Organizers:

Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University

Papers:

"Prosecutor Selection and False Convictions"
Matt E. Ryan, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Discussant: Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

"The 2% Rule: Fingerprinting Standards as Government Failure"
Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Contact Author)
Discussant: David Macpherson, Florida State University

"Gender Discrimination and the Law"
Ashlie Warnick, Yale Law School (Contact Author)
Discussant: William Arthur Carden, Rhodes College

"Law Without Romance"
Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College

Organizers:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Risk, Culture, and Regional Development"
Brian J. Osoba, Central Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

"Entrepreneurship and Risk"
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University (Contact Author)
Saurav Roychoudhury, CFA, Capital University
Discussant: Stephen C. Miller, Western Carolina University

"The Implicit Costs of Public Aid"
J. Sebastian Leguizamon, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Stephen C. Miller, Western Carolina University

"Eminent Domain: Threatening the Quality of Student Housing"
Carrie B. Kerekes, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Discussant: Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

Organizers:

Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Northern Michigan University

Session Chairs:

Shelby D. Frost, Georgia State University

Papers:

"What Hagar the Horrible can Teach You and Your Students About Economics."
Robert A. Lawson, Capital University (Contact Author)

"The Use of Stossel Video Clips in Large Lecture Economics Classes"
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"A Common Sense Approach to the Teaching of Economics"
Dwight R. Lee, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"A CommonSenseEconomics.com", http://www-instruct.nmu.edu/~tferrari/CommonSenseEcon/CSE.Promo.html"
Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author)

Organizers:

John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University

Papers:

"Is Corruption Always Bad for Growth?"
Benjamin Powell, Suffolk University
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

"Does Corruption Affect Foreign Investment? Evidence from Forty-One Countries"
Mark C. Strazicich, Appalachian State University
David Molina, University of North Texas

"The Empirical Institutions-Growth Literature: Is Something Amiss at the Top?"
John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

"The Influence of Capitalism and Democracy on Air Emissions Among Developed Countries"
Michael D. Stroup, Stephen F. Austin State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert A. Lawson, Capital University
Matthew Brown, Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

Organizers:

Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

Session Chairs:

Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

Papers:

"Trade Openness, Investment, and Long-Run Economic Growth"
Charles David Skipton, University of Tampa (Contact Author)

"Economic Freedom and Corporate Location Choice"
Robert A. Lawson, Capital University (Contact Author)
Saurav Roychoudhury, CFA, Capital University

"Testing Baumol: Institutional Quality and the Productivity of Entrepreneurship"
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Economic Freedom, Trade, and Poverty"
Seth Norton, Wheaton College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College