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

Tuesday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 2L* The Formal and the Informal Divide in Economic Development
*Organizers:*	Frederic Sautet, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Session Chairs:	Frederic Sautet, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
*Papers:*	"Informality and African Property Markets" Karol Boudreaux, Mercatus Center at George Mason University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University "Bridging the Formal and Informal Divide in Economic Development: the Case for Business Incubators" Joseph Eshun, Penn State Lehigh Valley (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University "Informal and Formal Entrepreneurship: From Local to Systemic" Frederic Sautet, Mercatus Center at George Mason University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University "Decomposing Private Property: Formal vs Informal Institutions" Claudia R. Williamson, West Virginia University (Contact Author) *Discussant:* Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University