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

Organizers:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Session Chairs:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Do Students Get More Conservative After They Take an Economics Course?"
J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida

"Causality Tests for Public School Performance and Funding"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Leaving HOPE at Home: The Effects of Georgia's Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) Scholarship on the Nature of College Student Migration Across States"
Elizabeth A. Perry, Randolph-Macon Woman's College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
Elizabeth A. Perry, Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Douglas J. Wakeman, Meredith College