Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting
2004
Program Sessions

Sunday,  8:00 am

Session 1A*Empirics of Entry
Session 2AThe Relationship of Economics and Religious Values
Session 3A*Financial Crises: 1907 and the Great Depression
Session 4A*Topics in Race and Economics
Session 5A*Economics of K-12 Education
Session 6A*Development Microeconomics I
Session 7A*Intersection of International and Industrial Economics
Session 8ADon Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Contest
Session 9ALaw and Economics II
Session 10ATeaching Economic Workshops: A Panel Discussion
Session 11AHealth and Welfare
Session 12AFinancial Markets and Economic Growth
Session 13APublic Policy and Property Rights
Session 14APurchasing Power Parity
Session 15AExperiments on Law and the Political Process
Session 16AIssues in Forensic Economics
Session 17AEnvironmental Risk and Choice
Session 18AExperiments in Mechanism Design

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  1A*
Empirics of Entry
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Brian McManus,  Washington University

Papers:
"Product Quality and Market Competition: An Equilibrium Analysis of Bank Branching Decisions"
Mike Mazzeo,  Northwestern University
"Advertising and Product Selection in Breakfast Cereals"
Jason Hulbert,  University of Virginia
"Equilibrium Entry and Technology Choice in an Infant Industry: Evidence from the Market for Infertility Treatment"
Brian McManus,  Washington University
Discussants:
Toshiaki Iizuka,  Vanderbilt University
Ginger Zhe Jin,  University of Maryland
Monica E. Hartmann,  University of St. Thomas
Federico Ciliberto,  University of Virginia

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  2A
The Relationship of Economics and Religious Values
Session Organizer:  John Lunn,  Hope College
  Chair:  John Lunn,  Hope College

Papers:
"Theologians and the Market: Why the Antipathy?"
Peter J. Hill,  Wheaton College
John Lunn,  Hope College
"The Scriptural Basis of Tit-For-Tat"
Charles M. North,  Baylor University
Beck A. Taylor,  Baylor University
"Can Neoclassical Economics Handle a Scriptural View of Forgiveness?"
Victor V. Claar,  Hope College
John N. Oswalt,  Wesley Biblical Seminary
Discussants:
Victor V. Claar,  Hope College
John Lunn,  Hope College
Beck A. Taylor,  Baylor University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  3A*
Financial Crises: 1907 and the Great Depression
Session Organizer:  John A. James,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Richard E. Sylla,  New York University

Papers:
"New York Bankers and the Politics of Central Banking"
Jon R. Moen,  University of Mississippi
Ellis W. Tallman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Were There Other Ways Out? Bank Failures During the Panics of the Great Depression"
Mark A. Carlson,  Federal Reserve Board
"Rational Divestiture in Real Options-Based Liquidation Cycles: Evidence from Failed Bank Assets in the Great Depression"
Joseph R. Mason,  Drexel University
Charles W. Calomiris,  Columbia University
Discussants:
Scott Redenius,  Bryn Mawr College
John A. James,  University of Virginia
Richard E. Sylla,  New York University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  4A*
Topics in Race and Economics
Session Organizer:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
  Chair:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University

Papers:
"Health Outcomes Among African-Americans: Does Skin Shade Matter?"
Tiffany Green,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Conditional Trust: Sex, Race and Facial Expressions in Trust Games"
Catherine C. Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Rick K. Wilson,  Rice University
"Racial Differences in the Wage Returns to Tenure and Experience: Do Work Place Settings Matter?"
Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton,  New School University
William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"The Effects of Racial Segregation on the Crime Rate"
David Bjerk,  McMaster University
Discussants:
Barry T. Hirsch,  Trinity University
Kara Levine,  Washington and Lee University
Don Smythe,  Washington and Lee University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  5A*
Economics of K-12 Education
Session Organizer:  Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento
  Chair:  Sean P. Corcoran,  California State University - Sacramento

Papers:
"Income Inequality, the Median Voter and the Support for Public Education"
Sean P. Corcoran,  California State University - Sacramento
William N. Evans,  University of Maryland
"Home Schooling: Revelation or Revolution?"
Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento
Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Do Teacher Attitudes Become More Pro-Market After Teachers Participate in Training Programs in Transition Economies?"
M. Kathleen Thomas,  Mississippi State University
"The Advanced Placement Performance Advantage: Fact or Fiction?"
M. Kathleen Thomas,  Mississippi State University
Kristin Klopfenstein,  Texas Christian University
Discussants:
Mark Stater,  University of Georgia
Brian Bucks,  Federal Reserve Board
David M. Lang,  California State University - Sacramento

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  6A*
Development Microeconomics I
Session Organizer:  Sanjay Jain,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Ghazala Mansuri,  The World Bank

Papers:
"Testing for Adverse Selection in a Credit Market: Evidence from Rotating Savings and Credit Associations"
Stefan Klonner,  Cornell University
Ashok Rai,  Williams College
"Household Microcredit Access and Child Labor in Rural Malawi"
Gautam Hazarika,  University of Texas - Brownsville
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University
"Globalization and Labor Mobility: The Final Frontier"
Sanjay Jain,  University of Virginia
Sharun Mukand,  Tufts University
"Intra-Cluster Cooperation and Relational Contracting in Pakistan's Surgical Instrument Cluster: An Empirical Study"
Theresa Thompson,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Gwendolyn Alexander,  Fordham University
Stefan Klonner,  Cornell University
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University
Ghazala Mansuri,  The World Bank

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  7A*
Intersection of International and Industrial Economics
Session Organizer:  Robert M. Feinberg,  American University
  Chair:  Robert M. Feinberg,  American University

Papers:
"Initiating U.S. Free Trade Agreements: How Do Potential Partners Stack Up?"
Michael Moore,  George Washington University
"Globalization and the U.S. Retail Industry: A Model of International Sourcing"
Kara Olson,  American University
"Steel Trap? Trade Protection Pollicies and the U.S. Steel Industry"
Benjamin Liebman,  St. Joseph's University
Bruce Blonigen,  University of Oregon
Wesley Wilson,  University of Oregon
"Size Matters: Asymmetric Exchange Rate Passthrough at the Industry Level"
Patricia Pollard,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Cletus C. Coughlin,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussants:
James DeVault,  Lafayette College
Tibor Besedes,  Louisiana State University
David C. Sharp,  University of Southern Mississippi
Robert M. Feinberg,  American University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SDAE		  Session  8A
Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Contest
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  9A
Law and Economics II
Session Organizer:  Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas
  Chair:  Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas

Papers:
"Optimal Successor Liability"
Albert Choi,  University of Virginia
"Contingency Fees, Moral Hazard, and Attorney Rents: A Laboratory Experiment"
Michael McKee,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Rudy Santore,  University of Tennessee
Joel Shelton,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"Are All Executions Equal? Varying Deterrent Effects of Different Executions"
Joanna M. Shepherd,  Emory University
"Civil Litigation with Mandatory Discovery and Voluntary Transmission of Private Information"
Amy Farmer,  University of Arkansas
Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  10A
Teaching Economic Workshops: A Panel Discussion
Session Organizer:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
  Chair:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

Papers:
"Teaching Methods Workshops in Economics: Past, Present, and Future"
Michael K. Salemi,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Robert Morris University - The 15th Annual Teaching Economics Conference: Instruction and Classroom Based Research"
Patrick J. Litzinger,  Robert Morris University
"Bowling Green State University - The 12th Annual Teaching Economics Conference"
Mary Ellen Benedict,  Bowling Green State University
"University of Kentucky - The 10th Annual Teaching Economics Workshop"
Gail M. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
J. Robert Gillette,  University of Kentucky
"Idaho State University - The 6th Annual Economics and the Classroom Conference"
Tesa Stegner,  Idaho State University
"University of Richmond and UNC Wilmington Teaching Conference: Fourth Annual Teaching Workshop"
KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
Peter W. Schuhmann,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Robert T. Burrus, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
"Midwest Conference on Student Learning in Economics: Innovation, Assessment and Classroom Research"
Steven C. Myers,  University of Akron
"West Coast Conference on Teaching Economics"
Chiara Gratton-Lavoie,  California State University - Fullerton

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  11A
Health and Welfare
  Chair:  Mark D. Agee,  Pennsylvania State University

Papers:
"Health Information, Schooling, Gender, Race, and the Demand for Preventive Care: The Case of Heart Disease"
Justo Manrique,  University of Houston - Downtown
"Earnings Losses Due to Depression: A Censored Quantile Regression Analysis"
Virginia Wilcox-Gök,  Northern Illinois University
Dave E. Marcotte,  University of Maryland Baltimore County
"Health Savings Accounts: A Quantitative Analysis"
Masahito Watanabe,  Georgetown University
"The Impacts of Federal and State Government Programs on the Provision and Use of Informal Care Amongst the Elderly"
Lara K. Bryant,  Florida Atlantic University
"Do Maternity Care Coordination Programs Make a Difference for African-american Mothers and Infants?"
Monica Cain,  Winston-Salem State University
Discussants:
Song Gao,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
Jayanta Sarkar,  Southern Methodist University
Mark D. Agee,  Pennsylvania State University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  12A
Financial Markets and Economic Growth
  Chair:  Gary M. Pecquet,  Tulane University

Papers:
"Are Financial Development and Growth Related Through Different Channels in Developed and Developing Countries?"
Lilian Kamal,  Northwestern University
"Emerging Markets, Capital Inflows and Growth: India: Is It Liberalization Too Late and Too Little?"
K. Surekha Rao,  Indiana University Northwest
K. K. Seethamma,  Bangalore University
"Firm Organizational Form and Investment Financing Constraint: Evidence from the Indonesia Corporate Reform"
Sjamsu Rahardja,  Georgetown University
"On Globalization, Small Countries, and Exports"
Sacit Hadi Akdede,  Adnan Menderes University - Turkey
"Asset Substitution and Capital Utilization by Firms: A Test of the Burkett-Vogel Model"
Paul A. Natke,  Central Michigan University
Discussants:
Samih Antoine Azar,  Haigazian University
Jawad Salimi,  West Virginia University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  13A
Public Policy and Property Rights
  Co-Chair:  Roger E. Meiners,  University of Texas - Arlington
Co-Chair:  Andrew P. Morris,  Case Western Reserve University

Papers:
"Conservation Through Collusion: Antitrust as an Obstacle to Marine Resource Conservation Fisheries"
Jonathan H. Adler,  Case Western Reserve University
"The Wealth of Indian Nations and the Hidden Costs of Tribal Sovereignty"
Terry L. Anderson,  PERC
Dominic P. Parker,  PERC
"Homesteading Rock: A Defense of Free Access Under the Mining Law of 1872"
Andrew P. Morris,  Case Western Reserve University
Roger E. Meiners,  University of Texas - Arlington
Discussants:
David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University
Ryan C. Amacher,  University of Texas - Arlington
Donald J. Boudreaux,  George Mason University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  14A
Purchasing Power Parity
  Chair:  Michael R. Montgomery,  University of Maine

Papers:
"The Convergence of Nominal Exchange Rates and Price Levels to the PPP Equilibrium"
William J. Crowder,  University of Texas - Arlington
"Variable Capital Utilization, Staggered Wages and Real Exchange Rate Persistence"
Jens Sondergaard,  Johns Hopkins University
"The Trade Cost Model: Implications for the Law-of-One-Price and PPP"
Mario J. Crucini,  Vanderbilt University
Inkoo Lee,  Vanderbilt University
"Surges in Capital Flows as Predictors of Currency Crises"
Ozan Sula,  Claremont Graduate University
Discussants:
William A. Bomberger,  University of Florida
Shushanik Papanyan,  University of Houston
Jens Sondergaard,  Johns Hopkins University

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  15A
Experiments on Law and the Political Process
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Daniel Houser,  George Mason University

Papers:
"Selling Favors in the Lab: Experiments on Campaign Finance Reform"
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Thomas Stratmann,  George Mason University
"The Economics of Bipartisan Campaign Reform"
John Cadigan,  American University
"Costly Discovery and Mandatory Disclosure in a Bilateral Bargaining Fame"
Mark V. Van Boening,  University of Mississippi
Paul Pecorino,  University of Alabama
Discussants:
John Cadigan,  American University
Michael S. Visser,  University of Oregon

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
NAFE		  Session  16A
Issues in Forensic Economics
Session Organizer:  Kurt V. Krueger,  John O. Ward & Associates
  Chair:  David Schap,  College of the Holy Cross

Papers:
"Understanding Lost Social Security"
Robert W. Cook,  University of Richmond
"A Primer on Earnings Growth and Discounting"
Gary R. Albrecht,  Albrecht Economics
Kurt V. Krueger,  John O. Ward & Associates
"Economic Tort Reform"
John O. Ward,  John O. Ward & Associates
Kurt V. Krueger,  John O. Ward & Associates
Discussants:
James D. Rodgers,  Pennsylvania State University
Anthony H. Riccardi,  AHR Associates
David Schap,  College of the Holy Cross

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  17A
Environmental Risk and Choice
Session
Co-Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Co-Organizer:  James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
  Chair:  Brett M. Baden,  Tufts University

Papers:
"The Economic and Health Risk Trade Offs of Swim Closures at a Lake Michigan Beach"
Don L. Coursey,  University of Chicago
"Policy Decisions Under Uncertainty: Models of 'Snow Day' School Closures"
Douglas S. Noonan,  Georgia Institute of Technology
"Hurricane Relief, Social Capital, and Group Behavior"
Marco Castillo,  Georgia State University
"Water Risk and Firms' Responses to Regulation"
Jay Shimshack,  Tufts University
Discussants:
Brett M. Baden,  Tufts University
Gary Hoover,  University of Alabama
Mohan Turaga,  Georgia Institute of Technology

Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  18A
Experiments in Mechanism Design
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University

Papers:
"A Structural Model of Peak-Period Congestion With Heterogeneous Commuters: An Experimental Investigation"
Yannick Gabuthy,  University Lyon 2
Matthiew Neveu,  University Lyon 2
"Capacity Choice, Heterogenous Abatement Costs and the Implications of alternatie Emissions Trading Plans"
Neil Buckley,  McMaster University
R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
"Variable Emission Technologies and the Implications of Alternate Emissions Plans"
Neil Buckley,  McMaster University
R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
"Supply Function Bidding in Wholesale Electricity Auction Experiments"
Jordi Brandts,  Institute d'Analisi Economics
Duncan James,  Fordham University
Stanley Reynolds,  University of Arizona
Arthur Schramm,  University of Amsterdam
Discussants:
Stanley Reynolds,  University of Arizona
Duncan James,  Fordham University
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University

Sunday,  10:00 am

Session 19B*Advertising and Television
Session 20B*Topics in Sports Economics
Session 21B*Evolution of American Financial Networks: Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take Those Externalities Anymore
Session 22B*Fifty Years After Brown vs Board of Education - Panel Discussion
Session 23B*Economics of Higher Education I
Session 24B*Credit Markets in Developing Countries
Session 25BUrban and Regional Economics
Session 26BConstitutional Issues
Session 27BMacroeconomic Analysis I
Session 28BEconomics of Occupational Choice and Mobility
Session 29BIssues in Applied Econometrics
Session 30BIndustrial Organization I: Technology and Information
Session 31BEconomics of Wind Hazards
Session 32BIndustrial Organization III: Empirical Results
Session 33BLearning and Group Dynamics
Session 34BDifferences Between the Roles of a Forensic Economist for the Plaintiff and for the Defendant in Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Litigation - Roundtable Discussion
Session 35BInternational Environmental Economics
Session 36BEconomics of Marriage and Cohabitation
Session 37BSEA Board of Trustees Luncheon Meeting

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  19B*
Advertising and Television
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Jean Gabszewicz,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium

Papers:
"An Anti-Groucho Marx Theory of Advertising Targeting as a Signal of Product Match"
Bharat Anand,  Harvard Business School
"Coordination, Differentiation and the Timing of Commercials"
Andrew T. Sweeting,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Equilibrium Program Timing"
Jean Gabszewicz,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Discussants:
Tommy Gabrielsen,  University of Bergen - Norway
Kenneth C. Wilbur,  University of Virginia
Andrew T. Sweeting,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  20B*
Topics in Sports Economics
Session Organizer:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
  Chair:  Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:
"Athlete Endorsement Contracts: An Event Study Analysis"
John Fizel,  Pennsylvania State University
"Is the Sports Media Color-Blind?"
David Berri,  California State University - Bakersfield
Aju J. Fenn,  Colorado College
"Baseball, Beauty and Bucks, Pay, Performance, and Pulchritude in Major League Baseball"
Katherine Abbott,  Centre College
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
Emilia Stoianova,  Centre College
"Is There a Coaching Life Cycle?"
Brian Goff,  Western Kentucky University
Thomas Wisley,  Western Kentucky University
Discussants:
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Brad R. Humphreys,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  21B*
Evolution of American Financial Networks: Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take Those Externalities Anymore
Session Organizer:  John A. James,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Hugh Rockoff,  Rutgers University

Papers:
"The Early Financial System in the United States"
Richard E. Sylla,  New York University
Robert E. Wright,  New York University
"Checks, Correspondent Banking Networks, and the Transformation of the Payments System in the United States"
John A. James,  University of Virginia
David F. Weiman,  Columbia University
"Banknote Redemption Networks Under the National Banking Act"
Scott Redenius,  Bryn Mawr College
Discussants:
Mark A. Carlson,  Federal Reserve Board
Hugh Rockoff,  Rutgers University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  22B*
Fifty Years After Brown vs Board of Education - Panel Discussion
Session Organizer:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia

Panelists:
Charles T. Clotfelter,  Duke University
William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Derek Neal,  University of Chicago
Rhonda V. Sharpe,  Duke University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  23B*
Economics of Higher Education I
Session Organizer:  Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento
  Chair:  Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento

Papers:
"Affirmative Access Versus Affirmative Action: How Have Texas' Race-Blind Policies Affected College Outcomes?"
Brian Bucks,  Federal Reserve Board
"Do Grants, Loans and Merit Aid Help Students Graduate from College?"
Mark Stater,  University of Georgia
"Financial Aid and Choice of Major: Is the Economics Major an Inferior Good?"
David M. Lang,  California State University - Sacramento
"Welfare (to School?) to Work: How Welfare Reform Affects Collegiate Attainment"
Sarah M. Simmons,  University of Virginia
Discussants:
Sean P. Corcoran,  California State University - Sacramento
Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento
M. Kathleen Thomas,  Mississippi State University
Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  24B*
Credit Markets in Developing Countries
Session Organizer:  Sanjay Jain,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Gautam Hazarika,  University of Texas - Brownsville

Papers:
"Relational Lending in Informal Credit Markets"
Pinaki Bose,  University of Memphis
"Assessing the Assessor: Dropouts and Microfinance Impact"
Gwendolyn Alexander,  Fordham University
Dean Karlan,  Princeton University
"Group Lending and Social Identity"
Sudipta Sarangi,  Louisiana State University
Prabirendra Chatterjee,  Louisiana State University
"Linkages Between Credit and Labor Market Revisited: Patterns Among Urban Informal Workers in Ecuador"
Maria Floro,  American University
John Messier,  American University
Discussants:
Sanjay Jain,  University of Virginia
Xavier Giné,  World Bank
Pinaki Bose,  University of Memphis
Gautam Hazarika,  University of Texas - Brownsville

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  25B
Urban and Regional Economics
  Chair:  Daniel C. Monchuk,  Iowa State University

Papers:
"Economic Growth in a Cross-Section of Metropolitan Areas"
Dean Stansel,  Florida Gulf Coast University
"Agglomeration and the Productivity of Job Matches"
John Francis,  Auburn University Montgomery
"The Wealth Effects of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' Casino on the Regional Economy of Western North Carolina"
James H. Ullmer,  Western Carolina University
Inhyuck "Steve" Ha,  Western Carolina University
Discussants:
Lester Hadsell,  State University of New York - Albany
Abdul Munasib,  Ohio State University
Lee J. Van Scyoc,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SDAE		  Session  26B
Constitutional Issues
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Giampaolo Garzarelli,  University of Rome

Papers:
"The Theory of Fiscal Federalism as a Theory of Economic Organization: Assessment and Prospectus"
Giampaolo Garzarelli,  University of Rome
"Constitutional Reform and Endogenous Preference Change - An Austrian Perspective"
Christian Schubert,  Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems
"Social Policy from a Constitutional Political Economy Perspective"
Nils Goldschmidt,  Walter Eucken Institute
Discussants:
Christian Schubert,  Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems
Nils Goldschmidt,  Walter Eucken Institute
Giampaolo Garzarelli,  University of Rome

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
CEANA		  Session  27B
Macroeconomic Analysis I
Session Organizer:  Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
  Chair:  Michael D. Morris,  University of New Orleans

Papers:
"Monetary Distribution Under Private Information"
Chia-Ying Chang,  Victoria University of Wellington
"Modeling the Effect of Debt Policy on Growth: Evidence From Comparative Studies"
Yvonne Chen,  Shenandoah University
"Panel Data Study on the U.S.'s Multilateral Intra-Industry Trade"
Yanhong Zhang,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"The Effect of Consumer Sentiment on Asset Returns"
Daniel Wadsworth,  University of New Orleans
Jennifer O'Sullivan,  University of New Orleans
Discussants:
Gustavo Barboza,  Mercyhurst College
Daniel Wadsworth,  University of New Orleans
Chia-Ying Chang,  Victoria University of Wellington
Michael D. Morris,  University of New Orleans

