| 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  | 
| Sunday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA  | 
						Session 04H Profit-Seeking, Benefits Tax, Institutions, and Municipal Government Performance  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Profit-Seeking, Institutions, and Economic Growth" "When Is a Tax a Benefit Tax?" "An Analysis of Regulatory Overlap" "A GARP Analysis of Municipal Government Performance Across the US"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University  |