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:

David Beckworth, Texas State University

Session Chairs:

David Beckworth, Texas State University

Papers:

"Religious Financial Contributions Over the Business Cycle"
David Beckworth, Texas State University (Contact Author)

"Mom and Dad Took Me to Church"
Wafa Hakim Orman, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Contact Author)

"Clergy Labor Supply: Evidence from Seminary Enrollment"
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama (Contact Author)
Danny Hughes, American College of Radiology
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

"Public and Private School Teacher Labor Markets"
Li Feng, Texas State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wafa Hakim Orman, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
James Swofford, University of South Alabama
Li Feng, Texas State University
David Beckworth, Texas State University

Organizers:

Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University

Session Chairs:

Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University

Papers:

"Supermajority or Gridlock: Testing for Leviathan Regulation in the States"
Noel D. Campbell, University of Central Arkansas
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama

"The Structure of Government and Implications for the Median Voter in New England States"
Robert Salvino, Coastal Carolina University
Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University

"Interjurisidictional Competition and Economic Growth in U.S. Metropolitan Areas"
Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University

"China's Fiscal Federalism as a 'Two-Edged Sword': A Public Choice Evaluation"
Yongjing Zhang, Vassar College

Discussants:

David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama
Robert Salvino, Coastal Carolina University
Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
Yongjing Zhang, Vassar College