SEA Conference
November 21-23
1997
Program Sessions
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*Session organized by SEA President-Elect
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Friday 7:30 - Noon
Session 0 | Southern Economic Association Board of Trustees Meeting and Breakfast |
Friday 8:30 - 10:15am
Friday 7:30-Noon SEA |
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Session 0 Southern Economic Association Board of Trustees Meeting and Breakfast |
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 1A* Innovative Applications of the "Laffer" Curve |
Chair: TBA
- Papers:
- "Minimum Wage Politics and the Welfare of Minimum Wage Workers"
- Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
- "Further Considerations of the Laffer Curve for Prison Sentencing"
- William L. Davis, University of Tennessee - Martin
- "The Laffer Curve for Amnesty"
- J. R. Clark, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
- Bruce Hutchinson, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
- Discussants:
- Charles W. Baird, California State University - Hayward
- Gordon L. Brady, George Mason University
- David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas
- James R. Marchand, Westminster College - Salt Lake City
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 3A* Economics Under Uncertainty I |
Chair: Allan Persky, El Paso, TX
- Papers:
- "Stochastic Demand with Uncertain Sales Under Various Risk Preferences"
- Allan Persky, El Paso, TX
- "Irreversible Investment Decisions with Yield and Price Uncertainty"
- T. Jeffrey Price, University of Georgia
- Michael E. Wetzstein, University of Georgia
- Discussants:
- Tae Kun Seo, Southern Methodist University
- Roger C. Tutterow, Kennesaw State University
- Michael E. Wetzstein, University of Georgia
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 4A* The Economics of Ethics and the Ethics of Economists |
Chair: David N. Laband, Auburn University
- Papers:
- "The Absence of Economic Analysis in Business Ethics Curricula"
- Glenn Moots, Northwood University
- "Ethics and Agency in Forensic Economics"
- Thomas R. Ireland, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- "Perceived Conduct and Professional Ethics Among Economics Faculty"
- David N. Laband, Auburn University
- Michael J. Piette, Analytical Economics, Inc.
- Discussants: TBA
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 5A* Classroom Experiments and Public Choice |
Chair: Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Papers:
- "Voting and Political Institutions"
- Lisa Anderson, College of William and Mary
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- "Voluntary Contribution to a Public Good"
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Susan K. Laury, University of South Carolina
- "Classroom Games: Rent Seeking and the Inefficiency of Non-Market Allocations"
- Jacob Goeree, University of Virginia
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- "A Prisoner's Dilemma"
- C. Monica Capra, University of Virginia
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Discussants: Audience
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 6A* Current Issues in State and Local Public Finance |
Chair: Thomas A. Garrett, West Virginia University
- Papers:
- "Tax Limits"
- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
- "Empirical Evidence of Fiscal Federalism as an Interstate Externality"
- Michael D. Stroup, Naval Postgraduate School
- "Are States Gambling with Your Tax Dollars?: The Risk and Return of State Lotteries in America"
- Thomas A. Garrett, West Virginia University
- Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
- Discussants:
- Edward J. Bierhanzl, Florida A&M University
- G. Dirk Mateer, Grove City College
- Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 7A* Empirical Issues in Exchange Rate Modeling |
Chair: Robert McNown, University of Colorado
- Papers:
- "Sources of U.S. Dollar Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations: Evidence from an Equilibrium Model"
- William J. Crowder, University of Texas - Arlington
- "ARCH in Foreign Exchange Return"
- C.G. DeVries, Ohio State University
- Mark Nelson, Ohio State University
- "Stylized Facts of Exchange Rate Dynamics"
- Steven Husted, University of Pittsburgh
- "What Can We Learn from Panel Unit Root Tests of Real Exchange Rates?"
