Organizers:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida
Steven Slutsky, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Papers:

"Optimal Dynamic Nonlinear Income Taxes: Facing an Uncertain Future with a Sluggish Government"
Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)
Shota Fujishima, Washington University

"Optimal Income Taxation when Time Endowments Differ"
Firouz Gahvari, University of Illinois (Contact Author)
Luca Micheletto, Bocconi University

"Optimal Income Taxation under Action Revelation"
Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida
Steven Slutsky, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Eric Stephens, University of Alberta
John D. Wilson, Michigan State University
Katherine L. Cuff, McMaster University

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Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Gerald A. Whitney, University of New Orleans

Papers:

"Specialization, Diversification, and Mixed System of Cities with Multiple Types of Workers"
Hesham M. Abdel-Rahman, University of New Orleans (Contact Author)

"Estimating Demand Systems with Rationing"
Adrian Fleissig, California State University - Fullerton
Gerald A. Whitney, University of New Orleans (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Merit Based Scholarships on Educational Outcomes: An Analysis of the Arizona AIMS Scholarship"
Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis
Kang Ernest Liu, National Chung Cheng University
James Swofford, University of South Alabama

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Session Chairs:

Adam Perdue, University of Houston

Papers:

"Local Politics and Economic Geography"
Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)
Takatoshi Tabuchi, University of Tokyo

"Private Provision of Public Goods: The Case of the 'Best Shot' Production Function"
Stefano Barbieri, Tulane University (Contact Author)
David Malueg, University of California, Riverside

"Schooling and R&D Externalities: Evidence from a Dual Growth Accounting Application to U.S. States"
Bibhudutta Panda, University of Minnesota-Morris (Contact Author)

"Economic Relations Between Urban Employment Centers: A Directional Density Function Approach"
Adam Perdue, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Steven G. Craig, University of Houston
Janet Kohlhase, University of Houston

Discussants:

Arnab Biswas, University of West Florida
Bibhudutta Panda, University of Minnesota-Morris
Stefano Barbieri, Tulane University
Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis
Chao Yue Tian, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Organizers:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida
Steven Slutsky, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Steven Slutsky, University of Florida

Papers:

"Monitoring with Involuntary Unemployment and Preference Heterogeneity"
Robin Boadway, Queen’s University
Katherine L. Cuff, McMaster University (Contact Author)

"Pigou, Becker and the Regulation of Punishment‐Proof Firms"
John D. Wilson, Michigan State University (Contact Author)
Lawrence Martin, Michigan State University
Carl Davidson, Michigan State University

"Financial Externalities and the Tax Mix"
Eric Stephens, University of Alberta (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis
Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida
Steven Slutsky, University of Florida

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