Organizers:

Michael T. Maloney, Clemson University

Session Chairs:

Michael T. Maloney, Clemson University

Papers:

"Too Many Women: Low Sex Ratios and Male STI Risk"
Scott Cunningham, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Christopher M. Cornwell, University of Georgia

"Auction v. Posted Prices: Online Compact Disc Market"
Robert G. Hammond, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Are Tournaments Optimal Over Piece Rates Under Bankruptcy Constraints?"
Kosmas Marinakis, North Carolina State University
Theofanis Tsoulouhas, North Carolina State University

"Recidivism at the Antitrust Division Since December 1994"
Melissa M. Yeoh, Clemson University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert D. Tollison, BB&T Senior Fellow, Clemson University
Todd D. Kendall, Clemson University
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Papers:

"Are Tax Havens Heavens? Natural Amenities as Determinants of International Tax Policies"
Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Taking Economic Impact Studies in Higher Education to the Next Level: Do Taxpayers Get Their Moneys Worth in Higher Education?"
Dennis Pearson, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga (Contact Author)
J. R. Clark, Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

"Is Public Expenditure Productive? Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in 45 U.S. Cities, 1880-1920"
Melissa M. Yeoh, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Discount Retailers and Sales Tax Collections: Accounting for Competitive and Spatial Aspects"
Nicole Cornell Sadowski, York College of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Karie A. Barbour, Lander University
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama - Birmingham

Session Chairs:

D. Randall Jenkins, Independent Scholar

Papers:

"Ordered Conflict Resolution"
D. Randall Jenkins, Independent Scholar (Contact Author)

"Underground Economies in the U.S. at the State Level"
Ellis B. Heath, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"The Rational Choice of Violence: A Model of Ethnic Hatred"
Aniruddha Mitra, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)
Salim Rashid, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Corruption, Bureaucratic Centralization, and the Shadow Economy"
Pinaki Bose, University of Memphis
Luciana Echazu, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Adam D. Rennhoff, Drexel University
Melissa M. Yeoh, Clemson University