- Janice Boucher Breuer, University of South Carolina
- Robert McNown, University of Colorado
- Myles Wallace, Clemson University
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 8A* Current Issues in Labor Economics |
Chair: Ronald S. Warren, Jr., University of Georgia
- Papers:
- "Unemployment Insurance and Post-Unemployment Earnings"
- John T. Addison, University of South Carolina
- McKinley Blackburn, University of South Carolina
- "The Marriage Premium for Male Workers: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"
- Donna Ginther, Washington University
- Madeline Zavodny, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- "The Benefits of Catholic Schooling for Inner-City Minorities"
- Derek A. Neal, University of Chicago
- Discussants:
- Christopher Cornwell, University of Georgia
- Myra L. Moore, Texas Christian University
- Madeline Zavodny, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 9A Economics of Crime |
Chair: Julianne Sakowski, Texas Woman's University
- Papers:
- "The Dynamics of Crime: A Study on Social Contagion"
- Maria Minniti, Babson College
- "Market Versus Public Policy Mechanisms in Poverty Reduction: The Differential Effects on Property Crime"
- Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
- Jack H. Stone, Spelman College
- "Crime Betas as A Determinate of Average Changes in Crime: An Empirical Analysis"
- Dale O. Cloninger, University of Houston - Clear Lake
- Roberto Marchesini, University of Houston - Clear Lake
- "The Bottle Made Me Do It: Access to Alcohol Use and Crime"
- Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, University of South Florida
- Discussants:
- Mary Jean Horney, Furman University
- Philip D. Taylor, Millsaps College
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 10A Potpourri: Economic Issues Regarding Children and Art |
Chair: William Stewart Mounts, Jr., Mercer University
- Papers:
- "Benefit-Cost Analysis of Juvenile Boot Camps: The Case of the Environmental Youth Corps of Mobile, Alabama"
- Semoon Chang, University of South Alabama
- "Parents' Valuation of Children and the Calculation of Damages in Wrongful Death Lawsuits"
- James G. Sword, University of South Dakota
- Randall E. Waldron, University of South Dakota
- "Marketable Arts: A Voucher Solution"
- John Adam Hill, Northeastern State University
- Peter Maynard, Virginia Commonwealth University
- "Housework and Childcare: From Doing to Sharing"
- Kamma Langberg, Aarhus School of Business
- Discussants:
- Erik D. Craft, University of Richmond
- Gene Lebrenz, Florida Southern College
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 11A Money and Banking |
Chair: Charles D. DeLorme, Jr., University of Georgia
- Papers:
- "The Stabilizing Properties of Different Monetary Policy Rules in the Open Economy"
- Richard T. Froyen, University of North Carolina
- Alfred V. Guender, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- "Bank Structure and its Influence on Real Economic Growth"
- Samuel L. Skogstad, Georgia State University
- Kathleen Thomas, Georgia State University
- "Bank Loans to Small Businesses"
- Cavery Bopaiah, Georgia State University
- Discussants:
- R.W. Hafer, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- Jill Ann Holman, University of Georgia
- H. Youn Kim, Western Kentucky University
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 12A Health Economics III |
Chair: Shawna Grosskopf, Southern Illinois University
- Papers:
- "Health Insurance and Occupational Mobility Among Workers with Disabilities"
- Marjorie L. Baldwin, East Carolina University
- Edward J. Schumacher, East Carolina University
- "Dialysis Treatment Modality and Quality of Life: Evidence from Suicide Rates"
- Jon M. Ford, University of Texas - Arlington
- David L. Kaserman, Auburn University
- "Testing the BETA Convergence Hypothesis on the Alcohol Consumption in the European OECD-Countries"
- Jan Bentzen, Aarhus School of Business
- Niels Nannerup, Aarhus School of Business
- Valdemar Smith, Aarhus School of Business
- Discussants:
- D. Scott Bellamy, Southern Arkansas University
- Mary E. Deily, Lehigh University
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 13A Industrial Organization |
Chair: James I. Brannon, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Papers:
- "Measuring Returns to Scale and Scope of Electric Utilities as Dual-Product Firms"
- Stratford Douglas, West Virginia University
- "The Effect of the Toxic Release Inventory on Pollution Reduction"
- Eric Helland, Ball State University
- John B. Horowitz, Ball State University
- "The Effects of Leverage on R&D Spending"
- Dean Showalter, Southwest Texas State University
- Richard Jensen, University of Kentucky
- "Government Policy Towards a Dynamic Increasing Returns Industry"
- Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr., George Mason University
- Discussants:
- Douglas M. Brown, Georgetown University
- Francis J. Cronin, Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.
- Nainish Gupta, El Paso Energy Marketing
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 14A Capital Mobility |
Chair: Charles H. Andrews, Mercer University
- Papers:
- "Capital Mobility and Asymmetric Information: The Case of Hong Kong and China"
- Mary Kennedy Bumgarner, Kennesaw State University
- Penelope B. Prime, Kennesaw State University
- "NAFTA and Stock Market Linkages: U.S., Canada, and Mexico"
- Bradley T. Ewing, Georgia Southern University
- James E. Payne, Eastern Kentucky University
- "The Role of Transaction Costs in Foreign Direct Investment"
- Simran K. Kahai, Tuskegee University
- Tejinder S. Sara, Tuskegee University
- Discussants:
- James Cobbe, Florida State University
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 15A Deficits, Interest Rates, and Politics |
Chair: Yong U. Glasure, Wayland Baptist University
- Papers:
- "Presidential and Congressional Influence on American Monetary Policy: A Combined Approach"
- Derek A. Berry, University of Alabama
- "Net Treasury Borrowing and Interest Rate Changes"
- William G. Gissy, Morehouse College
- Discussants:
- Su Zhou, University of Texas - San Antonio
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 16A Labor, the Welfare Stigma, and Risk in the Workplace |
Chair: Ted W. Chiles, Auburn University - Montgomery
- Papers:
- "Risk Premia in the Workplace: What Does the Combined Evidence Tell Us?"
