Session Chairs:

Eric Crampton, University of Canterbury

Papers:

"Fiscal Decentralization and Public Debt: Is There a Link?"
Thushyanthan Baskaran, University of Heidelberg (Contact Author)

"Do Terror Attacks Affect Elections?"
Kathleen Deloughery, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)

"Population Heterogeneity, the Type of Government, and the Nature and Extent of Government Intervention"
John Garen, University of Kentucky
Carlos Lopes, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Political Ignorance and Political Preferences"
Eric Crampton, University of Canterbury (Contact Author)
Martin Stevenson, none

Discussants:

Jeremy Horpedahl, George Mason University
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi
Eric Crampton, University of Canterbury

Session Chairs:

Lisa Verdon, Florida State University

Papers:

"Testing the Effects of Transfers on the Wealth of the Elderly"
Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Family-Specific Intergenerational Income Mobility"
Irina Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author)

"Measurement Error and Its Impact on Estimates of Income and Consumption Dynamics"
Nayoung Lee, University of Southern California (Contact Author)

"The Use of Life Insurance in Estate Planning"
Lisa Verdon, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sarah Bohn, Public Policy Institute of California
Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
Irina Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh
Carlos Lopes, University of Kentucky