Organizers:

Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University

Session Chairs:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Papers:

"Capital and Labor: Friends or Foes?"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Further Developments of Austrian Business Cycle Theory"
Brian P. Simpson, National University (Contact Author)

"Business Cycle Catalysts: Moving Beyond Central Banks"
Paul Mueller, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Raymond C. Niles, George Mason University

"The Multifractal Character of Capacity Utilization over the Business Cycle: An Application of Hurst Signature Analysis"
Robert F. Mulligan, Western Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Mises-Hayek Monetary and Business Cycle Theory on the Current Economic Crisis"
Sima Siami-Namini, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

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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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Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

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

Papers:

"The Low Cost of Freedom Reduces Its Political Appeal"
Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University
J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

"Political Institutions and Corruption"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Texas A&M International University

"The Relationship Between Political Connections and the Financial Performance of Industries and Firms"
Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel
Rachel L. Graefe-Anderson, University of Mary Washington

"Attitudes Toward Government: Evidence on Causes and Consequences"
John Garen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Steven Gordon, University of Kentucky
J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Discussants:

Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University
Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel
John Garen, University of Kentucky
Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University

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