- Janusz R. Mrozek, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Laura L. Osborne, Georgia State University
- "Has Welfare Stigma Changed?"
- Kurt C. Schaefer, Calvin College
- Thomas D. Vander Veen, Skidmore College
- "Labor Surplus and the Agricultural Household in the People's Republic of China"
- Andrew L.H. Parkes, Southwestern University
- Discussants:
- Denise L. Stanley, University of Tennessee
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 17A Topics on Public Economics |
Chair: Susan K. Snyder, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- Papers:
- "Bidding for Firms: An Asymmetric Auction Model of Interjurisdictional Competition"
- Laurent Martin, University of Maryland
- "The Structure of School Districts in Georgia: Developments from 1977-1996 and the Scope for Consolidation"
- L.F. Jameson Boex, Georgia State University
- Jorge Martinez-Vasquez, Georgia State University
- Discussants:
- Amy D. Crews, Syracuse University
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 18A* Recent Research on Economic Freedom |
Chair: James D. Gwartney, Florida State University
- Papers:
- "Economic Freedom, Institutions, and Growth"
- Abdeweli Ali, George Mason University
- "Economic Freedom and Growth"
- Otto Davis, Carnegie Mellon University
- Wenbo Wu, Carnegie Mellon University
- "Economic Freedom and Other Determinants of Growth"
- James D. Gwartney, Florida State University
- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
- Robert A. Lawson, Capital University
- Discussant:
- Gerry Scully, University of Texas - Dallas
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 19A Applications of Austrian Economics |
Chair: Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Loyola College
- Papers:
- "Central Planning of Lifestyles: Automobiles and the Illusion of Full-Cost Pricing"
- Roy Cordato, Campbell University
- "An Austrian Critique of the Coase Theorem"
- Walter Block, University of Central Arkansas
- "An Austrian Approach to the Economics of Crime"
- Yuri Maltsev, Carthage College
- "The Economics and Ethics of Liberty"
- Hans Herman-Hoppe, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Discussants:
- Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Loyola College
- Peter G. Klein, University of Georgia
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 20A* Reprivatizing Charlotte: Municipal Constitutional Economics |
Chair: Jack Sommer, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- Papers:
- "Reprivatizing Charlotte: Rules as Tools"
- Jack Sommer, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- "Quis Custodiat: Making Sure Rules are Observed"
- Rebecca Whitener, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- "Selling Queen Charlotte's Crown Jewels"
- Jack Sommer, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- "New Steering Mechanisms for Public Transportation"
- David Hartgen, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- "Charlotte's Human Resource Expenditures for Privatization"
- Laurence Bergman, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 21A* Topics in Commercial Banking |
Chair: Jill M. Hendrickson, University of the South
- Papers:
- "A Tale of Two Systems: Market Incentives in Deposit Insurance in 1920s Texas"
- Linda Hooks, Washington and Lee University
- Kenneth J. Robinson, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Jefferey W. Gunther, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- "Modeling the Adaptive Process of Regulatory Changes: Depository Institutions' Legislation, 1977-1995"
- Duane B. Graddy, Middle Tennessee State University
- Reuben Kyle, Middle Tennessee State University
- Thomas H. Strickland, Middle Tennessee State University
- "An Analysis of the European Monetary Union"
- Stephen Baker, Capital University
- Discussants:
- Michael Aarstol, University of Georgia
- Maria Minniti, Babson College
Friday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 22A* Economics of Fame |
Chair: David M. Levy, George Mason University
- Papers:
- "Capitalizing Human Capital"
- Paula E. Stephan, Georgia State University
- "A Life-Cycle Model of Fame"
- Charles Coleman, NPADSI
- "Second Thoughts About First Impressions: A Case Study of Scientific Error"
- Susan Feigenbaum, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- David M. Levy, George Mason University
- Discussants:
- Catherine Eckel, National Science Foundation
- Sharon G. Levin, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- David M. Levy, George Mason University
Friday 10:30 - 12:15pm
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 23B Empirical Analysis of Effects of Federal Reserve Policy |
Chair: Cynthia Royal Tori, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- Papers:
- "The Theory of the Big Player: The Case of the Demand for Money"
