Organizers:

William F. Shughart, II, Utah State University

Session Chairs:

Michael David Thomas, Creighton University

Papers:

"Do Health Insurance Mandates Discourage Employment"
James Bailey, Creighton University (Contact Author)

"Asymmetric Information and Its Application to Health Care in the Last Fifty Years"
Stephen M. Jones, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Certificate of Need Regulation on the Provision of Indigent Care"
Jacob W. Russ, George Mason University
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Austrian Robustness vs. Behavioral Efficiency"
Michael David Thomas, Creighton University
Daniel Sutter, Troy University

Discussants:

Diana W. Thomas, Creighton University
Michael David Thomas, Creighton University
James Bailey, Creighton University

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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:

"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:

Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston

Session Chairs:

Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston

Papers:

"Housing Price Response to Varying Flood Risk Return Periods in Galveston County, Texas"
Jeffrey Czajkowski, University of Pennsylvania
Ajita Atreya, University of Pennsylvania

"The Impact of Natural Hazards on Tourism"
Mariangela Artica, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)
Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University

"A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of School Tornado Safe Rooms"
Daniel Sutter, Troy University
Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College

"Estimating the Effects of Utility Disruption on Household Well-being During Hurricane Sandy"
Sisi Meng, Florida International University (Contact Author)
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University

Discussants:

Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University
Jeffrey Czajkowski, University of Pennsylvania
Sisi Meng, Florida International University
Daniel Sutter, Troy University

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