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:

Scott Wentland, George Mason University

Papers:

"Estimating a Model of Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization"
Mostafa Beshkar, Purdue University (Contact Author)

"Intellectual Property Rights and Strategic Differentiation in R&D Competition"
Kejun Song, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)

"More Tickets, Fewer Accidents: How Cash-Strapped Towns Make for Safer Roads"
Michael Makowsky, 101M Stephens Hall (Contact Author)
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Political Beliefs and Tort Awards: An Empirical Study of the ‘Impartial’ Jury"
Scott Wentland, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael R. Hammock, Rhodes College
Thushyanthan Baskaran, University of Heidelberg
Giovanni Facchini, University of Essex