Organizers:

Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University

Papers:

"The Public Choice Case Against Empire"
Christopher J. Coyne, Hampden-Sydney College (Contact Author)

"What Future? Optimistic Readings of Pessimistic States"
Scott A Beaulier, Mercer University (Contact Author)

"Is Somalia An Outlier?"
Peter T. Leeson, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Not yet assigned

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