Organizers:

J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Session Chairs:

J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Papers:

"Preference Formation, Choice Sets, and the Creative Destruction of Preferences"
Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel
J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

"Differential Increases in Longevity and Progressivity of Social Security in the U.S."
Shantanu Bagchi, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)
T. Scott Findley, Utah State University

"The 17th Amendment, Senator Ideology, and the Growth of Government"
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College (Contact Author)
Danko Tarabar, Beloit College

"Institutional Quality and the Tenure of Dictators"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University

Discussants:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College
Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University
Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel

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Session Chairs:

Christian Brown, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"English Proficiency and Earnings of Foreign-Born Immigrants in the U.S. from 1980 to 2000 and the Role of Minority-Language Enclaves"
Ying Zhen, Wesleyan College (Contact Author)

"High School Employment and the Economic Assimilation of the Children of Immigrants"
Giuseppe Rionero, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Alcohol Use on the Wage Returns to Education"
Jeremy Bray, RTI International
Arnie Aldridge, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
Jesse Hinde, RTI International

"Comparing the Effects of Legal and Illegal Drug Use on Work Absenteeism"
Wesley Austin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Contact Author)
Sarah J. Skinner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

"On the Evolution of Incarceration-Induced Labor Frictions"
Christian Brown, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wesley Austin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ying Zhen, Wesleyan College
Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University
Arnie Aldridge, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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