Session Chairs:

Robert G. Hammond, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"A Structural Model of Competing Sellers: Auctions and Posted Prices"
Robert G. Hammond, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Advertising as an Entry Fee into High Demand Markets"
John T. King, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)
Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

"Multimarket Contact and On-Time Performance in the US Airline Industry"
Jeffrey T. Prince, Cornell University
Daniel H. Simon, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Reputation, Search Cost, and Airfares"
Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California - Irvine (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert G. Hammond, Vanderbilt University
Jaesoo Kim, Michigan State University

Session Chairs:

Francisco Javier Aparicio, CIDE (Mexico)

Papers:

"Barrier to Entry: The Political Economy of H1-B Visas"
Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)
Gokhan Karahan, Delta State University
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi

"Corruption and the Political Economy of Disaster Relief"
Samia Tavares, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Pork Barrel Spending and Political Party Affiliation in the United States"
Carlos Lopes, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
William H. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Sarah P Scott, University of Texas at Dallas
Francisco Javier Aparicio, CIDE (Mexico)

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