- Catherine E. Beckett, Hillsdale College
- Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- "An Alternative Test for Examining the Information Content of the Paper-Bill Spread"
- David C. Black, University of Toledo
- Michael R. Dowd, University of Toledo
- "The Effectiveness of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy"
- Charles Waldauer, Widener University
- Discussants:
- Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
- Areerat Kichkha King, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 25B* Topics in Income Distribution, Welfare and Mobility |
Chair: W. James Smith, University of Colorado - Denver
- Papers:
- "Efficiency, Equity and Democracy: Experimental Evidence on Social Justice and Okun's Leaky Bucket"
- Steve Beckman, University of Colorado - Denver
- John P. Formby, University of Alabama
- "Consumption Expenditure Inequality and Welfare in the U.S. During the 1980s"
- Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Javier Ruiz-Castillo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- "Income Inequality and Growth: The Implications of Public and Private Education"
- Dale Knapp, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- "Economic Growth, Welfare, and the Measurement of Social Mobility"
- Alexandra Minicozzi, University of Texas
- Discussants:
- John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
- John P. Formby, University of Alabama
- Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 26B* Economic Efficiency in Unconventional Markets |
Chair: Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
- Papers:
- "A Modest Step Toward Liberalizing the Market for Body Organs"
- Donald J. Boudreaux, Clemson University
- "Seat Auctions and Uecker Effects in the Classroom"
- G. Dirk Mateer, Grove City College
- Tracy C. Miller, Grove City College
- Kenneth R. Stitt, Grove City College
- "Market Efficiency in Parimutual Greyhound Racing"
- Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
- Discussants:
- Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
- Michael D. Stroup, Naval Postgraduate School
- Tim R. Sass, Florida State University
- Steven B. Caudill, Auburn University
Friday 10:30Am-12:15Pm SEA* |
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Session 27B* Time and Institutions |
Chair: David Schap, College of the Holy Cross
- Papers:
- "Ideology, Institutions, and the Transmission of Information Across Generations"
- Michael Ensley, Duke University
- Michael C. Munger, Duke University
- "Fence Laws Versus Herd Laws: a Nineteenth Century Kansas Paradox"
- Jeffrey B. Nugent, University of Southern California
- Nicolas Sanchez, College of the Holy Cross
- "The Evolution of Bureaucracy"
- Joseph D. Reid, Jr., George Mason University
- Discussants:
- Cotton M. Lindsay, Clemson University
- Gordon Tullock, University of Arizona
- Andrew Young, Emory University
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 28B* Issues in Regulation and Antitrust |
Chair: Ronald N. Johnson, Montana State University
- Papers:
- "Regulation, Vertical Integration, and Sabotage"
- T. Randolph Beard, Auburn University
- David L. Kaserman, Auburn University
- John W. Mayo, Georgetown University
- "Horizontal Concentration and Anticompetitive Behavior in the Central Canadian Cement Industry: Testing Arbitrage Cost Hypotheses"
- Andrew N. Kleit, Louisiana State University
- Halldor P. Palsson, Competition Bureau, Industry and Science Canada
- "Advertising Restrictions, Exclusive Territories, and Dealer Promotional Activities"
- Tim R. Sass, Florida State University
- David S. Saurman, San Jose State University
- "Bans on Self-Service in the Retail Gasoline Market"
- Ronald N. Johnson, Montana State University
- Charles J. Romeo, Rutgers University
- Discussants: TBA
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 29B* Classroom Experiments: Macroeconomic Issues |
Chair: Lisa Anderson, College of William and Mary
- Papers:
- "Coordination"
- C. Monica Capra, University of Virginia
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- "Making Money"
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Susan K. Laury, University of South Carolina
- "Involuntary Unemployment"
- Jacob Goeree, University of Virginia
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Discussants: Audience
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 30B* The Economics of Gambling |
Chair: Michael Kurth, McNeese State University
- Papers:
- "Distance Effects in Consumption: Estimating the Social Value of Casinos"
- Earl Grinols, University of Illinois
- "Casino Gambling in New Orleans: A Comprehensive Analysis"
- Janet Speyier, University of New Orleans
- "Taxes, Profits and Economic Development: A Worldwide Perspective on Casinos"
- William Thompson, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- "Voter Approval of Commercial Gaming: The Louisiana Referendum"
