Session Chairs:

David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Papers:

"A Comparative Evaluation of the Economic Impact of the Illinois Central Railroad on Illinois Rural land Values 1860 Through 1910"
Harold R. Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana (Contact Author)

"Forty Acres and (No) Mule: Evaluating the Impact of Free Land on the Outcomes of Former Slaves"
Melinda Miller, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"Explaining Bankruptcy: An Analysis of State Bankruptcy Rates"
Bradley A. Hansen, University of Mary Washington
Mary Eschelbach Hansen, American University (Contact Author)

"The Rise and Decline of Cities"
David Cuberes, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Hayek at Arkansas"
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College
David J. Hoaas, Centenary College

Organizers:

Eliane Catilina, American University
Christine Kymn, George Mason University School of Law

Session Chairs:

Eliane Catilina, American University
Christine Kymn, George Mason University School of Law

Papers:

"Signals, Media, and the Supreme Court Nomination Process Duration: An Empirical Study"
Ross Davies, George Mason University School of Law
Christine Kymn, George Mason University School of Law

"Bluffing, Signaling, and Litigation Applications"
Charles A. Holt, A. Willis Robertson Professor of Political Economy, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Uliana Popova, Princeton University

"Obesity Suits: Fat Chance or Fat City?"
Robert L. Scharff, Ohio State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mary Eschelbach Hansen, American University
Kern O. Kymn, West Virginia University