 
  | Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Session 23B Economic History | 
| Session Chairs: | 
          David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville | 
| Papers: | "A Comparative Evaluation of the Economic Impact of the Illinois Central Railroad on Illinois Rural land Values 1860 Through 1910" "Forty Acres and (No) Mule: Evaluating the Impact of Free Land on the Outcomes of Former Slaves" "Explaining Bankruptcy: An Analysis of State Bankruptcy Rates" "The Rise and Decline of Cities" "Hayek at Arkansas" | 
| Discussants: | 		
          Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College |