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:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Papers:

"Fiscal Competition and Tax Instrument Choice: A Spatial Approach"
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College (Contact Author)
Discussant: Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

"Models of Teachers' Incentives under Different Institutional Rules"
Justin M. Ross, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Sarah M. Simmons, Rhodes College

"Is September Really Better than January? The Long-Run Effect of School Starting Age on Earnings"
Kelly Bedard, University of California - Santa Barbara
Elizabeth Dhuey, University of Toronto (Contact Author)
Discussant: Sarah M. Simmons, Rhodes College

"Education as a Constraint in Democracies"
Stephen C. Miller, Western Carolina University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Organizers:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Papers:

"Do Charter Schools Crowd Out Private Schools: A Study of Wisconsin"
Nathan Gray, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Hierarchical Human Capital and Economic Growth:"
Andrew Horowitz, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)
Robert Driskill, Vanderbilt University
Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"School Choice and the Branding of Catholic Schools"
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University (Contact Author)
Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas

"Financial Incentives and Special Education: Impact of McKay Voucher Program on Rate of Disability Diagnoses in Florida"
Marcus A. Winters, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Jay P. Greene, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Angela K. Dills, Mercer University
John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend 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

Session Chairs:

Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University

Papers:

"What Happened to Patient Trust? The Changing Face of Medicine and the Impact on Quality"
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, Stony Brook University
Hong Liu, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University

"Private versus Public Hospitals: A Comparison of Quality of Care"
Kerry A. King, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Contact Author)
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

"The Impact of Hospital Closures on Racial Differences in Health"
Donald Nichols, Washington University (Contact Author)

"To What Extent Does the Entry of an Ambulatory Surgical Center Affect Hospital Surgical Output and Hospital Profit?"
Michael Plotzke, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Donald Nichols, Washington University
Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University