Session Chairs:

Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago

Papers:

"Determinants of State Minimum Wage Laws: A Bayesian Spatial Probit Approach"
Donald J. Lacombe, Ohio University
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author)

"Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey"
Meltem Daysal, University of Maryland, College Park (Contact Author)
Carmen Pages, Inter-American Development Bank
Gordon Betcherman, The World Bank

"Effects of State Minimum Wage Increases on Employment, Hours, and Earnings of Low-Wage Workers: Evidence from Illinois"
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)
Joseph Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago

"Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System Involvement, and High School Dropout"
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wei Kang, Middle Tennessee State University
Matthew Freedman, Cornell University
Judy Yang, Georgetown University
Linda Loubert, Morgan State University

Session Chairs:

Javed Younas, Central Michigan University

Papers:

"Turkish Tourism Industry, Terrorism, and Warfare"
Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"The Resource Curse, Corruption, and Governance: Evidence from Emerging Markets"
Mariusz Andrzej Sumlinski, International Monetary Fund
Stephen Everhart, American University in Cairo (Contact Author)

"What Spurs Terrorism in Developing Countries: Poverty, Illiteracy or Political Repressions?"
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Javed Younas, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado
Kim Lehrer, The University of British Columbia
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College