Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Papers:

"Growth and Volatility in the U.S. States: Registered Interest Organizations and Institutional Sclerosis"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

"Corruption, Investment, and Growth in U.S. States"
Noel Johnson, George Mason University
Courtney LaFountain, The University of Texas at Arlington
Steven Yamarik, University of California, Long Beach

"A Matched Pairs Analysis of State Growth Differences"
Brian Goff, Western Kentucky University
Alex Lebedinsky, Western Kentucky University
Stephen E. Lile, Western Kentucky University

"Knowledge Matters: The Long-Run Determinants of State Income Growth"
Paul W. Bauer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Garett Jones, George Mason University
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nathan J. Ashby, The University of Texas at El Paso
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Organizers:

John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University

Session Chairs:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College

Papers:

"Hotel Tax Collections and a Local Mega-Event"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)

"Willingness to Pay for Downtown National Hockey League Arenas"
Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College (Contact Author)
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Dan Mason, University of Alberta
Gordon Walker, University of Alberta

"The Effects of Ticket Prices, Arena Amenities and Capacity on the Latent Demand for Hockey Games"
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College
Dan Mason, University of Alberta
Gordon Walker, University of Alberta

Discussants:

Philip K. Porter, University of South Florida
Peter A. Groothuis, Appalachian State University