Organizers:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Session Chairs:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Papers:

"State Fiscal Adjustment and Tax Reform: A Dynamic Scoring Analysis"
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

"State Budget Stability Through a Budget Stabilization Fund"
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado

"The Effect of Reduced Support from State Government on Research in State Universities"
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Saving for a Rainy Day: Filtering Approaches for Estimating the 'Optimal' Size of State Budget Stabilization Funds"
Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
John Garen, University of Kentucky
Daniel Sutter, Troy University
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Organizers:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Session Chairs:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Papers:

"An Assessment of National Fiscal Rules in OECD Countries"
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

"Plausible Federal Fiscal Restraint and Tools for Reaching It"
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado

"Are Income Taxes Destined to Rise? The Fiscal Imbalance and Future Tax Policy"
Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Alan Viard, AEI

"The Madness and the Ecstacy: Public Preferences and Fiscal Policy"
M. Garrett Roth, Gannon University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
John Garen, University of Kentucky
Daniel Sutter, Troy University
Elena Andreyeva, Georgia State University

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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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Organizers:

Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Medicaid Program Choice and Participant Inertia"
James H. Marton, Georgia State University
Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky

"Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision on Health-Related Outcomes of Young Adults"
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Silvia Barbaresco, Georgia State University
Yanling Qi, Georgia State University

"Cash Liquidity and Moral Hazard in Health Insurance"
Matthew Niedzwiecki, University of California, Berkeley (Contact Author)

"The Early Effects of Health Exchanges on Health Insurance Premiums"
Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky
John Garen, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
Inas Rashad Kelly, Queens College of The City University of New York
Lisa Schulkind, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Melanie Cozad, Furman University

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Organizers:

Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University

Session Chairs:

John Garen, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"How to Give a Good Research Presentation: Three Essential Elements"
Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"How to Be a Good Discussant"
Brad R. Humphreys, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Special Considerations for Job Market Talks"
Courtney Collins, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

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