Sessions for Russell S. Sobel

Friday
3:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Session 85D
Sports, Education, Highways, and the Hobbesian Jungle

Organizers:

Todd M. Nesbit, Wabash College

Session Chairs:

Todd M. Nesbit, Wabash College

Papers:

"Cheering on Business Cycles: Causality Analysis of International Athletic and Economic Performances"
Steven F. Kreft, Indiana University
Elham Mafi-Kreft, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

"Does School Choice Promote Entrepreneurial Activity?"
Kerry A. King, West Virginia University
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

"Federal Grants, Earmarked Revenues, and Budget Crowd-Out in State Highway Financing"
Todd M. Nesbit, Wabash College
Steven F. Kreft, Indiana University

"Nasty and Brutish? Experimental Evidence on the Deadweight Cost of Theft in a Hobbesian Jungle"
Benjamin Powell, San Jose State University (Contact Author)
Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University

Discussants:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University


Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Session 133H
Issues in Public Sector Economics

Organizers:

J.R. Clark, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Session Chairs:

J.R. Clark, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Papers:

"The Politics of Poverty and the Poverty of Politics"
J.R. Clark, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Dwight R. Lee, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Institutions, Property Rights and Entrepreneurial Activity"
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University

"Policy Errors in Executive and Legislative Decision-Making"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
James R. Marchand, Mercer University


Saturday
2:15 - 4:00 p.m.
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Session 139K*
Topics in Public Economics

Organizers:

Arthur Snow, University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Arthur Snow, University of Georgia

Papers:

"The Collective Household, Household Production, and Effficiency of Marginal Reforms"
Sam Allgood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Contact Author)

"Risk and the Marginal Insurance Value of Social Security Disability Benefits Over the Life Cycle"
Matthew J. Cushing, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Contact Author)

"State Policies That Don't Converge"
Gregory A. Trandel, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Myra L. Moore, University of Georgia
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Todd M. Nesbit, Wabash College


Sunday
12:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Session 218Q
Papers in Political Economy

Organizers:

Edward J. López, San Jose State University

Session Chairs:

Edward J. López, San Jose State University

Papers:

"Trade Policy: What's Welfare Got To Do With It?"
Per G. Fredriksson, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Richard Damania, University of Adelaide and The World Bank

"Wal Mart, Property Rights, and the Entrepreneurial Environment in U.S. States"
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Andrea Dean, West Virginia University

"Decentralized Tax and Public Service Policies With Differential Mobility of Residents"
William H. Hoyt, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Congress' Trend to Tax and Spend: Calculating NTU Scores Across Time and Chamber"
Edward J. López, San Jose State University (Contact Author)
A. C. Sampson, University of North Texas

Discussants:

Roger Congleton, George Mason University
Edward J. López, San Jose State University
Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
Gregory Dybalski, U.S. Government Accountability Office


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