Organizers:

Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

Session Chairs:

Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

Papers:

"Contagious Capitalism"
Peter T. Leeson, West Virginia University
Russell S. Sobel, James Clark Coffman Distinguished Chair, West Virginia University

"Does the Form of City Government Influence Entrepreneurship?"
Steven F. Kreft, Indiana University (Contact Author)
Elham Mafi-Kreft, Indiana University

"Institutions, Entrepreneurship and the Return on Human Capital"
Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"An Econometric Investigation of the Relationship Between Small Business Activity and Economic Growth Among the States"
Donald Bruce, University of Tennessee
John Deskins, Creighton University (Contact Author)
Bruce Hill, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Jonathan C. Rork, Vassar College

Discussants:

Christopher J. Coyne, Hampden-Sydney College
Jason R. Henderson, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
E. Frank Stephenson, Berry College
Robert A. Lawson, Professor of Economics & George H. Moor Chair, Capital University

Organizers:

Robert D. Tollison, BB&T Senior Fellow, Clemson University

Session Chairs:

Robert D. Tollison, BB&T Senior Fellow, Clemson University

Papers:

"Do Batters and Pitchers Shirk?"
John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"Exit Discrimination in Baseball"
Peter A. Groothuis, Appalachian State University
J. Richard Hill, Central Michigan University

"Managerial Efficiency, Revisited"
Raymond Sauer, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Stadium Alcohol Availability and Minor League Baseball Attendance"
E. Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert D. Tollison, BB&T Senior Fellow, Clemson University