Organizers:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Papers:

"How and Why Do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University
Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University
Helen F. Ladd, Duke University

"Teacher Quality and Teacher Training"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Angela Bies, Texas A&M University

"Teacher Training and Teacher Productivity"
Douglas Harris, Florida State University
Tim Sass, Florida State University

"The Distribution and Mobility of Teachers Within Districts"
Jennifer Imazeki, San Diego State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Carrell, Dartmouth College
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
Randall Reback, Barnard College

Organizers:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Papers:

"The Effect of Florida's Unique Referendum System on Educational Spending"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

"Baseball Salaries and State Income Taxes"
James Alm, Georgia State University
Edward Batte Sennoga, Georgia State University

"How Elastic Is Capital Investment to Local Taxation? Evidence From Court Induced Tax Changes"
Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

"The Local Political Economy of Public Education"
Randall Reback, Barnard College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Carrell, Dartmouth College
William H. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Thomas A. Husted, American University
Tim Sass, Florida State University

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