Organizers:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"The Economic Freedom of U.S. States: The Movers, the Shakers, and the Wallflowers"
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University (Contact Author)
Taylor P. Stevenson, East Tennessee State University

"NCAA Cartel Enforcement, Evidence from College Football"
Taylor P. Stevenson, East Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"To Hold, or Not to Hold–An Analysis of the Political Calculation to Hold Health Care Town Hall Meetings"
Jim F. Couch, University of North Alabama
Keith D. Malone, University of North Alabama (Contact Author)
David L. Black, The University of Alabama

"An Empirical Examination of Unionization Elections in Alabama"
Jim F. Couch, University of North Alabama (Contact Author)
Mark Foster, University of North Alabama
Bret King, University of North Alabama

Discussants:

Keith D. Malone, University of North Alabama
Bret King, University of North Alabama
Taylor P. Stevenson, East Tennessee State University
David L. Black, The University of Alabama

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Organizers:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

George R. Crowley, III, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Does Fiscal Decentralization Constrain Leviathan? New Evidence from Local Property Tax Competition"
George R. Crowley, III, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

"The Legal and Institutional Influences on Antitrust Enforcement by State Attorneys General"
John Dove, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Hate Groups and Hate Crime"
Matt E. Ryan, Duquesne University (Contact Author)
Peter T. Leeson, George Mason University

"The Effect of Teacher’s Unions on Educational Outcomes"
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University (Contact Author)
Jonathan R Scott, Duquesne University

Discussants:

Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University
Rachel Mathers, Delaware State University
Christopher J. Coyne, George Mason University
George R. Crowley, III, West Virginia University

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