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  28B
Economics of Occupational Choice and Mobility
  Chair:  Martha Bailey,  Vanderbilt University

Papers:
"Patterns of Occupational Mobility in the New Economy"
Sumati Srinivas,  Radford University
"Employment Dynamics and Worker Flows: New Information from State Administrative Data"
Julie L. Hotchkiss,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
John C. Robertson,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"The Effect of School-to-Work Program Participation on Youths' Employment Outcomes"
Tao Gong,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Who Wants Public Sector Jobs? Who Gets Them?"
Lisa Dickson,  University of Texas - Austin
Discussants:
Sophie Mitra,  Rutgers University
Katie L. Winder,  Johns Hopkins University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  29B
Issues in Applied Econometrics
Session Organizer:  Jeffrey M. Gropp,  DePauw University
  Chair:  Jeffrey M. Gropp,  DePauw University

Papers:
"Testing for Endogeneity in the Presence of Weak Instruments: A Comparison of Estimators"
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University
David N. DeJong,  University of Pittsburgh
"Spatial Probit and the Geographic Patterns of State Lotteries"
Cletus C. Coughlin,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Thomas A. Garrett,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Ruben Hernandez-Murillo,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
"Non-Linear Predictability of the U.S. Stock Market Returns"
Jeffrey M. Gropp,  DePauw University
Discussants:
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University
Victor V. Claar,  Hope College
Thomas A. Garrett,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  30B
Industrial Organization I: Technology and Information
  Chair:  Yvon Pho,  U.S. Department of Commerce

Papers:
"Vertical Structure, Network Externality, and Technology Competition"
Dong Chen,  Indiana University
"Product Differentiation and R&D Spillovers"
Li Wang,  Vassar College
"Spatial Proximity and Complementarities in the Trading of Tacit Knowledge"
Nesli Aydogan,  University of Maastricht
Thomas P. Lyon,  Indiana University
Discussants:
Chad R. Wade,  Texas A&M University
Arthur Zillante,  Florida State University

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  31B
Economics of Wind Hazards
Session Organizer:  Dakshina De Silva,  Texas Tech University
  Chair:  Bradley T. Ewing,  Texas Tech University

Papers:
"Mobile Homes and Tornado Risk"
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
"Spatial Dependencies in Wind-Related Damages"
Dakshina De Silva,  Texas Tech University
Jamie Brown Kruse,  East Carolina State University
Yongsheng Wang,  Texas Tech University
"Estimates of Coastal Homeowner Risk Aversion to Hurricane Damage"
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
Discussants:
Robert T. Burrus, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  32B
Industrial Organization III: Empirical Results
  Chair:  Marianne Johnson,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Papers:
"An Empirical Analysis of Planned Obsolescence"
Toshiaki Iizuka,  Vanderbilt University
"Determinants of VHS/DVD Rentals in the U.S. Film Industry"
Stephanie M. Brewer,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
James J. Jozefowicz,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Jason Kelley,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
"The Influence of Firms on Government: Empirical Evidence"
Mirjam Schiffer,  University of Basel - Switzerland
John W. Mayo,  Georgetown University
Willis Emmons,  Georgetown University
"Reputation Effects in Online Auction Markets"
David H. Eaton,  Murray State University
Discussants:
Richard Cox,  University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Michael Pickhardt,  Chemnitz University of Technology

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  33B
Learning and Group Dynamics
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"The Dynamics of Other-Regarding Preferences, Strategy and Error: What's Really Going on in Voluntary Contributions Mechanism Experiments"
Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University
Christian Vossler,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"Conditional Cooperation and Group Dynamics: Evidence from a Sequential Public Goods Game"
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Robert Kurzban,  University of Pennsylvania
"The Convex Game: Uncovering Responders' Preferences"
James Andreoni,  University of Wisconsin - Madison
Marco Castillo,  Georgia State University
Ragan Petrie,  Georgia State University
"Testing Subgame Perfection Apart from Fairness in Ultimatum Games"
James Andreoni,  University of Wisconsin - Madison
Emily J. Blanchard,  University of Virginia
Discussants:
Yasuyo Hamaguchi,  Kyoto Sangyo University
Catherine C. Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Yannick Gabuthy,  University Lyon 2
John Wooders,  University of Arizona

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
NAFE		  Session  34B
Differences Between the Roles of a Forensic Economist for the Plaintiff and for the Defendant in Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Litigation - Roundtable Discussion
Session Organizer:  Kurt V. Krueger,  John O. Ward & Associates
  Chair:  Thomas R. Ireland,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

Participants:
Thomas R. Ireland,  University of Missouri - St. Louis
James D. Rodgers,  Pennsylvania State University
Anthony H. Riccardi,  AHR Associates
Allyn Needham,  Shipp, Needham & Durham, LLC

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  35B
International Environmental Economics
Session Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  Chair:  Michele T. Villinski,  DePauw University

Papers:
"People, Economic Improvement and Participation the Critical Dimentions in Community Protected Areas Relations: El Castillo/Volcan Arenal National ParK, a 21st Century Real Life Case in Costa Rica"
Juan Antonio Aguirre,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
"Integration and Environmental Policy in the EU: Has the EU Engaged in the Development of Pollution Havens?"
Lisa Cave,  University of Kentucky
Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky
"Environmental Performance in Swedish Manufacturing 1913-1990"
Runar Brannlund,  Umea University
Bert M. Balk,  Statistics Netherlands
Rolf Färe,  Oregon State University
Shawna Grosskopf,  Oregon State University
Magnus Lindmark,  Umea University
"Shadow Prices for Undesirables in Swedish Industry - Are There Environmental Kuznets Curves?"
Mattias Ankarhem,  Umea University
Discussants:
David Martin,  Davidson College
Michele T. Villinski,  DePauw University
Christian Langpap,  Tulane University
Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky

Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  36B
Economics of Marriage and Cohabitation
  Chair:  Paula M. Kazi,  Michigan State University

Papers:
"Robust Inference for the Evolution of Marriage Premium in the U.S. Labor Market"
Daniel L. Millimet,  Southern Methodist University
Dipanwita D. Sarkar,  Southern Methodist University
Esfandiar Maasoumi,  Southern Methodist University
"The Effect of Marriage and Divorce on Welfare in Transitional Economy"
Olga Pavlova,  Georgia State University
"Roads to Marriage: Male Wage Inequality, Family Formation and Fertility"
Le Wang,  Southern Methodist University
"Is There a Cohabitation Premium in Men's Earnings?"
Arif A. Mamun,  University of Washington
"Potential Job Mobility Effect for the Second Employment Based Health Insurance Acceptance"
Hai Fang,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
Discussants:
Ozkan Eren,  Southern Methodist University
Doh-Khul Kim,  Mississippi State University - Meridian

Sunday
11:15 am
SEA		  Session  37B
SEA Board of Trustees Luncheon Meeting

Sunday,  1:15 pm

Session 38C*Airlines, Empirically
Session 39C*Empirical IO
Session 40C*Children and the Family
Session 41CEnvironmental Management
Session 42C*Issues in Education
Session 43C*Development Microeconomics II
Session 44C*Empirical Implications/Tests of Social Capital
Session 45CMarket-Process Approaches to Political Economy
Session 46CApplied Microeconomic Analysis
Session 47C*The Humble Truth: Honoring Leland Yeager I
Session 48CMacroeconomic Issue of Various Countries
Session 49CCan Undergraduate Students DO Research?
Session 50CTopics in the Status of Hispanics in the U.S.
Session 51CEconomics of Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations
Session 52CTrust
Session 53CWorkshop on Calculating Work Probabilities Using the Markov Increment-Decrement Worklife Expectancy Model
Session 54CEnvironmental Economics in Urban Settings
Session 55CE-Commerce Experiments

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  38C*
Airlines, Empirically
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Federico Ciliberto,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"A Dynamic Equilibrium Model of the Purchase and Sale of Commercial Aircraft"
Loren K. Smith,  University of Virginia
"Aviation Safety and the Capacity Expansion Act"
Monica E. Hartmann,  University of St. Thomas
"Barriers to Entry in Airline Markets"
Federico Ciliberto,  University of Virginia
Discussants:
Brian McManus,  Washington University
Paris Cleanthous,  New York University
Mike Mazzeo,  Northwestern University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  39C*
Empirical IO
Session Organizer:  Steven Stern,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Peter Arcidiancono,  Duke University

Papers:
"Adverse Selection and Dynamics in the Use Car Market"
Steven Stern,  University of Virginia
"Structural Identification of Production Functions"
Daniel A. Ackerberg,  University of Arizona
"The Real Price of Public Construction: Identification and Estimation of an Asymmetric Model of Entry"
Sandra Campo,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Identification and Estimation of Normal Form Games"
Patrick Bajari,  Duke University
Discussants:
Donna Gilleskie,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Peter Arcidiancono,  Duke University
Maria Marta Ferreyra,  Carnegie Mellon University
Tom Steinmeier,  Texas Tech University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  40C*
Children and the Family
Session Organizer:  John A. James,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Hope Corman,  Rider University

Papers:
"Effects of Child Health on Sources of Public Support"
Kelly Noonan,  Rider University
Nancy Reichman,  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Hope Corman,  Rider University
"Are Family Friends Firms Maximizing Profits?"
Frank Heiland,  Florida State University
"Is My Parent's Divorce to Blame for My Failure in Life? A Joint Model of Child Attainments and Marital Dissolution"
Shirley Liu,  University of Miami
Discussants:
Erdal Tekin,  Georgia State University
Dhaval Dave,  Bentley College
Kelly Noonan,  Rider University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  41C
Environmental Management
  Chair:  Tina R. Newton,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica

Papers:
"Environmental Efficiency, Separability, and Abatement Cost of Nonpoint Source Pollution"
Ada Wossink,  North Carolina State University
Zulal S. Denaux,  Valdosta State University
"River Basin Management with Environmental Impact and Income Distribution Goals"
Keith Willett,  Oklahoma State University
David M. Mitchell,  Valdosta State University
"How Does the Design of an Environmental Management System Evolve?"
Wilma Rose Q. Anton,  University of Central Florida
"The Tragedy of the Commons: An Experimental Test of Competing Theories"
R. Andrew Luccasen III,  Nicholls State University
"The Political Economy of Investment: The Case of Pollution Control Technology"
Per G. Fredriksson,  Southern Methodist University
Jim Wollscheid,  Southern Methodist University
Discussants:
Zulal S. Denaux,  Valdosta State University
R. Andrew Luccasen III,  Nicholls State University
Juan Antonio Aguirre,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
Gustavo Barboza,  Mercyhurst College

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  42C*
Issues in Education
Session Organizer:  Kathy J. Hayes,  Southern Methodist University
  Chair:  Kathy J. Hayes,  Southern Methodist University

Papers:
"Academic Achievement and Labor Supply of High School Seniors"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
"Is No Child Left Behind an Un(or Under)funded Federal Mandate: Evidence from Texas?"
Jennifer Imazeki,  San Diego State University
Andrew Reschovsky,  University of Wisconsin
"Efficiency in Charter Schools"
Kathy J. Hayes,  Southern Methodist University
Shawna Grosskopf,  Oregon State University
Lori L. Taylor,  Texas A&M University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  43C*
Development Microeconomics II
Session Organizer:  Sanjay Jain,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Sanjay Jain,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Labor Market Flexibility and Investment in Human Capital"
Djavad Salehi-Esfahani,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Russell D. Murphy, Jr.,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"Shifts in Relative Wages Over Two Decades in India: The Role of Relative Supply, Demand, and International Trade"
Rubiana Chamarbagwala,  Indiana University
"Cultivate or Rent Out? Land Security in Rural Thailand"
Xavier Giné,  World Bank
"Institutions, Markets and Growth"
Roger R. Betancourt,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Rubiana Chamarbagwala,  Indiana University
Xavier Giné,  World Bank
Gautam Hazarika,  University of Texas - Brownsville
Ghazala Mansuri,  The World Bank

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  44C*
Empirical Implications/Tests of Social Capital
Session Organizer:  Robert M. Feinberg,  American University
  Chair:  Gregory N. Price,  North Carolina A&T State University

Papers:
"Trust in Federal Government and Black Entrepreneurs"
Gregory N. Price,  North Carolina A&T State University
"The Emergence of Local Norms in Networks"
Mary A. Burke,  Florida State University
Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University
Kislaya Prasad,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Beth A. Freeborn,  University of Virginia
Robert M. Feinberg,  American University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SDAE		  Session  45C
Market-Process Approaches to Political Economy
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Anthony M. Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College

Papers:
"Mogul Games: In Defense of Inequality as an Evolutionary Strategy to Cope with Multiple Agents of Selection"
Deby Cassill,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
Alison Watkins,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
"VAT and the Structure of Production"
Anthony M. Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College
Gregory M. Dempster,  Hampden-Sydney College
Geoffrey Lea,  Hampden-Sydney College
"Does a Common Market Undermine Market-Preserving Federalism?"
J. Robert Subrick,  University of Maryland
Andrew T. Young,  Emory University
Discussants:
Michael Mills,  Beloit College
J. Robert Subrick,  University of Maryland
Doug MacKenzie,  Ramapo College

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
CEANA		  Session  46C
Applied Microeconomic Analysis
Session Organizer:  Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
  Chair:  Chia-Ying Chang,  Victoria University of Wellington

Papers:
"Medical Malpractice and Adoption of New Technology"
Praveen Dhankhar,  Tulane University
M. Mahmud Khan,  Tulane University
Ila M. Semenick Alam,  Tulane University
"Efficiency Comparisons Across U.S. Hospitals: Stochastic Frontier Analysis vs. Artificial Neural Networks"
Shalini Bagga,  Tulane University
M. Mahmud Khan,  Tulane University
Ila M. Semenick Alam,  Tulane University
"Reduction in Competition Without a Decrease in Output: The Case of Increased Price Discrimination"
James Langenfeld,  LECG LCC
Wenqing Li,  Iowa State University
"The Determinants of Temporary Labor Migration in Rural China: A Tobit Analysis"
Tao Chen,  Tulane University
Discussants:
Xiaofei Vivian Yang,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Xie Zhu,  Tulane University
Praveen Dhankhar,  Tulane University
Chia-Ying Chang,  Victoria University of Wellington

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  47C*
The Humble Truth: Honoring Leland Yeager I
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University

Papers:
"The Yeager Mystique: The Polymath as Teacher, Scholar, and Colleague"
William Breit,  Trinity University
Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia
"Yeager's Utilitarianism in a Contractarian Perspective"
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
"Ethnic Conflict and Social Cooperation: Reflections on a Difficult Problem"
Laurence S. Moss,  Babson College
"Leland as a Teacher"
Gordon Tullock,  George Mason University
"Legacy of Bismarck"
Gordon Tullock,  George Mason University
Discussants:
Leland Yeager,  Auburn University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  48C
Macroeconomic Issue of Various Countries
Session Organizer:  Tammy Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
  Chair:  Tammy Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe

Papers:
"Floating Exchange Rate Policy and Macroeconomic Performance in Nigeria"
Oladele Omosegbon,  Indiana Wesleyan University
"Supply and Demand Shocks in Europe: Large-4 EU Members, Visegrad-5 and Baltic-3 Countries"
Julius Horvath,  Central European University
"Electronic Banking in Finland and Its Effects on Money Velocity"
Michael Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Tammy Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Arif Qayyum,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
"Common Business Cycles and Macroeconomic Labor Mobility: Before and After NAFTA"
Tammy Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Michael Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Arif Qayyum,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Discussants:
Tammy Parker,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Arif Qayyum,  University of Louisiana - Monroe
Oladele Omosegbon,  Indiana Wesleyan University
Julius Horvath,  Central European University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  49C
Can Undergraduate Students DO Research?
Session Organizer:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
  Chair:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

Papers:
"The Professor's Role in the Senior Capstone Experience: dictator, A Guide on the Side, or Collaborator?"
KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
"Reality Economics: Undergraduate Research Solves Real World Problems"
Jessica Holmes,  Middlebury College
"The Pitfalls and Rewards of Teaching Introductory Research Methods to Undergraduate Economics Students"
Steven A. Greenlaw,  Mary Washington College
"On the Costs & Benefits of a Curriculum Centered Around Ill-Structured Problems"
Gregory Lilly,  Elon University
Tom Tiemann,  Elon University
Discussants:
Dennis H. Sullivan,  Miami University
Ann L. Owen,  Hamilton College
Jennifer W. Keil,  Hamline University
Gwendolyn Alexander,  Fordham University

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
ASHE		  Session  50C
Topics in the Status of Hispanics in the U.S.
Session Organizer:  Marie T. Mora,  University of Texas - Pan American
  Chair:  Marie T. Mora,  University of Texas - Pan American

Papers:
"The Status of Hispanic Economists in the U.S."
Marie T. Mora,  University of Texas - Pan American
Mark Hugo Lopez,  University of Maryland
"Ethnic Choices and the Integenerational Progress of Mexican Americans"
Brian Duncan,  University of Colorado - Denver
Stephen J. Trejo,  University of Texas - Austin
"Occupational Risk Among Hispanic Entrepreneurs"
Alberto Davila,  University of Texas - Pan American
Rebecca Gonzalez,  University of Texas - Pan American
"Latina Entrepreneurship in the Borderlands: Family Well-Being and Poverty Reduction Policies"
Barbara Robles,  University of Texas - Austin
Discussants:
Alberto Davila,  University of Texas - Pan American
Marie T. Mora,  University of Texas - Pan American
Barbara Robles,  University of Texas - Austin
Stephen J. Trejo,  University of Texas - Austin

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
SEA		  Session  51C
Economics of Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations
  Chair:  Rosemary T. Cunningham,  Agnes Scott College

Papers:
"Does Nonprofit Commercial Activity Crowd-Out Charitable Production?"
Marianne Johnson,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
"Persistence in Noncash Charitable Giving"
David H. Eaton,  Murray State University
Martin I. Milkman,  Murray State University
"Cyclical Effects of Museum Attendance and Their Funding Implications"
Sarah J. Skinner,  University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.,  Auburn University
John D. Jackson,  Auburn University
"A Simple Model of Non-Profit Decision Making Over time"
Christopher A. Laincz,  Drexel University
"Sins of the Father: The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Faith-Based Charitable Giving"
Brian J. Osoba,  University of Texas - El Paso
Discussants:
Ralph C. Allen,  Valdosta State University
John T. King,  Georgia Southern University
Rand W. Ressler,  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
ESA		  Session  52C
Trust
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Robert Slonim,  Case Western Reserve University

Papers:
"Preplay Signaling and Efficiency in the Trust Game"
Juergen Bracht,  Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nicholas Feltovich,  University of Houston
"Selection Effects on Trust and Trustworthiness"
Robert Slonim,  Case Western Reserve University
"Personality Preferences in Laboratory Economic Experiments"
Kurtis J. Swope,  United States Naval Academy
John Cadigan,  American University
Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy
Robert Shupp,  Ball State University
"Attractiveness and Trust: Does Beauty Confound Intuition?"
Catherine C. Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:
C. Monica Capra,  Emory University
Kevin McCabe,  George Mason University
William L. Luksetich,  St. Cloud State University
Nicholas Feltovich,  University of Houston

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
NAFE		  Session  53C
Workshop on Calculating Work Probabilities Using the Markov Increment-Decrement Worklife Expectancy Model
Session Organizer:  Kurt V. Krueger,  John O. Ward & Associates
  Chair:  Kurt V. Krueger,  John O. Ward & Associates

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
AERE/SCREE		  Session  54C
Environmental Economics in Urban Settings
Session
Co-Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Co-Organizer:  James R. Kahn,  Washington and Lee University
  Chair:  Don L. Coursey,  University of Chicago

Papers:
"Spatial Decay of Urban Disamenities and Environmental Justice"
Brett M. Baden,  Tufts University
"National Parks Downtown: Allocation of Urban Cultural Parks"
Douglas S. Noonan,  Georgia Institute of Technology
"Indoor Air Quality Regulation"
Gary Hoover,  University of Alabama
"Solid Waste Services, Pricing, and Regulation"
Glenn Cassidy,  Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussants:
Don L. Coursey,  University of Chicago
Marco Castillo,  Georgia State University
Mohan Turaga,  Georgia Institute of Technology

Sunday
1:15 - 3:00 pm
ESA		  Session  55C
E-Commerce Experiments
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:
"Internet Based Experimental Economics: A Pilot Study of Payment Mechanisms"
Margo Bergman,  Penn State Worthington Scranton
"Second Chance Offers vs. Sequential Auctions: Theory and Behavior"
Timothy Salmon,  Florida State University
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
"Does Resorting to Online Dispute Resolution Promote Agreements? Experimental Evidence"
Yannick Gabuthy,  University Lyon 2
Nadege Marchand,  University Lyon 2
Discussants:
Sarah L. Stafford,  College of William and Mary
Neil Buckley,  McMaster University
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
Mark V. Van Boening,  University of Mississippi

