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:

Robert P. Rebelein, Vassar College

Papers:

"An Analysis of Alternative Indexation Methods in Social Security"
Michael J. Collins, U.S. Government Accountability Office (Contact Author)
Charles Ford, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Charles Jeszeck, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Kenneth Stockbridge, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Seyda Gultas Wentworth, U.S. Government Accountability Office

"Housing Wealth and the Elderly"
Kara E. Levine, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)

"The Taxation of Social Security Benefits and Elderly Labor Supply: An Unexplored Natural Experiment"
Karen Smith Conway, University of New Hampshire
Timothy F. Page, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Assessing the Welfare Effects of Medicare Reform"
Ronald W. Gecan, Charles River Associates
Robert P. Rebelein, Vassar College (Contact Author)

"SCHIP Crowd-Out Prevention and Uninsureds"
Donald Nichols, Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University
Karen Smith Conway, University of New Hampshire
Christina M.L. Kelton, University of Cincinnati
Kara E. Levine, Washington and Lee University