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:

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:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Adrian Moore, Vice President, Reason Foundation

Papers:

"Do We Aid Our Tyrants?"
Nabamita Dutta, West Virginia University
Peter T. Leeson, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"A Property Norms Approach to Property Rights"
Paul Dower, New York University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Adrian Moore, Vice President, Reason Foundation
Sanford Ikeda, State University of New York - Purchase

Organizers:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University

Papers:

"After the Storm: The Role of Social Capital in Post-Katrina Recovery Processes"
Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College (Contact Author)

"The Resilient City and Katrina"
Sanford Ikeda, State University of New York - Purchase (Contact Author)

"The Political Economy of Katrina"
Peter T. Leeson, West Virginia University
Russell S. Sobel, James Clark Coffman Distinguished Chair, West Virginia University

Discussants:

Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University
Gregory M. Dempster, Elliott Associate Professor and Chair, Hampden-Sydney College