economic Behavior
Session 94GGovernment Spending: Impact and Determinants
Session 95GStudies of the Business Cycle
Session 96G*Graduate Student Papers II: Topics in Economic Development and Growth
Session 97G*Measurement Error in Economics: Practice

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  77G*
Trade and Borders
     
Chair:  Thomas Osang,  Southern Methodist University

Papers:
"Borders and Price Dispersion: New Evidence on Persistent Arbitrage Failures"
Michael Anderson,  Washington and Lee University
Stephen Smith,  Gordon College
"Do State borders Matter for U.S. International Trade: The Role of History and Internal Migration"
Daniel L. Millimet,  Southern Methodist University
Thomas Osang,  Southern Methodist University
"Explaining Home Bias in Consumption: The Role of intermediate Input Trade"
Russell Hillbery,  U.S. International Trade Commission
David Hummels, 
Discussants:
Thomas Osang,  Southern Methodist University
Howard J. Wall,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  78G*
Peer Learning Effects Among College Students
     
Chair:  Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida

Papers:
"Peer Learning Effects Among Vanderbilt University Freshman Roommates"
Michael A. Gleason,  Vanderbilt University
John J. Siegfried,  Vanderbilt University
"Peerless Performers: The Absence of Robust Peer Effects at a Large Public University"
Jennifer Foster,  University of South Australia
"Peer Effects in Higher Education"
David Zimmerman,  Williams College
Discussants:
Ronald Ayers,  University of Texas - San Antonio
Daniel Hamermesh,  University of Texas - Austin
Kevin Rask,  Colgate University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  79G*
Distributions of Income, Poverty and Well-Being
     
Chair:  John P. Formby,  University of Alabama

Papers:
"Economic Growth and Poverty, 1980-2000: New Evidence Based on State and Regional Data?"
Chris Johnson,  University of North Florida
"Welfare and Inequality in Thailand Before and After the Crash of 1997-1998"
Kamol Chumrusphoniert,  University of Alabama
"Negative Incomes and the Gini Coefficient of Income Inequality"
Qi Zhang,  University of Chicago
"Demographic Change and Earnings Inequality in Taiwan"
Jong-Rong Chiou,  Tam Kang University
John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University
Shin-Ying Mai,  East Carolina State University
Discussants:
John P. Formby,  University of Alabama
John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University
John B. Horowitz,  Ball State University
Ryoichi Sakano,  North Carolina A&T State University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  80G*
The Economics of Native Americans II
     
Chair:  Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Can A Sovereign Nation Protect Creditors from Itself? Tribal Institutions to Spur Reservation Investment"
David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University
Robert J. Miller,  Lewis and Clark Law School
"Rents, Rent Seeking, and the Cherokee Removal"
Wendy J. Hanson,  Independent Project Analysis
David Wishart,  Wittenberg University
"Native American Casinos: Another Tragedy of the Commons?"
Ronald N. Johnson,  Cardrift Consulting
Discussants:
Leonard A. Carlson,  Emory University
D. Bruce Johnsen,  George Mason University
Fred S. McChesney,  Northwestern University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  81G*
Dynamic Models in Labor and Demography
     
Chair:  Frank Heiland,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Annuities, Stocks, and Labor Supply"
Hugo Benitez-Silva,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
"School Year Employment, Academic Performance and College Enrollment Rates"
Wayne-Roy Gayle,  University of Pittsburgh
"Human Capital Accumulation and Life Cycle Fertility Behavior"
George-Levi Gayle,  University of Pittsburgh
Robert Miller,  University of Pittsburgh
"A Dynamic Analysis of the Effects of Women's Labor Supply and Fertility Decisions on Child Development"
Frank Heiland,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Hugo Benitez-Silva,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
George-Levi Gayle,  University of Pittsburgh
Wayne-Roy Gayle,  University of Pittsburgh
Frank Heiland,  Florida State University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  82G*
Uncertainty in Macroeconomics and International Finance
     
Chair:  Kevin B. Grier, 

Papers:
"Forward Markets, Exchange Rate Volatility and Trade Flows in Developing Countries"
Kevin B. Grier, 
Aaron Smallwood,  University of Oklahoma
"A Test of U.S. Equity Market Reaction to Surprises in an Era of High Volatility"
Mark J. Perry,  University of Michigan - Flint
Richard A. Ajayi,  University of Central Florida
Seyed Mehdian,  University of Michigan - Flint
"Shocks and Inflation-Output Volatility Tradeoffs: Empirical Evidence"
Jim Lee,  Texas A&M University
Discussants:
Lee A. Coppock,  University of Virginia
Bradley T. Ewing,  Baylor University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  83G*
Curses: A Session to Highlight the Publication of Common Value Auctions and the Winner's Curse, by John Kagel and Dan Levin (Princeton University Press, 2002)
     
Chair:  Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Papers:
"Almost Common Value Auctions Reconsidered: Theory and Data"
John H. Kagel,  Ohio State University
Dan Levin,  Ohio State University
Susan Rose,  Ohio State University
"Bayesian Updating and the Winner's Curse"
Gary Charness,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Dan Levin,  Ohio State University
"Bidding in the Anglo-Dutch Auction"
Jacob K. Goeree,  University of Amsterdam
Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia
"IPV Auctions with Private Information About Others' Values: An Experimental Study"
David J. Cooper,  Case Western Reserve University
Discussants:
Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida
Dan Levin,  Ohio State University
David Reiley,  University of Arizona

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  84G*
Evaluation of Vehicle Emission Policies
     
Chair:  Don Fullerton,  University of Texas - Austin

Papers:
"An Equilibrium Model for Assessing Automobile-Related Pollution Policies"
Antonio Bento,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Lawrence H. Goulder,  Stanford University
"An Econometrically Based Assessment of the Optimal Second-Best Gasoline Tax in a Setting with heterogeneous Consumers"
Sarah West,  Macalester College
Roberton Williams,  University of Texas - Austin
"Vehicle Choices, Miles Driven, and Pollution Policies"
Don Fullerton,  University of Texas - Austin
Li Gan,  University of Texas - Austin
Discussants:
Amy W. Ando,  University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
John Merrifield,  University of Texas - San Antonio

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  85G
Substances: Licit and Illicit
     
Chair:  Robert M. Feinberg,  American University

Papers:
"Drug Laws and the Market for Cocaine"
Beth A. Freeborn,  University of Virginia
"Demand for Cigarettes and State Regulations of Smoking in Public Places"
Ioana Mazare,  Weber State University
"A Dynamic Oligopoly Model for the Cigarette Industry"
Wei Tan,  Johns Hopkins University
Discussants:
Narine Badasyan,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Anusua Datta,  Philadelphia University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  86G
Topics in Health Economics: Part One
     
Chair:  Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Papers:
"Health and Labor Force Transitions"
Mark C. Berger,  University of Kentucky
Jodi Messer Pelkowski,  Wichita State University
"Family Structure and Long Term Health Care"
Brian E. Chezum,  St. Lawrence University
Jodi Messer Pelkowski,  Wichita State University
"Do Jury Awards for Non-Economic Damages Have Anything to do with the Medical malpractice Crisis?"
Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University
Melayne Morgan McInnis,  University of South Carolina
"Supply Regulation and Price Markups in the Nursing Home Industry"
Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Discussants:
Brian E. Chezum,  St. Lawrence University
Jodi Messer Pelkowski,  Wichita State University
Edward Schumacher,  Trinity University
Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SDAE		  Session  87G
Entrepreneurship
     
Chair:  Anthony M. Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College

Papers:
"Market Opportunity and Organizational Grind - The Two Sides of Entrepreneurship"
Ulrich Witt,  Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems
"Progress and Entrepreneurship"
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
"Missing Entrepreneurs and Slow Economic Growth: Detrimental Effects of Swedish High Taxes"
Gunnar Du Rietz,  The Ratio Institute
Dan Johansson,  The Ratio Institute
"Toward an Austrian Theory of Natural Resources"
Robert L. Bradley, Jr.,  Institute for Energy Research and University of Houston
Discussants:
Pierre Garrouste,  Universite de Paris
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
Richard C.B. Johnsson,  The Ratio Institute

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
CEANA		  Session  88G
Financial Markets & Cyclical Analysis
     
Chair:  Linghui Tang,  Drexel University

Papers:
"Do the Relationships Between Finance and Growth Change with Economic Developmemnt? Competing Hypotheses and Evidence from Taiwan"
Chia-Hsin Hu,  Asian Development Bank
Frederick L. Joutz,  George Washington University
Stephen C. Smith,  George Washington University
"Foreign Direct Investment and R&D Spillovers for OECD Countries"
Linghui Tang,  Drexel University
Lei Zhu,  Drexel University
"The Impact of Monetary Policy on Mortgage Rates"
Hui S. Chang,  University of Tennessee
"Time Deformation and the M-Spectrum: A New Tool for Cyclical Analysis"
Henry L. Gray,  Southern Methodist University
Chu-Ping C. Vijverberg,  Southern Methodist University
Discussants:
Guan Gong,  University of Texas - Austin
Chia-Hsin Hu,  Asian Development Bank
Linghui Tang,  Drexel University
Chu-Ping C. Vijverberg,  Southern Methodist University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
NAFE		  Session  89G
Disabilities and Forensic Economics
     
Chair:  David H. Ciscel,  University of Memphis

Papers:
"Statistical Evidence on the Americans with Disabilities Act: Are the Disabled Better Off Than They were Ten Years Ago?"
Thomas Carroll,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Jen Skitich,  University of Nevada - Las Vegas
"A Method for Deriving Realistic Damage Ranges in Life Care Plans and Other Forensic Economic Applications"
David Schap,  College of the Holy Cross
Discussants:
David C. Sharp,  University of Southern Mississippi

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  90G
Consumer Behavior and the Environment
     
Chair:  Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Episodic Flooding and the Cost of Sea Level Rise"
Jeffrey A. Michael,  Towson University
"Flood Hazards, Insurance, and House Prices - A Hedonic Property Price Analysis"
Okmyung Bin,  East Carolina University
Stephen Polasky,  University of Minnesota
"The Impact of Beach Nourishment on Beach Hotel Visits"
Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Paul J. Seel,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
"Modeling Wildlife Watching Consumption: A Double Hurdle Approach"
Yeong Nain Chi,  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Herb A. Holloway,  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Jorge L. Icabalceta,  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Jack Coburn Isaacs,  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
David R. Lavergne,  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Discussants:
Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University
Lisa Cave,  University of Kentucky
Jonathan I. Eisen-Hecht,  Duke University
Ken Baerenklau,  University of California - Riverside

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  91G
The Economics of Information and Uncertainty
     
Chair:  Clarence C. Morrison,  Indiana University

Papers:
"Reputation, Information Signals, and Willingness to Pay for Heterogeneous Goods in Online Auctions"
James Alm,  Georgia State University
Mikhail I. Melnik,  Georgia State University
"Learning by Doing and Technological Change"
John R. Conlon,  University of Mississippi
Keith N. Womer,  University of Mississippi
Lina Zhou,  University of Mississippi
"Choice of Consumer Lines of Credit: Secured Versus Unsecured"
Shubhasis Dey,  Ohio State University
"Gathering Information When Some Agents are Informed"
Dongsoon Shin,  Santa Clara University
Sungho Yun,  University of Washington
"Grades as Information"
Darren Grant,  University of Texas - Arlington
Paige Rutner,  University of Arkansas
Discussants:
Amanda Swift King,  Georgia Southern University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
IEFS		  Session  92G
New Developments in International Trade Theory
     
Chair:  Richard Chisik,  Florida International University

Papers:
"Contract Uncertainty and the Structure of Foreign Direct Investment"
Jesse L. Bull,  Florida International University
Richard Chisik,  Florida International University
"Intellectural Property Rights and Rent Protection in a North-South Product Cycle Model"
Fuat Sener,  Union College
"Fragmentation of Headquarter Services: Rethinking Vertical FDI"
Ronald B. Davies,  University of Oregon
"The Evolution of Comparative Advantage"
Eric Fisher,  European University Institute
F. Vega-Redondo,  Universitat d'Alacant
Discussants:
Jesse L. Bull,  Florida International University
Ronald B. Davies,  University of Oregon
Eric Fisher,  European University Institute
Fuat Sener,  Union College

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  93G
Experimental Analyses of Inter-Ethnic and Inter-Racial Effects on Economic Behavior
     
Chair:  Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Does Culture Matter in Economic Behavior? An Exploration of Inter-Cultural Relationships and Their Effects on Behavior"
Ronald Cummings,  Georgia State University
Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University
"The Nature and Extent of Discrimination in the Marketplace: Evidence from Field Experiments"
John A. List,  University of Maryland
"Are Emily and Brendan More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination"
Marianne Bertrand,  University of Chicago
Sendhill Mullainathan,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Whom to Trust? Experiments on Identification and Trust"
Ragan Petrie,  Georgia State University
Discussants:
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Robert Slonim,  Case Western Reserve University
Kurtis J. Swope,  United States Naval Academy
Lise Vesterlund,  University of Pittsburgh

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  94G
Government Spending: Impact and Determinants
     
Chair:  David Lehr,  Longwood University

Papers:
"Risk Preferences, Tax Evasion, and the Optimal Size of Government"
Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia
"Military Expenditures and Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Global Data"
Hamid E. Ali,  University of Texas - Austin
James Galbraith,  University of Texas - Austin
"Toward a Second-Generation Theory of Fiscal Federalism"
Wallace E. Oates,  University of Maryland
"Does Competition Restrain the Growth of Local Government Spending? A Cross-Sectional Examination of U.S. Metropolitan Areas"
Dean Stansel,  Eastern New Mexico University
Discussants:
Abdullah H. Albatel,  King Saud University - Riyadh
Richard Loring Moss,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  95G
Studies of the Business Cycle
     
Chair:  Lance Bachmeier,  East Carolina University

Papers:
"The Individual and Combined Forecasting Performance of Leading Indicators for the German Business Cycle"
Christian Dreger,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
Christian Schumacher,  Hamburg Institute of International Economics
"Information Advantages from Modeling State-Level Coincident Indexes"
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University
"The Information Content of Budget Deficits and Interest Rate Spreads for Forecasts of investment Expenditures"
David C. Black,  University of Toledo
Michael R. Dowd,  University of Toledo
"Forward-Looking Phillips Curves and the Costs to Disinflation"
Aaron L. Jackson,  Bentley College
Discussants:
Doh-Khul Kim,  Mississippi State University - Meridian
Dmitriy Kovtun,  Bradley University
Yang Li,  University of Mississippi

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  96G*
Graduate Student Papers II: Topics in Economic Development and Growth
     
Chair:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University

Papers:
"Openness in Trade of Telecommunication Services and Growth: A Simultaneous Approach"
Antoine El Khoury,  Oklahoma State University
"Explaining Botswana’s Success: The Critical Role of Post-Colonial Policy"
Scott Beaulier,  George Mason University
"Explaining When Developing Countries Liberalize their Financial Markets"
Bonghoon Kim,  University of Florida
Discussants:
Prathibha V. Joshi,  Wesley College
Philip Szmedra,  Georgia Southwestern State University

Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  97G*
Measurement Error in Economics: Practice
     
Chair:  Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Earnings Imputations, Match Bias, and the Returns to Schooling"
David Blanchflower,  Dartmouth College
Barry Hirsch,  Trinity University
"Refugee Use of Food Stamps"
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Paul Hagstrom,  Hamilton College
"Interpretation of Regressions with Multiple Proxies"
Darren Lubotsky,  University of Illinois
Martin Wittenberg,  University of Witwatersrand
"TBA 3"
Brent Kreider,  Iowa State University
John V. Pepper,  University of Virginia
Discussants:
Amitabh Chandra,  Dartmouth College
Aprajit Mahajan,  Princeton University
Francesca Molinari,  Northwestern University
Ellie Tamer,  Princeton University

Saturday,  1:00 pm

Session 98HAssociation Lecture

Saturday
1:00 - 2:00 pm
SEA		  Session  98H
Association Lecture
     
Speaker:  Daniel Hamermesh,  University of Texas - Austin

Topic:
"Using Subjective Outcomes in Economics"

Saturday,  2:15 pm

Session 99J*Virginia Political Economy
Session 100J*No Child (or Adult) Left Behind? Studies in the Economics of Education
Session 101JTelecommunications
Session 102J*Economic History of the American West
Session 103J*Auction Design: Theory and Experiment
Session 104J*Depression Economics
Session 105JThe Economics of Higher Education
Session 106J*Incentives and Organizations
Session 107JPublic choice, Law, Economics
Session 108JTopics in Health Economics, Part Two
Session 109JStocktaking and Prospects
Session 110JIndustry Study
Session 111JEstimating Losses in a Forensic Environment
Session 112JEnvironment Policy
Session 113JTopics in International, Technology, and Productivity
Session 114JNew Developments in Empirical International Trade
Session 115JExperiments in Law and Economics
Session 116JIssues in Public Sector Economics
Session 117JNew Techniques in Econometrics
Session 118JStudies in Macroeconomics and Inflation
Session 119J*Well Being and Disability Status

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  99J*
Virginia Political Economy
     
Chair:  Brian Goff,  Western Kentucky University

Papers:
"The Pattern of Global Terrorism: An Empirical Inquiry"
Nicole V. Crain,  National Defense University
W. Mark Crain,  George Mason University
"Positive Economics, Political Economy and the Problems of Transition Economies"
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University
"Economics of Conflict"
Wayne Brough,  Citizens for a Sound Economy
"The Political Economy of Japan"
Arthur A. Fleisher III,  Metropolitan State College of Denver
Discussants:
Brian Goff,  Western Kentucky University
William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  100J*
No Child (or Adult) Left Behind? Studies in the Economics of Education
     
Chair:  Rhonda V. Sharpe,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Papers:
"The Algebra Obstacle: Evidence from North Carolina"
Timothy M. Diette,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Algebra I at the Middle School Level: Evidence from the NELS Data"
Tina Singh,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Effective Schools, Effective Students: Preliminary Report on Results from a North Carolina Study"
Karolyn D. Tyson,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Domini R. Castellino,  Duke University
"Racial Dualism and Land Grant Colleges in the USA"
Rhonda V. Sharpe,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Discussants:
Patrick L. Mason,  Florida State University
Darrick Hamilton,  New School University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  101J
Telecommunications
     
Chair:  Wei Tan,  Johns Hopkins University

Papers:
"Patterns of Market Liberalization in Telecommunications Sector"
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
"Telephone Penetration in Tennessee: Are Intrastate Universal Service Policies Effective?"
Christopher C. Klein,  Middle Tennessee State University
Aster Rutibabalira,  Tennessee Regulatory Authority
David B. Sapper,  Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
"The Effect of FCC Section 271 Decisions on Competition in Local Telecommunications Markets"
Keith S. Brown,  Federal Communications Commission
Paul R. Zimmerman,  Federal Communications Commission
Discussants:
Carl R. Gwin,  Baylor University
Chad Denson,  Delta State University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  102J*
Economic History of the American West
     
Chair:  Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Western American Mining Pollution: To Clean Up or to Cover Up?"
Gordon Morris Bakken,  California State University - Fullerton
"The Political Economy of Codification in the 19th Century American West"
Andrew P. Morriss,  Case Western Reserve University
"Property Rights and the Buffalo Economy of the Great Plains"
Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Douglas W. Allen,  Simon Fraser University - BC
David Wishart,  Wittenberg University
Bruce Yandle,  Clemson University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  103J*
Auction Design: Theory and Experiment
     
Chair:  R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Risk Aversion Versus Loss Aversion in Pooled Auctions"
Michael Iachini,  Florida State University
Timothy Salmon,  Florida State University
"A Market for Queue Position: An Application to the FAA Ground Delay Program"
David Porter,  George Mason University
Stephen J. Rassenti,  George Mason University
Vernon Smith,  George Mason University
Roumen Vragov,  Baruch College
"An Experimental Examination of Jump Bidding"
R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University
Timothy Salmon,  Florida State University
Arthur Zillante,  Florida State University
"Bilateral Contracts Invading an Experimental Double Auction: Does Privacy Decrease Economic Efficiency?"
Erik Tallroth,  George Mason University
Discussants:
R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  104J*
Depression Economics
     
Chair:  Frank G. Steindl,  Oklahoma State University

Papers:
"Japan's Liquidity Trap"
Terence Decker,  Wichita State University
"Was Debt-Deflation Operative During the Great Depression?"
James S. Fackler,  University of Kentucky
Randall E. Parker,  East Carolina University
"Why Banking Panics After the Fed? A Riddle"
Elmus R. Wicker,  Indiana University
"Money, the Quantity Theory, and Economic Recovery in the Great Depression"
Frank G. Steindl,  Oklahoma State University
Discussants:
Ronald D. Gilbert,  Texas Tech University
Thomas Hall,  Miami University
G.S. Laumas,  Southern Illinois University
Randall E. Parker,  East Carolina University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  105J
The Economics of Higher Education
     
Chair:  Jill Tiefenthaler,  Colgate University

Papers:
"The Gender Imbalance in Undergraduate Economics: Too Few Women? - Or Too Many Men?"
Kevin Rask,  Colgate University
Jill Tiefenthaler,  Colgate University
"A Model of Household Demand for Higher Education"
Jennifer Wilgus,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Eliminating Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Restricting Access or Engendering Equality?"
Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento
"State-Funded College Tuition Plans"
Elizabeth L. Rankin,  Centenary College
Discussants:
Prathibha V. Joshi,  Wesley College
Geok H. Simpson,  University of Texas - Pan American

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  106J*
Incentives and Organizations
     
Chair:  Marco Castaneda,  University of Kentucky
  John Garen,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Managing Switching Costs in Multiperiod Procurements with Strategic Buyers"
Tracy R. Lewis,  University of Florida
Hyseyin Yildirim,  Duke University
"R&D Institutional Arrangements: Start-Up vs. Internal lab"
Manfred Dix,  Tulane University
Nestor Gandelman, 
"Envy, Comparison Costs, and the Economic Theory of the Firm"
Jackson Nickerson,  Washington University
"Competition Among Non-Profit Organizations"
Marco Castaneda,  University of Kentucky
John Garen,  University of Kentucky
Jeremy Thornton,  University of Kentucky
Discussants:
Jackson Nickerson,  Washington University
Hyseyin Yildirim,  Duke University
John Garen,  University of Kentucky
Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida and University of Virginia

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  107J
Public choice, Law, Economics
     
Chair:  Ronald L. Moomaw,  Oklahoma State University

Papers:
"Rationality of Voter Turnout in U.S. Union Certification Elections: 1994-2001"
Darren Grant,  University of Texas - Arlington
Michael Toma,  Armstrong Atlantic State University
"Tainted Money? Contribution Limits and the Effectiveness of Campaign Spending"
Thomas Stratmann,  George Mason University
"The Development of Water Rights in the American West"
David A. Penn,  Middle Tennessee State University
Joachim Zietz,  Middle Tennessee State University
"The Bush Energy Plan and its Implication and Usefullness for the U.S. Economy in Order to Reduce Dependence on the Foreign Oil supply"
Mohammed A. Dabbagh,  Florida Metropolitan University
Discussants:
Amy W. Ando,  University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Ioana Mazare,  Weber State University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  108J
Topics in Health Economics, Part Two
     
Chair:  Michael A. Quinn,  Bentley College

Papers:
"A Dynamic Model of Elderly Diabetes Care: Preventive Care, Therapeutic Care, and Uncertainty"
Derek S. Brown,  Duke University
"Hospital Closures and the Effect on the Community"
George M. Holmes,  East Carolina University
"Evidence-Based Information and Women's Choice of Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy"
Pamela B. Peele,  University of Pittsburgh
Ying Xu,  University of Pittsburgh
Laura Siminoff,  Case Western Reserve University
"An Experimental Analysis Into the Use of Financial Incentives to Motivate Blood Donation"
Andreas Kuznik,  University of South Carolina
Discussants:
Justin G. Trogdon,  Duke University
Roy Wada,  Georgia State University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SDAE		  Session  109J
Stocktaking and Prospects
     
Chair:  Mark Thornton,  Ludwig von Mises Institute

Papers:
"Ludwig von Mises on the Epistemological Foundation of the Social Sciences: A Realist View and Reclassification"
Gregor Zwirn,  University of Cambridge
"To What Extent is the Austrian Economics Still Unique?"
Pierre Garrouste,  Universite de Paris
"The Structure of Social Capital"
Emily Chamlee-Wright,  Beloit College
"Property Rights, Incentives, and the Government Intervention: Explaining the Separation of Ownership and Control"
Alexandre Padilla,  Metropolitan State College of Denver
Discussants:
Stephan Boehm,  University of Graz - Austria
Ivan Pongracic, Jr.,  Hillsdale College

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
CEANA		  Session  110J
Industry Study
     
Chair:  Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University

Papers:
"Corporation Income Tax and Investment Behavior: Manufacturing Industry of the U.S."
Tin-Chun Lin,  Southeastern Louisiana University
"Innovator and Imitator with Price Differential"
Chi-Ying Chang,  Victoria University of Wellington
"Location Invariance Principle Under Monopsony"
Chiou-Nan Yeh,  Alabama State University
"Dynamic Analysis of Output Growth in China"
Wen-Jen Hsieh,  National Cheng Kung University
Discussants:
Chi-Ying Chang,  Victoria University of Wellington
Tin-Chun Lin,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Ben-Chieh Liu,  Chicago State University
Chiou-Nan Yeh,  Alabama State University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
NAFE		  Session  111J
Estimating Losses in a Forensic Environment
     
Chair:  David C. Sharp,  University of Southern Mississippi

Papers:
"Future Pension Losses: A Perverse Result Under New York's Rule 50-A/50-B"
Frank D. Tinari,  Tinari Economics, Inc.
"Econometric Analysis of Conspiracy Periods"
John D. Jackson,  Auburn University
Sarah Skinner,  University of Louisiana - Lafayette
"Long-Term Trends in Starting Salaries of College Graduates, 1970-2003"
L. Kent Gilbreath,  Baylor University
Discussants:
Allyn Needham,  Shipp, Needham & Durham, LLC

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
AERE/SCREE		  Session  112J
Environment Policy
     
Chair:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Papers:
"The Environmental Kuznets Curve and the Kyoto Protocol: A Study of Greenhouse Gases and Economic Development"
Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky
Lisa Cave,  University of Kentucky
"Attribute-Based Methods for Nonmarket Valuation: Sugggestions for a "Best Practice" Methodology"
Jonathan I. Eisen-Hecht,  Duke University
Randall A. Kramer,  Duke University
"Voluntary Approaches to Pollution Control: Evaluating Japan's New Pollutant Release and Transfer Register"
Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University
Toshihiro Uchida,  Georgia State University
"On the Use of Voluntary Incentives to Promote Adoption of Conservation Technologies: The Case of Agricultural Nonpoint Source Phosphorus Pollution"
Ken Baerenklau,  University of California - Riverside
Discussants:
Okmyung Bin,  East Carolina University
Yeong Nain Chi,  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Jeffrey A. Michael,  Towson University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
CSWEP		  Session  113J
Topics in International, Technology, and Productivity
     
Chair:  Catherine L. Mann,  Institute for International Economics

Papers:
"Trade, Education and International Technology Spillovers: An Industry Level Analysis"
Yanling Wang,  Carleton University
"Copyright Exemptions and the WTO: Is TRIPs a Thistle or Shamrock?"
Christine McDaniel,  U.S. Department of Commerce
Rodney D. Ludema,  Georgetown University
"Intellectual Property Rights and Quality Improvement"
Amy Jocelyn Glass,  Texas A&M University
Xiaodong Wu,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
IEFS		  Session  114J
New Developments in Empirical International Trade
     
Chair:  Ricardo Lopez,  University of California - Los Angeles

Papers:
"Entry to Export Markets and Firm-Level Productivity in Developing Countries"
Ricardo Lopez,  University of California - Los Angeles
"BSE: A Death Sentence for UK Beef Exports"
Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University
Sonja B. Langley,  Auburn University
"The Impact of European Integration on Adjustment Pattern of Regional Wages in Transition Countries: Testing Competitive Economic Geography Models"
Joze P. Damijan,  University of Ljubljana
Crt Kostevc,  University of Ljubljana
Discussants:
Joze P. Damijan,  University of Ljubljana
Sonja B. Langley,  Auburn University
Ricardo Lopez,  University of California - Los Angeles

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
ESA		  Session  115J
Experiments in Law and Economics
     
Chair:  Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi

Papers:
"Fairness and Pretrial Bargaining"
Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama
Mark V. Van Boening,  University of Mississippi
"Output Sharing Among Groups Exploiting Common Pool Resources"
Neil Buckley,  McMaster University
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University
Stephan Schott,  University of Guelph
"Fixed Cost Efficiencies and Post-Merger Prices: an Experimental Investigation"
Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
"Price Dispersion and Zone Pricing in Retail Gasoline Markets"
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
Discussants:
Marianne Bertrand,  University of Chicago
Michael McKee,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama
Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  116J
Issues in Public Sector Economics
     
Chair:  J.R. Clark,  University of Tennessee

Papers:
"Land Based Externalities and Pigouvian Taxes or Property Rights: When It Takes Two"
James R. Marchand,  Mercer University
Allen Persky, 
"Public Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth"
Steven F. Kreft,  Indiana University
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University
"The Size and Significance of the Pareto Set in Spatial Voting Models"
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
"The Political Economy of Interstate Wine Shipments: Concentrated Benefits and Diffused costs"
Charles R. Britton,  University of Arkansas
David E.R. Gay,  University of Arkansas
Richard K. Ford,  University of Arkansas
Discussants:
E. Bruce Hutchinson,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Dwight R. Lee,  University of Georgia
James R. Marchand,  Mercer University
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  117J
New Techniques in Econometrics
     
Chair:  Stratford Douglas,  West Virginia University

Papers:
"A Comparative Study of Three New Methods of Instrument Selection in Econometrics"
Alastair Hall,  North Carolina State University
Kalidas Jana,  North Carolina State University
"Estimating Unknown Functions in Time Series Models in the Presence of Multicollinearity"
Shuo Chen,  University of Mississippi
John R. Conlon,  University of Mississippi
"Control and Interpretation of Behavior-Change Effects in Growth Analyses"
Richard J. Stemple, Jr.,  Northwest Vista College and Our Lady of the Lake University
Discussants:
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University
Steven Payson,  U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Economic Analysis

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  118J
Studies in Macroeconomics and Inflation
     
Chair:  Mark Wheeler,  Western Michigan University

Papers:
"The Predicitive Content of the Output Gap for Inflation: Resolving In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Evidence"
Todd E. Clark,  Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Michael W. McCracken,  University of Missouri - Columbia
"Testing for Unit Roots in a Series Interrupted by Stabilization Plans"
Hala El-Ramly,  American University in Cairo
"Dynamic Causal Chain of Macroeconomic Activity in Indonesia: Post-Crisis Analysis"
Fahlino F. Sjuib,  Parkland College
Discussants:
James L. Butkiewicz,  University of Delaware
Jae-Kwang Hwang,  Virginia State University
Hyuk-jae Rhee,  Michigan State University

Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  119J*
Well Being and Disability Status
     
Chair:  James P. Ziliak,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"The Welfare Implications of Increasing Disability Insurance Benefit Generosity"
John Bound,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Julie Berry Cullen,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Austin Nichols,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Lucie Schmidt,  Williams College
"Disability and Employment: Reevaluating the Evidence in Light of Misreporting Errors"
Brent Kreider,  Iowa State University
John V. Pepper,  University of Virginia
"Occupational Flexibility Among Workers with Disabilities"
Julie Hotchkiss,  Georgia State University
Discussants:
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Jonah Gelbach,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Aaron Yelowitz,  University of Kentucky

Saturday,  4:15 pm

Session 120KPresidential Address

Saturday
4:15 - 5:15 pm
SEA		  Session  120K
Presidential Address
     
Speaker:  Richard McKenzie,  University of California - Irvine

Topic:
"The Unappreciated Case for Monopoly"

Saturday,  5:15 pm

Session 121LAnnual Business Meeting

Saturday
5:15 pm
SEA		  Session  121L
Annual Business Meeting
     
Chair:  Richard McKenzie,  University of California - Irvine

Sunday,  8:00 am

Session 130M*Economic Education II
Session 131M*Some Issues in Organization
Session 132M*Voting Referenda
Session 133M*Women and the Labor Market
Session 134M*Environmental and Resource Economics
Session 135M*Empirical Airline Studies I
Session 136M*Issues of Economic Integration in East Asia
Session 137M*Topics in Trade
Session 138M*Trust and Trustworthiness in Bargaining Games
Session 139M*West Virginia Political Economy
Session 140MMoney and Macro
Session 141MEnvironmental Management: Valuation and Assessment
Session 142MFamilies and Households
Session 143MEconomic Analysis of Ecosystems
Session 144MPoverty and Welfare
Session 145MEmpirical Analysis of Trade Agreements
Session 146MBargaining Games
Session 147MBank and Firm Performance
Session 148MProductivity Growth in Development
Session 149MTopics in Wage Determination #2
Session 150M*Graduate Student Papers III: Topics in Microeconomics

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  130M*
Economic Education II
     
Chair:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

Papers:
"Teaching the Economics of Muddling Through"
David Colander,  Middlebury College
"Is Economic Literacy Really Economic Literacy?"
Robin Bartlett,  Denison University
"Just in Time Teaching: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Economics"
Mark H. Maier,  Glendale Community College
Scott Simkins,  North Carolina A&T State University
Discussants:
Gail Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
Christine Berry Lloyd,  Western Illinois University
KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  131M*
Some Issues in Organization
     
Chair:  Michael T. Maloney,  Clemson University

Papers:
"The Impacts of Council Size and District Elections on Minority Representation and Public Expenditures"
Lynn MacDonald,  Florida State University
"Aspects of Tournaments"
Todd McFall,  North Carolina State University
"The Political Economy of the Tobacco Settlements"
Taylor P. Stevenson,  University of Mississippi
"A Franchising Theory of the Medieval Christianity"
Kristina Terkun,  Clemson University
Discussants:
William Brown,  Claremont McKenna College
William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  132M*
Voting Referenda
     
Chair:  Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida

Papers:
"An Analysis of Florida's Perfect System for Determinng Spending Via Referenda"
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida
"The Local Initiative in California"
Tracy Gordon,  Public Policy Institute of California
"The Political Economy of School Bond Referenda: California's Proposition 39"
Edmund Balsdon,  San Diego State University
Eric Brunner,  San Diego State University
Discussants:
Jac C. Heckelman,  Wake Forest University
Donald J. Lacombe,  Ohio University
Jon Sonstelie,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Thomas Stratmann,  George Mason University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  133M*
Women and the Labor Market
     