- Morris Coates, Nichols State University
- Michael Kurth, McNeese State University
- Discussants:
- Cecil E. Bohanon, Ball State University
- Andrew Foshee, McNeese State University
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 31B* Empirical Political Economy |
Chair: W. Mark Crain, George Mason University
- Papers:
- "The Constitutionality of Race Conscious Redistricting"
- W. Mark Crain, George Mason University
- "Mercantilism Revisited"
- Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Auburn University
- Robert D. Tollison, George Mason University
- "Deregulation and the Political Economy of Institutions"
- John Sullivan, Capital Economics
- Discussants:
- Brian L. Goff, Western Kentucky University
- Samson Kimenyi, University of Connecticut
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SAPPCREE I |
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Session 32B Valuation of Environmental Health Effects |
Chair: Mark Dickie, University of Southern Mississippi
- Papers:
- "Homegrown Values and Hypothetical Surveys: A Comment"
- Karen Blumenschein, University of Kentucky
- Glenn C. Blomquist, University of Kentucky
- Magnes Johannesson, Stockholm School of Economics
- Richard M. O'Conor, Stockholm School of Economics
- Bengt Liljas, Lund University
- "Mortality Risk Valuation and Stated Preference Methods: An Exploratory Study"
- Anna Alberini, University of Colorado
- Robert Belli, University of Michigan
- Maureen L. Cropper, World Bank
- Alan Krupnick, Resources for the Future
- "Stated Preferences for Morbidity Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution: A Comparison of Rating and Discrete-Choice Elicitation Formats"
- William H. Desvousges, Triangle Economic Research
- F. Reed Johnson, Triangle Economic Research
- Melissa C. Ruby, Triangle Economic Research
- "WTA/WTP Studies of Health Risks"
- John K. Horowitz, University of Maryland
- Kenneth E. McConnell, University of Maryland
- John Quiggin, James Cool University
- Discussants:
- Timothy C. Haab, East Carolina University
- Carol Mansfield, Duke University
- Jason Shogren, University of Wyoming
- George Van Houtven, Research Triangle Institute
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 33B Regional Economic Growth and Divergence in the U.S. |
Chair: Ronald L. Moomaw, Oklahoma State University
- Papers:
- "Explanations of Employment Growth: Evidence from U.S. Counties"
- Donald Grimes, University of Michigan
- Penelope B. Prime, Kennesaw State University
- "Accounting for the State Per Capita Incomes Divergence in the United States Using Alternative Methods"
- Seid Y. Hassan, Murray State University
- Abdul Hamid Sukar, Cameron University
- "Legalized Sin and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study"
- John D. Jackson, Auburn University
- Douglas M. Walker, Auburn University
- Discussants:
- Linda Harris Dobkins, Emory and Henry College
- Joseph M. Perry, University of North Florida
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 34B Taxation |
Chair: Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola College
- Papers:
- "Changes in the Incidence of the Social Security Tax over Time"
- Janusz R. Mrozek, Georgia Institute of Technology
- "Some Reform Issues of Wealth Taxes in South Africa: A Futuristic Approach"
- Zurika Clausen, Vista University
- "The Law and Economics of Environmental Taxation: When Should the Ecotax Kick In?"
- Jurgen G. Backhaus, Maastricht University
- Discussants:
- Roy Bahl, Georgia State University
- David H. Eaton, Murray State University
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 35B Health Economics I |
Chair: Jill Tiefenthaler, Colgate University
- Papers:
- "Drug Users on a Substitution Programme with Methadone"
- Kamma Langberg, Aarhus School of Business
- "Economic Factors Contributing to Worksites Offering Wellness Activities"
- D. Scott Bellamy, Southern Arkansas University
- Talina R. Mathews, University of Kentucky
- "Can a Woman's Economic Status Degrade Her Mental Health Following Childbirth?"
- W. David Bradford, University of New Hampshire
- Lisa C. DeFelice, University of New Hampshire
- "Who Gets a C-Section, and Why: New Evidence"
- Darren Grant, Georgia Southern University
- Discussants:
- Amy D. Gibson, University of Alabama
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 36B Performance Incentives |
Chair: Jeffrey Woods, Concord College
- Papers:
- "Incentive-Based Compensation and Worker Absenteeism"
- W. David Allen, University of Alabama - Huntsville
- "The Impact of Ceo Tenure on the Firm Performance and Turnover Relation"
- Sam A. Allgood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Kathleen A. Farrell, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- "The Simple Microeconomics of a Share System"
- