Organizers:

Noel D. Campbell, University of Central Arkansas

Session Chairs:

David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama

Papers:

"More Competition, More Economic Growth?: A Panel Study of Local Government in U.S. Metropolitan Areas"
Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Economic Freedom on Firm Births and Firm Deaths in the United States: A Spatial Econometrics Approach"
Noel D. Campbell, University of Central Arkansas (Contact Author)
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University
Kirk C. Heriot, Columbus State University

"Human Rights and Economic Liberalization"
William Arthur Carden, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

"Rebuilding After Disaster—Do Neighborhood Effects Matter Post Katrina?"
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama (Contact Author)
Sam Stutsman, University of South Alabama

"The Determinants of Congressional Franking"
S. Tyler Edwards, Berry College
Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)
Melissa M. Yeoh, Berry College

Discussants:

Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University
Frank Stephenson, Berry College

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Organizers:

John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University

Session Chairs:

Frank Stephenson, Berry College

Papers:

"Not the Nationals Again: Diminishing Returns and Unbalanced Scheduling"
Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)
Damien Brooks, Berry College

"Salary and Long Term Contracts in Major League Baseball: A Gap Analysis"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Elizabeth Gustafson, University of Dayton
Lawrence Hadley, (dec.)

"Does Ownership Pay? The Case of Nippon Professional Baseball"
Michael A. Leeds, Temple University (Contact Author)
Sumi Sakata, Temple University Japan

"Endogenous Rule Emergence and Enforcement: Le Tour de France"
Daniel J. Smith, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Frank Stephenson, Berry College
Michael A. Leeds, Temple University

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Organizers:

Daniel B. Klein, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Lawrence H. White, George Mason University

Papers:

"Goldin and Katz and Educational Policy Failings in Historical Perspective"
Arnold Kling, EconLog
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author)

"What Do We Really Know About the New Deal? A Second Look at Eggertsson’s Defense"
Steven G. Horwitz, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)

"Occupational Licensing: Scant Treatment in Labor Texts"
Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)
Erin Wendt, Berry College

"Do Economists Believe American Democracy Is Working? Results of a Survey of American Economic Association Members"
William L. Davis, The University of Tennessee at Martin (Contact Author)
Bob Figgins, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Discussants:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Steven G. Horwitz, St. Lawrence University
Frank Stephenson, Berry College
Lawrence H. White, George Mason University

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