Session Chairs:

Tim Kane, Heritage Foundation

Papers:

"Fiscal Decentralization and Tax Effort in Developing Countries"
James Alm, Georgia State University
Roy Bahl, Georgia State University
Bayar Tumennasan, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Mexican State Governments Credit Ratings"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Contact Author)
Gabriela Garcia-Romo, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Lida Sotres-Cervantes, Tecnologico de Monterrey

"U.S. Troops and Economic Growth: Regression Analysis With Robustness Tests"
Garett Jones, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Tim Kane, Heritage Foundation (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
Stephanie M. Brewer, Indiana University of Pennsylvania