Organizers:

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

Papers:

"Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy"
Pedro Dal Bo, Brown University (Contact Author)
Andrew Foster, Brown University
Louis Putterman, Brown University

"Experimental Studies of Costly Voting and Information Aggregation in Committees"
Jens Grosser, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Jacob K. Goeree, California Institute of Technology
Brian Rogers, Northwestern University
Michael Seebauer, Phillips-Universitat Marburg

"Altruism and Political Participation"
Daniel Houser, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Pork Versus Public Goods: An Experimental Study of Public Good Provision Within a Legislative Bargaining Framework"
Guillaume Frechette, New York University (Contact Author)
John H. Kagel, The Ohio State University
Masimo Morelli, Columbia University

Discussants:

Jason Arentz, George Mason University
Kail M. Padgitt, George Mason University
Adam Smith, George Mason University

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

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University

Papers:

"Be My Guinea Pig: A Laboratory Study of Public Information in a One-Armed Bandit Problem"
David M. Bruner, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
John Boyce, University of Calgary
Mike McKee, Appalachian State University

"Does Deceptive Advertising Reduce Turnout? Theory and Laboratory Evidence"
Sandra Ludwig, University of Munich (Contact Author)
Daniel Houser, George Mason University
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"High Stakes Behavior with Low Payoffs: Inducing Preferences with Holt-Laury Choices"
Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University (Contact Author)
John Dickhaut, University of Minnesota
Daniel Houser, George Mason University
Dorina Tilla, George Mason University

Discussants:

Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University
Li Hao, George Mason University
David M. Bruner, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Scott Wentland, George Mason University

Papers:

"Estimating a Model of Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization"
Mostafa Beshkar, Purdue University (Contact Author)

"Intellectual Property Rights and Strategic Differentiation in R&D Competition"
Kejun Song, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)

"More Tickets, Fewer Accidents: How Cash-Strapped Towns Make for Safer Roads"
Michael Makowsky, 101M Stephens Hall (Contact Author)
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Political Beliefs and Tort Awards: An Empirical Study of the ‘Impartial’ Jury"
Scott Wentland, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael R. Hammock, Rhodes College
Thushyanthan Baskaran, University of Heidelberg
Giovanni Facchini, University of Essex