Session Chairs:

Lisa Dickson, Xavier University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in College Admission Decisions and the Distribution of Human Capital"
David Welsch, Idaho State University (Contact Author)

"The Returns on Higher Education: Gender Evidence"
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

"Welfare (to School?) to Work: How Welfare Reform Affects Collegiate Attainment"
Sarah M. Simmons, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"A Closer Look at Early Admissions: Is There an Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off?"
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Harvard University
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute (Contact Author)

"Labor Choice Decisions by College Students: An Analysis of the Impact of Merit Aid Programs"
L. Wayne Plumly, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
Jack H. Stone, Spelman College
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Discussants:

John Kane, State University of New York - Oswego
James H. Ullmer, Western Carolina University
Michelle Vachris, Christopher Newport University

Session Chairs:

Monica Cain, Winston-Salem State University

Papers:

"A Winning Combination? An Empirical Investigation of College Spending and Athletics"
Richard J. Rosendahl, Hampden-Sydney College
Jeremy T. Schwartz, Hampden-Sydney College (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Environmentalism: A Spacial Correlation Analysis of License Plate Sales"
David Lehr, Longwood University (Contact Author)

"Food Stamp Program Participation, Food Insecurity and Food Expenditure"
Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Contact Author)
Zhuo Chen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
David B. Eastwood, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Margaret Andrews, U.S. Department of Agriculture

"The Impact of Local Taxes on Parental Choice of Education"
Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University - Northwest (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David Welsch, Idaho State University
Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ling Shao, University of Alabama

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