Session Chairs:

John G. Marcis, Coastal Carolina University

Papers:

"Consumer Borrowing Behavior of U.S. Homeowners: A Study by Race"
Indrashis Chaudhuri, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)

"Housing Maintenance and Investment Decisions"
Jonathan D. Fisher, Litigation Analytics, Inc. (Contact Author)
Elliot D. Williams, Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Gated Communities and Residential Housing Values Along South Carolina's Grand Strand"
John G. Marcis, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Housing Market Responses to a Catastrophic Event: The Effects of Katrina on the Value of Housing Characteristics and Amenities in Louisiana"
Russell McKenzie, Southeastern Louisiana University (Contact Author)
John Levendis, Loyola University

Discussants:

Douglas James Krupka, Georgia State University
Haydar Kurban, Howard University

Session Chairs:

Douglas James Krupka, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Measuring the Localization of Economic Activity: A Parametric Approach"
Paulo Guimaraes, Medical University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Octavio Figueiredo, Universidade do Porto
Douglas Woodward, University of South Carolina

"The Growth Impact of the Metropolitan Statistical Area Designation"
George Hammond, West Virginia University
Brian J. Osoba, University of Texas - El Paso (Contact Author)

"Learning or Matching: Productivity Gains in Urban Areas"
Douglas James Krupka, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Do Larger Cities Have Larger Suburbs? An Empirical Analysis of Intra-Metropolitan Size Distribution in the United States"
Haydar Kurban, Howard University (Contact Author)

"Individual Social Capital: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Investment"
David W. Shideler, Murray State University (Contact Author)
David S. Kraybill, The Ohio State University

Discussants:

Indrashis Chaudhuri, The Ohio State University
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia