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:

Stewart Dompe, George Mason University

Papers:

"Standard Versus Behavioral Economics Analysis of Opt-In/Opt-Out Policies"
Bryan L. Boulier, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Robert S. Goldfarb, The George Washington University

"The Race to Free Ride: Opting Out of Voluntary Coalitions that Provide a Public Good"
David M. McEvoy, Appalachian State University

"Changing Constitutions: Increasing Expenditures One Amendment at a Time"
J. Sebastian Leguizamon, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Overcoming the Collective Action Problem: A Case Study of the Battle of Lepanto"
Stewart Dompe, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Eric Crampton, University of Canterbury
R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University
Enrique Fatas, University of Texas at Dallas
J. Sebastian Leguizamon, West Virginia University