Organizers:

Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University

Papers:

"Target Versus Instrument Rules as Optimal as Monetary Policies"
Richard T. Froyen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Capital Structure, Financial Structure, and Economic Crisis"
Peter Lewin, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Aid and Democratization in Eastern Europe"
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)

"Entangled Political Economy as Demonstrated by TARP"
Adam C. Smith, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University

Discussants:

Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University
Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American
Roger Koppl, Institute for Forensic Science Administration

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Organizers:

Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University

Papers:

"Prospect Theory of Fiscal Deficits and Government Debt"
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Sovereign and Private Debt Repudiation in Antebellum Mississippi"
Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University (Contact Author)

"Joint Production in Entrepreneurial Discovery"
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)

"The State of Confidence"
Roger Koppl, Institute for Forensic Science Administration (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Richard T. Froyen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter Lewin, The University of Texas at Dallas
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Adam C. Smith, George Mason University

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Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Papers:

"Sectoral Effects of Monetary Shocks"
Nathan S. Balke, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"The Great Dissolution: Intangible Capital and Diverging Volatility Puzzle"
Natasha X. Che, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Political Instability, Institutions, and Growth"
Ryan Compton, University of Manitoba
Daniel Giedman, Grand Valley State
Noel David Johnson, George Mason University

"Democracy and Volatility: Do Special-Interest Groups Matter?"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

Discussants:

David VanHoose, Baylor University
Sami Alpanda, Amherst College
John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

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Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

Papers:

"Political Economy of Investment: Sclerotic Effects from Interest Groups"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

"Closed-End Country Fund Premiums and Economic Freedom"
Samuel K. Jones, Stephen F. Austin State University (Contact Author)
Michael D. Stroup, Stephen F. Austin State University

"The Impact of Central Bank Independence on Political Monetary Cycles in Advanced and Developing Nations"
Sami Alpanda, Amherst College
Adam Honig, Amherst College

Discussants:

Noel David Johnson, George Mason University
William Arthur Carden, Rhodes College
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

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Organizers:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

Papers:

"Economic Freedom in the Mexican States"
Nathan J. Ashby, The University of Texas at El Paso (Contact Author)

"Economic Freedom and Business Cycles Across Countries"
John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

"How Economic Freedom Affects Service Industry Location"
Bradley Hobbs, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author)
Stephan F. Gohmann, University of Louisville

"From Economic Freedom to Democracy"
Carolina Acosta, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Hugo J. Faría, IESA (Contact Author)
Hugo Montesinos, Universidad Simon Bolivar

Discussants:

Joseph Connors, Florida State University
James D. Gwartney, Florida State University
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

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