Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Institutions and Southern Development: The Strange Career of Judge Lynch"
Art Carden, Washington University in Saint Louis (Contact Author)

"Altruism and the Theory of Public Goods Reconsidered"
Pavel Chalupnicek, University of Economics in Prague (Contact Author)

"The Role of Homework and Class Size in Educational Production"
David E. Frisvold, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Transportation Subsidies on Urban Sprawl"
Qing Su, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"Market Valuation of Patent Litigation"
Matthew D. Henry, University of Georgia

Discussants:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Ryoichi Sakano, North Carolina A&T State University

Organizers:

Art Carden, Washington University in Saint Louis

Session Chairs:

Art Carden, Washington University in Saint Louis

Papers:

"The Last (Stochastic) Frontier of the Industrial Revolution: Southern Institutions and Technical Efficiency"
Art Carden, Washington University in Saint Louis (Contact Author)

"Institutional Change and Economic Development From Francoism to Democracy in Spain: A Historical Institutional Analysis"
Gonzalo Caballero, University of Vigo - Spain (Contact Author)

"The Bank Panic of 1907"
Jon R. Moen, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jon R. Moen, University of Mississippi
Tara Sinclair, George Washington University
Michael D. Thomas, George Mason University