Organizers:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Session Chairs:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Papers:

"State Fiscal Policies for Budget Stabilization and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Scoring Analysis"
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado (Contact Author)

"Fiscal and Economic Significance of Rainy Day Fund Rules"
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author)
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado

"The Determinants of the Severity of State Fiscal Crises"
Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author)
David T. Mitchell, University of Central Arkansas

Discussants:

Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado

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Organizers:

Anthony M. Carilli, Hampden-Sydney College

Moderators:

Anthony M. Carilli, Hampden-Sydney College

Panelists:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College "Using Op-Eds to Engage Political Economy"

Diana W. Thomas, Utah State University "The Importance of the Economic Way of Thinking for Business Students"

Steven G. Horwitz, St. Lawrence University "The Economic Way of Thinking Critically about Gender, Work, and Family"

Michael David Thomas, Utah State University "The Austrian Way of Thinking"

Justin P. Isaacs, Hampden-Sydney College "Seeing Seniors Off"

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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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Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

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

Papers:

"An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Fair-Trade, with Rumination on the Popularity of Economists"
J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University

"Dangling at the Abyss: How Political Economy Equilibrium Pushes Us to the Edge of the Abyss. . .but Keeps Us from Going in"
John Garen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

"Think Tank Expenditures and Interest Group Activity: A Dynamic Panel Granger Causality Test"
Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)
Claudia R. Williamson, Mississippi State University
Joseph Palardy, Youngstown State University

Discussants:

John Garen, University of Kentucky
Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

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