Chair:  Kenneth Troske,  University of Missouri - Columbia

Papers:
"Sex Differences in Retirement Income"
William E. Even,  Miami University
David Macpherson,  Florida State University
"Trade Liberalization and Gender Wage Gap"
Chinhui Juhn,  University of Houston
"Changes in Wage Differentials and Gender Segregation in Korea"
Peter Mueser,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Kenneth Troske,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Soohyun Yoon,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Discussants:
Barry Hirsch,  Trinity University
Peter Mueser,  University of Missouri - Columbia

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  134M*
Environmental and Resource Economics
     
Chair:  Richard Jensen,  University of Notre Dame

Papers:
"A Fundraising Strategy Based on Dynamic Behavior: Maximizing the WTP for Environmental services"
Catherine Kling,  Iowa State University
Jinhua Zhao,  Iowa State University
"Empirical Investigation of Option Contracts for Water: Evidence from the Texas Rio Grande"
Michele T. Villinski,  DePauw University
"Trade, Aid and Differentiated Forestry Products"
Paul E. Chambers,  Central Missouri State University
Richard Jensen,  University of Notre Dame
"Welfare Estimation with Semi-Nonparametric Methods: An Application Valuing Water Quality at Clear Lake in Iowa"
Skip Crooker,  Central Missouri State University
Discussants:
Paul E. Chambers,  Central Missouri State University
Jinhua Zhao,  Iowa State University
Skip Crooker,  Central Missouri State University
Michele T. Villinski,  DePauw University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  135M*
Empirical Airline Studies I
     
Chair:  Nicholas G. Rupp,  East Carolina State University

Papers:
"Entry Patterns in the Southwest Airlines Route System"
Charles Bogulaski,  Yale School of Management
Darin Lee,  LECG LCC
"The Effect of Market Structure on Price Dispersion: An Analysis of the U.S. Airline Industry"
Qihong Liu,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
"Effect of Airline Consolidation on Fares on the Transatlantic Market"
Volodymyr Bilotkach,  University of Arizona
Discussants:
Stephanie Giaume,  University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis
Nicholas G. Rupp,  East Carolina State University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  136M*
Issues of Economic Integration in East Asia
     
Chair:  Yoonbai Kim,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"The Effect of Capital Outflows from Neighboring Countries on the Terms of Trade and Real Exchange Rate in the Home Country: The Case of East Asia"
Sammo Kang,  Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
"An International Differentiated Duopoly in a Large Importing Market: a Case of ASEAN, Japan and Korea"
Jung Hur,  National University of Singapore
"TBA 4"
Yunjong Wang,  Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
"Capital Flows and Exchange Rate Flexibility"
Yoonbai Kim,  University of Kentucky
Wei Sun,  University of Kentucky
Yung-Hsiang Ying,  National Sun Yat-Sen University
Discussants:
Yung-Hsiang Ying,  National Sun Yat-Sen University
Wei Sun,  University of Kentucky
H. Youn Kim,  Western Kentucky University
Sammo Kang,  Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  137M*
Topics in Trade
     
Chair:  Kathleen Trask,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Trade and Endogenous Factor Accumulation"
Kathleen Trask,  University of Kentucky
"Economic Take-Offs in a Dynamic Process of Globalization"
Eric Bond,  Pennsylvania State University
Ronald Jones,  University of Rochester
Ping Wang,  Vanderbilt University
"why Are So Many Subsidiaries Filling Antidumping Petitions Against Their Parents?"
Ronald B. Davies,  University of Oregon
Benjamin Liebman,  University of Oregon

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  138M*
Trust and Trustworthiness in Bargaining Games
     
Chair:  Mary Rigdon,  Harvard University

Papers:
"TBA 1"
Kevin McCabe,  George Mason University
"Trust and Gender in the Investment Game"
Nancy Buchan,  University of Wisconsin
Rachel Croson,  University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Solnick,  University of Vermont
"Conditional Trust"
Catherine Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Rick K. Wilson,  Rice University
Discussants:
Kevin McCabe,  George Mason University
Mary Rigdon,  Harvard University
Sarah Solnick,  University of Vermont

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  139M*
West Virginia Political Economy
     
Chair:  Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University

Papers:
"Explaining the Trend Toward City Managers"
Steven F. Kreft,  Indiana University
"Estimating the Individual and Social Welfare Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse"
Brian J. Osoba,  West Virginia University
"The Relationship Between Currency Competition and Inflation"
Elham Mafi-Kreft,  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
"The Effectiveness of Development Aid"
Tomi P. Ovaska,  University of Regina
Discussants:
Victor V. Claar,  Hope College
Thomas A. Garrett,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Todd M. Nesbit,  West Virginia University
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SDAE		  Session  140M
Money and Macro
     
Chair:  John P. Cochran,  Metropolitan State College of Denver

Papers:
"Deflation: Some Classical Lessons from Japan"
Richard C.B. Johnsson,  The Ratio Institute
"An Empirical Examination of Austrian Business Cycle theory"
Robert F. Mulligan,  Western Carolina University
"Culture, Monetary Disequilibria, and the Complex Capital Structure in Credit Economies: Some Reflections on Social Capital from Two Baltic Sea Area Societies"
Thomas Marmefelt,  University of Sodertorn
"Looking Forward"
Robin Rowley,  McGill University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  141M
Environmental Management: Valuation and Assessment
     
Chair:  Douglas S. Noonan,  Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:
"Adult Object Permanence and the Neglected Power of Sight: Implications for Environmental Economics"
David A. Anderson,  Centre College
"Envelope Backs or the Gold Standard: The Strategic Choice of Damage-Assessment Accuracy"
Amy W. Ando,  University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Wallapak Polasub,  University of Illinois
"Are Hypothetical Choices Rational? Evidence From Choice Experiments Using Small-Value Consumption Goods"
Samiran Banerjee,  Georgia Institute of Technology
James H. Murphy,  Western Carolina University
"How Much do Visitors Value Scenic Quality? A Case Study on the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Susan B. Kask,  Warren Wilson College
Leah Greden Mathews,  University of North Carolina - Asheville
Steven Stewart,  University of Arizona
"Reducing Damage to Commercial Sunflower Crops Caused by Blackbirds"
Bradley F. Blackwell,  U.S. Department of Agriculture
David Hayes,  U.S. Department of Agriculture
Eric J. Huszar,  U.S. Department of Agriculture
George M. Linz,  U.S. Department of Agriculture
Discussants:
D. Matt Massey,  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
David A. Penn,  Middle Tennessee State University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  142M
Families and Households
     
Chair:  Maria Minniti,  Babson College

Papers:
"Income Inequality and Asset Prices"
Xiaolin Zhao,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Women and Expenditures on Food-Away-From-Home by Type of Meal and Food Facility: Spanish Results"
Helen H. Jensen,  Iowa State University
Justo Manrique,  University of Houston - Downtown
"A Cross-Entropy Approach to Estimating Non-Disclosed ES-202 Employment Data"
Mark C. Snead,  Oklahoma State University
"Child Welfare and the Changing Pattern of Household Expenditures in Australia"
Rebecca Valenzuela,  Monash University
"Analytical Justifications for Government Intervention in the Child Labor Market"
Anu Bhayana,  California State University - Fullerton
Discussants:
Richard Bryant,  University of Missouri - Rolla
Ahlam Fakhar,  Claremont Graduate University
Mark L. Pocock,  University of Texas - Austin

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  143M
Economic Analysis of Ecosystems
     
Chair:  Juan Antonio Aguirre,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica

Papers:
"On the Scarcity Value of Ecosystem Services"
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal,  Rochester Institute of Technology
James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
Robert O'Neill, 
"Indigenous Perspectives on Ecosystem Services: Petroleum Transportation on the Amazon River"
James F. Casey,  Washington and Lee University
James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
Alexandre Rivas,  Universidade do Amazonas
"Combining Survey and Satellite Data to Investigate Land-Use in Rodonia, Brazil: A Spatial Model Application"
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris,  Salisbury University
Daniel W. Harris,  Salisbury University
"Where Will the Food Come From?"
Lynn E. Dellenbarger,  Dellenbarger & Associates
Lihong Zhu,  Washington State University
Discussants:
James F. Casey,  Washington and Lee University
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris,  Salisbury University
James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
Nicolas Sisto,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  144M
Poverty and Welfare
     
Chair:  Hamid E. Ali,  University of Texas - Austin

Papers:
"The Impact of Government Education Expenditures on Poverty Rates"
Amy Larpcharoen,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Poverty Intensity in the United States"
Soibuppha Sartmool,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Spread the Wealth, Teach the Poor? School Quality in Vermont"
Angela Dills,  Clemson University
Michael F. Marino,  Boston University
Discussants:
Jonathan D. Fisher,  Bureau of Labor Statistics
Christian Nsiah,  Middle Tennessee State University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
IEFS		  Session  145M
Empirical Analysis of Trade Agreements
     
Chair:  Sastra Sudsawasd,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Trade Under Trade Policy Uncertainty"
Sastra Sudsawasd,  Georgia State University
"A Time Series Study of the Effect of Nafta on Local Tomato Production"
Budry Bayard,  Auburn University
Lijun Chen,  Auburn University
Henry Thompson,  Auburn University
"U.S. - Morocco Free Trade Agreement"
Mostafa Malki,  Auburn University
Discussants:
Lijun Chen,  Auburn University
Mostafa Malki,  Auburn University
Sastra Sudsawasd,  Georgia State University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  146M
Bargaining Games
     
Chair:  Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy

Papers:
"Ultimatum Bargaining: The Unsung Role of the Hostage?"
Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy
Kurtis J. Swope,  United States Naval Academy
Robert Shupp,  Ball State University
"Ultimatum Bargaining: Pre-Commitment, Altruism and Personality Type"
Justin Mayer,  U.S. Naval Academy
Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy
Kurtis J. Swope,  United States Naval Academy
Robert Shupp,  Ball State University
"Bargaining Experiments on Trust, Reputation and Market Failure"
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Kevin McCabe,  George Mason University
"Bargaining with Asymmetric Uncertainty: Arbitration Mechanisms Compared"
Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
Discussants:
Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
Evan Moore,  Auburn University - Montgomery
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  147M
Bank and Firm Performance
     
Chair:  O. David Gulley,  Bentley College

Papers:
"Nonlinearities in the Efficiency Gains from Bank Mergers"
Xiaojuan Wang,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Brokering, Underwriting, and Integrated Investment Banks"
Chris Stefanadis,  Federal Reserve Bank of New York
"Do Family Businesses Perform as Poorly as Claimed?"
Kamol Khaemasunun,  West Virginia University
"Stadium Naming Rights, Managerial Malfeasance, and Abnormal Performance"
Charles Reback,  Clemson University
Discussants:
David Y. Chen,  North Carolina A&T State University
William T. Smith,  University of Memphis

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  148M
Productivity Growth in Development
     
Chair:  Michael R. Dowd,  University of Toledo

Papers:
"Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays on R&D in the Small North-European Countries - Stop-Go Policies or Steady Developments?"
Jan Bentzen,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
Valdemar Smith,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
"Internet Diffusion and Economic Development"
Trisha L. Bezmen,  Old Dominion University
Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington
"Dual Economies and International TFP Differences"
Areendam Chanda,  North Carolina State University
Carl-Johan Dalgaard,  University of Copenhagen
"In-Process Research & Development (IPRD) and the Overstatement of R&D Expense in Compustat"
Lolita A. Paff,  Pennsylvania State University
Discussants:
Luis F. Brunstein,  St. Louis University
Johannes Stephan,  Halle Institute for Economic Research

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  149M
Topics in Wage Determination #2
     
Chair:  Eugene R. Lebrenz,  Florida Southern College

Papers:
"Signaling and the Education Premium"
Gregory M. Kurtzon,  Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Treading Water: Age Cohort Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap"
R. Quinn Moore,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Heidi Shierholz,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"The Trends in the Gender Wage Differential in the Florida IT Workforce (1993-2002)"
Necati Aydin,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Necati Aydin,  Florida State University
Gregory M. Kurtzon,  Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  150M*
Graduate Student Papers III: Topics in Microeconomics
     
