Organizers:

Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

Session Chairs:

Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

Papers:

"Voting Rules for Civil Jury Trials"
Kerry A. King, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University - Erie
Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

"The Political Economy of Natural Hazard Mitigation"
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Effects of Race and Judicial Selection on Criminal Sentencing"
Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic, Macon State College (Contact Author)

"Terrorism and Ethnicity: An Economic Analysis"
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute
William F. Shughart, II, F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor, University of Mississippi

Discussants:

Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
William F. Shughart, II, F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor, University of Mississippi
Russell S. Sobel, James Clark Coffman Distinguished Chair, West Virginia University
Scott A Beaulier, Mercer University

Organizers:

Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma

Session Chairs:

Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma

Papers:

"Social Capital and Business Giving to Charity Following a Natural Disaster: An Empirical Assessment"
Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Bob Edwards, East Carolina University

"The Determinants of Hurricane Fatalities: The Roles of Demographics and Time"
Nicole Cornell Sadowski, York College of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma

"Mitigating Disasters Through Collective Action: The Effectiveness of Tsunami Early warnings"
Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)
Charles A. Register, Florida Atlantic University

"Environmental Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation"
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
Adam Rose, Pennsylvania State University

"The Magnitude and Duration of Hurricane Impacts on Beach Hotel Occupancy and Room Rental Rates--Results From a 17-Year Monthly Panel Dataset"
Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina - Wilmington (Contact Author)
Robert T. Burrus, Jr., University of North Carolina - Wilmington
J. E. Graham, University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Discussants:

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