Session Chairs:

Bradley Hobbs, Florida Gulf Coast University

Papers:

"The Economics of Commercial Lobbying"
Christopher J. Ellis, University of Oregon
Thomas Groll, University of Oregon (Contact Author)

"What Persuades Voters? A Field Experiment on Political Campaigning"
Jared Barton, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ragan Petrie, George Mason University

"The Demand for Aviation Gasoline and the Effects of an Increased Tax on Lead Emissions"
Joseph Sobieralski, Southern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"House Prices and Local Government Budgets"
William M. Doerner, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Value Added Tax Reform in a Developing Country: A CGE Model with an Informal Sector"
Jaime Acosta, Rice University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
Zhou Yang, Robert Morris University
Jason P. Hulbert, University of Maryland
Douglas MacKenzie, Carroll College
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University

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Session Chairs:

Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University

Papers:

"Responses to Lottery Jackpot Variation Across the Income Distribution"
Jason P. Hulbert, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"No Vacancies: Intervention Analysis, Lawsuits, and the Real Cost of Uncollected Hotel Occupancy Taxes from Online Travel Companies in Columbus, Georgia"
Kirk C. Heriot, Columbus State University
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University (Contact Author)

"The Rise, Fall and Revival of a Capitalist Welfare State: What Are the Policy Lessons from Sweden"
Andreas Bergh, Lund University (Contact Author)

"Distance to the Border: The Impact of Own and Neighboring States’ Sales and Excise Tax Rates on County Retail Activity"
Kusum Singh, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jason P. Hulbert, University of Maryland
James Saunoris, University of Kentucky
Andreas Bergh, Lund University
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University

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