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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Session Chairs:

Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Papers:

"The Political Economy of Health Care and the Technological Dilemma"
Alberto Batinti, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Fiscal Competition and the Role of Intergovernmental Transfers: Evidence from a Panel of U.S. States"
James Saunoris, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Spatial Interactions in Local Government Expenditures in American Metropolitan Areas"
Longjin Chen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Federal Aid in Property Tax Revenue of Mexican Municipalities"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Contact Author)

"Do High Wages Lead to Generous Social Insurance, or Is It the Other Way Around?"
Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Alberto Batinti, George Mason University
Rei Odawara, The George Washington University
Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University

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Session Chairs:

Baris Yoruk, The State University of New York at Albany

Papers:

"Home State Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections"
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

"Conscription, Support for War, and the Logic of Collective Action"
Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School (Contact Author)
David Henderson, Naval Postgraduate School

"Are Generous People More Likely to Vote?"
Baris Yoruk, The State University of New York at Albany (Contact Author)

"Queuing Up for Justice: Elections and Case Backlogs"
Bryan McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University (Contact Author)
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, University of Birmingham

Discussants:

Bryan McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina
Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School
Steven Bednar, Elon University

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