Organizers:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University

Papers:

"Do Good Olympics Make Good Neighbors? Spillover Effects of the Salt Lake City Games"
Michael A. Leeds, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Contact Author)

"An Application of CVM to Public Goods Generated by Amateur Sports and Recreation Programs"
Bruce K. Johnson, James Graham Brown Professor of Economics, Centre College
Dan Mason, University of Alberta
Gordon Walker, University of Alberta
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

"Sports Subsidies, Inelastic Pricing, and Location Invariance"
Philip K. Porter, University of South Florida
Christopher R. Thomas, University of South Florida

"DI Football as a Mega Event"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Craig A. Depken, II, University of Texas - Arlington

Discussants:

Not yet assigned

Organizers:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"The Favorite-Longshot Bias Down Under"
Rick Zuber, Chair, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
John Gandar, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Reinhold P. Lamb, University of North Florida
R. Stafford Johnson, Xavier University

"The Effect of Limited Information in Pari-Mutuel Wagering"
Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Interpreting Early and Late Line Movements in Football Gambling Markets"
Rodney Paul, Saint Bonaventure University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ira Wein, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Papers:

"The Political Economy of Constitutional Design: Did the Founding Fathers Get It Right in 1787?"
Ben Baack, Ohio State University
Robert A. McGuire, University of Akron
T. Norman Van Cott, Ball State University

"Measurement of the Consistency of Legal Structure and Regulation With Economic Freedom"
James D. Gwartney, Florida State University
Robert A. Lawson, Professor of Economics & George H. Moor Chair, Capital University

"Somalia After State Collapse: Governance and Economic Performance"
Benjamin Powell, San Jose State University (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Interest Group Formation: A Cross-Country Analysis"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

Discussants:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
Henry W. Chappell, Jr., University of South Carolina
T. Norman Van Cott, Ball State University
Ivo Bischoff, University of Giessen

Organizers:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Bruce K. Johnson, James Graham Brown Professor of Economics, Centre College

Papers:

"Examining the Use of Black Coaches in the NFL"
Brian Goff, Distinguished University Professor, Western Kentucky University (Contact Author)

"Pay, Productivity, and Aging in MLB and the NBA"
Jahn K. Hakes, Albion College
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University

"The Determinants of NFL Viewership: Evidence From Nielsen Ratings"
Aju J. Fenn, Colorado College (Contact Author)
Shannon Carney, Colorado College

"An Empirical Investigation of the Arbitrator Exchangeability Hypothesis Under Final-Offer Arbitration"
Daniel Marburger, Arkansas State University
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Not yet assigned