Sunday,  3:15 pm

Session 56DInternational Political Economy and Institutions
Session 57DFiscal Policy and Economic Stabilization
Session 58DTeaching Economics
Session 59DTrade, Growth, and Political Economy
Session 60DAntitrust Issues
Session 61D*Pricing Strategies
Session 62D*Industrial Organization and Health Care Markets
Session 63DPublic Choice
Session 64DAustrian Themes in the History of Economic Thought
Session 65D*The Humble Truth: Honoring Leland Yeager II
Session 66DEconomics of Exports and Components
Session 67DEconomic Education I
Session 68DPrice Determination: Theories and Evidence
Session 69D*Macroeconomics: Back to the Future
Session 70DTax Policy
Session 71DEffects and Effectiveness of Monetary Policy
Session 72DInstitutions and Economic Development
Session 73DRisk and Value Elicitation Experiments

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  56D
International Political Economy and Institutions
  Chair:  Maryanne Clifford,  Eastern Connecticut State University

Papers:
"Implications of International Equity Integration for Trade Policy and Principle of Reciprocity"
Emily J. Blanchard,  University of Virginia
"Research Joint Ventures and International Competitiveness: Evidence from the National Cooperative Research Act"
Julie DeCourcy,  Trinity University
"Outsourcing Through Foreign Direct Investment, Knowledge Intensity, and Intellectual Property Protection"
Yuan Zhuang,  University of Colorado - Boulder
"The Role of Bargaining Power in 2x2 Production Models"
John Francis,  Auburn University Montgomery
"A Role for Government Policy and Sunspots in Explaining Endogenous Fluctuations in Illegal Immigration"
Mark G. Guzman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Joseph H. Haslag,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Pia M. Orrenius,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Discussants:
Javier A. Reyes,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Emily J. Blanchard,  University of Virginia
Julie DeCourcy,  Trinity University
John Francis,  Auburn University Montgomery
Maryanne Clifford,  Eastern Connecticut State University

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  57D
Fiscal Policy and Economic Stabilization
  Chair:  Sudip Ghosh,  Kean University

Papers:
"End of Double Taxation and Economic Recovery"
Nazneen Ahmad,  University of New Orleans
Wei Xiao,  University of New Orleans
"The Behavior of Fiscal Policy: Cyclicality and Discretionary Fiscal Decisions"
Jaejoon Woo,  DePaul University
"Real Business Cycles and Automatic Stabilizers"
Jang-Ting Guo,  University of California - Riverside
Sharon Harrison,  Columbia University
"Comparing Monetary and Fiscal Policy Transmission Across the Americas (NAFTA and Non-NAFTA Countries)"
Dimitrios K. Tsoukalas,  Purdue University - Calumet
"Was the 2001 Tax Rebate Effective Stimulus Policy? Using the Consumer Expenditure Survey to Test Whether Consumers Spent Their Rebate Checks"
Norbert Michel,  The Heritage Foundation
Ralph Rector,  The Heritage Foundation
Discussants:
David Y. Chen,  North Carolina A&T State University

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  58D
Teaching Economics
  Chair:  James J. Jozefowicz,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Papers:
"Basic Math Skills and Performance in Introductory Statistics"
Marianne Johnson,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Eric Kuennen,  University of Wisconsin - Stout
"Electronic Portfolios and Assessment of Economic Majors"
Steven C. Myers,  University of Akron
"Teaching Economics in an Interdisciplinary Setting: The Search for Sustainable Solutions to Economic Problems"
Tina R. Newton,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
Nolan A. Quiros,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
"A Suggested Reformulation of the Law of Supply and Demand"
M. Northrup Buechner,  St. John's University
Discussants:
W. Carrington Heath,  University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Eric Kuennen,  University of Wisconsin - Stout
C. Nicholas McKinney,  Rhodes College
Sharron L. Terrell,  University of the District of Columbia

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
IEFS		  Session  59D
Trade, Growth, and Political Economy
Session Organizer:  Hugo Toledo,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
  Chair:  Peter Mitias,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)

Papers:
"What is the Effect of Regional Trade Agreements on Trade and Is This Effect Significant? An Application of Bayesian Model Averaging"
Chris Papageorgiou,  Louisiana State University
Serban Ranca,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Assessing the Effectiveness of Defensive Monetary Policy: Does Quality of Institutions Play a Role?"
Adriana Fernandez,  University of Houston
"Pass-Through Elasticity, Substitution, and Market Share: The Case for Sheep Meat Exports"
Minsoo Lee,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
"Economic Growth with Imperfect Foreign Investment and Constant Technology"
Henry Thompson,  Auburn University
"The Political Economy of Hate Group Behavior"
Joe Wallis,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
Discussants:
Henry Thompson,  Auburn University
Chris Papageorgiou,  Louisiana State University
Joe Wallis,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
Adriana Fernandez,  University of Houston

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  60D
Antitrust Issues
  Chair:  Christopher A. Laincz,  Drexel University

Papers:
"Physician Collective Bargaining, State Legislation, and Antitrust Policy"
Roger D. Blair,  University of Florida
Kristine L. Coffin,  University of Florida
"The Interface Between Antitrust and Regulation: Trinko Examined"
Roger D. Blair,  University of Florida
Christine A. Piette,  University of Florida
"Anticompetitive Litigation and the "Baselessness" Standard for Antitrust Liability"
Christopher C. Klein,  Middle Tennessee State University
"Information Gatekeepers, Product Markets, and Vertical Merger"
Michael R. Baye,  Indiana University
Jihui (Susan) Chen,  Indiana University
Discussants:
Nesli Aydogan,  University of Maastricht
Toshiaki Iizuka,  Vanderbilt University
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Burcin Unel,  University of Florida

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  61D*
Pricing Strategies
Session Organizer:  David E. Mills,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  David E. Mills,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Supermarket Pricing"
Paul B. Ellickson,  Duke University
Sanjog Mistra,  University of Rochester
"Larger Buyers Get Lower Prices from Risk Averse Sellers"
Patrick J. DeGraba,  Federal Trade Commission
"Competing with Loyalty Discounts"
Patrick Greenlee,  U.S. Department of Justice
David Reitman,  U.S. Department of Justice
Discussants:
Frank A. Scott,  University of Kentucky
Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  62D*
Industrial Organization and Health Care Markets
Session Organizer:  Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University
  Chair:  Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University

Papers:
"The Cyclicality of Economic and Bodyweight Fluctuations"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
"The Dilemma of Vacant Beds: Did Liberal CON Policies Toward Hospitals Make Nursing Homes "Sick"?"
Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University
Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte
"Fat Tails: The Social Dynamics of Body Weight"
Mary A. Burke,  Florida State University
Frank Heiland,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Judy Shinogle,  National Center for Health Statistics
Edward J. Schumacher,  Trinity University
Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  63D
Public Choice
  Chair:  Lara K. Bryant,  Florida Atlantic University

Papers:
"Rain or Shine: Going to the Polls in U.S. Presidential Election Years"
Stephanie M. Brewer,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Justin A. Ulrich,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
"The Effect of the Secret Ballot on the Demands for Bribed Votes and Brand-Name Capital"
R. Morris Coats,  Nicholls State University
Thomas R. Dalton,  Southern University - New Orleans
Arthur Denzau,  Claremont Graduate University
"The Secret Ballot in Rome as a Threat to the Political Oligarchy: The Exception that Proves the Heckelman-Yates Rule"
Gary M. Pecquet,  Tulane University
R. Morris Coats,  Nicholls State University
Thomas R. Dalton,  Southern University - New Orleans
"Socio-Economic Factors in Georgia's State Flag Vote"
Michael Reksulak,  Georgia Southern University
Gökhan Karahan,  Nicholls State University
William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi
"Incumbency and Legislative Shirking: Evidence on Congressional Electoral efficiency"
Pavel A. Yakovlev,  West Virginia University
Discussants:
Miki Brunyer,  West Virginia University
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar,  Tecnologico de Monterrey

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SDAE		  Session  64D
Austrian Themes in the History of Economic Thought
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Robert F. Mulligan,  Western Carolina University

Papers:
"John Dewey's Ways of Knowing and the Radical Subjectivism of the Austrian School"
Robert F. Mulligan,  Western Carolina University
"Oakeshott and Mises on Understanding Human Action"
Gene Callahan,  Ludwig von Mises Institute
"Why Didn't Hayek Finish Reading 'Personal Knowledge'? An Investigation Into the Methodological and Philosophical Relationship Between Friedrich Hayek and Michael Polanyi"
Eric S. Howard,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Historical Notes on Cantillon Effects in the Theory of Deflation"
Joseph T. Salerno,  Pace University
Discussants:
Eric S. Howard,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Robert F. Mulligan,  Western Carolina University
Gene Callahan,  Ludwig von Mises Institute
Josef Sima,  Liberalni Institut

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  65D*
The Humble Truth: Honoring Leland Yeager II
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University

Panelists:
Jürgen G. Backhaus,  University of Erfurt
Edgar Browning,  Texas A&M University
Luis Dopico,  Macrometrix
Roger W. Garrison,  Auburn University
Michael R. Montgomery,  University of Maine
George Selgin,  University of Georgia

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  66D
Economics of Exports and Components
  Chair:  Emanuel Ornelas,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"Distance, Production, and Trade"
Don P. Clark,  University of Tennessee
"Optimal Outsourcing Strategies for the Multinational Firm"
Ari Van Assche,  University of California - Davis
"International Trade Diversification: Analyzing Export Growth and Instability Within a Portfolio Theory Framework"
Teresa Beckham Gramm,  Rhodes College
Mark McNulty,  Harvard University
"International Production Sharing and the Elasticities Approach to Trade"
Byron Gangnes,  University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ari Van Assche,  University of California - Davis
Discussants:
Samila A. Jayasuriya,  Ohio University
James R. McCown,  Oklahoma City University
Julian Emami Namini,  University of Duisburg-Essen

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  67D
Economic Education I
Session Organizer:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
  Chair:  KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond

Papers:
"The Economics of Civic Engagement"
KimMarie McGoldrick,  University of Richmond
Andrea L. Ziegert,  Denison University
"A Capstone to What, For What?"
Jessica Holmes,  Middlebury College
David Colander,  Middlebury College
"What Economics Courses Students Take, Who Takes Them, and Where Are They Taught?"
William Bosshardt,  Florida Atlantic University
Michael Watts,  Purdue University
"Does Teaching Enhance Research in Economics?"
William E. Becker,  Indiana University
Peter Kennedy,  Simon Fraser University
Discussants:
Michael K. Salemi,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Gail M. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
John J. Siegfried,  Vanderbilt University

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  68D
Price Determination: Theories and Evidence
  Chair:  Clarence C. Morrison,  Indiana University

Papers:
"Optimal Reserve Prices and Superior Information in Common Values Auctions: Evidence from Field Data"
Richard Cox,  University of Arkansas - Little Rock
"How and Why Do Consumer Search Costs and Brand Loyalty Matter in Retail Trade?"
Carl R. Gwin,  Baylor University
"Pricing a Real Estate Option"
Samih Antoine Azar,  Haigazian University
"Price Inefficiencies in Parimutuel Betting Markets in the Simulcast Era"
Marshall K. Gramm,  Rhodes College
Douglas H. Owens,  Welch Consulting
Discussants:
Anthony Paul Andrews,  Governors State University
Myungsup Kim,  Michigan State University
Michael Ye,  Saint Mary's College of Maryland

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  69D*
Macroeconomics: Back to the Future
  Chair:  Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida

Presenter:
Paul R. Krugman,  Princeton University

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  70D
Tax Policy
  Chair:  Jason L. Saving,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Papers:
"Taxes and Entrepreneurial Survival: An Empirical Investigation Using Longitudinal Tax Return Data"
Donald Bruce,  University of Tennessee
Tami Richards,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"A Theoretical Model of Tax Preparer Impact on Tax Audit and Compliance Rates"
Raymonda L. Burgman,  DePauw University
"The Political Economy of Cigarette Taxation"
Khawaja Abdullah Al Mamun,  Southern Methodist University
"Property Taxation and Local Public Spending: The Renter Effect"
Wallace E. Oates,  University of Maryland
"Characteristics Allowing Exportation of County Imposed Taxes"
Ralph C. Allen,  Valdosta State University
L. Wayne Plumly, Jr.,  Valdosta State University
Discussants:
Haiyong Liu,  East Carolina University
Kiril Tochkov,  Binghamton University (SUNY)

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  71D
Effects and Effectiveness of Monetary Policy
  Chair:  Aaron L. Jackson,  Bentley College

Papers:
"Monetary Policy and Real Interest Rates"
Mohammed Mohsin,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"Did Regulation Q Destroy the Potency of the Federal Reserve System?"
Md. Abul Basher,  University of Washington
"Monetary Policy Effectiveness and Independence in Bangladesh"
Sayera Younus,  Bangladesh Bank
Mark Wheeler,  Western Michigan University
"Optimal Monetary Policy in a Nested Model"
Mingjun Zhao,  Ohio State University
"What Moves the Federal Funds Futures Market?"
O. David Gulley,  Bentley College
Jahangir Sultan,  Bentley College
Discussants:
William J. Crowder,  University of Texas - Arlington
Aaron L. Jackson,  Bentley College
Onsurang Pipatchaipoom,  Florida State University
George A. Waters,  Illinois State University

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
SEA		  Session  72D
Institutions and Economic Development
  Chair:  James Cobbe,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Property Rights, Trade, and Economic Convergence"
Nathan J. Ashby,  West Virginia University
"What Matters for Economic Development?"
Jeffry Jacob,  Southern Methodist University
Thomas Osang,  Southern Methodist University
"Institutional Structures and Growth: England vs. Spain"
Alexandar Dimitrov Tokarev,  Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
"The Dynamics of Institutional Change in Transition Economies"
Charles N. Starnes,  Wayland Baptist University
Mashaallah Rahnama Moghadam,  Texas Tech University
"Welfare Gains from a Redrawing of Political Boundaries: Evidence from State Reorganization in India"
Joydeep Roy,  Princeton University
Discussants:
Abdullah H. Albatel,  King Saud University - Riyadh
Jason E. Taylor,  Central Michigan University
Alexandar Dimitrov Tokarev,  Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Sunday
3:15 - 5:00 pm
ESA		  Session  73D
Risk and Value Elicitation Experiments
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Calvin Blackwell,  College of Charleston

Papers:
"Framing or Property Rights? An Experimental Investigation Into the WTP/WTA Disparity"
Gregory M. Parkhurst,  Mississippi State University
Darren Hudson,  Mississippi State University
Jason Shogren,  University of Wyoming
"Experimental Tests of Wind Hazard Risks"
Jamie Brown Kruse,  East Carolina State University
"New Car Buyers and Ambiguity: An Experimental Investigation"
Evan Moore,  Auburn University - Montgomery
"What's in a Name: Using Experiments to Measure Latent Discrimination"
Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Catherine C. Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:
Calvin Blackwell,  College of Charleston
Morton Igel Lau,  Centre for Economic and Business Research - Denmark
Margo Bergman,  Penn State Worthington Scranton
Nahil Saqef-alhait,  Texas Tech University

Sunday,  5:15 pm

Session 74E*Distinguished Guest Lecture

Sunday
5:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  74E*
Distinguished Guest Lecture
Session Organizer:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia
  Introduction:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia

Speaker:
Robert J. Shiller,  Yale University
Topic:
"Behavioral Economics and Institutional Innovation"

Sunday,  6:15 pm

Session 75FGeorgescu-Roegen Prize in Economics Presentation
Session 76FPost-Lecture Cash Bar & Job Market Poster Fair

Sunday
6:15 pm
SEA		  Session  75F
Georgescu-Roegen Prize in Economics Presentation
  Presentation by:  Eugenia F. Toma,  University of Kentucky

Sunday
6:30 pm
SEA		  Session  76F
Post-Lecture Cash Bar & Job Market Poster Fair

Monday,  8:00 am

Session 78G*Media Bias
Session 79G*Skills Formation and Human Capital Development
Session 80G*The Monetary Interpretation of Macroeconomic History
Session 81G*Teaching Economics: Principles from the Masters
Session 82G*Sports and Gaming
Session 83GThe Intellectual Tyranny of the Status Quo
Session 84G*Public Economics: Issues in Taxation
Session 85G*Tax Competition II
Session 86GRoundtable: South Royalton 30 Years Later
Session 87GTime Series Econometrics
Session 88GTrade, Wages, and the Public Sector
Session 89GCoordination Games
Session 90GCo-Integration and Empirical Applications to Money Demand and Expectations Hypotheses
Session 91GWage Determination
Session 92G*Factor Intensity and FDI
Session 93GAuction Experiments
Session 94GEnvironmental Policy
Session 95GIndustrial Organization IV: Firms and Aggregates
Session 96GFertility, Human Capital, and Development
Session 97GThe Economics of Education I
Session 98GSome Economic Policy Legacies at Mid-Decade

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  78G*
Media Bias
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Co-Chair:  David J. Balan,  Federal Trade Commission
Co-Chair:  Patrick J. DeGraba,  Federal Trade Commission

Papers:
"Media Markets with Habit Formation"
Ralf Dewenter,  Helmut-Schmidt University
"Being the New York Times: The Political Behavior of a Newspaper"
Riccardo Puglisi,  London School of Economics
"Media Mergers and the Ideological Content of Programming"
David J. Balan,  Federal Trade Commission
Patrick J. DeGraba,  Federal Trade Commission
Abraham L. Wickelgren,  Federal Trade Commission
Discussants:
Xavier Wauthy,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Dimitri Byzalov,  Tel Aviv University
Tore Nilssen,  University of Oslo - Norway

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  79G*
Skills Formation and Human Capital Development
Session Organizer:  Yana V. Rodgers,  College of William and Mary
  Chair:  William M. Rodgers III,  Rutgers University

Papers:
"Gender Differences in Vocational School Tracking and Returns: Evidence from Taiwan"
Yana V. Rodgers,  College of William and Mary
Joseph E. Zveglich, Jr.,  Asian Development Bank
Laura Wherry,  Urban Institute
"Dispersion and Distortion of Intra-Household Human Capital in LDCs"
Andrew Horowitz,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Andre Portela Souza,  Cidade University - Sao Paulo
"Is Trade Good for Your Health?"
Ann L. Owen,  Hamilton College
Stephen Wu,  Hamilton College
Discussants:
Julie L. Hotchkiss,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
William M. Rodgers III,  Rutgers University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  80G*
The Monetary Interpretation of Macroeconomic History
Session Organizer:  John A. James,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  John A. James,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Deflation and Recovery: Money and Economic Recovery in the 1930s"
Frank G. Steindl,  Oklahoma State University
"Friedman and Schwartz's Monetary History: The Road Not Taken"
Scott Sumner,  Bentley College
"Towards a History of a Monetary History"
Hugh Rockoff,  Rutgers University
Discussants:
George Selgin,  University of Georgia
Jon R. Moen,  University of Mississippi

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  81G*
Teaching Economics: Principles from the Masters
Session Organizer:  Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"TBA#1"
William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Teaching Socratically and Eliminating Note-Taking"
Kenneth G. Elzinga,  University of Virginia
"Do Teaching and Learning Styles Matter in Economic Principles?"
Dennis O'Toole,  Virginia Commonwealth University
"Redundancy: An Effective Instructional Technique"
Jason White,  Northwest Missouri State University
"The Accreditation-Induced Loss of Quality in Higher Education"
William C. Wood,  James Madison University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  82G*
Sports and Gaming
Session Organizer:  Richard D. McGrath,  Armstrong Atlantic State University
  Chair:  Richard D. McGrath,  Armstrong Atlantic State University

Papers:
"An Examination of Market Efficiency in the Advertising Market: Evidence from NASCAR"
Jim Mahar,  Saint Bonaventure University
Rodney Paul,  Saint Bonaventure University
"Golf Chivalry: Significant Tee Ratios"
Peter Melvin,  Anderson College
"The Managerial Benefits of Salary Caps"
Andy Weinbach,  Armstrong Atlantic State University
Mark Wilson,  Appalachian State University
"Measurement and Evaluation of Managerial Efficiency in Major League Baseball"
Jahn K. Hakes,  Clemson University
"A Stackelberg Model of Bluffing and Calling in Seven-Card Stud"
Richard D. McGrath,  Armstrong Atlantic State University
Discussants:
Peter Melvin,  Anderson College
Mark Wilson,  Appalachian State University
Jahn K. Hakes,  Clemson University
Jim Mahar,  Saint Bonaventure University
Rodney Paul,  Saint Bonaventure University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  83G
The Intellectual Tyranny of the Status Quo
  Chair:  Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University

Papers:
"The Development Set: The Character of the Journal of Development Economics 2002"
Susan Anderson,  George Mason University
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University
"The Intellectual Boundedness of the Field of Public Finance"
Fred Foldvary,  Santa Clara University
"Failures of the Status Quo Perspective in Understanding Gold Standards, Historically and Theoretically"
Richard H. Timberlake,  University of Georgia
"U.S. Economists and Argentina: A Case of Malpractice"
Kurt Schuler,  Joint Economic Committee - U.S. Congress

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  84G*
Public Economics: Issues in Taxation
Session Organizer:  Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia
  Chair:  Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"Charity, Impure Altruism, and Marginal Redistributions of Income"
Sam Allgood,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln
"Estimating the "Spillover" Effects of Audits Using Experimental Methods"
James Alm,  Georgia State University
Michael McKee,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"Audit Uncertainty, Bayesian Updating, and Lifetime Tax Evasion"
Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia
Ronald S. Warren, Jr.,  University of Georgia
Discussants:
James Alm,  Georgia State University
Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
Ronald S. Warren, Jr.,  University of Georgia

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  85G*
Tax Competition II
Session Organizer:  Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida
  Chair:  Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida

Papers:
"Tax Competition Reconsidered"
Ben Zissimos,  Vanderbilt University
"Decentralized Tax and Public Service Policies with Differential Mobility of Residents"
William H. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
"Tax Competition: Can It Be Dangerous For Your Health?"
Charles de Bartelome,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Ira Irvine,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Discussants:
Steven Craig,  University of Houston
Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida
Bradley Kemp Wilson,  University of St. Thomas

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SDAE		  Session  86G
Roundtable: South Royalton 30 Years Later
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans

Participants:
Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans
Richard Ebeling,  Foundation For Economic Education
Roger W. Garrison,  Auburn University
Jack High,  George Mason University
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
Laurence S. Moss,  Babson College
Steve Pejovich,  Texas A&M University
Sudha Shenoy,  University of Newcastle
Joseph T. Salerno,  Pace University
Karen Vaughn,  George Mason University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  87G
Time Series Econometrics
Session Organizer:  Thomas B. Fomby,  Southern Methodist University
  Chair:  Thomas B. Fomby,  Southern Methodist University

Papers:
"Forecast Accuracy and the Choice of Observation Window"
Todd E. Clark,  Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Michael W. McCracken,  University of Missouri - Columbia
"A Trek Through the Short-and-Wide"
George S. Ford,  Z-Tel Communications
"Neglecting Parameter Changes in Autoregressive Models"
Eric Hillebrand,  Louisiana State University
"A Times Series Count Analysis of the Department of Justice Filings: Partisan Politics or Public Choice Theory?"
Thomas B. Fomby,  Southern Methodist University
Daniel J. Slottje,  Southern Methodist University
Discussants:
Eric Hillebrand,  Louisiana State University
Rebecca J. Campbell,  Mississippi State University
Michael W. McCracken,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Viera Chmelarova,  Louisiana State University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
IEFS		  Session  88G
Trade, Wages, and the Public Sector
Session Organizer:  Hugo Toledo,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
  Chair:  Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University

Papers:
"Devaluation and the Trade Balance in Argentina"
Fernando Sedano,  Auburn University Montgomery
"Coca Substitution and Free Trade in Bolivia: The Pending Crisis"
Hugo Toledo,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
"Public Sector Growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)"
Peter Mitias,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
"Before and After: The Macroeconomic Effects of NAFTA After 10 Years"
M. Ayhan Kose,  International Monetary Fund
Sel Dibooglu,  University of Missouri - St. Louis
"Non-Traded Inputs and Relative Prices on Non-Traded Goods"
YuQing Zheng,  Auburn University
Discussants:
Hugo Toledo,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
YuQing Zheng,  Auburn University
Sel Dibooglu,  University of Missouri - St. Louis
Fernando Sedano,  Auburn University Montgomery
Peter Mitias,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  89G
Coordination Games
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  C. Monica Capra,  Emory University

Papers:
"Communication, Voting and the Resolution of Coordination failure in Growth Experiments"
Colin Camerer,  California Institute of Technology
C. Monica Capra,  Emory University
Charles Noussair,  Emory University
"Coordination and Prisoners' Dilemmas in Spatially Framed Resource Games"
Hugh Kelley,  Indiana University
"Coalition Formation in Noncooperative Games: Some Experimental Evidence"
Marco Castillo,  Georgia State University
Discussants:
Hugh Kelley,  Indiana University
Jose Luis Lima Reina,  University of Chile
James Leady,  Centre College

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
CSWEP		  Session  90G
Co-Integration and Empirical Applications to Money Demand and Expectations Hypotheses
Session Organizer:  Barbara Rossi,  Duke University
  Chair:  Barbara Rossi,  Duke University

Papers:
"Fixed Bandwidth Asymptotics in Single Equation Models of Co-Integration with an Application to Money Demand"
Helle Bunzel,  Iowa State University
"Near-Optimal Unit Root Test with Stationary Covariate with Better Finite Sample Size"
Elena Pesavento,  Emory University
"Expectations Hypotheses Tests at Long Horizons"
Barbara Rossi,  Duke University
"Inflation Dynamics in Japan: Estimates of an Optimization-Based Sticky-Price Model"
Dolores Anne (DoAnne) Sanchez,  University of Hawaii at Manoa

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  91G
Wage Determination
  Chair:  Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University

Papers:
"The Tradeoff Between Wages and Employer Provided Health Insurance - An Application of Stochastic Dominance Method"
Liye Zhu,  Southern Methodist University
"Measuring Wage Differential Between Union and Non-Union Workers: A Semi and Non Parametric Approach"
Ozkan Eren,  Southern Methodist University
"Labor Market Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life and Unobserved Worker Heterogeneity"
Christopher Woock,  University of Kentucky
James P. Ziliak,  University of Kentucky
"Identifying the Effect of Ability and Schooling on Wages: Going Beyond the NLSY"
Fernando Borraz,  Georgetown University
"The NFL Salary Cap and Veteran Players' Salaries"
Kevin H. McIntyre,  McDaniel College
Steve Paul,  McDaniel College
Jay Stine,  McDaniel College
Discussants:
Vera Brencic,  Purdue University
Ahlam Fakhar,  Claremont Graduate University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  92G*
Factor Intensity and FDI
Session Organizer:  Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University
  Chair:  Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University

Papers:
"An Independent Measure of Factor Abundance and Intensity"
Henry Thompson,  Auburn University
Dajun Tuo,  Auburn University
"Inward FDI and the Size of the Market"
Tomohara Akinori,  Queens College
"The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on State-Owned Enterprises Reform"
Xiaodong Wu,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Discussants:
Maryanne Clifford,  Eastern Connecticut State University
Catherine Y. Co,  University of Nebraska - Omaha
Gary Jefferson,  Brandeis University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  93G
Auction Experiments
Session
Co-Organizer:  R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University
Co-Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Silent Charity Auctions: Revenue Effects of Alternative Biddiing Formats"
R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University
Kurt Schnier,  University of Rhode Island
"Bidders' Choice Auctions: Raising Revenues Through the Right to Choose"
Jacob K. Goeree,  University of Amsterdam
Charles R. Plott,  California Institute of Technology
John Wooders,  University of Arizona
"Experimental Effects of Auctions with Price Preference Valuations"
Timothy Salmon,  Florida State University
R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University
"Fixed Revenue Auctions"
Cary A. Deck,  University of Arkansas
Bart J. Wilson,  George Mason University
Discussants:
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Robert Slonim,  Case Western Reserve University
Emily J. Blanchard,  University of Virginia

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  94G
Environmental Policy
Session Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  Chair:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Papers:
"Pollution Abatement With Limited Enforcement Power and Citizen Suits"
Christian Langpap,  Tulane University
"Explaining State Adoption of Environmental Audit Legislation"
Sarah L. Stafford,  College of William and Mary
"Cross Media Pollution, Common Agency and Mechanism Design - Can We Avoid Future MTBE's?"
Linda Fernandez,  University of California - Riverside
Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
"Self-Reporting and Private Enforcement in Environmental Regulation"
Christian Langpap,  Tulane University
Discussants:
Bowman Cutter,  University of California - Riverside
Mattias Ankarhem,  Umea University
Juan Antonio Aguirre,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
Robert Dawson,  Washington College

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  95G
Industrial Organization IV: Firms and Aggregates
  Chair:  Wilma Rose Q. Anton,  University of Central Florida

Papers:
"An Empirical Analysis of a Keynesian Investment Theory Using Brazilian Firm Level Panel Data"
Gregory A. Falls,  Central Michigan University
Paul A. Natke,  Central Michigan University
"Efficiency and Productivity Impacts of Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on U.S. State Manufacturing Industries"
J. K. Mullen,  Clarkson University
Martin Williams,  Northern Illinois University
"Understanding the Variations in Gibrat's Law with a Markov-Perfect Dynamic Industry Model"
Christopher A. Laincz,  Drexel University
"The Persistence in Firm Profits, Entry Barriers and Firm Ownership"
Valdemar Smith,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
Erik Strøjer-Madsen,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
Mogens Dilling-Hansen,  University of Aarhus
Discussants:
Roger D. Blair,  University of Florida
Dong Chen,  Indiana University
Amanda Swift King,  Georgia Southern University
Jiyoung Kwon,  Michigan State University

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  96G
Fertility, Human Capital, and Development
  Chair:  Lisa Dickson,  University of Texas - Austin

Papers:
"Fertility, Volatility, and Growth in Developing Countries"
Aude Pommeret,  DEEP
William T. Smith,  University of Memphis
"The Importance of Education-Occupation Matching in Migration Decisions"
Michael A. Quinn,  Bentley College
Stephen Rubb,  Sacred Heart University
"Endogenous Mortality, Human Capital, and Economic Growth"
Thomas Osang,  Southern Methodist University
Jayanta Sarkar,  Southern Methodist University
"The Returns on Higher Education: The Florida Evidence"
Scott L. Tori,  Valdosta State University
"Economic Development, Convergence, and Agricultural Preconditions"
Richard Grabowski,  Southern Illinois University
Sharmistha Self,  Saint John's University
Discussants:
Eric R. Dodge,  Hanover College
Michael A. Quinn,  Bentley College
Helen Schneider,  University of California - Berkeley

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  97G
The Economics of Education I
  Chair:  Donald Bumpass,  Sam Houston State University

Papers:
"Constraints and Economies of Scope and Scale in Higher Education"
John Kane,  State University of New York - Oswego
Thomas A. Lechner,  State University of New York - Oswego
"The Price of Quality: Hedonic Estimation of Implicit Market Models for Higher Education"
Christopher C. Klein,  Middle Tennessee State University
Reuben Kyle,  Middle Tennessee State University
"The Determinants of Public School Performance: The Case of Pennsylvania"
Tin-Chun Lin,  Indiana University - Northwest
Shakil Quayes,  Southeastern Louisiana University
"The Role of Teacher Networking in Teacher Transfer Decisions and Teacher Mobility"
Jeremy Luallen,  University of Florida
"Impact of School Finance Reform on Property Values and Socio-Economic Segregation: Evidence from Michigan"
Joydeep Roy,  Princeton University
Discussants:
M. Northrup Buechner,  St. John's University
Eric K. Furstenberg,  College of William and Mary
Tin-Chun Lin,  Indiana University - Northwest
Khawaja Abdullah Al Mamun,  Southern Methodist University
Sharron L. Terrell,  University of the District of Columbia

Monday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  98G
Some Economic Policy Legacies at Mid-Decade
Session Organizer:  Richard A. LaBarge,  Capital Choices
  Chair:  Bernard F. Sliger,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Challenges to European Competitiveness - Industrial Performance and Policy Responses"
Tea Petrin,  University of Ljubljana
"Cuban Banking Alternatives"
Raul Moncarz,  Florida International University
"The Economy of New Orleans Revisited"
Richard A. LaBarge,  Capital Choices
Discussants:
Yutaka Horiba,  Tulane University
Mordechai Kreinin,  Michigan State University
Ales Vahcic,  Universa v Ljubljani

Monday,  10:00 am

Session 99H*Advertising and Search
Session 100HWhat Have Been the Labor Market Costs of the Erosion in the Economy's Automatic Stabilizers?
Session 101H*Applied Industrial Organization
Session 102H*School Choice
Session 103H*Education Outcomes and Policies
Session 104H*Topics in Health Economics
Session 105HDo Economists Reach a Conclusion?
Session 106H*Welfare Reform
Session 107HComplexity Science
Session 108HMacroeconomic Analysis II
Session 109H*Guns, Drugs, and Crime
Session 110HDecision Making Experiments
Session 111HTopics in Economics Education
Session 112HEmployment, Income, and Income Inequality
Session 113HTopics in Microeconomics
Session 114HEliciting Cooperation
Session 115HLand Use
Session 116HLaw and Economics I
Session 117HEconometric Methods and Tests
Session 118HEmpirical Law and Economics, Public Choice Style
Session 119HCoase, Hayek and Schumpeter

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  99H*
Advertising and Search
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Maria Arbatskaya,  Emory University

Papers:
"The Risk Reduction Model of Advertising"
Dimitri Byzalov,  Tel Aviv University
"TiVo and the Future of Television"
Kenneth C. Wilbur,  University of Virginia
"Ordered Search"
Maria Arbatskaya,  Emory University
Discussants:
Jean Gabszewicz,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Riccardo Puglisi,  London School of Economics
Daniel A. Ackerberg,  University of Arizona

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  100H
What Have Been the Labor Market Costs of the Erosion in the Economy's Automatic Stabilizers?
Session Organizer:  William M. Rodgers III,  Rutgers University
  Chair:  William M. Rodgers III,  Rutgers University

Papers:
"An Analysis of Labor Market Changes and their Implications for Automatic Stabilizers"
William M. Rodgers III,  Rutgers University
"Have Policy Lags Increased Because of Deadlocks in Congress?"
William E. Spriggs,  National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality
"Who's Saving Their TANF Time for a Rainy Day? A Longitudinal Explanation of State Variation in Welfare Caseload Change"
Kenya L. Covington,  National Urban League
"The Price of Being Poor: I'm Employed But My Children Are Uninsured"
Cheryl Hill Lee,  National Urban League
Discussants:
Patrick L. Mason,  Florida State University
Gregory N. Price,  North Carolina A&T State University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  101H*
Applied Industrial Organization
Session
Co-Organizer:  John Garen,  University of Kentucky
Co-Organizer:  Frank A. Scott,  University of Kentucky
  Co-Chair:  John Garen,  University of Kentucky
Co-Chair:  Frank A. Scott,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Price Effects of Reciprocal Multi-Market Contacts Among Airline Carriers"
Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University
Thomas Zuehlke,  Florida State University
"Is It Size Itself or Others' Perception of Size That Matters? The Case of Diamonds"
Frank A. Scott,  University of Kentucky
Aaron Yelowitz,  University of Kentucky
"Commitment, Resource Allocation, and the (In)Efficiency of the Non-Profit Organization"
John Garen,  University of Kentucky
Marco Castaneda,  University of Kentucky

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  102H*
School Choice
Session Organizer:  Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida
  Chair:  Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida

Papers:
"The Impacts of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: Evidence from North Carolina"
Robert Bifulco,  University of Connecticut
Helen F. Ladd,  Duke University
"Tiebout Choice and the Voucher"
Eric Brunner,  San Diego State University
Jennifer Imazeki,  San Diego State University
"Factors Affecting the Electoral Success of Vouchers"
Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida
"Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers? Comment"
Jesse Rothstein,  Princeton University
Discussants:
Deborah Fletcher,  Miami University
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
Tim Sass,  Florida State University
Lori L. Taylor,  Texas A&M University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  103H*
Education Outcomes and Policies
Session Organizer:  Barry T. Hirsch,  Trinity University
  Chair:  Barry T. Hirsch,  Trinity University

Papers:
"The Effect of School-Year Employment on College Student Grades"
Gerald Oettinger,  University of Texas - Austin
"Financial aid Packages and Student Performance"
Michael Podgursky,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Ryan Monroe,  University of Missouri - Columbia
"Money for Nothing? Changes in State and Federal Aid Policy and the College Choice of Pell Recipients"
Brad Curs,  University of Oregon
Larry D. Singell, Jr.,  University of Oregon
"Remittances and Children's Schooling: The Case of Nicaragua"
Manuelita Ureta,  Texas A&M University
Alejandra Cox Edwards,  California State University - Long Beach
Discussants:
Joydeep Roy,  Princeton University
Rajashri Chakrabarti,  Cornell University
Barry T. Hirsch,  Trinity University
Larry D. Singell, Jr.,  University of Oregon

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  104H*
Topics in Health Economics
Session Organizer:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
  Chair:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University

Papers:
"Children's Health and School Outcomes"
Diane Whitmore,  University of Chicago
Phillip Levine,  Wellesley College
"Racial Segregation and the Effectiveness of Expanding Public Health Insurance for Children"
Reagan Baughman,  University of New Hampshire
"Inter-Generational Economic Mobility and Persistence in Health Inequality"
Erica Field,  Harvard University
"Are Firms Responsible for the Low Rate of Health Insurance Coverage for Vulnerable Populations?"
Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton,  New School University
William A. Darity, Jr.,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Discussants:
Dhaval Dave,  Bentley College
Elise Gould,  Economic Policy Institute
Kara Levine,  Washington and Lee University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  105H
Do Economists Reach a Conclusion?
Session Organizer:  Matthew Brown,  Santa Clara University
  Chair:  Matthew Brown,  Santa Clara University

Papers:
"Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Highway Pricing?"
Charles Robin Lindsey,  University of Alberta
"Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Free-Banking Episodes?"
Hugh Rockoff,  Rutgers University
Ignacio Briones,  Adolfo Ibanez University
"Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Taxi Deregulation?"
Theodore Balaker,  Reason Public Policy Institute
Adrian Moore,  Reason Public Policy Institute
"Do Economists Agree on X? The Difference between Asking the Random Economist and the Economist Who Studies X"
Daniel B. Klein,  Santa Clara University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  106H*
Welfare Reform
Session Organizer:  Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"How Much Did Welfare Reform Really Affect Caseloads and Employment? Experimental Evidence from Five States"
Jonah Gelbach,  University of Maryland
"The Dynamics of Prenatal WIC Participation"
Christopher A. Swann,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Fundamental Welfare Reform"
Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
Barbara S. Schone,  Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Discussants:
James P. Ziliak,  University of Kentucky
Parke Wilde,  Tufts University
Maria Marta Ferreyra,  Carnegie Mellon University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SDAE		  Session  107H
Complexity Science
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  William N. Butos,  Trinity College

Papers:
"Remarks on Santa Fe and the Changing Face of Economics"
W. Brian Arthur,  Santa Fe Institute
"The Changing Face of Economics: Conversations With Cutting Edge Economists"
David Colander,  Middlebury College
Richard P.F. Holt,  Southern Oregon University
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.,  James Madison University
"Carl Menger as Complexity Theorist"
Neelkant Chamilall,  University of Aix-Marseille III
"Analogous Models of Complexity: Hayek on Capital and Cognition"
Steven G. Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University
Discussants:
Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
Thomas J. McQuade,  New York University
Stephan Boehm,  University of Graz - Austria
William N. Butos,  Trinity College

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
CEANA		  Session  108H
Macroeconomic Analysis II
Session Organizer:  Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
  Chair:  Wei Xiao,  University of New Orleans

Papers:
"Trade Exposure and the Dual-Drag-Growth Effect"
Gustavo Barboza,  Mercyhurst College
"Do Sunspots Cause Business Cycles? An Econometric Test"
Michael D. Morris,  University of New Orleans
Wei Xiao,  University of New Orleans
"Application of Romer's IS-MP-IA Model and Policy Implications"
Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Discussants:
Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Emilson C. D. Silva,  Tulane University
Wei Xiao,  University of New Orleans

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  109H*
Guns, Drugs, and Crime
Session Organizer:  John V. Pepper,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Beth A. Freeborn,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"The Effect of Sentencing on Criminal Behavior: A Model of Cocaine Dealer Package Choice"
Beth A. Freeborn,  University of Virginia
"The Impact of Gun Laws on Non-Fatal Injuries"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
Sara Markowitz,  Rutgers University and Rutgers University
Discussants:
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Emily Owens,  University of Maryland
Steve Trost,  University of Virginia

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  110H
Decision Making Experiments
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Sarah L. Stafford,  College of William and Mary

Papers:
"On Choice in Probabilistic Experimental Environments"
Duncan James,  Fordham University
"An Experimental Analysis of Intertemporal Decision-Making Under Uncertainty"
Lisa R. Anderson,  College of William and Mary
Sarah L. Stafford,  College of William and Mary
"An Experimental Investigation of Choice Under "Hard" Uncertainty"
Calvin Blackwell,  College of Charleston
Robert Berrens,  University of New Mexico
Therese Grijalva,  Weber State University
Discussants:
Jamie Brown Kruse,  East Carolina State University
Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy
Charles Towe,  University of Maryland
Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
CSWEP		  Session  111H
Topics in Economics Education
  Chair:  Andrea L. Ziegert,  Denison University

Papers:
"Drugs in the Classroom"
Gwendolyn Alexander,  Fordham University
"A Writing Intensive Approach to Intermediate Macroeconomics: Assignments and Assessment"
Jennifer W. Keil,  Hamline University
"Gender Differences Among High School Students' Academic Choice Behavior"
Prathibha V. Joshi,  Gordon College
"Learning About Learning: Students' Course Choice"
Ann L. Owen,  Hamilton College
Elizabeth Jensen,  Hamilton College
Discussants:
Peter W. Schuhmann,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Steven A. Greenlaw,  Mary Washington College
Andrea L. Ziegert,  Denison University
Gail M. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  112H
Employment, Income, and Income Inequality
  Chair:  Catherine Y. Co,  University of Nebraska - Omaha

Papers:
"A Long Run Analysis of Unemployment in the United States and United Kingdom"
Anthony Paul Andrews,  Governors State University
"Consumption and Income in the Euro Area: Empirical Evidence Based on Panel Cointegration"
Christian Dreger,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
Hans-Eggert Reimers,  Hochschule Wismar
"Income Growth in OECD Countries: Testing for Catching-Up Periods"
Jan Bentzen,  Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
"Globalization and Urban-Rural Inequality: A Quantile Exercise for China"
Zhaoyang Hou,  George Washington University
"Stochastic Convergence Among U.S. States"
Marcelo Mello,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:
Sacit Hadi Akdede,  Adnan Menderes University - Turkey
Mohammed A. Dabbagh,  Florida Metropolitan University
Christian Dreger,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
George A. Waters,  Illinois State University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  113H
Topics in Microeconomics
  Chair:  Chad Denson,  Delta State University

Papers:
"Simple Information"
Beth Allen,  University of Minnesota
"Variable Elasticity of Substitution and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence"
Giannis Karagiannis,  University of Macedonia
Theodore Palivos,  University of Macedonia
Chris Papageorgiou,  Louisiana State University
"The Elasticity of Substitution in Convex Models of Endogenous Growth"
Theodore Palivos,  University of Macedonia
Giannis Karagiannis,  University of Macedonia
Discussants:
Clarence C. Morrison,  Indiana University
Yvon Pho,  U.S. Department of Commerce
Charles N. Starnes,  Wayland Baptist University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  114H
Eliciting Cooperation
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University

Papers:
"Aggregation Technologies and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: Experimental Evidence"
Michael Pickhardt,  Chemnitz University of Technology
"Sanctions, Intentions, and Cooperation"
Daniel Houser,  George Mason University
Kevin McCabe,  George Mason University
Vernon Smith,  George Mason University
Erte Xiao,  George Mason University
"Heterogeneity, Communciation and Coordination, and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods"
Kenneth Chan,  McMaster University
Stuart Mestelman,  McMaster University
Rob Moir,  University of New Brunswick - Saint John
R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University
"Does Observation of Others Affect People's Cooperative Behavior? An Experimental Study on Threshold Public Goods Games"
Yasuyo Hamaguchi,  Kyoto Sangyo University
Discussants:
Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University
Michael McKee,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Maros Servatka,  University of Arizona
R. Andrew Muller,  McMaster University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  115H
Land Use
Session Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  Chair:  David Martin,  Davidson College

Papers:
"Measuring Home Owners' Preferences of Land Use Policy, Environmental Amenities, and Public Services"
Seong-Hoon Cho,  University of Georgia
David H. Newman,  University of Georgia
"What is the Value of a Conservation Easement? Evidence From Baltimore County, Maryland"
Jeffrey A. Michael,  Towson University
"A Comparison of Efficiency of Alternative Methods to Analyze the Ranked Order Data"
Krishna P. Paudel,  Louisiana State University
Michael A. Dunn,  Louisiana State University
Doleswar Bhandari,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Richard P. Volsky,  Louisiana State University
"A Market Simulation Approach for Improving Understanding of Wetland Restoration Choice Behavior of Landowners"
Jonathan I. Eisen-Hecht,  Duke University
Randall A. Kramer,  Duke University
Joel Huber,  Duke University
Discussants:
Runar Brannlund,  Umea University
David Martin,  Davidson College
Jonathan I. Eisen-Hecht,  Duke University
Craig E. Landry,  East Carolina University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  116H
Law and Economics I
  Chair:  Rajeev K. Goel,  Illinois State University

Papers:
"Behavior and Health Outcomes: Implications for "Optimal" Threat Level"
Praveen Dhankhar,  Tulane University
M. Mahmud Khan,  Tulane University
Ila M. Semenick Alam,  Tulane University
"Economic Freedom Versus Political Freedom: Cross-Country Influences on Corruption"
Rajeev K. Goel,  Illinois State University
Michael A. Nelson,  University of Akron
"Racial Diversity, Residential Segregation, and Crime: An Industrial Organization Analysis of Racial Competition"
Joanna M. Shepherd,  Emory University
"Economic Freedom and Individual Happiness"
Tomi P. Ovaska,  University of Regina
Ryo Takashima,  West Virginia University
Discussants:
Ralph C. Allen,  Valdosta State University
Michael R. Montgomery,  University of Maine

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  117H
Econometric Methods and Tests
Session Organizer:  R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
  Chair:  R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Testing for Linear and Log-Linear Models Against Box-Cox Alternatives with Spatial Lag Dependence"
Badi H. Baltagi,  Texas A&M University
Dong Li,  Kansas State University
"Bootstrapping Heteroscedastic Selectivity Models"
Lee C. Adkins,  Oklahoma State University
R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
"Finite Sample Properties of the Hausman Test"
Viera Chmelarova,  Louisiana State University
R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
Discussants:
Randall C. Campbell,  Mississippi State University
Badi H. Baltagi,  Texas A&M University
Lee C. Adkins,  Oklahoma State University

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  118H
Empirical Law and Economics, Public Choice Style
Session
Co-Organizer:  Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
Co-Organizer:  Edward J. Lopez,  University of North Texas
  Chair:  Edward J. Lopez,  University of North Texas

Papers:
"Criminality as Policy: Using Federal Criminal Law as a Regulatory Device"
William L. Anderson,  Frostburg State University
Candice Jackson,  Judicial Watch
"Youth Gangs As Governments: Implications for Violent Crime"
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University
Brian J. Osoba,  University of Texas - El Paso
"Recessions and Rainy Day Funds in U.S. States: What Are the Odds Your State is Saving Enough?"
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University
"Strategic Institutional Choice: Voters, States, and Congressional Term Limits"
Edward J. Lopez,  University of North Texas
R. Todd Jewell,  University of North Texas
Discussants:
John Charles Bradbury,  University of the South
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
David T. Mitchell,  Saint Mary's College of California

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  119H
Coase, Hayek and Schumpeter
Session Organizer:  Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans
  Chair:  Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans

Papers:
"The Real Coase Theorems: Linkages to Austrian Economics"
Glenn C. Fox,  University of Guelph
"Development of Market Process Theory from Hayek and Schumpeter"
J. Stuart Wood,  Loyola University - New Orleans
"Coase and Van Zandt on Lighthouses"
Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans
"A Microeconomic Look at Hayek's Concept of Neutral Money: The Role of Wieser and Mises in its Development"
Joseph T. Salerno,  Pace University
Discussants:
James Viator,  Loyola University - New Orleans
Nick Capaldi,  Loyola University
William Barnett II,  Loyola University - New Orleans
Josef Sima,  Liberalni Institut

Monday,  1:00 pm

Session 120J*Association Lecture

Monday
1:00 - 2:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  120J*
Association Lecture
Session Organizer:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia
  Introduction:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia

Speaker:
Jonathan S. Skinner,  Dartmouth College
Discussants:
"From Hybrid Corn to Beta Blockers: Understanding the Technological Revolution of Health Care"

Monday,  2:15 pm

Session 121K*Two-Sided Markets
Session 122K*The Economics of the Great Depression
Session 123K*Sports Labor Markets
Session 124K*Structural Models in Labor and Public Economics
Session 125K*New Methods for Empirical Macroeconomists
Session 126K*China's Financial System
Session 127K*The Determinants of Health Outcomes
Session 128K*Welfare and Work
Session 129KInvestigating the Practices and Institutions of Academic Economics
Session 130KInternational Economics and Trade
Session 131KInvestment Finance
Session 132KTrade, Technology, and Environmental Issues
Session 133KEconomic Analysis of the Status of Women
Session 134K*Tax Competition I
Session 135KInterest Groups, Institutions, and Policy
Session 136KThe Economics of Gambling
Session 137KValuation
Session 138KFood Stamps and Family Well-Being
Session 139KRenewable Resources
Session 140KGraduate Student Session: Empirical Studies of Health, Human Capital, and Income Distribution
Session 141KLabor Economics and Human Capital

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  121K*
Two-Sided Markets
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Xavier Wauthy,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium

Papers:
"Two-Sided Markets and Price Competition with Multihoming"
Xavier Wauthy,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
"Why is On-Net Traffic Cheaper Than Off-Net Traffic? Access Markup as a Collusive Device and a Barrier to Entry"
Tommy Gabrielsen,  University of Bergen - Norway
Steinar Vagstad,  University of Bergen - Norway
"Financing of Media Firms: Does Competition Matter?"
Tore Nilssen,  University of Oslo - Norway
Discussants:
Maria Arbatskaya,  Emory University
David J. Balan,  Federal Trade Commission
Patrick J. DeGraba,  Federal Trade Commission
Abraham L. Wickelgren,  Federal Trade Commission
Ralf Dewenter,  Helmut-Schmidt University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  122K*
The Economics of the Great Depression
Session Organizer:  James L. Butkiewicz,  University of Delaware
  Chair:  James L. Butkiewicz,  University of Delaware

Papers:
"New Deal Work Relief and Private Wages"
Price Fishback,  University of Arizona
Shawn Kantor,  University of Arizona
Todd Neumann,  University of Arizona
"A Historical Examination of the Cyclical Behavior of Prices"
Randall E. Parker,  East Carolina University
Philip A. Rothman,  East Carolina State University
"The Fed's Response to Two Asset Bubbles: 1928-1929 and 1996-2000"
Elmus R. Wicker,  Indiana University
Discussants:
James L. Butkiewicz,  University of Delaware
Thomas Hall,  Miami University
Scott Redenius,  Bryn Mawr College

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  123K*
Sports Labor Markets
Session Organizer:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
  Chair:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College

Papers:
"MLB Arbitration Decisions: Individual Arbitrator vs. Arbitrator Panel"
John Fizel,  Pennsylvania State University
"Final Offer Arbitration in MLB: A Time-Series Analysis"
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"Performance, Earnings, and Labor Supply on the U.S. Professional Golfers' Association Tour"
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
Discussants:
Brad R. Humphreys,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington
Thomas Rhoads,  Towson University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  124K*
Structural Models in Labor and Public Economics
Session Organizer:  Steven Stern,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Steven Stern,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"A Dynamic Model of Medical Care Consumption During the Health Insurance Year"
Donna Gilleskie,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Minimum Wages and Positive Employment Effects in General Equilibrium"
Peter Arcidiancono,  Duke University
"Assessing the General Equilibrium Effects of School Finance Reform in Michigan"
Maria Marta Ferreyra,  Carnegie Mellon University
"Retirement and the Stock Market Bubble"
Tom Steinmeier,  Texas Tech University
Discussants:
Steven Stern,  University of Virginia
Daniel A. Ackerberg,  University of Arizona
Sandra Campo,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Patrick Bajari,  Duke University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  125K*
New Methods for Empirical Macroeconomists
Session Organizer:  Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"A Steady-State Approach to Trend/Cycle Decomposition"
Jeremy Piger,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
James Morley,  Washington University
"Expectations Hypotheses and Predictive Regressions"
Barbara Rossi,  Duke University
"Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Dynamic Stochastic Theories"
Andre Kurmann,  Universite du Quebec a Montreal
Discussants:
Elena Pesavento,  Emory University
Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia
David N. DeJong,  University of Pittsburgh

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  126K*
China's Financial System
Session Organizer:  Bruce L. Reynolds,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Bruce L. Reynolds,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Determinants of PRC Capital Flight"
Frank R. Gunter,  Lehigh University
"Assessing FDI Spillovers With Firm Heterogeneity: Evidence From Chinese Industry"
Gary Jefferson,  Brandeis University
"How Stable is China's Financial System?"
Bert Keidel,  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"China's Capital-Account Liberalization and Cross-Boarder Financial Flows"
Guonan Ma,  Bank for International Settlements
"Critical Institutional Constraints Facing China's Consumer Credit Sector"
Bruce L. Reynolds,  University of Virginia
Yonghong Tu,  People's University
Yu Wang,  People's Bank of China
Discussants:
Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University
Bruce L. Reynolds,  University of Virginia

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  127K*
The Determinants of Health Outcomes
Session Organizer:  William N. Evans,  University of Maryland
  Chair:  Jonathan Klick,  American Enterprise Institute

Papers:
"Another Sort of Intergenerational Transfer? Influenza and the Fetal origins Hypothesis"
Stephen E. Snyder,  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
"Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes"
William N. Evans,  University of Maryland
Beomsoo Kim,  University of Maryland
"Good Times, Bad Behavior: The Effect of Economic Conditions on Health Related Behaviors and Outcomes"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
Discussants:
Jonathan Klick,  American Enterprise Institute
Edward J. Schumacher,  Trinity University
Jennifer W. Godwin,  Duke University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA*		  Session  128K*
Welfare and Work
Session Organizer:  Ronald S. Warren, Jr.,  University of Georgia
  Chair:  Ronald S. Warren, Jr.,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"Substitution Among Wage, Welfare, and Disability Income Across Cohorts"
James P. Ziliak,  University of Kentucky
"The Effect of Housing Assistance on Earnings, Employment, and Welfare Receipt"
Edgar O. Olsen,  University of Virginia
Catherine Tyler,  University of Virginia
"The Effect of Welfare Benefit Reductions on the Earnings of Public Housing Residents"
Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia
Karen Tinsley,  University of Georgia
Ronald S. Warren, Jr.,  University of Georgia
Discussants:
Arthur Snow,  University of Georgia
Jonah Gelbach,  University of Maryland
Erdal Tekin,  Georgia State University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SDAE		  Session  129K
Investigating the Practices and Institutions of Academic Economics
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Size Matters: The Standard Error of Regressions in the American Economic Review"
Stephen Ziliak,  Roosevelt University
Deirdre McCloskey,  University of Illinois
"A Vocabulary Analysis of Economics Textbooks: What Are Economists Talking--and Not talking--About?"
Dan Johansson,  The Ratio Institute
"The National Research Council Ranking of Research Universities: Its Impact on Research in Economics"
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
"The Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box--With an Ideological Bias?"
Daniel B. Klein,  Santa Clara University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
CEANA		  Session  130K
International Economics and Trade
Session Organizer:  Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University
  Chair:  Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University

Papers:
"Global Trading on Carbon Dioxide Permits with Noncompliant Polluters"
Emilson C. D. Silva,  Tulane University
Xie Zhu,  Tulane University
"Optimal Strength of Intellectual Property Rights When Technology Transfer Happens Through Joint Ventures"
Xiaofei Vivian Yang,  University of Colorado - Boulder
"A Cournot-Nash Acid Rain Control Game Between Japan and China: Income Effect and Impure Public Good"
Xudong Chen,  Tulane University
"A Two-Tier Monetary Policy and Implications: A Case Study"
Wen-Jen Hsieh,  National Cheng Kung University
Discussants:
Yanhong Zhang,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Xudong Chen,  Tulane University
Xie Zhu,  Tulane University
Yu Hsing,  Southeastern Louisiana University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  131K
Investment Finance
  Chair:  Beth Allen,  University of Minnesota

Papers:
"Expansion of Firms Without New Stocks, Anglo-American Debts Versus European Cash Flows"
David Jestaz,  Columbia University
Nicolas Couderc,  University of Pantheon-Sorbonne
"Bank Loans and Investment Behavior - The Case of Saudi Arabia"
Abdullah H. Albatel,  King Saud University - Riyadh
"Risk and Return Effects of Joint Ventures: An Empirical Study of the Relative Size Hypothesis"
Tuncer Gocmen,  Shepherd University
"Competitive Environment and Security Issue Choice"
Christine Harrington,  State University of New York - Oneonta
"The Effect of Labor Unions on the Agency Cost of Corporate Debt"
Bradley T. Ewing,  Texas Tech University
Mark A. Yanochik,  Georgia Southern University
Discussants:
Berrak Buyukkarabacak,  Emory University
Clifford F. Thies,  Shenandoah University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
IEFS		  Session  132K
Trade, Technology, and Environmental Issues
Session Organizer:  Hugo Toledo,  American University of Sharjah (UAE)
  Chair:  Henry Thompson,  Auburn University

Papers:
"Regulation, Market Structure and Service Trade Liberalization: A CGE Analysis"
Ari Van Assche,  University of California - Davis
"Aquaculture Technological Diffuusion Rates of the Americas: Produce or Perish"
Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University
"Price Flexibility in the US and UK Beef Industry: Comparing Export Inverse Demand Systems"
Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University
Sonja B. Langley,  Auburn University
"Economic Impact of Environmental Health Risks on House Values in Southern Region: A Country Level Analysis"
Sa Chau Ho,  Auburn University
Diane Hite,  Auburn University
Discussants:
Sonja B. Langley,  Auburn University
Denise Konan,  University of Hawaii
Sa Chau Ho,  Auburn University
Alison M. Keefe,  Kennesaw State University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
CSWEP		  Session  133K
Economic Analysis of the Status of Women
  Chair:  Catherine L. Mann,  Institute for International Economics

Papers:
"A Cross-Country Analysis of Status of Women: A Structural Equation Approach"
Kruti Dholakia,  University of Texas - Dallas
"Gender Inequality in Education: The Impact of Socio-Economic Restrictions"
Mustafa Seref Akin,  Southern Illinois University
""Stop the Tenure Clock" Policies in the Economics Departments of U.S. Colleges and Universities: Theory and Practice"
Saranna R. Thornton,  Hampden-Sydney College
"Taxes, Transplants, and Women: Impact of Public Policies for Live Kidney Donation on Women"
Miguel Gouveia,  Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Pamela B. Peele,  University of Pittsburgh

Monday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  134K*
Tax Competition I
Session Organizer:  Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida
  Chair:  Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida

Papers:
"Do Suburbs Function as Measuring Sticks for Cities? An Analysis of City Budgets and Suburban Competition"
Steven Craig,  University of Houston
Andrew Austin,  CERGE
Stephanie Botello,  University of Houston
"Yardstick Competition Versus Common Shocks: A Reassessment Using U.S. States' Tax Liability Data"
Luz Saavedra,  University of St. Thomas
Bradley Kemp Wilson,  University of St. Thomas
"Tax Competition in Florida's Local Option Gasoline Tax"
Jonathan H. Hamilton,  University of Florida
J. C. Zannis,  University of Florida
Discussants:
Charles de Bartelome,  University of Colorado - Boulder
William H. Hoyt,  University of Kentucky
Ben Zissimos,  Vanderbilt University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  135K
Interest Groups, Institutions, and Policy
Session Organizer:  Thomas Stratmann,  George Mason University
  Chair:  Thomas Stratmann,  George Mason University

Papers:
"Political Contribution Caps and Lobby Formation: Theory and Evidence"
Allan Drazen,  University of Maryland
Nuno Limao,  University of Maryland
Thomas Stratmann,  George Mason University
"Clientelism, Credibility, and Democracy"
Philip Keefer,  World Bank
"An Empirical Inquiry into the Political Economy of Voluntary Export Restraints"
Kishore Gawande,  Texas A&M University
Pravin Krishna,  Brown University
"Market Conduct and Endogenous Lobbying: Evidence from the U.S. Mobile Telecommunications Industry"
Tomaso Duso,  Humboldt University
Astrid Jung,  Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin
Discussants:
Kishore Gawande,  Texas A&M University
Tomaso Duso,  Humboldt University
Lawrence W. Kenny,  University of Florida
Edward J. Lopez,  University of North Texas

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  136K
The Economics of Gambling
Session Organizer:  Douglas M. Walker,  Georgia College & State University
  Chair:  Douglas M. Walker,  Georgia College & State University

Papers:
"Gambling as a Vehicle for Development: Lessons from the Experiences of Ten States"
Gary C. Anders,  Arizona State University West
"Earmarking and Lottery Adoption"
Douglas G. Butler,  Texas Christian University
"Do U.S. Gambling Industries Cannibalize Each Other?"
John D. Jackson,  Auburn University
Douglas M. Walker,  Georgia College & State University
"Internet Gambling and Its Effect on Traditional Gaming Revenues"
Richard McGowan,  Boston College
"An Economic Analysis of a Racino: The Demand for Pari-Mutuel and Casino Wagering Products"
Richard Thalheimer,  University of Louisville
Discussants:
Gary C. Anders,  Arizona State University West
Richard McGowan,  Boston College
Richard Thalheimer,  University of Louisville
Douglas M. Walker,  Georgia College & State University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
AERE/SCREE		  Session  137K
Valuation
Session Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  Chair:  Glenn C. Blomquist,  University of Kentucky

Papers:
"Explaining the Discrepancies Between Real and Hypothetical Willingness to Pay Values: Information Effect on a Threshold Good"
Krishna P. Paudel,  Louisiana State University
Michael A. Dunn,  Louisiana State University
Doleswar Bhandari,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Richard P. Volsky,  Louisiana State University
Kurt Guidry,  Louisiana State University
"Mitigating Hypothetical Bias"
Todd L. Cherry,  Appalachian State University
John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
"The On-site Cost Model Revisited: Combining Stated and Revealed Preference Travel Cost Data in the Valuation of Changes in Beach Quality"
Craig E. Landry,  East Carolina University
Kenneth E. McConnell,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Seong-Hoon Cho,  University of Georgia
Krishna P. Paudel,  Louisiana State University
David W. Carter,  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  138K
Food Stamps and Family Well-Being
  Chair:  Mark Prell,  USDA

Papers:
"Food Stamps, Cash Assistance and Employment in South Carolina"
David C. Ribar,  George Washington University
Marilyn Edelhoch,  South Carolina Department of Social Sciences
Quiduan Liu,  South Carolina Department of Social Sciences
"Does the Food Stamp Program Mitigate the Effect of High Housing Costs on Food Insecurity"
Joseph Harkness,  Johns Hopkins University
Sandra Newman,  Johns Hopkins University
Laura Tiehen,  USDA
"Food Stamp Program Participation and Food Insecurity"
Steven T. Yen,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
David B. Eastwood,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Biing-Hwan Lin,  USDA
Margaret Andrews,  USDA
Discussants:
Michael Fishman,  The Lewin Group
Mark Prell,  USDA
Diego Rose,  Tulane University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  139K
Renewable Resources
  Chair:  James H. Murphy,  Western Carolina University

