Organizers:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Papers:

"A Brief History of State-Level Rent Seeking"
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College (Contact Author)
Justin M. Ross, Indiana University

"Frontiers of Rent Seeking in the U.S. States"
Danny Hughes, American College of Radiology
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama (Contact Author)
Noel D. Campbell, University of Central Arkansas

"Local Government Finance and Entrepreneurial Activity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas"
Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
Bradley Hobbs, Florida Gulf Coast University
Stephan Gohmann, University of Louisville

"A New Look at Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship"
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
Robert A. Lawson, Auburn University

Discussants:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Organizers:

John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University

Session Chairs:

Frank Stephenson, Berry College

Papers:

"Evaluation of Managerial Strategy in Major League Baseball"
Raymond Sauer, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Future Value of Minor League Talent"
John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"The Long-Run Impacts of the World Cup"
Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)
Dennis P. Wilson, The University of Texas at Arlington

"Vend It Like Beckham: David Beckham's Effect on MLS Ticket Sales"
Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)
Robert A. Lawson, Auburn University
Kathleen Sheehan, Capital University

Discussants:

Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University