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:

Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University

Papers:

"Earnings, Dividend Taxes, and Dividend Payouts: New Evidence"
Benjamin Russo, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)
Alan Blankley, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Stanislav Radchenko, Goldman Sachs

"The Unexpected Excess Return on Political Contribution"
Medhawin Kitikun, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Scott Murdoch, West Virginia University

"The Effects of the Bankruptcy Act of 2005 on Non-Business Bankruptcy Filings"
Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Naoaki Minamihashi, Boston University
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology
Benjamin Russo, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session Chairs:

Souvik Datta, The University of British Columbia

Papers:

"Participation in Green Power Partnership: What Distinguishes Leaders, Partners and Non-Participants?"
Suchandra Basu, Rhode Island College (Contact Author)
Soma Ghosh, Bridgewater State College
Wayne B. Gray, Clark University

"Do Good and Bad Actors Respond Differently to EPA Policy Levers? An Examination of a Voluntary Program and Regulatory Threat in the Metal Finishing Industry"
Keith Brouhle, Grinnell College (Contact Author)
Ann Wolverton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Griffiths, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

"Do Pollution Abatement Spillovers Exist? A Spatial Econometric Approach"
Souvik Datta, The University of British Columbia (Contact Author)

"Incentivizing Sustainable Waste Management"
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

A. Tolga Ergun, Suffolk University
Ann Wolverton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Medhawin Kitikun, West Virginia University
Luke Jones, The University of Tennessee