Papers:
"Modeling Land Use Change in a Southern Forested Landscape: The Case of the Southern Cumberland Plateau"
Robert R. Gottfried,  University of the South
Douglass Williams,  University of the South
"The Influence of Public vs. Private Based Payment Vehicles in Willingness to Pay Response: A Contingent Valuation Study of Nitrate in Florida Groundwater"
Carmen Lyttle-N'Guessan,  Florida A&M University
Michael Thomas,  Florida A&M University
"Diagnosing Hypothetical Bias: Evidence From the Laboratory"
Samiran Banerjee,  Georgia Institute of Technology
James H. Murphy,  Western Carolina University
Discussants:
Ian Lange,  University of Washington
Tina R. Newton,  Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica
Adrian Peralta-Alva,  University of Miami
Jim Wollscheid,  Southern Methodist University

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  140K
Graduate Student Session: Empirical Studies of Health, Human Capital, and Income Distribution
Session Organizer:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
  Chair:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University

Papers:
"Is There a Case of Income Inferiority in Illegal Drug Consumption: Evidence from NSDUH"
Suryadipta Roy,  West Virginia University
"Do Air Carriers Internalize Congestion?"
Katherine Harback,  University of Delaware
"Lifecycle of Social Capital: The Relationship Between Human Capital and Social Capital"
Abdul Munasib,  Ohio State University
Discussants:
Justo Manrique,  University of Houston - Downtown
Dave E. Marcotte,  University of Maryland Baltimore County

Monday
2:15 - 4:00 pm
SEA		  Session  141K
Labor Economics and Human Capital
  Chair:  Robert J. Newman,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Semiparametric Estimation of Wage Equation"
Kang-Sun Lee,  Louisiana State University
Robert J. Newman,  Louisiana State University
R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
"Developing Human Capital in Kazakhstan: An Evaluation of Economic Understanding and Attitudes Toward Market Economics"
Paul W. Grimes,  Mississippi State University
Meghan Millea,  Mississippi State University
Randall C. Campbell,  Mississippi State University
"Examining the Effects of Wealth and 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
"Where Have all the Union Members Gone? Revisiting the Government Substitution Hypothesis"
Robert J. Newman,  Louisiana State University
Christopher K. Coombs,  Louisiana State University
Discussants:
Tricia Gladden,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Karen Guthermuth,  Virginia Military Institute
Christopher K. Coombs,  Louisiana State University

Monday,  4:15 pm

Session 142LPresidential Address
Session 143L*Southern Economic Association Business Meeting

Monday
4:15 - 5:15 pm
SEA		  Session  142L
Presidential Address
  Introduction:  William R. Johnson,  University of Virginia

Speaker:
Eugenia F. Toma,  University of Kentucky
President, Southern Economic Association
Topic:
"Private Schools in a Global World"

Monday
5:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  143L*
Southern Economic Association Business Meeting
  Chair:  Eugenia F. Toma,  University of Kentucky

Tuesday,  8:00 am

Session 151N*Drug Advertising
Session 152N*Health Care Provision and Utilization
Session 153N*Families and Welfare Programs
Session 154N*Inference in the Presence of Measurement Error
Session 155N*Trade and Political Economy I
Session 156N*Technology Shocks and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Session 157N*The Economics of Aging
Session 158N*The Industrial Revolution
Session 159N*Economics of Education II
Session 160NRisk Aversion Experiments: From the Lab to the Field
Session 161NMicroeconomic Behavior in Sports
Session 162NAlternative Monetary Regimes
Session 163NApplied Economic Issues
Session 164NProductivity Topics in Energy and Environmental Economics
Session 165NReal-Time Data Analysis
Session 166NFisheries
Session 167NRoundtable: Hayek's Challenge by Bruce Caldwell
Session 168NInternational Business Cycles
Session 169NShocks, Cycles, and Welfare
Session 170NGraduate Student Session: Theory and Hypothesis Testing
Session 171NIssues in Public Sector Economics

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  151N*
Drug Advertising
Session Organizer:  Simon P. Anderson,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Toshiaki Iizuka,  Vanderbilt University

Papers:
"The Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising on Multi-Agent Decision Making in Pharmaceuticals"
Paris Cleanthous,  New York University
"The Welfare Implications of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in the Market for Prescription Drugs"
Jayani Jayawardhana,  University of Virginia
"Prescription Drug Advertising and Health Habits"
Toshiaki Iizuka,  Vanderbilt University
Ginger Zhe Jin,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Loren K. Smith,  University of Virginia
Bharat Anand,  Harvard Business School
Jason Hulbert,  University of Virginia

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  152N*
Health Care Provision and Utilization
Session Organizer:  Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
  Chair:  Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida

Papers:
"The Role of Beneficiary Medical Knowledge in Workmens Compensation-Related Health Care Utilization and Expenditures"
Richard Smith,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
"Publicly Provided Health Insurance, Maternal Employment, and Child Health"
Haiyong Liu,  East Carolina University
"The Labor Market for Registered Nurses: Evolution or Revolution?"
Barry T. Hirsch,  Trinity University
Edward J. Schumacher,  Trinity University
"Understanding Dynamic and Spatial Patters of Medical Treatment: The Role of Physician Networks"
Gary M. Fournier,  Florida State University
Mary A. Burke,  Florida State University
Kislaya Prasad,  Florida State University
Discussants:
Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Wes Austin,  University of South Florida
Haiyong Liu,  East Carolina University
Gabriel Picone,  University of South Florida

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  153N*
Families and Welfare Programs
  Chair:  Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"The Impact of a Temporary Help Job: An Analysis of Outcomes for Participants in Three Missouri Programs"
Carolyn J. Heinrich,  University of Wisconsin - Madison
Peter R. Mueser,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Kenneth R. Troske,  University of Missouri - Columbia
"Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform"
Erdal Tekin,  Georgia State University
"The Job Impact of Access to Employment Growth: Evidence From Panel Data on TANF Recipients"
Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University
Keith R. Ihlanfeldt,  Florida State University
William J. Smith,  Georgia State University
"Analysis of Teen Childbearing and the Determinants of School Progress"
Jose J. Canals-Cerda,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Discussants:
Jose J. Canals-Cerda,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Kenneth R. Troske,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Peter R. Mueser,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Mary G. McGarvey,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  154N*
Inference in the Presence of Measurement Error
Session Organizer:  Brent Kreider,  Iowa State University
  Chair:  Brent Kreider,  Iowa State University

Papers:
"Respondent Tendencies for Nonresponse and Response Errors"
Francesca Molinari,  Cornell University
Charles F. Manski,  Northwestern University
"The Impact of Refugee Status on Poverty: Measurement Error and Omitted Variables"
Christopher R. Bollinger,  University of Kentucky
Paul Hagstrom,  Hamilton College
"Robust Inference in Models with Measurement Error"
Ellie Tamer,  Princeton University
Shakeeb Khan,  University of Rochester
"Identifying the Impact of Universal Health Insurance on Utilization: What Can Be Learned From Data With Arbitrary Insurance Reporting Error?"
Brent Kreider,  Iowa State University
Steven C. Hill,  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Discussants:
Shakeeb Khan,  University of Rochester

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  155N*
Trade and Political Economy I
  Chair:  John McLaren,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Interest Groups and the 2003 Prescription Drug Re-Importation Bill"
Omer Gokcekus,  Seton Hall University
"Sweetening the Pot: How U.S. Sugar Buys Protection"
Edward Tower,  Duke University
"Counterlobbying Downstream: Theory and Evidence"
Kishore Gawande,  Texas A&M University
Discussants:
Amy Jocelyn Glass,  Texas A&M University
Douglas R. Nelson,  Tulane University
Chris Magee,  Bucknell University

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  156N*
Technology Shocks and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Session Organizer:  Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Do Technology Shocks Drive Hours Up or Down: A Little Evidence From an Agnostic Procedure"
Elena Pesavento,  Emory University
Barbara Rossi,  Duke University
"What Explains the Varying Monetary Response to Technology Shocks in G-7 Countries?"
Michael Owyang,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Neville Francis,  Lehigh University
Athena Theodorou,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
"Understanding the Evolution of the International Business Cycle"
M. Ayhan Kose,  International Monetary Fund
Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia
Charles Whiteman,  University of Iowa
Discussants:
Jeremy Piger,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Marco Del Negro,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Barbara Rossi,  Duke University

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  157N*
The Economics of Aging
  Chair:  Jennifer M. Mellor,  College of William and Mary

Papers:
"The Effect of the Repeal of the Retirement Earnings Test on the Labor Supply of Older Workers"
Bac Tran,  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
"The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization and Health: Evidence From Medicare"
David Card,  University of California - Berkeley
Carlos Dobkin,  University of California - Santa Cruz
Nicole Maestas,  Rand Corporation
"Elderly Parents' Expectations About Informal Care From Children: The Frequency and Implications of Errors in Expectations"
Jennifer W. Godwin,  Duke University
Discussants:
Jennifer M. Mellor,  College of William and Mary
Emily Owens,  University of Maryland

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  158N*
The Industrial Revolution
Session Organizer:  George Selgin,  University of Georgia
  Chair:  George Selgin,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"Women Agricultural Workers During the Industrial Revolution"
Joyce Burnette,  Wabash College
"The Role of Child Labor in European Industrialization"
Carolyn Tuttle,  Lake Forest College
"Human Capital Interpretations of the Industrial Revolution"
Gregory Clark,  University of California - Davis

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA*		  Session  159N*
Economics of Education II
Session Organizer:  Christopher M. Cornwell,  University of Georgia
  Chair:  Christopher M. Cornwell,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"Impact of Voucher Design on Public School Performance: Evidence From Florida and Milwaukee Voucher Programs"
Rajashri Chakrabarti,  Cornell University
"Estimating the Effects of Private School Vouchers in Multi-District Economies"
Maria Marta Ferreyra,  Carnegie Mellon University
"Relief for Whom? The Effects of School Peoperty Tax Relief Programs: Evidence From the New York State STAR Program and Beyond"
Michael Rizzo,  Centre College
"Transfer Students and Community College Quality"
Angela K. Dills,  Clemson University
Rey Hernandez,  Clemson University
Discussants:
Christopher M. Cornwell,  University of Georgia
David B. Mustard,  University of Georgia

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
ESA		  Session  160N
Risk Aversion Experiments: From the Lab to the Field
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida

Papers:
"Heterogeneity and the Characterization of Risk Attitudes"
Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida
Elisabet Rutström,  University of Central Florida
Nathaniel Wilcox,  University of Houston
"Estimating Risk Attitudes in Denmark: A Field Experiment"
Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida
Morton Igel Lau,  Centre for Economic and Business Research - Denmark
Elisabet Rutström,  University of Central Florida
"Risk Aversion "Au Naturel""
Glenn W. Harrison,  University of Central Florida
John A. List,  University of Maryland
Charles Towe,  University of Maryland
"Risk Preferences and Physical Prowess: Is the Weaker Sex More Risk Averse, or Do We Just Think So?"
Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Catherine C. Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Maria Heracleous,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Paige S. Warren,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Discussants:
Gregory M. Parkhurst,  Mississippi State University
David Reiley,  University of Arizona
Paul J. Ferraro,  Georgia State University
Kurtis J. Swope,  United States Naval Academy

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  161N
Microeconomic Behavior in Sports
Session Organizer:  John Charles Bradbury,  University of the South
  Chair:  John Charles Bradbury,  University of the South

Papers:
"Pigou at the Plate: Hitting Externalities in Major League Baseball"
John Charles Bradbury,  University of the South
Douglas Drinen,  University of the South
"Fire the Coach?"
Raymond Sauer,  Clemson University
"The Effect of Contract Year on Player Performance"
E. Frank Stephenson,  Berry College

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  162N
Alternative Monetary Regimes
  Chair:  James Cobbe,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise: A Broader Perspective"
Christopher P. Ball,  Quinnipiac University
Javier A. Reyes,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
"The Effects of Productivity Shocks and Asymmetric Demand Shocks in a Monetary Union Under Rules and Discretion"
Gaurango Banerjee,  University of Texas - Brownsville
"Velocity Futures Targeting: Can It Eliminate the Need for Central Banks to Estimate a Structural Model of the Economy"
Aaron L. Jackson,  Bentley College
Scott Sumner,  Bentley College
"Regime Changes, Learning aned Monetary Policy"
George A. Waters,  Illinois State University
Discussants:
Kyongwook Choi,  Ohio University
Jae-Kwang Hwang,  Virginia State University
Sang-Kyung Sung,  Bank of Korea

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
KAEA		  Session  163N
Applied Economic Issues
  Chair:  Semoon Chang,  University of South Alabama

Papers:
"The Asymmetry in the Effect of Entry Barrier by Law on Economics Performance Over Time"
In Kwon Lee,  Korea Economic Research Institute
"Co-Integration Tests Based on the Instrumental Estimation"
Junsoo Lee,  University of Alabama
"Alternative Retirement Plans and the Salary Peak System: A Preliminary Analysis"
Semoon Chang,  University of South Alabama
Discussants:
Junsoo Lee,  University of Alabama
James Swofford,  University of South Alabama
In Kwon Lee,  Korea Economic Research Institute

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  164N
Productivity Topics in Energy and Environmental Economics
Session Organizer:  Carl A. Pasurka, Jr.,  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Chair:  Carl A. Pasurka, Jr.,  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Papers:
"Stochastic Frontier Regressions for Measuring the Efficiency Gap Between Average and Best Practice Energy Use"
Gale A. Boyd,  Argonne National Laboratory
"Pollution Abatement Activities and Traditional Productivity: A Joint Production Perspective"
Rolf Färe,  Oregon State University
Shawna Grosskopf,  Oregon State University
Carl A. Pasurka, Jr.,  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
"A Joint Production Efficiency Model of the Water Industry in the United States"
Roberto Mosheim,  University of Georgia
Discussants:
Gale A. Boyd,  Argonne National Laboratory
Roberto Mosheim,  University of Georgia
Carl A. Pasurka, Jr.,  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  165N
Real-Time Data Analysis
Session Organizer:  Dean Croushore,  University of Richmond
  Chair:  Dean Croushore,  University of Richmond

Papers:
"Learning and Shifts in Long-Run Productivity Growth"
Rochelle M. Edge,  Federal Reserve Board
Thomas Laubach,  Federal Reserve Board
John C. Williams,  Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
"Information in Data Revision Processes: Payroll Employment and Real-Time Measurement of Employment Conditions"
Ellis W. Tallman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Peter Zadrozny,  Bureau of Labor Statistics
"Do Consumer Confidence Indexes Help Forecast Consumer Spending in Real time?"
Dean Croushore,  University of Richmond
"How Well Do We Measure and Forecast Productivity?"
Richard G. Anderson,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Kevin L. Kliesen,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussants:
Richard G. Anderson,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Simon Potter,  Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Mark Doms,  Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
W. Douglas McMillin,  Louisiana State University

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  166N
Fisheries
Session Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  Chair:  Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Papers:
"Vertical Integration in the Post-IFQ Halibut Fishery"
Robert Dawson,  Washington College
"Effort Response, Harvest, and Climate in the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Fishery: A Vector-Autoregression Analysis"
David W. Carter,  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
David Letson,  University of Miami
"Measuring the Welfare Effects of Resource Management Policies on Multi-Product Firms: An Application to the Black Sea Bass Fishery"
Juan J. Agar,  NOAA Fisheries
Discussants:
Sarah L. Stafford,  College of William and Mary
John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Christopher F. Dumas,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SDAE		  Session  167N
Roundtable: Hayek's Challenge by Bruce Caldwell
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University

Participants:
Bruce J. Caldwell,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University
William N. Butos,  Trinity College
Roger W. Garrison,  Auburn University
Steven G. Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University
Lawrence H. White,  University of Missouri - St. Louis

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  168N
International Business Cycles
  Chair:  Mohammed Mohsin,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Papers:
"Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Different Exchange Rate Arrangements: A Small Open Economy Case"
Fahlino F. Sjuib,  Framingham State College
"International Business Cycle Transmission in a Dymanic Multi-Sectoral Heckscher-Ohlin Model"
Julian Emami Namini,  University of Duisburg-Essen
"The Dynamics of the Permanent and Transitory Components in international Business Cycles"
Shushanik Papanyan,  University of Houston
"The Impact of Real Exchange Rate Volatility on Foreign Direct Investment in the G-7 Countries"
Abdur R. Chowdhury,  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Mark Wheeler,  Western Michigan University
Discussants:
Nathan J. Ashby,  West Virginia University
Teresa Beckham Gramm,  Rhodes College

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  169N
Shocks, Cycles, and Welfare
  Chair:  Burton A. Abrams,  University of Delaware

Papers:
"Prospect Theory and the Welfare Cost of Business Cycle"
Nazneen Ahmad,  University of New Orleans
Wei Xiao,  University of New Orleans
"Measures of the Asymmetry of Individual Price Distributions as Proxies for Aggregate Shocks: A Reappraisal"
William A. Bomberger,  University of Florida
"The Role of Stock Prices in Business Cycles"
James R. McCown,  Oklahoma City University
"Statistical Modeling of Duration Dependence in Business Cycles Using a Modulated Power Law Process"
Haigang Zhou,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Steven E. Rigdon,  Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Discussants:
Hisham S. Foad,  Emory University
Sarah J. Skinner,  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  170N
Graduate Student Session: Theory and Hypothesis Testing
Session Organizer:  Arthur H. Goldsmith,  Washington and Lee University
  Chair:  Eric R. Dodge,  Hanover College

Papers:
"Marriage, Fertility and Female Labor Participation Decision in the United States"
Yu-chen Kuo,  Texas A&M University
"The Welfare Effects of Primary Elections"
Nicholas Hill,  Johns Hopkins University
"Time Aggregation and Revealed Preference Analysis of Macro Data: Are Nonparametric Tests Biased Toward Nonrejection of Low Frequency Data?"
Luiz Maia,  North Carolina State University
Discussants:
Stephanie M. Brewer,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Tuesday
8:00 - 9:45 am
SEA		  Session  171N
Issues in Public Sector Economics
Session Organizer:  J.R. Clark,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
  Chair:  J.R. Clark,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Papers:
"Freedom, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Progress: International Evidence"
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University
J.R. Clark,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Dwight R. Lee,  University of Georgia
"On the Growth of Government in the New Millennium"
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
"The Political Economy of Regulation: 'Bootleggers and Baptists' in Arkansas"
Charles R. Britton,  University of Arkansas
Richard K. Ford,  University of Arkansas - Little Rock
David E.R. Gay,  University of Arkansas
Discussants:
Charles W. Baird,  California State University - Hayward
James R. Marchand,  Mercer University
E. Bruce Hutchinson,  University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Tuesday,  10:00 am

Session 172P*The Changing Nature of Retirement Saving
Session 173PAlcohol Consumption
Session 174P*Econometrics: Methods and Applications
Session 175P*Economics and the NCAA
Session 176P*Trade and Political Economy II: Honoring Ed Tower
Session 177P*Exchange Rates and Asian Exports
Session 178P*The Economics of Crime
Session 179P*Measuring Firm Efficiency
Session 180P*Institutional Determinants of Patenting and Patent Litigation Outcomes
Session 181PBargaining, Taking and Experience
Session 182PTopics in the Economics of Obesity
Session 183PExchange Rates: Cause and Effect
Session 184PTechnological Change and Economic Growth
Session 185PEconomics of Labor Supply and Fertility
Session 186PApplied Microeconomics
Session 187PNatural Resources
Session 188PThe Knowledge Problem in Diverse Contexts
Session 189PBig Government: Forces and Trends
Session 191PCharity Fundraising
Session 192PIssues in Political Economy

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  172P*
The Changing Nature of Retirement Saving
Session Organizer:  Leora Friedberg,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Leora Friedberg,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Participant Direction in Defined Contribution Plans"
William E. Even,  Miami University
David Macpherson,  Florida State University
"Why Mandatory Annuitization of Social Security Individual Accounts Would Hurt the Poor"
Irena Dushi,  International Longevity Center-USA
Anthony Webb,  International Longevity Center-USA
"The Role of Skill Specific Human Capital in the Evolution of Pension Structure"
Kristie Engemann,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Leora Friedberg,  University of Virginia
Michael Owyang,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussants:
Irena Dushi,  International Longevity Center-USA

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  173P
Alcohol Consumption
Session Organizer:  Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
  Chair:  Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida

Papers:
"Does Alcohol Consumption Improve Your Health?"
Gabriel Picone,  University of South Florida
"Drinking, Social Capital, and Wages"
Bethany L. Peters,  Rhodes College
"Public Policy and Alcohol Use Among Older Adults"
Dhaval Dave,  Bentley College
"Drinking and Educational Outcomes"
Wes Austin,  University of South Florida
Discussants:
Edward J. Schumacher,  Trinity University
Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
Angela K. Dills,  Clemson University
Rey Hernandez,  Clemson University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  174P*
Econometrics: Methods and Applications
Session Organizer:  Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University
  Chair:  Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Testing for Equality of Distributions With Mixed Data"
Qi Li,  Texas A&M University
Esfandiar Maasoumi,  Southern Methodist University
Jeffrey Racine,  Syracuse University
"Conditional Moment Tests for Spatial Correlation in Panel Data"
Mary G. McGarvey,  University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mary Beth Walker,  Georgia State University
"Bayesian Analysis of the Endogenous Sequential Ordinal Model: Application to the Demand for Health Care"
Murat K. Munkin,  University of Tennessee
"Joint Estimation of Sequential Labor Force Participation and Fertility Decisions Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques"
Heilke Buddlemeyer,  University of Melbourne - Australia
Kenneth R. Troske,  University of Missouri - Columbia
Alexandru Voicu,  IZA, Institute for the Study of Labor
Discussants:
Shiferaw Gurmu,  Georgia State University
Jose J. Canals-Cerda,  University of Colorado - Boulder
Jeffrey Racine,  Syracuse University
Erdal Tekin,  Georgia State University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  175P*
Economics and the NCAA
Session Organizer:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
  Chair:  Philip K. Porter,  University of South Florida

