| Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA  | 
						Session 17B Empirical Political Economy and Urban Economic Growth  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Interjurisdictional Competition and Local Economic Growth: A Spatial Econometric Analysis" "The Effect of Contagious Corruption on Income Levels: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities" "A Not So Random Walk: Rent-Seeking and Market Returns" "It’s All in the Family: Examining the Interrelationship Between Health and Education in China Using the CHNS"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          TBA  | 
| Saturday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA  | 
						Session 17C Empirical State and Local Political Economy  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "An Economic Freedom Index for U.S. Metropolitan Areas: An Updated and Expanded Edition" "Striking It Rich:  Economic Freedom and Intergenerational Income Mobility" "Local Decentralization and Overlapping Jurisdictions: The Effect of Home Rule" "The Political Economy of Voting in Georgia"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          TBA  |