Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Labor Market Efficiency and Earnings Growth"
Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University

"Economic Growth and Inequality Revisited"
Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida
Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama

"Interdistributional Lorenz Curves and European Convergence"
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Victor K. Chow, West Virginia University
Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University

"What Do We Know About the Value of Owner Occupied Housing Services? Rental Equivalence and Other Approaches"
Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Uri Kogan, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussants:

Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research

Papers:

"An Experimental Test of the Theory of Moves"
Richard Ericson, East Carolina University
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research
Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University

"Inducing Absent-Mindedness in the Lab"
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University

"Decisions on Exits: A Social Dilemma Experiment With Intergroup Mobility"
Hideki Fujiyama, Dokkyo University and Louisiana State University
Jun Kobayashi, Seikei University
Yusuke Koyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hirokuni Oura, Teikyo University

"Endogenous Property Rights in a Hold-Up-Model"
Mathias Erlei, Clausthal University of Technology
John Stemer, Clausthal University of Technology

Discussants:

Tomomi Tanaka, California Institute of Technology
Arthur Zillante, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University

Organizers:

Helen Tauchen, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College

Session Chairs:

Helen Tauchen, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College

Papers:

"Medical Malpractice and Physician Case Mix"
Lara K. Bryant, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)

"Federal Aid and College Enrollment Decisions"
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University
Wilbert van der Klaauw, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

"Participant Direction in Defined Contribution Pension Plans"
William E. Even, Miami University
David Macpherson, Florida State University

"Moving in Two-Career Households: Who Wins, Who Loses?"
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University

Discussants:

Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas
Sonia Oreffice, Clemson University

Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Glenn C. Blomquist, Carl F. Pollard Professor of Health Economics, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Economic Benefits of a Reduction in Contaminated Sediments in Lake Michigan: An Application of Bootstrap Methodology"
Christopher Azevedo, Central Missouri State University
John R. Crooker, Central Missouri State University
Catherine M. Chambers, University of Central Missouri (Contact Author)

"A Benefit Cost Analysis of a Red Drum Stocking Program"
Raymond J. Rhodes, College of Charleston (Contact Author)
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

"A Semi-Parametric Estimator for Observed and Contingent Behavior Data: An Application to Recretional Beach Visitation"
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University

Discussants:

Raymond J. Rhodes, College of Charleston
Catherine M. Chambers, University of Central Missouri
Peter A. Groothuis, Appalachian State University