Papers:
"Agenda Control, Democratic Representation, Principal Agent Relations and the NCAA"
Kathleen Carroll,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Brad R. Humphreys,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"Competitive Balance and Conference Realignment in the NCAA"
Thomas Rhoads,  Towson University
"What is the Cost of Probation? Evidence From Division 1A Football"
Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington
Dennis P. Wilson,  University of Texas - Arlington
Discussants:
Brian Goff,  Western Kentucky University
Philip K. Porter,  University of South Florida
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  176P*
Trade and Political Economy II: Honoring Ed Tower
Session Organizer:  John McLaren,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  John McLaren,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Trade Creation, Trade Diversion, and Endogenous Regionalism"
Chris Magee,  Bucknell University
"Free Trade Agreements, Customs Unions, and the Dynamics of Political Influence"
John McLaren,  University of Virginia
"Selective Promotion of Industries"
Amy Jocelyn Glass,  Texas A&M University
"Can Compensation Save Free Trade?"
Douglas R. Nelson,  Tulane University
Discussants:
Kishore Gawande,  Texas A&M University
Omer Gokcekus,  Seton Hall University
Edward Tower,  Duke University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  177P*
Exchange Rates and Asian Exports
Session Organizer:  Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University
  Chair:  Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University

Papers:
"The Link Between China's Exchange Rate Policy and U.S. Trade Deficit"
Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University
"The Net Effect of Depreciation and Exchange Risk on Asian Exports"
WenShwo Fang,  Feng Chia University
Yihao Lai,  The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology
Henry Thompson,  Auburn University
"Exchange Rate Policies in East Asia: Reconsideration"
Wei Sun,  University of Texas - Pan American
Yoonbai Kim,  University of Kentucky
"Exchange Rate Volatility and Trade Volume: Evidence From a Threshold Model"
Yanhong Zhang,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Discussants:
Hisham S. Foad,  Emory University
Wei Sun,  University of Texas - Pan American
Zhenhui Xu,  Georgia College & State University
Yanhong Zhang,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  178P*
The Economics of Crime
Session Organizer:  William N. Evans,  University of Maryland
  Chair:  Stephen E. Snyder,  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Papers:
"Using Terror Alert Levels to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime"
Jonathan Klick,  American Enterprise Institute
Alexander Tabarrok,  George Mason University
"The Effect of Crime on Housing Price Growth: Evidence From a Panel of Metropolitan Areas"
Joshua Gallin,  Federal Reserve Board
David B. Mustard,  University of Georgia
"Flypaper COPS"
William N. Evans,  University of Maryland
Emily Owens,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Stephen E. Snyder,  University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
William N. Trumbull,  West Virginia University
Joanna M. Shepherd,  Emory University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  179P*
Measuring Firm Efficiency
Session Organizer:  Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University
  Chair:  Danielle Lewis,  Southeastern Louisiana University

Papers:
"Feasible Estimation of Firm-Specific Allocative Inefficiency Through Numerical Bayesian Methods"
Jeff Dorfman,  University of Georgia
"Ranking and Selection in Parametric Stochastic Frontier Models"
William C. Horrace,  Syracuse University
Seth O. Richards,  NBER
"Comparing Efficiency of Gas and Coal Electric Power Generating Plants"
Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University
Andrew Kleit,  Pennsylvania State University
Xia Zhao,  Louisiana State University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA*		  Session  180P*
Institutional Determinants of Patenting and Patent Litigation Outcomes
Session Organizer:  John L. Turner,  University of Georgia
  Chair:  John L. Turner,  University of Georgia

Papers:
"The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Impact on Patent Litigation"
Matthew Henry,  University of Georgia
John L. Turner,  University of Georgia
"Are All Patent Examiners Equal? The Impact of Examiners on Patent Characteristics and Litigation Outcomes"
Iain Cockburn,  Boston University
Samuel Kortum,  University of Minnesota
Scott Stern,  Northwestern University
"On Experimental Patent Reform and the Failure to Fix a Non-Problem"
John R. Allison,  University of Texas - Austin
Starling Hunter,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussants:
Starling Hunter,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John L. Turner,  University of Georgia

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  181P
Bargaining, Taking and Experience
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy

Papers:
"Personality, Rationality, and Fairness in Bilateral Bargaining"
John Cadigan,  American University
Pamela M. Schmitt,  United States Naval Academy
Kurtis J. Swope,  United States Naval Academy
"Playing the System: The Impact of Experienced Subjects in Experimental Economic Research"
C. Nicholas McKinney,  Rhodes College
"An Experimental Test of Criminal Behavior Among Juveniles"
William T. Harbaugh,  University of Oregon
Naci Mocan,  University of Colorado - Denver
Michael S. Visser,  University of Oregon
Discussants:
Michael Pickhardt,  Chemnitz University of Technology
Erte Xiao,  George Mason University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  182P
Topics in the Economics of Obesity
Session Organizer:  Julie L. Hotchkiss,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  Chair:  Julie L. Hotchkiss,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:
"Physical Work and Work Capacity in the Labor Market"
Roy Wada,  Georgia State University
"Fast Food Advertising on Television and its Influence on Childhood Obesity"
Shin-Yi Chou,  NBER
Inas Rashad,  NBER
Michael Grossman,  NBER
"Obesity and Depression"
Inas Rashad,  NBER
Gregory Colman,  Pace University
Discussants:
Olga Pavlova,  Georgia State University
Judy Shinogle,  National Center for Health Statistics
Joey Smith,  Georgia State University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  183P
Exchange Rates: Cause and Effect
  Chair:  J. K. Mullen,  Clarkson University

Papers:
"Real Exchange Rates and Oil Prices: The United Kingdom Evidence"
Cynthia Royal Tori,  Valdosta State University
Zulal S. Denaux,  Valdosta State University
"Structural Break in the Real Exchange Rate: Five Asian Countries"
Hoesang Chung,  Chonnam National University
Young-Yong Kim,  Chonnam National University
"Identifying the Role of Exchange Rates in Stabilizing Open Economies: A Structured Econometric Analysis Within the Classical Monetary Framework"
Christian M. Dahl,  Purdue University
Melody Lo,  University of Southern Mississippi
"Reserve Adequacy and Currency Crises"
Jie Li,  Claremont Graduate University
"To Float or Not to Float: Currency Regimes and Growth"
William Miles,  Wichita State University
Discussants:
David Jestaz,  Columbia University
William Miles,  Wichita State University
Esen Onur,  University of Virginia

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  184P
Technological Change and Economic Growth
  Chair:  Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr.,  Econpolicy

Papers:
"Diffusion Model With Network Externality: Empirical Study in the Telephone Mainlines"
Chih-Peng Chu,  National Dong Hwa University
Jin-Gu Pan,  National Dong Hwa University
"Inter-State Dynamics of Invention Activities, 1930-2000"
Catherine Y. Co,  University of Nebraska - Omaha
John S. Landon-Lane,  Rutgers University
Myeong-Su Yun,  Tulane University
"The Role of New Technology Creation and Spatial Technology Spillovers on Economic Growth in the U.S. South"
Daniel C. Monchuk,  Iowa State University
"Oil Crisis, Energy-Saving Technological Change and the Stock Market Collapse of the Mid 1970s"
Sami Alpanda,  University of Minnesota
Adrian Peralta-Alva,  University of Miami
"Inter-Firm Technological Spillovers Through Mobility of Scientists and the Organization of R&D"
Simona Lup Tick,  University of Arizona
Discussants:
Marcelo Mello,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sjamsu Rahardja,  Georgetown University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  185P
Economics of Labor Supply and Fertility
  Chair:  Liye Zhu,  Southern Methodist University

Papers:
"Preferences for Risk and Household Labor Supply Behavior"
Ahlam Fakhar,  Claremont Graduate University
"Transition From University to Work in Europe: The Analysis of the Time to Obtain the First Job"
Manuel Salas-Velasco,  Columbia University
"Relative Cohort Size and the Pattern of Fertility in the Demographic Transition"
Yongil Jeon,  Central Michigan University
Michael P. Shields,  Central Michigan University
"More Power to the Pill: The Effect of Contraceptive Freedom on Women's Labor Supply"
Martha Bailey,  Vanderbilt University
"Disability Insurance, the Job Search Decision and Return to Work"
Sophie Mitra,  Rutgers University
Discussants:
Arif A. Mamun,  University of Washington
Kevin H. McIntyre,  McDaniel College
L. Wayne Plumly, Jr.,  Valdosta State University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  186P
Applied Microeconomics
  Chair:  Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans

Papers:
"American Catholic Marriage Annulment: An Empirical Study"
W. Carrington Heath,  University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Rand W. Ressler,  University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Melissa S. Waters,  Southern University and A&M College
"Discrimination & Baseball: Evidence from the Trading-Card Industry"
Lee J. Van Scyoc,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Nancy J. Burnett,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
"Privatization"
Walter Block,  Loyola University - New Orleans
"Price Elasticity of Demand for Mississippi University for Women"
Chad Denson,  Delta State University
"Measuring the Impact of a BSE Announcement on US Beef Consumption: A Time Series Analysis"
Christian Crowley,  George Washington University
Yoshiaki Shimazaki,  Oklahoma State University
Discussants:
William A. Bomberger,  University of Florida
Lara K. Bryant,  Florida Atlantic University
Christopher C. Klein,  Middle Tennessee State University
Christian Crowley,  George Washington University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
AERE/SCREE		  Session  187P
Natural Resources
Session Organizer:  John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  Chair:  Michael A. Dunn,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Where to Allocate New Forest Reserves? An Analysis of the Consequences of Alternative Allocation Rules"
Runar Brannlund,  Umea University
Peichen Gong,  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
"Pricing Groundwater Recharge"
Bowman Cutter,  University of California - Riverside
"The Value of Option Contracts for Water: Colorado and Texas Compared"
Michele T. Villinski,  DePauw University
Discussants:
Jeffrey A. Michael,  Towson University
Michael A. Dunn,  Louisiana State University
John C. Whitehead,  University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SDAE		  Session  188P
The Knowledge Problem in Diverse Contexts
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Pierre Garrouste,  Universite de Paris I

Papers:
"Epistemological Implications of Economic Complexity"
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.,  James Madison University
"The Nature of Knowledge in the Microfinance Industry"
Emily Chamlee-Wright,  Beloit College
"Government and the Economics of Science"
William N. Butos,  Trinity College
Discussants:
Deby Cassill,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.,  James Madison University
Glen Whitman,  California State University - Northridge

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  189P
Big Government: Forces and Trends
  Chair:  Matthew Brown,  Santa Clara University

Papers:
"Enviro Extortion"
Bruce L. Benson,  Florida State University
"Has the Growth in Leviathan Been Arrested?"
Clifford F. Thies,  Shenandoah University
"The People's Romance: Why People Love Government (As Much As They Do)"
Daniel B. Klein,  Santa Clara University

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
ESA		  Session  191P
Charity Fundraising
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University

Papers:
"How Do Suggested Donations Affect Charitable Gifts? Evidence From a Field Experiment in Public Broadcasting"
David Reiley,  University of Arizona
"Income and Wealth Volatility: The Effect On Charitable Giving"
Patricia Hughes,  St. Cloud State University
William L. Luksetich,  St. Cloud State University
"Subsidizing Charitable Giving: Even More Evidence From the Field"
Catherine C. Eckel,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University
"A Test of the Warm Glow Hypothesis"
Heidi Crumpler,  University of Pittsburgh
Philip J. Grossman,  Saint Cloud State University
Discussants:
R. Mark Isaac,  Florida State University
Lisa R. Anderson,  College of William and Mary
Laura Razzolini,  Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Mississippi

Tuesday
10:00 - 11:45 am
SEA		  Session  192P
Issues in Political Economy
Session Organizer:  Todd M. Nesbit,  West Virginia University
  Chair:  Todd M. Nesbit,  West Virginia University

Papers:
"Corrupt Political Jurisdictions and Voter Participation"
Gökhan Karahan,  Nicholls State University
R. Morris Coats,  Nicholls State University
William F. Shughart II,  University of Mississippi
"Importing Credible Monetary Policy: A Way for Transition Economies to Fight Inflation?"
Elham Mafi-Kreft,  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Steven F. Kreft,  Indiana University
"Empirical Evidence on the Publicness of Education"
Kerry King,  West Virginia University
"Cross-Border Effects: Evidence from County-Level Gasoline Sales"
Todd M. Nesbit,  West Virginia University
Discussants:
Daniel Sutter,  University of Oklahoma
Russell S. Sobel,  West Virginia University
Randall G. Holcombe,  Florida State University
Gary A. Wagner,  Duquesne University

Tuesday,  12:30 pm

Session 193Q*Economics of Higher Education II
Session 194Q*Determinants of Academic Performance
Session 195Q*Pricing in Sports Markets
Session 196QHealth Policy and Individual Decision Making
Session 197QChild Welfare and Family Structure
Session 198Q*Open Economy Macroeconomics
Session 199QThe Behavior of Asset Prices
Session 200Q*International Trade
Session 201QSports Economics History
Session 202QEconomic Policy and Welfare
Session 203QEconomics of Trade Openness
Session 204QPublic Finance
Session 205QTopics in Economic History
Session 206QThe Character Problem in Economics
Session 207QPrices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
Session 208QExperiments in Games and Decisions
Session 209QApplications of Market-Process Theory
Session 210QTopics in Econometric Theory
Session 211QEmpirical Studies of Gender and Discrimination
Session 212QIncome Inequalities
Session 213QUtilities and Transportation

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  193Q*
Economics of Higher Education II
Session Organizer:  Sarah Turner,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Sarah Turner,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"College Characteristics and the Wages of Young Women"
Jeff Smith,  University of Maryland
"A (Less Than) Zero Sum Game? State Funding for Public Education: How Public Higher Education Institutions Have Lost"
Michael Rizzo,  Centre College
"On the Value of Inter-Racial Contact and Affirmative Action as a Means to Achieve It"
Peter Arcidiancono,  Duke University
Jacob L. Vigdor,  Duke University
"State Merit Aid Programs and College Stratification by Ability"
Christopher M. Cornwell,  University of Georgia
David B. Mustard,  University of Georgia
Discussants:
Sarah Turner,  University of Virginia

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  194Q*
Determinants of Academic Performance
Session Organizer:  Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
  Chair:  Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida

Papers:
"Overweight, Obesity, and Academic Performance in High School"
Edward J. Schumacher,  Trinity University
"Merit-Based Scholarships and Grade Inflation"
Rey Hernandez,  Clemson University
"The Effects of Alcohol and Drug Use on High School GPA"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone,  University of South Florida
"Socio-Economic Status and Academic Achievement"
Angela K. Dills,  Clemson University
Discussants:
Richard Smith,  University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
Bethany L. Peters,  Rhodes College
Dhaval Dave,  Bentley College
Barry T. Hirsch,  Trinity University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  195Q*
Pricing in Sports Markets
Session Organizer:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
  Chair:  Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College

Papers:
"The Dynamics of Multiproduct Pricing in Major League Baseball: A Principal Components Analysis"
Craig A. Depken II,  University of Texas - Arlington
Darren Grant,  University of Texas - Arlington
"Multipart Pricing: Private and Political Market Pricing of Professional Sports"
Philip K. Porter,  University of South Florida
Christopher R. Thomas,  University of South Florida
"Price Indexes and Attendance at Professional Team Sports"
Dennis C. Coates,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Brad R. Humphreys,  University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Discussants:
Brian Goff,  Western Kentucky University
Bruce K. Johnson,  Centre College
Clarence C. Morrison,  Indiana University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  196Q
Health Policy and Individual Decision Making
  Chair:  Monica Cain,  Winston-Salem State University

Papers:
"Impacts of Parental Behaviors and Other Economic Factors on Early Child Health Outcomes in Cebu, Philippines"
Linda Adair,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Thomas Mroz,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Haiyong Liu,  East Carolina University
"Effects of Medicaid Eligibility Rules on Elder Care Choices"
Song Gao,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
"HMO Plans, Self-Selection and Utilization of Health Care Services"
Jaeun Shin,  Texas A&M University
Sangho Moon,  Tennessee State University
Discussants:
Donald R. House, Jr.,  Texas A&M University
Garima Malik,  Ohio State University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  197Q
Child Welfare and Family Structure
Session Organizer:  Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
  Chair:  Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Papers:
"How Do Child Welfare Policies and Economic Conditions Affect Medicaid and TANF Take-Up Rates Among Kinship Care Families"
Christopher A. Swann,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Federal Adoption Subsidies and Family Structure"
Mary Eschelbach Hansen,  American University
"Cohabitation and Poverty Among Children in Single Parent Families"
Reagan Baughman,  University of New Hampshire
Stacy Dickert-Conlin,  Syracuse University
Scott Houser,  California State University - Fresno
Discussants:
Michelle Sheran Sylvester,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Renata Kochut,  American University
Jessica S. Howell,  California State University - Sacramento

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  198Q*
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Session Organizer:  Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia
  Chair:  Christopher Otrok,  University of Virginia

Papers:
"Tariffs and Growth: Comparing Relationships Among the Rich and Poor"
David N. DeJong,  University of Pittsburgh
"Fear of Floating? A Structural Estimation of Monetary Policy in Mexico"
Marco Del Negro,  Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Monetary Policy and Imperfect Pass-Through: A Tale of Two Countries"
Thomas A. Lubik,  Johns Hopkins University
"Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction with Imperfect Credibility"
David M. Arseneau,  Federal Reserve Board
Discussants:
Thomas A. Lubik,  Johns Hopkins University
David M. Arseneau,  Federal Reserve Board
Andre Kurmann,  University of Quebec - Montreal
Michael Owyang,  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  199Q
The Behavior of Asset Prices
  Chair:  Reid W. Click,  George Washington University

Papers:
"Stock Market Liberalization and Volatility in the Presence of Favorable Market Characteristics"
Samila A. Jayasuriya,  Ohio University
"Evidence of December and January Effects: Cross-Country Panel Analysis"
Fang Wang,  West Virginia University
Pavel A. Yakovlev,  West Virginia University
Jawad Salimi,  West Virginia University
"Price Bubbles: Behavioral and Data Driven Models"
Nahil Saqef-alhait,  Texas Tech University
Omar Al-Zoubi,  Texas Tech University
"Oil Prices and Equity Returns"
Lance Bachmeier,  Kansas State University
Discussants:
Marshall K. Gramm,  Rhodes College
Mark G. Guzman,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Christine Harrington,  State University of New York - Oneonta

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  200Q*
International Trade
Session Organizer:  Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University
  Chair:  Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University

Papers:
"Status Preference and World Economic Dynamics"
Walter H. Fisher,  Institute for Advanced Studies
"Monopolistic Competition With Ideal Varieties: Theory and Evidence"
Volodymyr Lugovskyy,  University of Memphis
"Economics of Scale in Transportation and Regional Welfare"
Alexandre Skiba,  University of Kansas
"A Search Cost Perspective on Duration of Trade"
Tibor Besedes,  Louisiana State University
Thomas Prusa,  Rutgers University
Discussants:
Kara Olson,  American University
Richard Stahl,  Louisiana State University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  201Q
Sports Economics History
Session Organizer:  David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University
  Chair:  David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University

Papers:
"Similar Industries, Different Organization: Transatlantic Contrasts in the Evolution of Professional Sports Leagues"
Louis P. Cain,  Northwestern University
David D. Haddock,  Northwestern University
"Pay Ball: Estimating the Profitability of the New York Yankees 1915-1937"
Michael L. Haupert,  University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Kenneth Winter,  University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
"The Case of the Missing Fans: Do Major League Owners Act Monopolistically?"
David Surdan, 
Kevin Quinn, 
Discussants:
Christopher Curran,  Emory University
John F. Curran,  Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  202Q
Economic Policy and Welfare
  Chair:  John Kane,  State University of New York - Oswego

Papers:
"Does Banning Affirmative Action Increase the Black-White SAT Score Gap? An Empirical Analysis"
Eric K. Furstenberg,  College of William and Mary
"Work Requirements and Welfare: Work or Education First?"
John Deskins,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Donald Bruce,  University of Tennessee
"Car Access and Employment Outcomes for Tennessee Welfare Recipients"
Tami Richards,  University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Donald Bruce,  University of Tennessee
"Policy Spillovers and Welfare Reform"
Miki Brunyer,  West Virginia University
"The Analysis and Decomposition of Hispanic Poverty in the 2000 Census"
Andrea L. Ziegert,  Denison University
Dennis H. Sullivan,  Miami University
Discussants:
Olga Pavlova,  Georgia State University
Scott L. Tori,  Valdosta State University
Christopher Woock,  University of Kentucky