Chair:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University

Papers:
"Do Competitive Donor Markets Discipline Nonprofit Managers?"
Jeremy Thornton,  University of Kentucky
"Efficiency Wages, Trade Liberalization and Welfare in a Specific Factors Model with Heterogeneous Labor"
Jonathan Munemo,  West Virginia University
"Human Capital, Initial Wage and Persistent Wage Differential"
Jaeun Shin,  Texas A&M University
"A Dynamic Analysis of Educational, Occupational, and Inter-firm Mobility Decisions (2)"
Paul Sullivan,  University of Virginia
Discussants:
Donald Bumpass,  Sam Houston State University
Carl R. Gwin,  Baylor University

Sunday,  10:00 am

Session 151N*Economic Education I
Session 152N*Health Policy and Health Service Utilization
Session 153N*Compensation Issues
Session 154N*Topics in Labor Economics: Gender, Race, Seniority, and Compensation
Session 155N*Costly Lobbying
Session 156N*Empirical Airline Studies II
Session 157N*Political Economy and Elections
Session 158N*Econometrics and Applications
Session 159N*Experimental Public Goods
Session 160N*Low-Income Housing Policy
Session 161NIndustrial Organization
Session 162N*Networks: Theory and Experimentation
Session 163NEnvironmental management II: Rivers, Beaches, and Oceans
Session 164NInternational Environmental Economics
Session 165NStudent Achievement
Session 166NTopics in International Economics
Session 167NPolicy Experiments
Session 168NIncome Distribution and Economic Development
Session 169NEndogenous Growth and Development
Session 170NTopics in Labor Supply
Session 171NThe Costs and Benefits of Pharmaceuticals

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  151N*
Economic Education I
     
Chair:  Gail Hoyt,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Environmental Consumption and College Education"
Paul Romer,  Aplia Inc.
"Changing Incentives and Time Allocations for Academic Economists: Results from 1995 and 200 National Surveys"
William E. Becker,  Indiana University
Cynthia Harter,  Eastern Kentucky University
Michael Watts,  Purdue University
"Does Media Exposure to Economic Topics Affect Student Opinions and Can Subsequently Talking an Economics Course Make a Difference?"
Gail Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
Discussants:
Robin Bartlett,  Denison University
David Colander,  Middlebury College
Mark H. Maier,  Glendale Community College

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  152N*
Health Policy and Health Service Utilization
     
Chair:  Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University

Papers:
"Utility Functions in Dynamic Structural Models: An Empirical Analysis of Application for SSDI"
J.S. Butler,  University of Kentucky
Gulcin Gumus, 
"Investing in Health: The Long-term Impact of Head Start"
Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University
James E. Foster,  Vanderbilt University
David E. Frisvold,  Vanderbilt University
"Why is There Hospital Segregation: A Decision Choice Model"
Donald Nichols,  Washington University
"The Effect of Depression on Service Utilization Among Tennessee Medicare Beneficiaries"
Barbara Kilbourne,  Tennessee State University
Darren E. Sherkat,  Southern Illinois University
Discussants:
Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University
J.S. Butler,  University of Kentucky
Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  153N*
Compensation Issues
     
Chair:  John Garen,  University of Kentucky
  David Macpherson,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Cash Balance Pension Plan Conversions and the New Economy"
Philip C. Copeland,  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Julie Lynn Coronado,  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
"Employee Stock in Pension Plans: Determinants and Consequences"
William E. Even,  Miami University
David Macpherson,  Florida State University
"Wages and Workplace Characteristics: Evidence from a Matched Employer-Employee Data from the 19th Century"
Chinhui Juhn,  University of Houston
Discussants:
Julie Lynn Coronado,  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
John Garen,  University of Kentucky
David Macpherson,  Florida State University
Patricia Reagan,  Ohio State University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  154N*
Topics in Labor Economics: Gender, Race, Seniority, and Compensation
     
Chair:  Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi

Papers:
"Is There a Glass Ceiling in Social Science?"
Donna K. Ginther,  University of Kansas
"Two to Tango Gender Differences in the Joint Decision to Publish and Coauthor in the Economics Profession"
John W. McDowell,  Arizona State University
Larry D. Singell, Jr.,  University of Oregon
Mark Stater,  University of Oregon
"Market Power, Skill and Earnings Discrimination"
Jacqueline Agesa,  Marshall University
Kristen Monaco,  California State University - Long Beach
"The Returns to Seniority in the Labor Market for Academic Economists"
Gregory Price,  North Carolina A&T State University
Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi
Discussants:
Robert M. Feinberg,  American University
Donna K. Ginther,  University of Kansas
Tinni Sen,  Virginia Military Institute

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  155N*
Costly Lobbying
     
Chair:  Gregory Besharov,  Duke University

Papers:
"A Political Economy Model of Immigration Quotas"
J. Atsu Amegashie,  University of Guelph
"Optimal Campaign Financing"
Gregory Besharov,  Duke University
"Protection for Sale: Agenda-Setting and Ratification in the Presence of Lobbying"
Yeongkwan Song,  University of Wisconsin
Discussants:
J. Atsu Amegashie,  University of Guelph
Gregory Besharov,  Duke University
Yeongkwan Song,  University of Wisconsin

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  156N*
Empirical Airline Studies II
     
Chair:  Nicholas G. Rupp,  East Carolina State University

Papers:
"Price Discrimination and Competition in European Airline Markets"
Stephanie Giaume,  University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis
Sarah Guillou,  University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis
"Revenue Premiums and System Sustainability of Network Carriers in the U.S. Airline Industry"
Harmui Ito,  Brown University
Darin Lee,  LECG LCC
"Do Low-Cost Carriers Lower airfares?"
Nicholas G. Rupp,  East Carolina State University
Discussants:
Qihong Liu,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
Volodymyr Bilotkach,  University of Arizona

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  157N*
Political Economy and Elections
     
Chair:  Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma

Papers:
"Political Business Cycles and Central Bank Independence in Panel of Developing Countries"
Robin Grier,  University of Oklahoma
"What Endowment Effect? A Public Goods Experiment"
Edward J. López,  University of North Texas
William Robert Nelson, Jr.,  University at Buffalo - State University of New York
"A Test of Prospective Voting in House Elections When Future of Economic Uncertainty is Considered"
Joseph P. McGarrity,  University of Central Arkansas
Discussants:
Lee A. Coppock,  University of Virginia
Jeremy Oller,  University of Oklahoma
Marc Poitras,  University of Dayton

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  158N*
Econometrics and Applications
     
Chair:  Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Efficiency of Thin and Thick Markets"
Li Gan,  University of Texas - Austin
Qi Li,  Texas A&M University
"Does Theory Matter: Assessing the Impact of Monotonicity and Concavity Constraints on Forecasting Accuracy"
Dennis Edwards,  Coastal Carolina University
Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University
"Recidivism Among TANF Recipients: The Role of Neighborhood and Access to Employment Growth"
Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University
William Smith,  Georgia State University
"Bayesian Analysis of the Effects of Managed Care on Health Care Expenditure"
Parrtha Deb,  Hunter College
Murat K. Munkin,  University of Tennessee
Pravin K. Trivedi,  Indiana University
Discussants:
Kelly P. Edmiston,  Georgia State University
Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University
Mary G. McGarvey,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  159N*
Experimental Public Goods
     
Chair:  Timothy J. Gronberg,  Texas A&M University

Papers:
"Supermodularity and Convergence: An Experiment Study of theCompensation Mechanism"
Yan Chen,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Robert S. Gazzale,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"The Poor Give More: Income and Wealth Heterogeniety in the Voluntary Provision of Linear Public Goods"
Edward Buckley,  University of Pennsylvania
Rachel Croson,  University of Pennsylvania
"Crowding Out in a Voluntary Contribution Game"
Andrew Luccasen,  Texas A&M University
Discussants:
Edward Buckley,  University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Luccasen,  Texas A&M University
Lise Vesterlund,  University of Pittsburgh

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  160N*
Low-Income Housing Policy
     
Chair:  Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Public Housing and Labor Supply"
Aaron Yelowitz,  University of Kentucky
"The Effect of Cashing Out Public Housing on Housing Consumption and Labor Supply"
Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
Barbara S. Schone,  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
"Estimation of the Effects of Low-Income Housing Programs on Consumption Patterns and Well-Being Accounting for Self and Administrative Selection"
Amy Crews Cutts,  Freddie Mac
"The Effect of Low-Income Housing Programs on the Rents of Unsubsidized Apartments"
Dirk W. Early,  Southwestern University
Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
Discussants:
Daniel P. McMillen,  University of Illinois - Chicago
John V. Pepper,  University of Virginia
Aaron Yelowitz,  University of Kentucky
James P. Ziliak,  University of Kentucky

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SDAE		  Session  161N
Industrial Organization
     
Chair:  Howard Baetjer,  Towson University

Papers:
"The Development of the Theory of Monopoly Price, 1871-1933: From Carl Menger to Vernon Mund"
Joseph T. Salerno,  Pace University
"Austrian Game Theory: Carl Menger Plays the Sima"
Scott A. Kjar,  Middle Georgia College
Kyle G. Price,  Auburn University
"Market or Markets?"
Richard Arena,  University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis
Pierre Garrouste,  Universite de Paris
"Varieties of Convention and Expectations Formation in Keynes and Hayek"
Paul Lewis,  Cambridge University
Jochen Runde,  Cambridge University
Discussants:
Sandy Ikeda,  Purchase College
Roger Koppl,  Farleigh Dickinson University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  162N*
Networks: Theory and Experimentation
     
Chair:  Cathleen Johnson,  CIRANO

Papers:
"Experiments with Network Economies"
Dean Corbae,  University of Texas - Austin
John Duffy,  University of Pittsburgh
"The Role of Trust in Costly Network Formation"
Robert Gilles,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University
"Strategic Path Reliability in Information Networks"
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University
"Endogenous Link Formation in a Network Experiment: Individual and Group Decisions?"
Gary Charness,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Matthew Jackson,  California Institute of Technology
Discussants:
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
Cathleen Johnson,  CIRANO

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  163N
Environmental management II: Rivers, Beaches, and Oceans
     
Chair:  Keith Willett,  Oklahoma State University

Papers:
"Is a Day at the Beach Really all It's Said to Be? An Examination of the Consistency of Beachgoers' Stated and Revealed Preferenses"
D. Matt Massey,  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
"Negotiations on Environmental Quality Problems Across Political Jurisdictions: Application to the Illinois River Basin"
David M. Mitchell,  Valdosta State University
Keith Willett,  Oklahoma State University
Jeong-Soon Park,  Oklahoma State University
"An Economic Model of Beach Nourishment"
Richard Loring Moss,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
"An Econometric Analysis of Ocean Mineral Exploration Activities"
Akbar Marvasti,  University of Houston - Downtown
"TBA 5"
Russell McKenzie,  Oklahoma State University
Discussants:
Eric J. Huszar,  U.S. Department of Agriculture
David A. Penn,  Middle Tennessee State University
Akinori Tomohara,  Queens College/CUNY

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  164N
International Environmental Economics
     
Chair:  James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University

Papers:
"Using GIS to Verify Survey Data, Estimate Response Bias and Improve on Deforestation Modeling: An Application for Households in Rondonia, Brazil"
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris,  Salisbury University
Daniel W. Harris,  Salisbury University
"Organic Certification in Costa Rica: A Preliminary Assessment in Coffee and Vegetables"
Juan Antonio Aguirre,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
"The Meso-American Environment Development Project: Integrating Research, Teaching and Service Lerning"
James F. Casey,  Washington and Lee University
"The Recreational Value of Forests in Developing Countries: Case of the Cuenca de la Esperanza, Guanajuato, Mexico"
Nicolas Sisto,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey
Discussants:
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris,  Salisbury University
Lynn E. Dellenbarger,  Dellenbarger & Associates
James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
Alexandre Rivas,  Universidade do Amazonas

