Organizers:

Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

Session Chairs:

Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University

Papers:

"A Little More Liberty: What the JEL Omits in Its Account of What the Economic Report of the President Omits"
Michael Clark, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Daniel B. Klein, George Mason University

"Theory of What? The Search for Explananda in the Journal of Economic Theory"
Pedro Romero Aleman, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Daniel B. Klein, George Mason University

"Reasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking the Signatories of the ‘Raise the Minimum Wage’ Statement"
Stewart Dompe, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"The Internet and the Structure of Discourse: The Websites of Economists at Harvard and George Mason"
Daniel D'Amico, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Daniel B. Klein, George Mason University

Organizers:

Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University

Papers:

"Takings for Economic Development: The Calculation Debate Again"
Samuel R Staley, Reason Foundation (Contact Author)
Discussant: Benjamin Powell, Suffolk University

"The Evolution of Eminent Domain: Market Failure or an Effort to Limit Government Power and Government Failure"
Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Robert Higgs, Independent Institute

"Examining the Response to Kelo in the States"
Andrew P. Morriss, University of Illinois (Contact Author)
Discussant: Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Organizers:

David D. Haddock, Northwestern University

Session Chairs:

Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University

Papers:

"Public Safety a Public Good?"
Goran Skogh, Linköping Universitet (Contact Author)
Discussant: Thomas Hazlett, George Mason University

"The Bureau of Reclamation: Public Good Provider or Rent Transferring Ageny?"
P. J. Hill, Wheaton College (Contact Author)
Discussant: Lloyd Cohen, George Mason University

"Why Good Managers Do Bad Things: The Case of the Endangered Species Act"
Richard Stroup, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Richard Brooks, Yale Law School

Organizers:

David D. Haddock, Northwestern University

Session Chairs:

Richard Brooks, Yale Law School

Papers:

"Why Good Managers Do Bad Things: The Case of Superfund"
Richard Stroup, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Brook Miscoski, Northwestern University

"Forest Policy Up in Smoke: Fire Suppression in the United States"
Alison Berry, Property and Environment Research Center (Contact Author)
Discussant: Goran Skogh, Linköping Universitet

"A Very Long History of the Lower Mississippi Valley"
David D. Haddock, Northwestern University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University