Monday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 8C* Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Aid
*Organizers:*	Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Session Chairs:	Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
*Papers:*	"Risk, Culture, and Regional Development" Brian J. Osoba, Central Connecticut State University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Robert A. Lawson, Capital University "Entrepreneurship and Risk" Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University (Contact Author) Saurav Roychoudhury, CFA, Capital University *Discussant:* Stephen C. Miller, Western Carolina University "The Implicit Costs of Public Aid" J. Sebastian Leguizamon, West Virginia University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Stephen C. Miller, Western Carolina University "Eminent Domain: Threatening the Quality of Student Housing" Carrie B. Kerekes, West Virginia University (Contact Author) Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University *Discussant:* Robert A. Lawson, Capital University

Monday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 8D* Applied Political Economy
*Organizers:*	Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Session Chairs:	Peter T. Leeson, West Virginia University
*Papers:*	"The Democratic Domino Theory" Andrea Dean, West Virginia University (Contact Author) Peter T. Leeson, West Virginia University *Discussant:* Brian J. Osoba, Central Connecticut State University "The Effects of Smoking Regulations on the Restaurant Industry" Randy Childs, West Virginia University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University "A Public Choice Model of Judicial Dissent" Matthew T Yanni, West Virginia University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* TBA "Getting the Culture Right: An Empirical Investigation Defining Culture" Claudia R. Williamson, West Virginia University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* TBA