Organizers:

Lewis S. Davis, Union College

Session Chairs:

Lewis S. Davis, Union College

Papers:

"Reinterpreting the Jones Critique: A Time Series Approach to Testing and Understanding Idea Driven Growth Models with Transitional Dynamics"
Bruce T. Elmslie, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Norman Sedgley, Loyola College in Maryland

"Scientists, Lawyers and Imitators: Innovation and Rent Protection with Imperfect Patent Enforcement"
Fuat Sener, Union College
Lewis S. Davis, Union College (Contact Author)

"Poverty, Geography and Institutional Path Dependence"
Edinaldo Tebaldi, Bryant University (Contact Author)
Ramesh Mohan, Bryant University

Discussants:

Mark Hopkins, Gettysburg College
Peter J. Kower, Oglethorpe University
Norman Sedgley, Loyola College in Maryland

Session Chairs:

Jonathan D. Fisher, Litigation Analytics, Inc.

Papers:

"The Effect of Welfare Reform on Marriage Decision: Evidence from Micro Data"
Pimrak Pakdeethai, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Institutions Augmented Solow Model with Poverty Trap"
Edinaldo Tebaldi, Bryant University (Contact Author)
Ramesh Mohan, Bryant University

"Finding the Poor Older Americans"
Jonathan D. Fisher, Litigation Analytics, Inc. (Contact Author)
David S. Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau
Joseph Marchand, University of Alberta
Timothy Smeeding, Syracuse University
Barbara B. Torrey, Population Reference Bureau

Discussants:

Jan Schnellenbach, University of Heidelberg
Patryk Babiarz, Purdue University
Pimrak Pakdeethai, Texas A&M University
Edinaldo Tebaldi, Bryant University