Session Chairs:

Timothy F. Page, University of New Hampshire

Papers:

"Does Legalized Gambling Cause Economic Growth?"
Douglas M. Walker, Georgia College & State University (Contact Author)
John D. Jackson, Auburn University

"The Casino Effect: Do Casinos Spur Growth and What Type of Communities Benefit?"
Chad Cotti, University of South Carolina

"Fiscal Decentralization, Subnational Government Structure and Fiscal Empowerment"
Jamie Boex, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Rentanida R Simatupang, Georgia State University

"Assessing the Net Benefit Incidence of Overall Lottery Funded Programs: County Level Analysis for Florida"
J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University (Contact Author)
Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
Bradley Finch, Jacksonville University
Jonathon Hughes, Jacksonville University
Ryan Suske, Jacksonville University

"The Demand for Lottery Tickets: Instant Games Versus Lotto"
Alan P. Grant, Eastern Illinois University
Linda S. Ghent, Eastern Illinois University

Discussants:

Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire
Michael J. Collins, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Session Chairs:

Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire

Papers:

"The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Teenage Employment: Evidence on Retail and Small Businesses"
Joseph J. Sabia, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Living Earned Income Theory: Towards a Generalizable Explanation of Temporal Earned Income Behavior"
Richard J. Stemple, Jr., Northwest Vista College (Contact Author)

"For Better or Worse? The Effect of Earnings Risk on Family Structure"
Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Discrepancies in Earnings Inequality in Two CPS Surveys"
Robin Anderson, University of Washington (Contact Author)
Martina Morris, University of Washington

"Reducing Direct Care Work Turnover: Do Wage Subsidies Matter?"
Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Kristin Smith, University of New Hampshire

Discussants:

Edward J. Timmons, Lehigh University
Kalpana Pai, Texas Wesleyan University