Session Chairs:

Gerald Granderson, Miami University

Papers:

"Addiction to Cinema and Attendance to Cinema and Public Theaters in Turkish Cities"
Sacit Hadi Akdede, Adnan Menderes University - Turkey (Contact Author)

"Are Consumers Better Off with Organic Products? The Competitive and Welfare Effects of Organic Products"
Jason Pearcy, Tulane University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Javed Younas, Central Michigan University
Andrew Cassey, University of Minnesota

Papers:

"Lobbying for Exports and the US Aid Allocation"
Javed Younas, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

"State Trade Mission"
Andrew Cassey, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)

"TRIPS on Trade"
Ellis B. Heath, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mark Assibey-Yeboah, University of Tennessee
Dilara Tas, Vassar College

Session Chairs:

Linda S. Ghent, Eastern Illinois University

Papers:

"Assessing the Performance of a Life-cycle Allocation Strategy in Personal Retirement Accounts: A Simulation Study"
Benjamin Bridges, Social Security Administration (Contact Author)
Robert Gesumaria, Social Security Administration
Michael Leonesio, Social Security Administration

"Do Fiscal Factors Affect Interstate Moves?"
Tami Gurley-Calvez, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Kate Harper, US Government Accountability Office

"Intergovernmental Grants and Budget Constraints in Appalachian Kentucky"
Lisa A. Cave, Morehead State University (Contact Author)
Jeremy Hall, University of Alabama at Birmingham

"The Impact of College Financial Aid on Household Portfolio Choice"
Tansel Yilmazer, Purdue University (Contact Author)
Patryk Babiarz, Purdue University

Discussants:

Andrew Cassey, University of Minnesota
Tansel Yilmazer, Purdue University