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  165N
Student Achievement
     
Chair:  Thomas E. Cooper,  Georgetown College

Papers:
"Revisiting the School Efficiency Question: A Disaggregated Study of School Spending and Educational Outcomes in Texas"
Kalpana Pai,  University of Texas - Dallas
Nathan Berg,  University of Texas - Dallas
"Intra-School Competition and Student Achievement"
Melvin V. Borland,  Western Kentucky University
Roy M. Howsen,  Western Kentucky University
Michelle W. Trawick,  Western Kentucky University
"Salaries, Incentives, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement"
George M. Holmes,  East Carolina University
"Evaluating the Efficiency of Public Education Production: Criterion - Referenced Tests versus Norm-Referenced Tests"
Geok H. Simpson,  University of Texas - Pan American
Discussants:
Donald Bumpass,  Sam Houston State University
Melissa Wiseman,  Houston Baptist University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
IEFS		  Session  166N
Topics in International Economics
     
Chair:  Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University

Papers:
"Integrating Supply and Demand Factors in the Diffusion Rates of Aquaculture Technology for the International Shrimp Industry"
Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University
Curtis M. Jolly,  Auburn University
"The Economics of Future Oil Prices"
Marina Irimia-Vladu,  Auburn University
Henry Thompson,  Auburn University
"Status Seeking in the Small Open Economy"
Walter H. Fisher,  Institute for Advanced Studies
Franz X. Hof,  Vienna University of Technology
"Stealing Words: A Guide to Safe Writing in Economics"
Kwan Choi,  Iowa State University
Discussants:
Kwan Choi,  Iowa State University
Marina Irimia-Vladu,  Auburn University
Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  167N
Policy Experiments
     
Chair:  Erik Tallroth,  George Mason University

Papers:
"Risk and Decision Making by Individuals Facing Possible Catastrophic Fire Risks in the Wildlands-Urban Interface (WUI)"
Robert Berrens,  University of New Mexico
Michael Jones,  University of New Mexico
Michael McKee,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"The Effect of Private School Scholarships on Academic and Non-Academic Outcomes"
Robert Slonim,  Case Western Reserve University
"Experimental Games for the Design of Supply Chain Incentives"
Robert Baseman,  IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Brian Eck,  IBM Integrated Supply Chain
Claudia Keser,  IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
"An Index of Persistence as a Measure for Managerial Success"
Reza Kheirandish,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Shabnam Mousavi,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
Jamie Brown Kruse,  Texas Tech University
Ragan Petrie,  Georgia State University
Erik Tallroth,  George Mason University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  168N
Income Distribution and Economic Development
     
Chair:  Trisha L. Bezmen,  Old Dominion University

Papers:
"Unofficial Economies and Income Distribution: A global perspective"
Ehsan Ahmed,  James Madison University
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.,  James Madison University
Marina V. Rosser,  James Madison University
"The Effect of Income Distribution on Financial Markets"
David C. Black,  University of Toledo
Michael R. Dowd,  University of Toledo
"A Tale of Productivity Democracy, Free Markets, and the Generals"
Luis F. Brunstein,  St. Louis University
"Testing for Convergence in the Presence of Structural Change in a Time-Series Framework"
Anusua Datta,  Philadelphia University
Discussants:
Alexei Orlov,  Radford University
Lolita A. Paff,  Pennsylvania State University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  169N
Endogenous Growth and Development
     
Chair:  Tim Dobbs,  U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Economic Analysis

Papers:
"A General Equilibrium Skill Acquisitions Model of Development"
Mamit Deme,  Middle Tennessee State University
Nadeem Naqvi,  Middle Tennessee State University
"An Empirical Test of the Aghion-Howitt Model of Schumpeterian Growth with Costly State Verification"
Peter J. Kower,  Oglethorpe University
"Influences of Market Structure and Firm Strategies on Patenting Activities in Danish Firms"
Erik Strøjer Madsen,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
Valdemar Smith,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
"Relating the Knowledge Production Function to Total Factor Productivity: An Endogenous Growth Puzzle"
Yasser Abdih,  Bowling Green State University
Frederick L. Joutz,  George Washington University
Discussants:
Gabriel Casillas,  Texas A&M University
Shuo Chen,  University of Mississippi

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  170N
Topics in Labor Supply
     
Chair:  Justo Manrique,  University of Houston - Downtown

Papers:
"Parental Transfers, Student Achievement, and the Labor Supply of College Students"
Charlene M. Kalenkoski,  Ohio University
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia,  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Do Allowances Reduce Youths' Incentives to Work?"
Tao Gong,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Female Risk Aversion and Household Labor Supply Behavior"
Ahlam Fakhar,  Claremont Graduate University
Discussants:
Linda S. Ghent,  Eastern Illinois University
Huan Ni,  State University of New York - Stony Brook

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  171N
The Costs and Benefits of Pharmaceuticals
     
Chair:  John V. Duca,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  Mine K. Yucel,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Papers:
"R&D Costs and Returns by Therapeutic Class in Pharmaceuticals"
Joseph DiMasi,  Tufts University
Henry Grabowski,  Duke University
John M. Vernon,  Duke University
"The Impact of New Drug Launches on Longevity: Evidence from Longitudinal, Disease-Level Data from 52 Countries, 1982-2001"
Frank R. Lichtenberg,  Columbia University
"The Impact of Pharmacogenomics on the Cost-Effectiveness Ratio"
C. Daniel Mullins,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Margaret Kyle,  Carnegie Mellon University
Richard Manning,  Pfizer, Inc.
Zhou Yang,  Michigan State University

Sunday,  12:30 pm

Session 172P*Sports Miscellaneous
Session 173P*Health and Labor Markets
Session 174P*Economic Issues in Child Care and Development
Session 175P*Corruption
Session 176P*Graduate Student Papers IV: Topics in Industrial Organization
Session 177P*Applications in Spatial Econometrics
Session 178P*Issues in Public Economics Theory
Session 179P*Empirical Studies in Growth and Financial Markets
Session 180P*The Disparate Impacts of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Session 181P*Classroom Experiments
Session 182PDon Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Paper Session
Session 183PLaw and Economics II
Session 184PUrban Amenities: Sports and Housing
Session 185P*State and Local Public Economics
Session 186PElementary and High School Education: Economic Issues
Session 187P*The Mexican Economy
Session 188PTopics in Public Sector Economics
Session 189PStock Price and Volatility
Session 190PDevelopment Policy: Part One
Session 191PLabor Mobility
Session 192PCapital Flows: Puzzles and Paradoxes

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  172P*
Sports Miscellaneous
     
Chair:  Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland Baltimore County

Papers:
"The Relationship Between NASCAR Sponsorship and Company Stock Price"
Tim Sullivan,  Southern Illinois University
"The Relationship Between Big-Time College Football and State Appropriations to Higher Education"
Brad R. Humphreys,  University of Maryland - Baltimore
"Baseball Strikes and the Demand for Attendance"
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland Baltimore County
Discussants:
Jac C. Heckelman,  Wake Forest University
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
Philip K. Porter,  University of South Florida

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  173P*
Health and Labor Markets
     
Chair:  Barry Hirsch,  Trinity University

Papers:
"Does Monopsony Power Wax and Wane? Nursing Wages in Urban Labor Markets"
Barry Hirsch,  Trinity University
Edward Schumacher,  Trinity University
"Its Like Pulling Teeth: Dentist Participation in Medicaid"
Brian S. Armour,  Kerr L. White Institute for Health Services Research
M. Melinda Pitts,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"A Closer Look at the Employment Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act"
Julie Hotchkiss,  Georgia State University
"Illegal Drug Use, Employment and Wages Among Arrestees"
Jeff DeSimone,  University of South Florida
Discussants:
Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  174P*
Economic Issues in Child Care and Development
     
Chair:  Christopher J. Ruhm,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Papers:
"Accounting for the Growth in Foster Care Caseloads"
Christopher A. Swann,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Preschool Education and Children's Problem Behavior: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort"
Katherine Magnuson,  Columbia University
"Parental Employment and the Home Environment"
Christopher J. Ruhm,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  175P*
Corruption
     
Chair:  Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong,  National Science Foundation

Papers:
"Corruption and Economic Growth: Are There Regional Differences?"
Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong,  National Science Foundation
Samaria Munoz,  Universidad los Andes
"The Determinants of Corruption in Italy: A Panel Data Analysis"
Erasmo Papagni,  University of Naples II
Alfredo Del Monte,  University of Naples II
"Corruption and Investment: A Look at Causality"
Ernst Coupet, Jr.,  Chicago State University
"Confronting Corruption in Africa: New Approaches"
John Mukum Mbaku,  Weber State University
"A Threshold Analysis of the Relationship Between Governance and Growth"
Amy K.S. Scott,  Lehigh University
Edward N. Gamber,  Lafayette College

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  176P*
Graduate Student Papers IV: Topics in Industrial Organization
     
Chair:  Christopher C. Klein,  Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:
"The Effects of Incentive Regulation on Quality of Service in Electricity Markets"
Anna Ter-Matirosyan,  International Monetary Fund
"A Theory of Alternating Product Release Times"
Arthur Zillante,  Florida State University
"The Outsourcing of R&D Through Acquisition in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Matthew J. Higgins,  Emory University
"Demand for and Regulation of Cardiac Services"
Justin G. Trogdon,  Duke University
Discussants:
Donald Bumpass,  Sam Houston State University
Christina M.L. Kelton,  University of Cincinnati

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  177P*
Applications in Spatial Econometrics
     
Chair:  Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Local Government Competition for Economic Development"
Kelly P. Edmiston,  Georgia State University
Geoffrey Turnbull,  Georgia State University
"Spatial Predation in a Vertical Setting"
Beck A. Taylor,  Baylor University
John R. Umbeck,  Purdue University
Glen R. Waddell,  University of Oregon
"House Price Appreciation Rates and Employment Subcenters"
Daniel P. McMillen,  University of Illinois - Chicago
"Fiscal Policy Interdependence: New Evidence from the States"
Mary G. McGarvey,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University
Discussants:
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University
Daniel P. McMillen,  University of Illinois - Chicago
Murat K. Munkin,  University of Tennessee

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  178P*
Issues in Public Economics Theory
     
Chair:  William H. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Tax Competition and Spatial Competition: The Effect of Falling Transport Costs and Electronic Commerce"
Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida and University of Virginia
Jacques-Francois Thisse,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
"Hotelling Tax Competition"
Ben Zissimos,  Vanderbilt University
Myrna Wooders,  University of Warwick
"Congestible Public Goods and Optimal Tax Policy"
William H. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
"Crime, Educational Choice and Endogenous Sorting with Public Deterrence"
John Conley,  Vanderbilt University
Ping Wang,  Vanderbilt University
Discussants:
Timothy J. Gronberg,  Texas A&M University
Marco Castaneda,  University of Kentucky

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  179P*
Empirical Studies in Growth and Financial Markets
     
Chair:  Jeong-Joon Lee,  Towson University

Papers:
"Why is TFP Growth Higher in OECD Countries than in East Asia?"
Pham Hoang Van,  University of Missouri - Columbia
"Characterizing the Informational Effects of Mergers, Evidence from Banking"
Fabio Panetta,  Bank of Italy
Fabiana Schivardi,  Bank of Italy
Matthew Shum,  Johns Hopkins University
"The Role of Human Capital Accumulation Through Education in the Economic Growth of Korea: A Comparative Study with Japan and USA"
Yoshihisa Godo,  Meiji Gakuin University
"Empirical Compatibility Between Solow Residual and Malmquist Index for the G-7 Countries"
Jeong-Joon Lee,  Towson University
Discussants:
Yoshihisa Godo,  Meiji Gakuin University
Jeong-Joon Lee,  Towson University
Matthew Shum,  Johns Hopkins University
Pham Hoang Van,  University of Missouri - Columbia

