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

Organizers:

Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Political Economy of School Choice: Support for Charter Schools Across States and School Districts"
Sean P. Corcoran, California State University - Sacramento
Christiana Stoddard, Montana State University

"Determining the Supply of Private Schools"
David D. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
Lakshimi Pandey, Georgia State University
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

"School Finance Centralization, Private Schools and Support for Public Education"
Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Ron Zimmer, Rand Corporation
John Jones, Kentucky Legislative Research Committee

"Are Charter Schools More Efficient? Comparing the Technical, Allocative and Scale Efficiency of Texas Public Schools"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Shawna Grosskopf, Oregon State University
Kathy J. Hayes, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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