Sessions for Todd M. Nesbit

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 117H
Corruption, Tax Evasion and Governance

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


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
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Session 198P
Substitution in Retail Energy Demand

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


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