Organizers:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Silke Januszewski Forbes, University Of California - San Diego

Papers:

"Retracting a Gift: How Does Employee Effort Respond to Wage Reductions?"
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Darin Lee, LECG, LLC

"Strategic Departure-Time Differentiation and Low Cost Carrier Competition"
Stuart D Gurrea, Economists Incorporated (Contact Author)

"The Performance Implications of Vertical Integration: Evidence From Regional Airlines"
Silke Januszewski Forbes, University Of California - San Diego
Mara Lederman, University of Toronto

"What's in a Hub? The Determinants of Market Power in the Airline Industry"
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
Jonathan Williams, University of Virginia

Discussants:

Stuart D Gurrea, Economists Incorporated
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
Silke Januszewski Forbes, University Of California - San Diego
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College

Papers:

"Giving It Away For Free? Motivations of Open-Source Software Developers"
Wafa Hakim Orman, University of Arizona (Contact Author)

"Ethnicity, Immigration and Entrepreneurial Behavior"
Maria Minniti, Babson College (Contact Author)
Carlo Nardone, SunLabs

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

Discussants:

Richard J. Stemple, Jr., Northwest Vista College
Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College

Organizers:

Gary M. Fournier, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Gary M. Fournier, Florida State University

Papers:

"Wage Determination in the U.S. Airline Industry: The Role of Unions and Product Market Competition"
Barry Hirsch, E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor, Trinity University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Low Cost Carriers on Airfares: Insights From a Spatial Econometrics Approach"
Bogdan Daraban, Florida State University
Gary M. Fournier, Florida State University

"The Role of Regional Airlines in the U.S. Airline Industry"
Silke Januszewski Forbes, University Of California - San Diego
Mara Lederman, University of Toronto

"Frequent Flier Program Partnerships, Substitutability, and Airlines' Profit"
Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California - Irvine (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Bogdan Daraban, Florida State University
Yunwei Gai, Florida State University
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky