Session Chairs:

Isabelle G Bajeux-Besnainou, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Experiments on Self-Protection Against Low Probability and Uncertain Risks"
Aric Shafran, California Polytechnic State University (Contact Author)

"State-Dependent Irreversibility and Lemons Market"
Shaojin Li, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)

"Uncertainty, Networks and Real Options"
Isabelle G Bajeux-Besnainou, The George Washington University
Sumit Joshi, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Nicholas S. Vonortas, The George Washington University

Discussants:

Paan Jindapon, The University of Alabama
Lisa R. Anderson, The College of William and Mary
Xuan Tam, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute

Papers:

"How Do People Create Capital Through 'Social Networks'? Dense Versus Sparse Networks"
Pedro Romero Aleman, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"'When I’m Sixty-Four': Retirement of School Teachers 'With a Little Help from My Friends'"
Kristine Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ron Laschever, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Social Attitudes in American Communities"
Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University
Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute (Contact Author)

"Knowledge Spillovers and Local Growth of Industries: Evidence from Patent Statistics"
Kejun Song, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Isabelle G Bajeux-Besnainou, The George Washington University
Sumit Joshi, The George Washington University
Ahmed S. Rahman, U.S. Naval Academy