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  203Q
Economics of Trade Openness
  Chair:  Don P. Clark,  University of Tennessee

Papers:
"Exchanging Market Access at the Outsiders' Expense-The Case of Customs Unions"
Emanuel Ornelas,  University of Georgia
"Globalization: Using Complex Networks Analysis for the Study of Economic Integration"
Raja Kali,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Javier A. Reyes,  University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
"An Empirical Analysis of Globalization in Developing Economies: An Inter-Country Analysis"
Anthony Paul Andrews,  Governors State University
"Trade Openness and Long-Term Economic Growth"
Charles David Skipton,  University of Tampa
"Trade and Investment as Mechanisms for Contagion"
Maryanne Clifford,  Eastern Connecticut State University
Robert Quinn,  Northern Michigan University
Discussants:
Julie DeCourcy,  Trinity University
Ari Van Assche,  University of California - Davis

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  204Q
Public Finance
  Chair:  Mark L. Hoekstra,  University of Florida

Papers:
"Government Grants and the Provision of Local Public Goods in the Presence of Asymmetric Information"
Manfred Dix,  Tulane University
"Fiscal Performance and Politics at the State Level in Mexico: Does a Divided Government Make Any Difference?"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar,  Tecnologico de Monterrey
Rene Gutierrez-Villarreal,  Tecnologico de Monterrey
Misael Mauirico-Garza,  Tecnologico de Monterrey
"The Effect of Fiscal Coordination on Financial Dependence of State Government in Mexico"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar,  Tecnologico de Monterrey
Raymundo Rodriquez-Guajardo,  Tecnologico de Monterrey
Discussants:
Raymonda L. Burgman,  DePauw University
David H. Eaton,  Murray State University
Michael Reksulak,  Georgia Southern University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  205Q
Topics in Economic History
  Chair:  R. Morris Coats,  Nicholls State University

Papers:
"Revisiting Structural Change and Market Integration in Late 19th Century American Capital Markets"
Kyongwook Choi,  Ohio University
Brandon Dupont,  University of Kansas
"The Texas Red Backs Episode II: Revival and Re-Repudiation, 1843-1850"
Gary M. Pecquet,  Tulane University
Clifford F. Thies,  Shenandoah University
"Public Capital and the "Big Push" in the American South, 1933-1945"
Jason E. Taylor,  Central Michigan University
Fred Bateman,  University of Georgia
Jaime Ros,  University of Notre Dame
"Argentina's Hills and Valleys:The 1964-74 Expansion"
Luis F. Brunstein,  Rowan University
Discussants:
Martha Bailey,  Vanderbilt University
Mark A. Yanochik,  Georgia Southern University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  206Q
The Character Problem in Economics
  Chair:  Daniel B. Klein,  Santa Clara University

Papers:
"Preference Falsification in the Economics Profession: Evidence from a Survey of Academic Economists"
William L. Davis,  University of Tennessee - Martin
"The Mathematical Romance: An Engineer Looks at Mathematical Economics"
Warren Gibson,  Santa Clara University
"Scholasticism Versus Pietism: The Battle for the Soul of Economics"
Robert Nelson,  University of Maryland
"Is There a Free-Market Economist in the House? The Policy Views of American Economic Association Members"
Daniel B. Klein,  Santa Clara University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  207Q
Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
  Chair:  Hiranya K. Nath,  Sam Houston State University

Papers:
"Poverty in Metropolitan Areas of the U.S.: Causes and Consequences"
Donald G. Freeman,  Sam Houston State University
"New Methodologies for Constructing Leading Economic Indicators"
Robert C. Dauffenbach,  University of Oklahoma
"Inflation and Relative Price Variability Across U.S. Cities: Implications of Tradables and Non-Tradables for Their Relationships in the Short and Long-Run"
Hiranya K. Nath,  Sam Houston State University
"A Dynamic Factor Model With Structural Breaks: Fluctuations in U.S. Coincident Indicators"
Wenxiong Vincent Yao,  University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Konstantin A. Kholodilin,  Universite Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Discussants:
Donald G. Freeman,  Sam Houston State University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
ESA		  Session  208Q
Experiments in Games and Decisions
Session Organizer:  Douglas D. Davis,  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Chair:  Jamie Brown Kruse,  East Carolina State University

Papers:
"Tests of Alternative Theoretical Predictions for One Shot and Repeated Game Environments"
Nahil Saqef-alhait,  Texas Tech University
Jamie Brown Kruse,  East Carolina State University
"Strategic Sophistication, Decision Costs, and Learning in Multiple Game Environments"
James Leady,  Centre College
"Carrot or Stick? An Experimental Study of Reputation Effects in a Dictator Game"
Maros Servatka,  University of Arizona
Discussants:
Heidi Crumpler,  University of Pittsburgh
Evan Moore,  Auburn University - Montgomery
Sheryl Ball,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SDAE		  Session  209Q
Applications of Market-Process Theory
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Maria Minniti,  Babson College

Papers:
"Gender and Entrepreneurial Behavior: A Cross-Country Comparison"
Nan Langowitz,  Babson College
Maria Minniti,  Babson College
"Complementarity and Heterogeneity in Social Capital"
J. Robert Subrick,  University of Maryland
"Are Consumers Rational?"
Meike Niedbal,  Humboldt University - Berlin
Mario Rese,  University of Paderborn
Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
Discussants:
Emily Chamlee-Wright,  Beloit College
Gregory M. Dempster,  Hampden-Sydney College
Anthony M. Carilli,  Hampden-Sydney College

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  210Q
Topics in Econometric Theory
  Chair:  K. Surekha Rao,  Indiana University Northwest

Papers:
"The Student's t Dynamic Linear Regression: Re-Examining Volatility Modeling"
Maria Heracleous,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Aris Spanos,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"LM Tests in One-Step Estimation of the Effects of Exogenous Variables on Technical Efficiency in Stochastic Frontier Model"
Peter Schmidt,  Michigan State University
Myungsup Kim,  Michigan State University
"Methodological Alternatives in Developing a Price Index: A Study of the Issues Involved in Rebasing the Biomedical Research and Development Price Index"
Teresita D. Teensma,  U.S. Department of Commerce
Steven Payson,  U.S. Department of Commerce
"An Evolutionary Game Theory Explanation of ARCH Effects"
William R. Parke,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
George A. Waters,  Illinois State University
Discussants:
Christian Dreger,  Halle Institute for Economic Research
Maria Heracleous,  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  211Q
Empirical Studies of Gender and Discrimination
  Chair:  Lisa Dickson,  University of Texas - Austin

Papers:
"Defining Women-Owned Firms and Preference Programs: How Important is One Percent?"
John Lunn,  Hope College
Ryan Barwick,  Hope College
"The Gay Wage Gap: Household Labor/Leisure Decisions or Sexual Orientation Discrimination?"
Erika McEntarfer,  U.S. Census Bureau
"Technological Change and Gender Wage Differentials: Estimates for U.s. Industries, 1979-2001"
Simona Lup Tick,  University of Arizona
Ronald L. Oaxaca,  University of Arizona
"How Does the Use of Computers Affect Female Wages in the U.S.?"
Sanae Tashiro,  University of California - Davis
Discussants:
Dipanwita D. Sarkar,  Southern Methodist University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  212Q
Income Inequalities
  Chair:  Mark C. Strazicich,  Appalachian State University

Papers:
"How Things Have Changed: Income Inequality in the 1990s"
James J. Jozefowicz,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Carrie L. Jenkins,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
"Income Disparity and the Cyclical Behavior of Interregional Fiscal Transfers in China, 1952-2001"
Kiril Tochkov,  Binghamton University (SUNY)
"Characterizing the Long Run Relationship Between Union and Nonunion Wages"
Bradley T. Ewing,  Texas Tech University
Phanindra V. Wunnava,  Middlebury College
"Gender Differences in Investment Expectations: Survey Results From Fall 1996 and Spring 2004"
Rosemary T. Cunningham,  Agnes Scott College
Patricia Brooks,  Agnes Scott College
Teresa D. Harrison,  Drexel University
"Income Inequality and Economic Growth in the U.S.: A Panel Cointegration Approach"
Mark W. Frank,  Sam Houston State University
Discussants:
Mark W. Frank,  Sam Houston State University
Jaejoon Woo,  DePaul University

Tuesday
12:30 - 2:15 pm
SEA		  Session  213Q
Utilities and Transportation
  Chair:  Stephanie M. Brewer,  Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Papers:
"An Ex-Post Welfare Analysis of Regulation for Natural Gas: The Industrial Sector"
Kathleen Arano,  Fort Hays State University
Benjamin F. Blair,  Mississippi State University
"The Effect of Information Technology on Productivity in the Trucking Industry: Evidence From Pseudo Panel data"
Jiyoung Kwon,  Michigan State University
"Empirical Evidence of the Complementarity of Telecommunications Reform Policies"
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
"Estimation of Demand for Barge Transportation of Agricutlural Commodities"
Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu,  Texas A&M University
Stephen W. Fuller,  Texas A&M University
"Wireless Teledensity in Developing Countries"
Sang H. Lee,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Shakil Quayes,  Southeastern Louisiana University
Discussants:
Christopher A. Laincz,  Drexel University
Paul A. Natke,  Central Michigan University
Sharron L. Terrell,  University of the District of Columbia

Tuesday,  2:30 pm

Session 214R*Program Evaluation
Session 215RForeign Direct Investment, Economic Development, and Growth I
Session 216RTopics on Income Distribution
Session 217RHealth Policy and the Health Services Industry
Session 218RApplications of Bayesian Methods in Economic Theory and Econometrics
Session 219RMacroeconomics and International Finance
Session 220RTopics in Health Economic Policy
Session 221RSocial Welfare, Human Capital, and Mobility
Session 222REnergy and Environmental Policy
Session 223RIndustrial Organization II: Theory and Theory Testing
Session 224RWages and Labor Outcomes: International Evidence
Session 225RThe Economics of Volunteerism, Adolescence and the Elderly
Session 226RBank Credit
Session 227RForeign Direct Investment, Economic Development, and Growth II
Session 230RConceptual Issues in Market-Process Theory

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA*		  Session  214R*
Program Evaluation
Session Organizer:  Christopher A. Swann,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro
  Chair:  Christopher A. Swann,  University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Papers:
"The Effect of Disability Insurance on Labor Supply of Older Individuals in the 1990s"
Susan Chen,  Duke University
Wilbert van der Klaauw,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
"Are Participants Good Evaluators?"
Jeff Smith,  University of Maryland
Alex Whalley,  University of Maryland
Discussants:
Jeff Smith,  University of Maryland
Steven Stern,  University of Virginia
David C. Ribar,  George Washington University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  215R
Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Development, and Growth I
  Chair:  James Cobbe,  Florida State University

Papers:
"Manufacturing FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence From Asian Economies"
Miao Wang,  Marquette University
"Globalization, Economic Growth, and Poverty"
Kamal P. Upadhyaya,  University of New Haven
Gyan Pradhan,  Westminster College
"How Many Cones? Implication for Trade and Income Inequality"
Kazi Iqbal,  University of Washington
Discussants:
James Cobbe,  Florida State University
Dean Stansel,  Florida Gulf Coast University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  216R
Topics on Income Distribution
Session Organizer:  John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University
  Chair:  John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University

Papers:
"The Role of the Unit of Analysis in Tax Reform Evaluations of Inequality and Social Welfare"
Rosanna Scutella,  University of Melbourne - Australia
John Creedy,  New Zealand Treasury
"Economic Advantage and Poverty"
John A. Bishop,  East Carolina University
Victor K. Chow,  West Virginia University
Lester A. Zeager,  East Carolina University
"Changes in the Economic Welfare of the Poor in Taiwan"
Jong-Rong Chiou,  Tam Kang University
Shinying Mai,  Tam Kang University
"Changes in Net Worth with a Focus on Housing: CE and SCF in 1998 and 2001"
Thesia I. Garner,  U.S. Department of Labor
Eva Sierminska,  Luxembourg Income Study
Discussants:
John P. Formby,  University of Alabama
Rosanna Scutella,  University of Melbourne - Australia
Thesia I. Garner,  U.S. Department of Labor
Peter Lambert,  University of Oregon

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  217R
Health Policy and the Health Services Industry
  Chair:  Haiyong Liu,  East Carolina University

Papers:
"Open Source and the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Neil B. Niman,  University of New Hampshire
Brian T. Kench,  University of Tampa
"Physician Compensation and the Quality of Medical Care Provided by Managed Care Physicians"
Jennifer Rice,  Eastern Michigan University
"Do Non-Profit Hospitals Pay Their Way and Justify Their Favorable Tax Treatment?"
Helen Schneider,  University of California - Berkeley
"How Does Health Insurance Affect Physicians' Treatment Decisions for Coronary Artery Disease?"
Yang Xie,  State University of New York - Stony Brook
"Efficient Limited Use Criteria: Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare's Durable Medical Equipment Expenditures for Mobility Aids"
Donald R. House, Jr.,  Texas A&M University
Discussants:
Monica Cain,  Winston-Salem State University
Jennifer Rice,  Eastern Michigan University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  218R
Applications of Bayesian Methods in Economic Theory and Econometrics
Session Organizer:  R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
  Chair:  Asli K. Ogunc,  Texas A&M University - Commerce

Papers:
"Countering Terrorist Threats: A Signaling Approach"
Atin Basuchoudhary,  Virginia Military Institute
Laura Razzolini,  Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Mississippi
"Stein-Like Estimation of the Conditional Logit Model"
Vera Tabakova,  Louisiana State University
R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
"Estimation of the Probit Model Under Skewed Regressors"
Asli K. Ogunc,  Texas A&M University - Commerce
R. Carter Hill,  Louisiana State University
Dek Terrell,  Louisiana State University
Discussants:
Rebecca J. Campbell,  Mississippi State University
Asli K. Ogunc,  Texas A&M University - Commerce
Kelly Zhao,  Louisiana State University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  219R
Macroeconomics and International Finance
  Chair:  Mark Wheeler,  Western Michigan University

Papers:
"Are International Stock Returns Predictable? Evidence From Spectral Shape Tests"
Joseph Palardy,  Youngstown State University
Matthew McPherson,  West Virginia University
"Effects of the Monetary Policy on Twin Deficits"
David Y. Chen,  North Carolina A&T State University
"Cointegration and the Causality Between the Real and the Financial Variables: Evidence From the Korean Economy"
Jae-Kwang Hwang,  Virginia State University
"Constructing Ex Ante Real Interest Rates"
Stefan C. Norrbin,  Florida State University
Onsurang Pipatchaipoom,  Florida State University
"The Effects of Financial Liberalization on Financial Development and Fragility: Case of Turkey"
Berrak Buyukkarabacak,  Emory University
Discussants:
Melody Lo,  University of Southern Mississippi
Dimitrios K. Tsoukalas,  Purdue University - Calumet

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  220R
Topics in Health Economic Policy
Session Organizer:  G. Mark Holmes,  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
  Chair:  Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Papers:
"Wealth and Health Insurance Changes Following Widowhood and Divorce"
Jodi Messer Pelkowski,  Wichita State University
Brian E. Chezum,  St. Lawrence University
"The Impact of TennCare on Hospital Efficiency"
Cyril F. Chang,  University of Memphis
Jennifer L. Troyer,  University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  221R
Social Welfare, Human Capital, and Mobility
  Chair:  Dennis H. Sullivan,  Miami University

Papers:
""Just Kidding Dear." Using Dismissed Divorce Cases to Identify the Effect of Parental Divorce on Student Performance"
Mark L. Hoekstra,  University of Florida
"Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom"
Jason L. Saving,  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Discussants:
Jeremy Luallen,  University of Florida
Dennis H. Sullivan,  Miami University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  222R
Energy and Environmental Policy
  Chair:  Justo Manrique,  University of Houston - Downtown

Papers:
"An Empirical Examination of Spot Price Volatility in the NYISO Electricity Market, 1999-2004"
Lester Hadsell,  State University of New York - Albany
"Asymmetric Spot to Retail Price Pass-Through in Regional U.S. Gasoline Markets"
Michael Ye,  Saint Mary's College of Maryland
John Zyren,  U.S. Department of Energy
Michael Burdette,  U.S. Department of Energy
Joanne Shore,  U.S. Department of Energy
"Coal Market Integration: The Effect of Deregulating Pollution Abatement and Railroad on the Markets for High and Low Sulfur Coal"
Ian Lange,  University of Washington
Discussants:
Daniel C. Monchuk,  Iowa State University
Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr.,  Econpolicy

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  223R
Industrial Organization II: Theory and Theory Testing
  Chair:  Michael Pickhardt,  Chemnitz University of Technology

Papers:
"Quality Competition With Stochastic Demand and Costly Search: Theory and Evidence From the Video Rental Industry"
Amanda Swift King,  Georgia Southern University
John T. King,  Georgia Southern University
"Can the Alternating Periods Monopoly Arise Without Explicit Communication: An Experimental Approach?"
Arthur Zillante,  Florida State University
"International Strategic Alliances: Effects on Welfare and Competition"
Burcin Unel,  University of Florida
"Pecuniary Externalities, Strategic Suppliers, and Equilibrium Cross-Hauling"
Chad R. Wade,  Texas A&M University
Discussants:
Marianne Johnson,  University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Li Wang,  Vassar College

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  224R
Wages and Labor Outcomes: International Evidence
  Chair:  Olga Pavlova,  Georgia State University

Papers:
"Affect of Labor Policies on Gender Wage Differentials: Case of Ukraine and Lithuania"
Olga Pavlova,  Georgia State University
"Regional Inequality in Labor Market Activity and Earnings in Central Asia, 1993-2003: A Case Study of the Kyrgyz Republic"
Kathryn H. Anderson,  Vanderbilt University
Kuban Kabayev,  Vanderbilt University
"Labor Unionization and Unemployment - The Evidence From Labor Market in Korea"
Doh-Khul Kim,  Mississippi State University - Meridian
"Evidence of the Role of Educational Mismatch in Employer's Commitment Decision"
Vera Brencic,  Purdue University
Discussants:
Sumati Srinivas,  Radford University
Liye Zhu,  Southern Methodist University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  225R
The Economics of Volunteerism, Adolescence and the Elderly
  Chair:  Phanindra V. Wunnava,  Middlebury College

Papers:
"Volunteer Output and the National Accounts: Evidence From the 2002 and 2003 CPS Volunteer Supplements"
Yvon Pho,  U.S. Department of Commerce
"The Role of Parenting Style in Child Substance Use"
Garima Malik,  Ohio State University
"Timing of Retirement and Labor Force Dynamics in Relation to Family Obligations"
Paula M. Kazi,  Michigan State University
"Measuring the Wage Costs of Motherhood for White Women in the U.S."
Katie L. Winder,  Johns Hopkins University
Discussants:
John Lunn,  Hope College
Michael P. Shields,  Central Michigan University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  226R
Bank Credit
  Chair:  Lance Bachmeier,  Kansas State University

Papers:
"Bank Credit, Production-Coordination Failure, and Market Structure"
Ralph C. Allen,  Valdosta State University
Jack H. Stone,  Spelman College
"Coordination by Bank Credit in a Production Coordination-Failure Model: The Perverse Effect of Non-Monetary Demand Shocks"
Ralph C. Allen,  Valdosta State University
Jack H. Stone,  Spelman College
"Do Banks Matter? A Credit View Model for Small Open Economies"
Burton A. Abrams,  University of Delaware
Margaret Z. Clarke,  Pennsylvania State University
Russell F. Settle,  University of Delaware
"A Model of Loan Determination and Risk in a Competitive Environment"
Sudip Ghosh,  Kean University
Discussants:
Gaurango Banerjee,  University of Texas - Brownsville
Md. Abul Basher,  University of Washington

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SEA		  Session  227R
Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Development, and Growth II
  Chair:  Cynthia Royal Tori,  Valdosta State University

Papers:
"Direct Investment and Protectionism"
Masao Oda,  Kansai University - Japan
Robert Stapp,  University of Arkansas
"Does Corruption Affect Foreign Investment? Evidence From Sixty-Four Countries"
Mark C. Strazicich,  Appalachian State University
David Molina,  University of North Texas
"Currency Unions, Options, and Foreign Direct Investment"
Hisham S. Foad,  Emory University
"Financial and Political Risks in U.S. Direct Foreign Investment"
Reid W. Click,  George Washington University
"The Potential of Economic Development of the Arab Gulf States in the 21st Century and the Future Expectation"
Mohammed A. Dabbagh,  Florida Metropolitan University
Said Erfan,  Florida Metropolitan University
Discussants:
Jie Li,  Claremont Graduate University
Ozan Sula,  Claremont Graduate University

Tuesday
2:30 - 4:15 pm
SDAE		  Session  230R
Conceptual Issues in Market-Process Theory
Session Organizer:  Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Chair:  Emily Chamlee-Wright,  Beloit College

Papers:
"Market or Markets?"
Richard Arena,  University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis
Pierre Garrouste,  Universite de Paris I
"Trust: An Austrian Analysis"
Paul A. Lewis,  Cambridge University
"Taking Internalities Seriously"
Glen Whitman,  California State University - Northridge
Discussants:
Roger Koppl,  Fairleigh Dickinson University
Peter J. Boettke,  George Mason University
Steven G. Horwitz,  St. Lawrence University