Session Chairs:

Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Varying the Intensity of Competition in a Rent Seeking Experiment"
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)
Lisa R. Anderson, The College of William and Mary

"Strategic Behavior in Oligopolistic Markets with Exchange Contracts: An Examination of California's Gasoline Market Institutions"
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Test of Peak-Load Pricing and Agglomeration Effects in the Lodging Industry"
Manuel A. Hernandez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Li Gan, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Sebastian Miller, University of Maryland

Organizers:

Deborah Fletcher, Miami University

Session Chairs:

Deborah Fletcher, Miami University

Papers:

"Information Versus Access: Why Do Firms Become Politically Active?"
Randall Kroszner, University of Chicago
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Inefficient Redistribution and Inefficient Redistributive Politics"
Daniel J. Kovenock, University of Iowa
Brian Roberson, Miami University

"Political Reputation, Negative Campaigning, and Strategic Shirking"
Deborah Fletcher, Miami University (Contact Author)
Steven Slutsky, University of Florida

Discussants:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
Donald E. Campbell, The College of William and Mary
James E. Foster, Vanderbilt University