Organizers:

Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Session Chairs:

Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Papers:

"The Dynamics Relationship Between Income Inequality and Government Transfers"
Dwight R. Lee, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
J. R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Discussant: Scott A Beaulier, Mercer University

"Measuring the Indirect Effect: Voter Initiatives and Legislative Production in U.S. States"
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Angela K. Dills, Mercer University

"The Political Economy of Internet Poker"
Daniel Sutter, University of Texas - Pan American (Contact Author)
Discussant: Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

"Partial Public Ownership of Private Firms: An Analysis of European Firms"
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Contact Author)
Kerry A. King, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Discussant: Frank Stephenson, Berry College

Organizers:

Frank Stephenson, Berry College

Session Chairs:

Michelle W. Trawick, Western Kentucky University

Papers:

"Will They Turn The Other Cheek? Criminal Decision Making and Victim’s Religious Self-Identification"
Craig A. Depken, II, University of Texas at Arlington
Dennis P. Wilson, Western Kentucky University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

"Exploring the Economics of Religion and Politics"
Michelle W. Trawick, Western Kentucky University (Contact Author)
Brian Goff, Western Kentucky University
Stephen E. Lile, Western Kentucky University
Discussant: Frank Stephenson, Berry College

"How Would Jesus Vote? Self-Interest and Religion in the 2003 Alabama Constitutional Amendment Election"
Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)
Discussant: Michelle W. Trawick, Western Kentucky University