Organizers:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School

Session Chairs:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School

Papers:

"On the Relationship Between the Markets for Health Insurance and Medical Malpractice Insurance"
W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Patricia Born, Florida State University (Contact Author)
James Bradley Karl, Florida State University

"Deterring Rearrests for Drinking and Driving"
Frank Sloan, Duke University (Contact Author)

"The Accuracy of Self Reported Pollution Data: Evidence from the Clean Water Act"
Jay Shimshack, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"Choosing to Become a Lawyer: Is It a Good Investment?"
Doug Williams, Sewanee: The University of the South (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Keith Finlay, Tulane University
Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University
Richard T. Boylan, Rice University
Rudy Santore, The University of Tennessee

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Organizers:

Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

Session Chairs:

Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Colluding with a Conscience: Some Implications of Other-Regarding Preferences for Tacit Collusion and Antitrust Policy"
Rudy Santore, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Does Competition Among Public Offices Reduce Corruption? An Experiment"
Danila Serra, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)
Dmitry Ryvkin, Florida State University

"On Hatred"
Tilman Klumpp, Emory University
Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University (Contact Author)

"A Case for the Use of Perception Measures"
Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas
Salar Jahedi, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama
Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Jay Shimshack, Tulane University

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Session Chairs:

Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University

Papers:

"Is More Information Always Better?: A Case in the Credit Markets"
Priyanka Sharma, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"The Market for Venture Capital: Entry, Competition, and Survival of New Firms"
Suting Hong, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Kostas Serfes, Drexel University
Veikko Thiele, Queen's University

"The Effect of Soft Drinks Taxes on Consumption: Evidence from Scanner Data"
Francesca Colantuoni, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Contact Author)

"Portability Effects on Jurisdictional Tax Bases"
Austin Boyle, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, The University of Georgia
W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University
Shantanu Bagchi, Georgia Southern University

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Organizers:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School

Session Chairs:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School

Papers:

"Crystal Clear? The Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and Risky Sexual Behavior"
Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University (Contact Author)
Erik Nesson, Ball State University
Michael Samuel, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section

"Eliminating the U.S. Drug Lag: Implications for Drug Safety"
Mary Olson, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"Are People Overoptimistic About the Effects of Heavy Drinking?"
Frank Sloan, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Assessing the Cancer Premium for the Value of Statistical Life"
W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School (Contact Author)
Joel Huber, Duke University
Jason Bell, Duke University

Discussants:

Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Sara Markowitz, Emory University
David E. Frisvold, Emory University

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