Session Chairs:

Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Papers:

"Do Political Institutions Really Matter for Economic Growth?"
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Mehmet E. Yaya, Eastern Michigan University

"Endogeneity and Growth Regressions"
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

"Institutional Convergence"
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Texas A&M International University (Contact Author)
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

"Institutional Quality of the Economic Elite"
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Texas A&M International University (Contact Author)
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

"Miracles, Disasters, and Clubs: Examining Growth Patterns Across Data Series"
Norman Maynard, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina
Norman Maynard, College of Charleston
Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, Sewanee: The University of the South
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Texas A&M International University
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Session Chairs:

Jerry Hionis, Jr., Widener University

Papers:

"Aiding the Underground: Foreign Aid and the Shadow Economy"
Travis Wiseman, Mississippi State University
Kathleen Sheehan, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"On Aid Giving and Its Effectiveness: Grants vs. Loans"
Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah (Contact Author)
Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah

"Spatial Spillover Effects of International Aid on Poverty"
Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, Sewanee: The University of the South (Contact Author)

"The Case for a Centralized Zakat Distribution Mechanism"
Jerry Hionis, Jr., Widener University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, Sewanee: The University of the South
Kathleen Sheehan, Texas Tech University
Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah
Nisha Rai, Georgetown University

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Session Chairs:

Sebastian Roelands, Bowling Green State University

Papers:

"What Determines the Voting Behavior in the United Nations Security Council?"
Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT (Contact Author)

"Returns from Joining Congress"
Serkan Karadas, Sewanee: The University of the South (Contact Author)
Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, Sewanee: The University of the South

"Market Structure of the U.S. Banking Sector"
Sebastian Roelands, Bowling Green State University (Contact Author)

"Trends in Employment Agglomeration of U.S. Service Sector Industries from 1998 to 2008"
Abdullah M. Khan, Claflin University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Serkan Karadas, Sewanee: The University of the South
Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT
Abdullah M. Khan, Claflin University
Danielle Zanzalari, Clemson University

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