Organizers:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Is There a High Female Brain Drain in Developing Countries?"
Maryam Naghsh Nejad, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Conflict and Development: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"A Non-Parametric Approach Towards Public Efficiency Spending"
Hossein Radmard, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Patterns of Entrepreneurial Migration: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys"
Travis Wiseman, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

George R. Crowley, Troy University
Maryam Naghsh Nejad, West Virginia University
Travis Wiseman, West Virginia University
John Dove, West Virginia University

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Organizers:

Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Early Returns from the Academic Betting Market"
Matt E. Ryan, Duquesne University (Contact Author)

"Prison Gangs, Norms, and Hierarchy"
David B. Skarbek, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Does Trade Diversification Increase the Probability of War?"
Kevin Shaver, Duquesne University
Brandon Spleen, Duquesne University
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University (Contact Author)

"The Formation of Peacekeeping Forces"
Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Pavel A. Yakovlev, Duquesne University
Matt E. Ryan, Duquesne University
David B. Skarbek, Duke University
Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University

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Organizers:

Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

John Dove, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Testing Rawls: Heterogeneity and Constitutional Choice"
George R. Crowley, Troy University (Contact Author)

"Credible Commitments and Constitutional Constraints: State Debt Repudiation and Default in 19th Century United States"
John Dove, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Local Preference Policies in the United States"
Adam Hoffer, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Do Intergovernmental Grants Create Ratchets in State and Local Taxes? Testing the Friedman-Sanford Hypothesis"
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
George R. Crowley, Troy University

Discussants:

Hossein Radmard, West Virginia University
Adam Pellillo, West Virginia University
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Adam Hoffer, West Virginia University

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