Session Chairs:

Mavuto Kalulu, University of Mississippi

Papers:

"Economic Systems, Stages Theory, and the Political Economy of Regulatory Capitalism"
Paul Dragos Aligica, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Vlad Tarko, George Mason University

"The Reelection Chances of Incumbent Politicians: The Case of Developing Countries"
Mavuto Kalulu, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi

"The Educational Attainment of State Legislators"
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida (Contact Author)
David A. Denslow, Jr., University of Florida

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

Discussants:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina
George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University
Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission
Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University

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Session Chairs:

Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia

Papers:

"Stigma or Threat, What Motivates Failing Schools to Improve?"
Daniel Henry Bowen, University of Arkansas
Julie Trivitt, Walton College of Business (Contact Author)

"What Determines Charter School Survival?"
James VanderHoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Contact Author)
Julia Schwenkenberg, Rutgers Newark

"Winning and Losing School Districts – An Analysis into the Flow of Students Among the Public and Private School Sectors"
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University (Contact Author)

"For Profit and Traditional Colleges: Different Prices for Different Goals"
Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Privatization and Student Transport Costs in Minnesota School Districts"
Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Julia Schwenkenberg, Rutgers Newark
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University
Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi
James VanderHoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi

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Session Chairs:

Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute

Papers:

"A Two-Way Model of Prison Gangs"
M. Garrett Roth, Duke University (Contact Author)
David B. Skarbek, Duke University

"Liberalization in 19th Century United States Divorce Law"
Jayme Lemke, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Surrogate Motherhood Law in the United States: Economic Analysis of Contractual Enforcement"
Pavel Kuchar, University of Economics, Prague (Contact Author)

"Jurisdiction and Economic Prosperity in Indian Country: New Evidence on the Impact of Public Law 280"
Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University

Discussants:

Pavel Kuchar, University of Economics, Prague
M. Garrett Roth, Duke University
Jayme Lemke, George Mason University
Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi

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