Session Chairs:

Zaki Zahran, Georgetown University

Papers:

"On the Economic Factors Behind National Inequalities in People's Self-Perceived Level of Well-Being"
Tomi Ovaska, University of Regina (Contact Author)
Ryo Takashima, West Virginia University

"The Effect of Economic Freedom on Net Migration Flows Between US States: Is Economic Freedom a Determinant of Flow Differentials?"
Nathan J. Ashby, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"The Fate of Disputed Territories: An Economic Analysis"
Yang-Ming Chang, Kansas State University (Contact Author)
Joel Potter, Kansas State University
Shane Sanders, Kansas State University

"Do Democracies Value Life Differently from Dictatorships in Military Conflicts"
Pavel A. Yakovlev, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
Gary M. Pecquet, Shenandoah University

Session Chairs:

David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Papers:

"Voting Behavior in the 2004 Election"
Cynthia D. Hill, Idaho State University (Contact Author)
David Welsch, Idaho State University
Daniel Donahue, Idaho State University

"Political Economy of the Three Tier Wine Distribution System: A Historical Investigation of the Arkansas Legislature, Bootleggers & Baptists"
Charles R. Britton, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Richard K. Ford, University of Arkansas - Little Rock
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)

"Asymmetric Rent Seeking: Theory and Experimental Analysis"
John Cadigan, American University (Contact Author)

"Influence of a Voting Bloc Under Probabilistic Voting"
Yung-nian Tung, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nathan J. Ashby, West Virginia University
Joel Potter, Kansas State University
Shane Sanders, Kansas State University

Session Chairs:

Nathan J. Ashby, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Education and Participation in the Subprime Mortgage Market"
Caroline H. Downing, Rhodes College
Teresa Beckham Gramm, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

"Have the REIT Markets Experienced Periodically Collapsing Bubbles?"
James E. Payne, Illinois State University
George A. Waters, Illinois State University (Contact Author)

"Realized Volatility and Realized Betas of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures"
Jingtao Wu, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

"Horizon-Sensitivity of the Forward Premium Puzzle: Evidence From In-Sample Fit and Out-of-Sample Forecast"
Kun Yang, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Business Stealing and Bankruptcy"
Linus Wilson, University of Cincinnati (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Fang Wang, West Virginia University
Samila A. Jayasuriya, Ohio University

Session Chairs:

Aaron Finkle, Willamette University

Papers:

"Willingness to Pay for Alternative Methods of Investigating Reports of Child Abuse: Evidence From Two Alabama Counties"
John P. Formby, University of Alabama
Ling Shao, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Go Out or Stay In? The Effects of Zero Tolerance Laws on Alcohol Use and Drinking and Driving Patterns Among College Students"
Lan Liang, University of Illinois - Chicago (Contact Author)
Jidong Huang, University of Illinois - Chicago

"Estimating the Effects of Alcohol Sales Policies on Retail Sales"
Kathleen Greer Rossmann, Birmingham-Southern College (Contact Author)

"An Economic Analysis of Reproductive Rights in the United States"
William L. Davis, University of Tennessee - Martin (Contact Author)
Ernie Moser, University of Tennessee - Martin

"The Effect of Proposition 2 1/2 on the Distribution of Crime in Massachusetts"
Daniel M. Lomba, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nathan J. Ashby, West Virginia University
Daniel M. Lomba, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
William L. Davis, University of Tennessee - Martin