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  180P*
The Disparate Impacts of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
     
Chair:  William M. Rodgers III,  College of William and Mary

Papers:
"The Disparate Labor Market Impacts of Monetary Policy"
William M. Rodgers III,  College of William and Mary
"Tax Incidence and Race"
Kenya Cox,  National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality
Beverly I. Moran,  Vanderbilt University
Ronnie Steinberg,  Vanderbilt University
"Does Monetary Policy Affect Relative Educational Unemployment Rates?"
Philip N. Jefferson,  Swarthmore College
Discussants:
William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
William E. Spriggs,  National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  181P*
Classroom Experiments
     
Chair:  David Reiley,  University of Arizona

Papers:
"Real Interest Rates and Inflation in the Classroom"
Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Susan K. Laury,  Georgia State University
"A Classroom Matching Game"
Lisa R. Anderson,  College of William and Mary
Cathleen Johnson,  CIRANO
Robert Nelson,  Auburn University
Liliana Pasyeka,  Indiana University
Ragan Petrie,  Georgia State University
Nidhi Thakur,  University of Arizona
Janice Weaver,  Drake University
"Vertical Integration of Successive Monopolists: A Classroom Experiment"
Tanya Rosenblat,  Wesleyan University
Narine Badasyan,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Jacob K. Goeree,  University of Amsterdam
Monica E. Hartmann,  University of St. Thomas
Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia
John Morgan,  University of California - Berkeley
Maros Servatka,  University of Arizona
Dirk Yandell,  University of San Diego
Discussants:
Lisa R. Anderson,  College of William and Mary
Charles A. Holt,  University of Virginia
Sarah Solnick,  University of Vermont

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SDAE		  Session  182P
Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Paper Session
     
Chair:  Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  183P
Law and Economics II
     
Chair:  Raymonda Burgman,  DePauw University

Papers:
"Interview Effects in the Reporting of Rape and Domestic Violence"
W. David Allen,  University of Alabama - Huntsville
"Racial and Gender Discrimination, Legal Penalties and Reputation Costs"
William D. Bradford,  University of Washington
"Determinants of the Size of Criminal Population: Empirical Evidence at a County Level in the U.S."
David Bowes,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
"The Corporate Merger Phenomenon: Determinants and Changes in Merger Policies Evidence for Acquiring Firms 1986-1998"
Roxana Postolache,  Capital University
"Testing for Racial Disparities in Social Security Administration's Disability Decision-Making Process"
Erin M. Godtland,  U.S. General Accounting Office
Michele Grgich,  U.S. General Accounting Office
Ann Walker,  U.S. General Accounting Office
Mark de la Rosa,  U.S. General Accounting Office
Carol Dawn Petersen,  U.S. General Accounting Office
Doug Sloane,  U.S. General Accounting Office
Discussants:
Beth A. Freeborn,  University of Virginia

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  184P
Urban Amenities: Sports and Housing
     
Chair:  Douglas White,  University of Florida

Papers:
"Winning Isn't Everything: Baseball Attendance in 'Sports Towns"
John Kwoka,  Northeastern University
"Contingent Valuation of Sports: Temporal Embedding and Ordering Effects"
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
"Out-of-Sample Forecasting of Single Housing Starts"
Bradley T. Ewing,  Baylor University
Yongsheng Wang,  Texas Tech University
"Multinomial Logit Estimation of Single-Family Housing Quality at the Neighborhood Level"
Douglas White,  University of Florida
Discussants:
Franz Kronthaler,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
Douglas S. Noonan,  Georgia Institute of Technology

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  185P*
State and Local Public Economics
     
Chair:  Stephen L. Ross,  University of Connecticut

Papers:
"The Political Determinants of Federal Expenditure at the State Level"
Gary Hoover,  University of Alabama
"Copycat Gaming: A Spatial Analysis of State Lottery Structure"
Jonathan C. Rork,  Vassar College
"Schools and Housing Markets"
Stephen L. Ross,  University of Connecticut
Discussants:
Gary Hoover,  University of Alabama
Jonathan C. Rork,  Vassar College
Stephen L. Ross,  University of Connecticut

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  186P
Elementary and High School Education: Economic Issues
     
Chair:  Christine Berry Lloyd,  Western Illinois University

Papers:
"High School Students' Choice of Alternative Programs of Study"
Prathibha V. Joshi,  Wesley College
"Do the Human Capital Investments of Young Mothers Affect their Children's Educational Outcomes?"
R. Quinn Moore,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Lucie Schmidt,  Williams College
"The Effect of the Number of Working Hours on Educational Outcomes at the High School Level"
Christian Nsiah,  Middle Tennessee State University
Discussants:
Harold R. Christensen,  Centenary College
Thomas E. Cooper,  Georgetown College

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  187P*
The Mexican Economy
     
Chair:  Jorge G. Gonzalez,  Trinity University

Papers:
"Gender Wage Differentials In Mexico"
David S. Kaplan,  Centro de Investigacion Economica, ITAM
Raymond Robertson,  Macalester College
"Fiscal Illusion and Local Government Spending in Mexico"
Andre Varella Mollick,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey
"Employment Determination at Mexican Maquiladoras: Does Location Matter?"
Andre Varella Mollick,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey
"Financial Forecasting for Mexico"
Roger Spencer,  Trinity University
Dante Suarez,  Trinity University
Daniel Walz,  Trinity University
Discussants:
Jorge G. Gonzalez,  Trinity University
Andre Varella Mollick,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey
Raymond Robertson,  Macalester College
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar,  ITESM - Campus Monterrey

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  188P
Topics in Public Sector Economics
     
Chair:  Wallace E. Oates,  University of Maryland

Papers:
"The Elasticity of Taxable Income and Revenue-maximizing Tax Rates: An Innovation-based Analysis of Supply-side Economics"
Benjamin Russo,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte
"No Pretense to Honesty: County Government Corruption in Mississippi"
Gökhan Karahan,  University of Mississippi
Laura Razzolini,  University of Mississippi and University of Mississippi
William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi
"Indigent Criminal Defense, Is There Justice for the Poor?"
Heidi Shierholz,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"Regional Impact of Commuter Wage Taxes"
Paul L. Hettler,  Duquesne University
Discussants:
Angela Dills,  Clemson University
Dean Stansel,  Eastern New Mexico University

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  189P
Stock Price and Volatility
     
Chair:  Julia Litvinova,  Duke University

Papers:
"Volatility Asymmetry in High Frequency Data"
Julia Litvinova,  Duke University
"The Adverse Effects of Stock Market Regulation in Korea"
Young-Yong Kim,  Chonnam National University
Yang-Kyun Park,  Center for Free Enterprise
"Information Arrivals, Volatility Persistense and Trading Volume"
Daniel Jubinski,  Colgate University
"Financing Constraints, Earnings Announcements, and Returns Reactions"
Christine Harrington,  West Virginia University
Discussants:
Alireza Dorestani,  Albany State University
Kamol Khaemasunun,  West Virginia University

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  190P
Development Policy: Part One
     
Chair:  Luis F. Brunstein,  St. Louis University

Papers:
"Subsidized Credit Rationing and National Development Banks in Developing Countries"
Gabriel Casillas,  Texas A&M University
"A New Look at Effect of Fiscal Policies on Economic Growth: GMM - Panel Approach"
Zulal S. Denaux,  Valdosta State University
"The Asian Financial Crisis: The Impact on Human Development"
Richard Grabowski,  Southern Illinois University
Sharmistha Self,  Saint John's University
Discussants:
Areendam Chanda,  North Carolina State University
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.,  James Madison University

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  191P
Labor Mobility
     
Chair:  Jungmin Lee,  University of Texas - Austin

Papers:
"Drug use and Employment: A Longitudinal Study"
Richard Bryant,  University of Missouri - Rolla
V.A. Samaranayake,  University of Missouri - Rolla
"A Dynamic Analysis of Educational, Occupational, and Inter-Firm Mobility Decisions"
Paul Sullivan,  University of Virginia
"Examining the Effects of Wealth, Unemployment Benefits on Individuals' Search Behavior and Labor Market Transitions in the U.S."
Michelle Alexopoulos,  University of Toronto
Tricia Gladden,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Discussants:
Blakely Fox,  Millsaps College
Richard J. Stemple, Jr.,  Northwest Vista College and Our Lady of the Lake University

Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  192P
Capital Flows: Puzzles and Paradoxes
     
Chair:  Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan,  University of Houston

Papers:
"Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich Counries to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation"
Laura Alfaro,  Harvard Business School
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan,  University of Houston
Vadym Volosovych,  University of Houston
"Capital Flows and Ownership: Evidence from U.S. States"
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan,  University of Houston
Bent E. Sorensen,  University of Houston
Ariell Reshef,  New York University
Oved Yosha,  Tel Aviv University
"Home Bias and Risk Sharing: Twin Puzzles Separated at Birth"
Bent E. Sorensen,  University of Houston
Yi-Tsung Wu,  Binghamton University (SUNY)
Oved Yosha,  Tel Aviv University
Discussants:
Nancy L. Lumpkin,  Georgetown College
Xiaolin Zhao,  Middle Tennessee State University

Sunday,  2:30 pm

Session 193QSavings
Session 194QThe Economics of Lotteries
Session 195QInternational Investment
Session 196QEconomics of Partially Regulated Industries
Session 197QThe Economics of Options and Assets
Session 198QBorder Effects
Session 199QTeaching Economics: Attendance Policies and Efficient Learning
Session 200QTopics in Microeconomic Analysis
Session 201QCurrent Issues in Telecommunications
Session 202Q*Field Experiments
Session 203QFirms and Markets
Session 204QIndustrial Organization and Antitrust: International Perspectives
Session 205QEmpirical Studies of Monetary Policy
Session 206QEnvironmental Economics
Session 207QEmpirical and Theoretical Studies in Macroeconomics
Session 208Q*Rent Seeking and Legislation
Session 209Q*Public Policies and Property Values
Session 211QDevelopment Policy: Part Two
Session 212QTopics in Labor Economics

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  193Q
Savings
     
Chair:  William D. Bradford,  University of Washington

Papers:
"The Saving Rates of Entrepreneurs, 1984-2001"
William D. Bradford,  University of Washington
"Have Older Workers with Defined Contribution Pension Plans Prepared for a Rainy Day?"
Huan Ni,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
"Public Transfer Payments and Private Saving Rates: A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment"
Sittiporn Intuwonges,  Middle Tennessee State University
Discussants:
Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento
Justin G. Trogdon,  Duke University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  194Q
The Economics of Lotteries
     
Chair:  Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"The Impact of Cross-State Lottery Competition on Revenues and Economic Welfare: An Empirical Analysis"
David Lehr,  Longwood University
"Voter Behavior and the Residtributive Effects of the South Carolina State Lottery: Evidence from Disaggregated Data"
Linda S. Ghent,  Eastern Illinois University
Alan P. Grant,  Eastern Illinois University
"A High Frequency Time-Series Analysis of Demand for Gambling in the UK"
David Forrest,  University of Salford - England
O. David Gulley,  Bentley College
Robert Simmons,  University of Salford - England
Discussants:
Christina M.L. Kelton,  University of Cincinnati
Akinori Tomohara,  Queens College/CUNY

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  195Q
International Investment
     
