Organizers:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Session Chairs:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Papers:

"Are Community Arrangements with NIMBYs Undermined by School Finance Reform?"
Justin M. Ross, Indiana University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Political Factors on Military Base Closures"
Scott A. Beaulier, Mercer University (Contact Author)
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
Allen Lynch, Mercer University

"Charter Versus Traditional Public Schools: A Panel Study of the Technical Efficiency"
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Contact Author)
Kerry A. King, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Joseph Palardy, Youngstown State University

"Suppressing Liberty, Censoring Information, Wasting Resources, and Calling It Good for the Environment"
J. R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University

"Spatial Clustering and U.S. State Interest Group Populations"
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Justin M. Ross, Indiana University
Mark T Gillis, Duquesne University
Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

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

Session Chairs:

Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University

Papers:

"Is National Defense a Public Good?"
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University (Contact Author)
Justin M. Ross, Indiana University

"A Structural Equation Model of the Gambling in the UK"
Arnold Kamis, Suffolk University
Dominique Haughton, Bentley College
O. David Gulley, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Patrick A. Scholten, Bentley College

Discussants:

Bryan L. Boulier, The George Washington University
Patrick A. Scholten, Bentley College