Organizers:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Session Chairs:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Do State Funded Merit Scholarships Induce Students to Learn More in High School?"
J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University
Elizabeth A. Perry, Randolph College (Contact Author)

"Is the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship a Reward for Past Achievement or a Motivator for Future Performance?"
Reuben Kyle, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
David A. Penn, Middle Tennessee State University

"Price and Quality in Higher Education: A Hedonic Approach"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Reuben Kyle, Middle Tennessee State University

Discussants:

Reuben Kyle, Middle Tennessee State University
Elizabeth A. Perry, Randolph College
Douglas J. Wakeman, Meredith College

Session Chairs:

Alexandre Padilla, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Papers:

"Cultural and Political Influences in Institutions of Governance and Banking Sector Performance"
Senanu Asamoah, CNA Corporation (Contact Author)
Gabriel Asaftei, University of Richmond

"The Economics of a Centralized Judiciary: Uniformity, Forum Shopping and the Federal Circuit"
John L. Turner, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Scott E. Atkinson, University of Georgia
Alan Marco, Vassar College

"Do Institutions Matter: The Comparative Case of Post 1989 Bulgarian Telecommunications"
Ann Harper Fender, Gettysburg College (Contact Author)

"The Shifting Appeal of Sham Litigation: Evidence from Appellate Decisions 1971-2006"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ann Harper Fender, Gettysburg College
Alexandre Padilla, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Senanu Asamoah, CNA Corporation