Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Judicial Discretion and Sentencing Behavior"
Monica E. Hartmann, University of St. Thomas (Contact Author)
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary

"The Effect of Lawyer's Career Concerns in Litigation"
Rosa Ferrer, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"The Trial of Socrates"
Bryan McCannon, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)

"A Different Rationale for Punitive Damages"
Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

Discussants:

Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sean Sullivan, University of Virginia
Scott Wentland, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago

Papers:

"Determinants of State Minimum Wage Laws: A Bayesian Spatial Probit Approach"
Donald J. Lacombe, Ohio University
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author)

"Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey"
Meltem Daysal, University of Maryland, College Park (Contact Author)
Carmen Pages, Inter-American Development Bank
Gordon Betcherman, The World Bank

"Effects of State Minimum Wage Increases on Employment, Hours, and Earnings of Low-Wage Workers: Evidence from Illinois"
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)
Joseph Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago

"Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System Involvement, and High School Dropout"
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wei Kang, Middle Tennessee State University
Matthew Freedman, Cornell University
Judy Yang, Georgetown University
Linda Loubert, Morgan State University