Session Chairs:

Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Papers:

"A New Look at the 'Shame of the States'"
Abdoulaye Seck, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"Are Institutions Fundamental for Development? Evidence from Madagascar"
Alan Green, Lander University (Contact Author)
Christine Moser, Western Michigan University

"Curbing Corruption for Higher Growth: The Importance of Being Persistent"
Mushfiq Swaleheen, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author)

"Persistence of Institutions, Openness to Trade and Economic Growth: New Evidence"
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Mehmet E. Yaya, Eastern Michigan University

Discussants:

Mushfiq Swaleheen, Florida Gulf Coast University
Alan Green, Lander University
Abdoulaye Seck, Suffolk University
Katherine Christina Theyson, The University of the South

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Session Chairs:

Lisa Verdon, College of Wooster

Papers:

"Democracy and Institutions in Postcolonial Africa"
Alan Green, Lander University (Contact Author)

"Media Freedom, Socio-Political Instability and Economic Growth"
Sudeshna Pal, Georgia College and State University (Contact Author)
Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sanjukta Roy, World Bank Institute

"The Impact of Institutions on Economic Growth"
Paul Kagundu, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Georgia State University

"Exploring the Impact of Democratic Capital on Prosperity"
Lisa Verdon, College of Wooster (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Alan Green, Lander University
Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sanjukta Roy, World Bank Institute
Paul Kagundu, Georgia State University

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