Organizers:

Philip Mirowski, University of Notre Dame

Session Chairs:

Edward Nik-Khah, Roanoke College

Papers:

"Some Economists Got It Right"
James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)

"Homo-Economicus Meets Homo-Economist: Ideology, Self-Interest and Ethical Standards in the World of Academic Economics"
Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Contact Author)

"Plus ca Change… or Whistling Past the Graveyard?"
Philip Mirowski, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Rob Johnson, Institute for New Economic Thinking

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Organizers:

David A. Harper, New York University

Session Chairs:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Papers:

"Public Choice and Austrian Economics"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Capitalism, Protectionism, and Public Choice: How Bad Policy Destroyed a City"
Daniel J. Smith, Troy University (Contact Author)
David Hebert, George Mason University

"A Macro Ecology of Plans and the Problem of Policy"
Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School
Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University

"Democracy in Deficit and the Current Budget Crisis"
Jeremy Horpedahl, Buena Vista University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
Robert F. Mulligan, Western Carolina University
Jeremy Horpedahl, Buena Vista University
Daniel J. Smith, Troy University

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Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Lijia Wei, Xiamen University

Papers:

"Information, Misperception, and Beliefs"
Daniel Martin, New York University (Contact Author)
Andrew Caplin, New York University

"The Control Premium"
David Owens, Haverford College (Contact Author)
Zack Grossman, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ryan Fackler, Haverford College

"Preference Parameters or Mistakes?"
Salar Jahedi, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

"Gender and Bidding Heterogeneity in Buy and Sell Auctions"
Jason Shachat, Xiamen University
Lijia Wei, Xiamen University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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Session Chairs:

Trudy Ann Cameron, University of Oregon

Papers:

"Optimal Detection and Eradication of Invasive Species with Stochastic Colonization and Detection"
Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Resources for the Future (Contact Author)
Robert Haight, U.S. Forest Service
Andrew Liebhold, U.S. Forest Service
Ludek Berec, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
John Kean, AgResearch Lincoln University

"Measuring Environmental Efficiency: A Comparison of Input and Output Based Approaches Using Bayesian Distance Frontiers"
Eric Njuki, The University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Boris Bravo-Ureta, The University of Connecticut
Deep Mukherjee, Thhe University of Connecticut

"Local Regulation: Determinants of Land Use Ordinances in Florida"
Erin Sills, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)
D. Evan Mercer, U.S. Forest Service
Terry Haines, U.S. Forest Service
Pedro Pires De Matos, North Carolina State University
Fred Cubbage, North Carolina State University

"Patterns in Willingness to Fund State Parks: Public Expenditures Versus User Fees"
Brian Vander Naald, University of Oregon (Contact Author)
Trudy Ann Cameron, University of Oregon

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Organizers:

Kathryn Graddy, Brandeis University
Douglas Hodgson, University of Quebec at Montreal

Session Chairs:

Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, University of Oviedo

Papers:

"The Effect of Academy Award Competition on Market Share"
Melissa Boyle, College of the Holy Cross (Contact Author)
Lesley Chiou, Occidental College
Victor Matheson, College of the Holy Cross

"Entrepreneurship and the Boundaries of the Firm: Evidence from Motion-Pictures Production"
Darlene C. Chisholm, Suffolk University
George Norman, Tufts University (Contact Author)

"How Do Your Rivals' Releasing Dates Affect Your Box Office?"
Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, University of Oviedo (Contact Author)

Discussants:

George Norman, Tufts University
Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, University of Oviedo
Melissa Boyle, College of the Holy Cross

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Organizers:

Semoon Chang, University of South Alabama

Session Chairs:

Kwan Suk Kim, University of Notre Dame

Papers:

"Dealing with International Capital Movement: Some Reconsiderations"
Yoonbai Kim, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Benefits and Challenges in Trade and Investment Cooperation Between Arab League States and China"
Inchul Kim, Sung Kyun Kwan University (Contact Author)

"Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration"
Daiji Kawaguchi, Hitotsubashi University
Soohyung Lee, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Broadband Access and Its Impact on Sales Tax Collections"
Mohan Menon, University of South Alabama (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Namsuk Choi, Korea Economic Research Institute
Kwan Suk Kim, University of Notre Dame
Keunkwan Ryu, Seoul National University
Inhyuck Ha, Western Carolina University

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Organizers:

Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Arthur Snow, The University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Arthur Snow, The University of Georgia

Papers:

"The NCAA Basketball Tournament Selects Fan Favorites over Parity"
Stephen G. Bronars, Welch Consulting (Contact Author)
Todd McFall, Wake Forest University

"How Much Trouble Is Early Foul Trouble?"
Allan Maymin, Alliance Bernstein (Contact Author)
Philip Z. Maymin, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Eugene Shen, Alliance Bernstein

"Moral Hazard in Long-Term Guaranteed Contracts: Theory and Evidence from the NBA"
Arup Sen, Boston University (Contact Author)
J. Bradford Rice, Boston University

Discussants:

Elizabeth S. Bradley, The University of Georgia
Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Katherine McClain, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Civil Liberties and Access to Clean Water"
Jennis J. Biser, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)
Jeffrey A. Edwards, North Carolina A&T State University

"Crime, Civil Liberty and Economic Freedom: An Examination of the Gallup World Poll's Embedded Victim Survey"
Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University (Contact Author)

"The Relationship Between Economic Freedom, State Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in U.S. States"
Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University (Contact Author)
Don Nyonna, Austin Peay State University
K.J. Kim, Austin Peay State University

"On Sovereignty of Religion and State"
Zeynab Masoudnia, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas
Zeynab Masoudnia, George Mason University

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Organizers:

Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College

Session Chairs:

Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College

Papers:

"Dynamic Analysis of Career and Family Choices of Women: Classifying Occupations by Non-Wage Characteristics"
Rachna Maheshwari, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"How Much Is a Green Card Worth? Evidence from Mexican and Puerto Rican Men Who Marry Women Born in the U.S."
Miao Chi, Drew University (Contact Author)
Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

"Labor Market Effects of High School Performing Arts Participation"
Thomas Henry, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Josh Pinkston, University of Louisville
Miao Chi, Drew University
Rachna Maheshwari, University of Virginia
Curtis L. Reynolds, Kent State University

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Session Chairs:

Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo

Papers:

"Occupational Composition and Wage Inequality"
Carol Scotese, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)

"Schooling, Employers’ Learning, and Internal Labor Market Bias: Wage Dynamics and Human Capital Investment in the Japanese Steel Industry, 1930-1960s"
Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo (Contact Author)

"The Minimum Wage, Teenage Employment and the Business Cycle"
James M. Holmes, University of Buffalo
Patricia A. Hutton, Canisius College (Contact Author)

"The Impacts of ICT Use on Employment and Wages: Firm-Level Evidence from Turkey"
Hilal Atasoy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Carol Scotese, Virginia Commonwealth University
James M. Holmes, University of Buffalo
Patricia A. Hutton, Canisius College
Hilal Atasoy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Session Chairs:

John Hasnas, Georgetown University

Papers:

"What Hayek's Economics Taught Me About Ethics"
Mario Rizzo, New York University (Contact Author)

"Economics and the Question of Whether We Do What Ethics Says We Ought?"
Steven G. Horwitz, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)

"Preferences, Ethics and Economics"
Erik Angner, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (Contact Author)

"Hayek on the Rule of Law"
David Schmidtz, University of Arizona (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

Session Chairs:

Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Intergenerational Impacts of Destruction and Warfare"
Mevludie Akbulut-Yuksel, Dalhousie University (Contact Author)
Mutlu Yuksel, Dalhousie University

"Educational Attainment and Enrollment in Colombia: The Impact of Internal Displacement on Schooling"
Kate Wharton, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Labor Market, Education and Armed Conflict in Tajikistan"
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mevludie Akbulut-Yuksel, Dalhousie University

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Organizers:

Asia Sikora, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Session Chairs:

Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

Papers:

"The Effect of Health Insurance Mandates in Child Support Agreements on Children’s Health Insurance Coverage"
Jamie Rubenstein Taber, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Early Fatherhood on Educational Attainment: The Role of Changing Marriage Propensities and Child Support Policies Over Time"
H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Reginald Covington, Cornell University