Chair:  Stephen S. Everhart,  Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Papers:
"The MCA and the IFIs: A Change in the Aid Program"
Stephen S. Everhart,  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez,  Georgia State University
Robert M. McNab,  Naval Postgraduate School
"Financing Choices and Investment Behavior of turkish Firms During Financial Turmoil: A Comparative Analysis of the 1994 and 2001 Crises"
Mine Senses,  University of Michigan
"Non-Performing Loans, Prospective Bailouts, and Japan's Slowdown"
Levon Barseghyan,  Cornell University
"Trust Me with Your Money: English Investors and the Precursor of the Modern Mutual Fund"
Benjamin Chabot,  University of Michigan
Chris Kurz,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Discussants:
Chris Kurz,  University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Javier A. Reyes,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Kiril Tochkov,  Binghamton University (SUNY)

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  196Q
Economics of Partially Regulated Industries
     
Chair:  Leah Greden Mathews,  University of North Carolina - Asheville

Papers:
"Market Efficiency of Deregulation of the Electric Utility Industry"
Amlan Mitra,  Purdue University Calumet
Amitava Chatterjee,  Texas Southern University
"Using Software Agents to Design and Assess Markets for Electric Reserve Services"
Stratford Douglas,  West Virginia University
"Efficient Tariffs in a Price and Quantity Constrained Electric Power Market"
Stratford Douglas,  West Virginia University
Serhiy Kotsan,  West Virginia University
"Market-Based Scheduling for Airport Ground Delays"
David Porter,  George Mason University
Stephen J. Rassenti,  George Mason University
Roumen Vragov,  Baruch College
Discussants:
David A. Anderson,  Centre College
David A. Penn,  Middle Tennessee State University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  197Q
The Economics of Options and Assets
     
Chair:  Akbar Marvasti,  University of Houston - Downtown

Papers:
"Do Index Funds and Bond Yields are in Tandem with the Stock Market Growth?"
Sudip Ghosh,  Kean University
"An Examination of the Introduction of Options on the Volatility of the Underlying Individual Equity Securities"
Daniel Jubinski,  Colgate University
Marc Tomljanovich,  Colgate University
Discussants:
David Y. Chen,  North Carolina A&T State University
Mark A. Thompson,  Stephen F. Austin State University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  198Q
Border Effects
     
Chair:  Michael A. Quinn,  Bentley College

Papers:
"Is There Really a "Border Effect?""
AKM Mahbub Morshed,  Washington State University
"The Law of One Price in the Euro Zone: The Border Matters"
Hisham S. Foad,  Emory University
"Has the EU Become an OCA, and Will it Become More or Less of an OCA After the CEE Countries Join?"
Patrick M. Crowley,  Texas A&M University
"Multivariate Purchasing Power Parity with Structural Breaks"
Andrew L.H. Parkes,  University of Northern Iowa
Discussants:
Trisha L. Bezmen,  Old Dominion University
Loretta Fung,  University of Alberta

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  199Q
Teaching Economics: Attendance Policies and Efficient Learning
     
Chair:  Melissa Wiseman,  Houston Baptist University

Papers:
"Methods to Encourage Attendance in Principles Courses: The Carrot or the Stick?"
Linda S. Ghent,  Eastern Illinois University
Marie Truesdell,  Marian College
"Does Class Attendance and a Classroom Attendance Policy Affect Student Performance in a Principles of Economics Course?"
David J. Hoaas,  Centenary College
Neha Surie,  Centenary College
"Lessons from a Former Study Skills Instructor Turned Economist: How to Help Your Students be More Efficient Learners"
Melissa Wiseman,  Houston Baptist University
Discussants:
Kerry Pannell,  DePauw University
Susan Washburn Taylor,  Millsaps College

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  200Q
Topics in Microeconomic Analysis
     
Chair:  Mark L. Pocock,  University of Texas - Austin

Papers:
"Retail Profit Margins and Inflation"
Malcolm C. Gold,  Baylor University
Carl R. Gwin,  Baylor University
Beck A. Taylor,  Baylor University
"Price elasticity of Demand for the University of Southern Mississippi"
Chad Denson,  Delta State University
Discussants:
Clarence C. Morrison,  Indiana University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  201Q
Current Issues in Telecommunications
     
Chair:  Richard Saba,  Auburn University

Papers:
"The Impact of Non-Uniform Prices on Telecommunication Customers"
Richard Saba,  Auburn University
"Recent Evidence on Competition in Local Telecommunications markets"
George S. Ford,  Z-Tel Communications
"Element Prices and Entry"
T. Randolph Beard,  Auburn University
Discussants:
James A. Dunlevy,  Miami University
John D. Jackson,  Auburn University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  202Q*
Field Experiments
     
Chair:  Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University

Papers:
"Using Field Experiments to Calibrate Education Policy in Canada"
Catherine Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Cathleen Johnson,  CIRANO
Claude Montmarquette,  CIRANO
"Subsidizing Charitable Giving"
Catherine Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University
"Confusion or Fairness in the Field? Rejections in the Ultimatum Game Under the Strategy Method"
Donna L. Bahry,  Pennsylvania State University
Rick K. Wilson,  Rice University
"What Constitutes a Field Experiment in Experiments?"
Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida
John A. List,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Gary Charness,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Ananish Chaudhuri,  University of Auckland
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University
Rick K. Wilson,  Rice University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SDAE		  Session  203Q
Firms and Markets
     
Chair:  Richard Ebeling,  Foundation For Economic Education

Papers:
"The Market as a Bundle of Simulteneous Processes"
Ivan Pongracic, Sr.,  Indiana Wesleyan University
"Deliberate vs. Sponteneous Order in Decontrolled Firms"
Ivan Pongracic, Jr.,  Hillsdale College
"The Evolution of Business Markets"
Michael Ehret,  Free University - Berlin
"The Inverted Yield Curve and the Economic Downturn"
Paul Cwik,  Ludwig von Mises Institute
Discussants:
Robert Murphy, 

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  204Q
Industrial Organization and Antitrust: International Perspectives
     
Chair:  Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University

Papers:
"The Linkage Between Industry Performance in Canada and Its International Trade"
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
M. Shakil Quayes,  Southeastern Louisiana University
"The Co-Evolution of Vertical Outsourcing and Horizontal Integration in International Production"
Ari Van Assche,  University of Hawaii at Manoa
"An Empirical Evaluation of Antitrust Enforcement in Australia: Deterrence and Stock Price Reactions"
Robert M. Feinberg,  American University
"Merger Control and Competition Policy in Central East Europe in View of EU Accession"
Jens Holscher,  University of Brighton
Johannes Stephan,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
Discussants:
Christopher C. Klein,  Middle Tennessee State University
Simon Medcalfe,  Lehigh University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  205Q
Empirical Studies of Monetary Policy
     
Chair:  Adrienne A. Kearney,  University of Maine

Papers:
"Bank Capital and the Transmission of Monetary Policy: An Empirical Investigation"
Ruby P. Kishan,  Southwest Texas State University
Timothy P. Opiela,  DePaul University
"Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Lending of Banks with Different Access to Non-Reservable Liabilities"
Dmytro Holod,  University of Kentucky
"Central Bank Transparency and the Market Efficiency: A Cross-Country Econometric Analysis"
Matthew Rafferty,  Quinnipiac University
Marc Tomljanovich,  Colgate University
"Monetary Policy Arithmetic, Superneutrality, and the Empirical Evidence: A Reconcilliation"
Maxim Nikitin,  University of Alberta
Steven Russell,  Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Discussants:
Shubhasis Dey,  Ohio State University
Jae-Kwang Hwang,  Virginia State University
Fan Jin,  Jiangsu Administration Institute

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  206Q
Environmental Economics
     
Chair:  Amy W. Ando,  University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Papers:
"Recycling in Multi-Family Dwellings: Does Convenience Matter?"
Amy W. Ando,  University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Anne Gosselin,  University of Illinois
"Estimating Demand for Environmental Quality: Hazardous Waste and Implicit Prices"
Brett M. Baden,  Tufts University
"Long-Run Implications of Alternative Emission Trading Plans"
Neil Buckley,  McMaster University
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University
Discussants:
Richard Loring Moss,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
James H. Murphy,  Western Carolina University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  207Q
Empirical and Theoretical Studies in Macroeconomics
     
Chair:  Mohammed A. Dabbagh,  Florida Metropolitan University

Papers:
"Examining the Timing of Wealth Effects on Consumption"
M. H. Tuttle,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Jean Gauger,  University of Tennessee
"Testing for Liquidity Constrained Behavior in Post-Bankruptcy Consumers"
Larry Filer,  Old Dominion University
Jonathan D. Fisher,  Bureau of Labor Statistics
"The Hidden Capital Theory at the Base of New Keynesian Macroeconomics"
Michael R. Montgomery,  University of Maine
Discussants:
Ming-jen Chang,  Vanderbilt University and Wu Feng Institute of Technology

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  208Q*
Rent Seeking and Legislation
     
Chair:  Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma

Papers:
"Do State Below Cost Sales Laws Protect Small Businesses?"
Jeremy Oller,  University of Oklahoma
"The Wealth Impact of Right to Work Laws"
Lee A. Coppock,  University of Virginia
"Decline of Muckraking Revisited"
Marc Poitras,  University of Dayton
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
Discussants:
Robin Grier,  University of Oklahoma
Edward J. López,  University of North Texas
Joseph P. McGarrity,  University of Central Arkansas

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  209Q*
Public Policies and Property Values
     
Chair:  David Brasington,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Can New Insights on Location and Black's (1999) Test Help Resolve the 5-Decades-Old Debate Over Capitalization?"
David Brasington,  Louisiana State University
"Can Hedonic Price Functions be Used to Predict the Benefits from Spatially Delineated Policy Interventions?"
Antonio Bento,  University of California - Santa Barbara
Randall P. Walsh,  University of Colorado - Boulder
"Airport Expansions and Property Values: The Case of Chicago O'Hare Airport"
Daniel P. McMillen,  University of Illinois - Chicago
"School Choice Programs, Property Values, School Choice, and Investment in Public Education"
William H. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
Discussants:
Lori L. Taylor,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
William H. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  211Q
Development Policy: Part Two
     
Chair:  Anusua Datta,  Philadelphia University

Papers:
"Market Reform and Foreign Direct Investment in Asia: Evidence from Panel Data"
Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.,  University of Southern Mississippi
Len J. Trevino,  University of Southern Mississippi
Kamal P. Upadhyaya,  University of New Haven
"Costs of Recessions in the Context of an Endogenous Growth Model"
Alexei Orlov,  Radford University
John Roufagalas,  Radford University
"Preferential Trade Access or Institutional Strengthening? A Small Island State View of Economic Development"
Philip Szmedra,  Georgia Southwestern State University
Discussants:
Ahlam Fakhar,  Claremont Graduate University
Lolita A. Paff,  Pennsylvania State University

Sunday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  212Q
Topics in Labor Economics
     
Chair:  George M. Holmes,  East Carolina University

Papers:
"The Child Asthma Epidemic: Consequences for Women's Labor Force Participation"
Peihong Feng,  Ohio State University
Patricia Reagan,  Ohio State University
"The Impact of 9/11 on Hours of Work in the U.S."
Julie Hotchkiss,  Georgia State University
Olga Pavlova,  Georgia State University
"Zodiacal Cycle of Fertility and Sex Ratio at Birth"
Jungmin Lee,  University of Texas - Austin
Myungho Paik,  University of Texas - Austin
"The Role of Poverty in Determining the Association Between Child-Care Quality and Child Outcomes"
Eric Dearning,  Harvard Graduate School of Education
Kathleen McCartney,  Harvard Graduate School of Education
Beck A. Taylor,  Baylor University
Discussants:
Charlene M. Kalenkoski,  Ohio University
Gregory M. Kurtzon,  Bureau of Labor Statistics