Session Chairs:

Anne Walker, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Optimal Oil Production in Iraq"
Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Detecting and Exorcising the Resource Curse in Appalachian Counties"
Stratford M. Douglas, West Virginia University
Anne Walker, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Measuring Environmental Sustainability – the Time-Series Dimension"
Jan Bentzen, Aarhus University (Contact Author)

"Interest Groups, Biofuels Trade and Ecological Protectionism"
Louis Jaeck, Université Paul Cézanne (Contact Author)
Julien Hanoteau, Euromed Management Business School
Gilbert Bougi, Université Paul Cézanne

Discussants:

Louis Jaeck, Université Paul Cézanne
Jan Bentzen, Aarhus University
Christian Crowley, U.S. Department of the Interior
Sonam Gupta, University of Florida

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Session Chairs:

Nidhi Pande, Washington University in St. Louis

Papers:

"Entrepreneurship and State Economic Growth"
Rik Hafer, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (Contact Author)

"What Types of Entrepreneurs Contribute Most to State Economic Growth?"
John Deskins, Creighton University (Contact Author)
Tami Gurley-Calvez, West Virginia University
Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

"Entrepreneurship in a Post-Conflict Society: Iraq"
Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Cultural Influences on Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Set of Countries"
Deepraj Mukherjee, Waldorf College (Contact Author)
Mihai Nica, University of Central Oklahoma

"Personality and Entrepreneurship"
Nidhi Pande, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Deepraj Mukherjee, Waldorf College
Rik Hafer, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
John Deskins, Creighton University
Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University
Plamen Nikolov, Harvard University

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Session Chairs:

Haiyan Liu, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Asymmetric Information in Oil and Gas Lease Auctions with a National Company"
Rafael Silva Matoso, Petrobras
Marcelo Rezende, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

"Determination of Odds in Prediction Markets: Coexistence of Posted-Offer and Double-Auction Designs"
Esen Onur, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Contact Author)
Levent Celik, CERGE-EI

"Informative Advertising with Signaling Role and Social Learning in the Motion Picture Industry"
Haiyan Liu, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Does Trade Between Argentina and Brazil Under Mercosur Induce More Pollution"
Alejandro Dellachiesa, Bates College (Contact Author)

"Economic Effects of Water Allocation: A Case Study of the Krishna Basin"
Shreyasee Das, University of Houston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marcelo Rezende, Federal Reserve Board
Suting Hong, Drexel University
Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University
Claus C. Portner, Seattle University
Alejandro Dellachiesa, Bates College

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