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

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