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:

Iris Bohnet, Harvard University
Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Iris Bohnet, Harvard University

Papers:

"The Speed of New Ideas, Trust, Institutions and the Diffusion of New Products"
Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Harvard Business School (Contact Author)
Victor Calanog, University of Pennsylvania

"Experiments on the Effects of Fee Shifting and Discovery on the Efficient Settlement of Tort Claims"
Laura Inglis, George Mason University
Kevin McCabe, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Stephen J. Rassenti, George Mason University
Daniel R. Simmons, George Mason University
Erik Tallroth, George Mason University

"Fostering Trust in the Islamic and Western Worlds"
Iris Bohnet, Harvard University (Contact Author)
Benedikt Herrmann, Harvard University
Richard Zeckhauser, Harvard University

Discussants:

Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University
Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
Li Qi, Columbia University
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

Organizers:

David Porter, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

David Porter, George Mason University

Papers:

"Does Anticipated Money Matter? Results From an Experimental Economy"
Abel Winn, Booz Allen Hamilton

"An Experimental Analysis of Catalytic Finance"
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"An Experiment of Exit in Duopoly"
Ryan Oprea, George Mason University
Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University
Arthur Zillante, George Mason University

Discussants:

Andreas Lange, University of Maryland
Ryan Oprea, George Mason University
John Dickhaut, University of Minnesota

Organizers:

David Porter, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University

Papers:

"Impounding Information in Price"
John Dickhaut, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
Baohua Xin, University of Minnesota

"Auctions With Resale When Private Values Are Uncertain: Theory and Empirical Evidence"
Andreas Lange, University of Maryland
John A. List, University of Maryland
Michael Price, University of Maryland

"Predatory Behavior and Financial Contracts: An Experimental Study"
Ryan Oprea, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Abel Winn, Booz Allen Hamilton
David Porter, George Mason University
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Shachar Kariv, University of California - Berkeley

Papers:

"Learning in Networks: An Experimental Study"
Syngjoo Choi, New York University
Douglas Gale, New York University
Shachar Kariv, University of California - Berkeley (Contact Author)

"Foreign Aid and Weakest-Link International Public Goods: An Experimental Study"
Vivian Lei, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Steve Tucker, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
Filip Vesely, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Strong Altruism and the Emergence of Public Institutions"
Brian T. Kench, University of Tampa (Contact Author)
Neil B. Niman, University of New Hampshire

"Spontaneous Exchange and Specialization"
Sean Crockett, California Institute of Technology
Bart J. Wilson, George Mason University
Vernon Smith, George Mason University

Discussants:

Shachar Kariv, University of California - Berkeley
Kevin McCabe, George Mason University
Stuart Mestelman, McMaster University
Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University