Organizers:

Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

Session Chairs:

Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

Papers:

"Losing the Edge at the Final Frontier: Declining Scientific Input and Its Consequences"
Atin Basu Choudhary, Virginia Military Institute
Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

"Anticipated Future Changes Under State-Dependent Pricing: A Simple Special Case"
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi

"Barriers Facing Women in the Competition for Legislative Seats"
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Gökhan Karahan, Nicholls State University
Thomas R. Dalton, Southern University at New Orleans

"Taxonomy: Removing Segregationist Provisions From Alabama's State Constitution"
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi
Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

Discussants:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University
John T. King, Georgia Southern University
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute
Atin Basu Choudhary, Virginia Military Institute

Organizers:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University

Session Chairs:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University

Papers:

"Corruption, Tax Evation and the Limits to Conceit"
Nimai M. Mehta, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Tax Evasion and the Remuneration of Tax Auditors in a Corrupt Tax Administration"
Diego A. Escobari, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Voting on County Governance Systems: The Sequel to Operation Pretense"
Gökhan Karahan, Nicholls State University
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University

Discussants:

Todd M. Nesbit, Wabash College
Leon Taylor, Tulane University
Nimai M. Mehta, George Mason University

Organizers:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University

Session Chairs:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University

Papers:

"The Pricing of Gasoline Grades and the Third Law of Demand: Substitution Across Quality"
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Gary M. Pecquet, Shenandoah University
Leon Taylor, Tulane University

"Cross-Border Effects of Gasoline Taxes: Substitution Across Space"
Todd M. Nesbit, Wabash College (Contact Author)

"Financial Incentives of Price Responsive Load Programs"
Stratford M. Douglas, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Hyungna Oh, West Virginia University

"Short-Term Energy Demand and Price Projections - A View Through 2006"
Mark Rodekohr, U.S. Department of Energy (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Stratford M. Douglas, West Virginia University
Mark Rodekohr, U.S. Department of Energy
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi

Session Chairs:

David Rahman, University Of California - San Diego

Papers:

"Discrete Bid Increments and Late Bidding Equilibria in English Style Internet Auctions"
Richard Cox, University of Arkansas - Little Rock (Contact Author)

"Optimal Multi-Object Auctions With Risk Averse Buyers"
Cagri Kumru, University of Pittsburgh
Hadi Yektas, University of Pittsburgh

"Open Source Software: A Solution to the Intellectual Property Dilemma?"
Shuo Chen, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi

"The Design and Use of a Computerized Microeconomic Simulation: Beat the Market"
Steven Gold, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Clarence C. Morrison, Indiana University
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University