"Child Support Obligations and Non-Resident Fathers’ Labor Supply"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)

"Child Support Income and Obesity Outcomes for Mothers and Children"
Asia Sikora, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Contact Author)
Reginald Covington, Cornell University

Discussants:

TBA

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Session Chairs:

Arun Sarkar, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Papers:

"Determinants of Tax Pass-Through Rates: A Study of the U.S. Beer Industry"
Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Contact Author)
Ruchita Tiwary, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

"Ad Prominence and Brand Salience: An Alternative Approach to Persuasive Advertising"
Carmen Astorne-Figari, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)
Aleksandr Yankelevich, Federal Communications Commission

"Gains from Horizontal Merger: The Effects of Differentiated Products on Merger Paradox"
Arun Sarkar, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author)
Juan Gelves, Midwestern State University

"Misleading Advertising of the Vertically Differentiated Products and Minimum Quality Standards"
Keisuke Hattori, Osaka University of Economics
Keisaku Higashida, Kwansei Gakuin University (Contact Author)

"Demand Curvature in Mixed Oligopoly: An Implication of Privatization"
Tai-Liang Chen, The State University of New York at Buffalo (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Aleksandr Yankelevich, Federal Communications Commission
Tai-Liang Chen, The State University of New York at Buffalo
Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Carmen Astorne-Figari, Washington University in St. Louis
Keisaku Higashida, Kwansei Gakuin University

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Organizers:

Juan Contreras, Congressional Budget Office

Session Chairs:

Juan Contreras, Congressional Budget Office

Papers:

"Can Tax Rebates Stimulate Consumption Spending in a Life-Cycle Model?"
Jonathan Huntley, Congressional Budget Office (Contact Author)
Valentina Michelangeli, Congressional Budget Office

"Welfare Cost of Capital Taxation: An Asset Market Perspective"
Marika Santoro, Congressional Budget Office (Contact Author)
Chao Wei, The George Washington University

"Fiscal Multipliers in a Panel of Countries"
Juan Contreras, Congressional Budget Office (Contact Author)
Holly Battelle, Fulbright Fellow

Discussants:

Sanjay K Chugh , University of Maryland
John Sabelhaus, Federal Reserve Board
Andrea Raffo, Federal Reserve Board

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Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Vincy Fon, The George Washington University

Papers:

"State Liability for Legislative Injustice"
Vincy Fon, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Hans-Bernd Schäfer, Bucerius Law School

"An Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Travel Expenditure Using a Bivariate Sample Selection Model"
Kang Ernest Liu, National Chung Cheng University (Contact Author)
Hung-pin Lai, National Chung Cheng University

"Identity, Norms, and Networks"
John W. Gray, Howard University (Contact Author)

"Matching Efficiency and Skilled Employment Volatility"
Dong Wu, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)

"Economic Growth, Wealth Accumulation, and Distributional Pattern Among the Richest Billionaires in the United States and China: 2005 and 2009"
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University (Contact Author)
Jan-Jo Chen, Chicago State University
Jian-Chern Chen, Northwestern Polytechnic University
John Johnson, Chicago State University
Lee-Hsuan Lin, Yuan-Ze University

Discussants:

John W. Gray, Howard University
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University
Vincy Fon, The George Washington University
Kang Ernest Liu, National Chung Cheng University

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Organizers:

Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Session Chairs:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Do Formal and Informal Institutions Jointly Matter for Financial Development?"
Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Deepraj Mukherjee, Waldorf College (Contact Author)

"Asian Immigrants and Sector Choice in the U.S. Labor Market"
Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author)
Saibal Kar, Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
Sanjukta Roy, World Bank Institute

"Remittances and Financial Development: Re-Investigating the Relationship"
Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Sanjukta Roy, World Bank Institute
Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah (Contact Author)

"Women's Empowerment - Stock-Taking of Reality"
Sanjukta Roy, World Bank Institute (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Justin M. Ross, Indiana University
Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah
Deepraj Mukherjee, Waldorf College

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Organizers:

Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Price of Disclosure in the Market for Thoroughbred Yearlings"
Emily J. Plant, University of Montana (Contact Author)
Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky

"Pricing and Pricing-Related Anomalies in Illiquid Markets"
Assen Assenov, American University
Peter Chinloy, American University (Contact Author)
Robert Losey, University of Louisville

"The Thrill of Victory Redux"
Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)
Bradley Wimmer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"The Determinants of Racetrack Signal Prices"
Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College
Emily J. Plant, University of Montana
Peter Chinloy, American University
Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University

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Session Chairs:

Ceren Ertan Yörük, Northeastern University

Papers:

"What Determines Health: A Causal Analysis Using County Level Data"
Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University
Zijun Wang, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Consequences of Easier Access to Alcohol: New Zealand Evidence"
Dean Scrimgeour, Colgate University (Contact Author)
Emily Conover, Hamilton College

"The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Labor Market Outcomes of Young Adults: Evidence from Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws"
Ceren Ertan Yörük, Northeastern University (Contact Author)

"No Smoking Now: The Effect of Complete Restaurant Smoking Bans on the Dining Out Expenditures of Households"
David R. Black, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Zijun Wang, Texas A&M University
Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University
David R. Black, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Paula M. Kazi, Bucknell University

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Organizers:

Sarah B. Cosgrove, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Session Chairs:

Robert Jones, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Papers:

"Extracurricular Achievements and College Retention: A Factor"
Neal Olitsky, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (Contact Author)

"English-Language Proficiency and Earnings of Foreign-Born Immigrants in the United States"
Ying Zhen, Clark University (Contact Author)

"Self-Employment Gender Gap: The Roles of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills"
Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (Contact Author)
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire

"The Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility: Firm Characteristics, Input Choices, and Financial Performance"
Soumendra Nath Banerjee, Clark University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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Session Chairs:

Sanglim Lee, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"The Forward Discount Puzzle and Currency Trading Volume"
John Boschen, College of William & Mary (Contact Author)

"Exchange Rates and Survey-Based Expectations"
Onur Ince, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University

"Currency Excess Return and the International Business Cycle"
Sanglim Lee, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Onur Ince, Appalachian State University
John Boschen, College of William & Mary
Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT

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Organizers:

Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session Chairs:

Daniel Marburger, Arkansas State University

Papers:

"CEO Turnover: More Evidence on the Role of Performance Expectations"
Brad R. Humphreys, University of Alberta (Contact Author)
Rodney Paul, Syracuse University
Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University

"Determinants of Athletic Director Salaries in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision"
Daniel Marburger, Arkansas State University (Contact Author)

"Changes in the Scale of Competition: Distance and Border Effects in College Football Recruiting"
Thomas Couch, The University of Georgia
Scott L. Baier, Clemson University
Raymond D. Sauer, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"How Much Pay for Play in FBS Football?"
Dennis P. Wilson, Western Kentucky University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Eva Marikova Leeds, Moravian College
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
John Charles Bradbury, Kennesaw State University

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Session Chairs:

Yaa Akosa Antwi, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Papers:

"The Impact of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform - The Case of Hospitalizations"
Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Brandon C. Koford, Weber State University

"Better to Be Safe than Sorry? Impacts of a Health Insurance Mandate on Hospital Inputs"
Melanie Cozad, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Does Physician Reimbursement Affect Treatment? Evidence from Restricting Balance Billing in California"
Yaa Akosa Antwi, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Contact Author)
Jaesoo Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Asako Moriya, Carnegie Mellon University

"Does Health Insurance Change Your Health Behavior?"
Xiaoxu Li, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Xiaoxu Li, University of Kentucky
Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University
Christopher Brunt, Lake Superior State University
Melanie Cozad, The University of Tennessee

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Session Chairs:

Jui-Chi Huang, Penn State Berks

Papers:

"Exchange Rate Pass-Through for Dynamic Strategic Pricing in Thai Automobile Import Market"
Jui-Chi Huang, Penn State Berks (Contact Author)
Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central

"The North American Trade Costs in Services, 1997-2007"
Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University (Contact Author)
James E. Anderson, Boston College
Catherine Milot, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

"Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy"
Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, University of New South Wales
Julian P. Diaz, Bowdoin College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Julian P. Diaz, Bowdoin College
Xuepeng (Paul) Liu, Kennesaw State University
Dan Xi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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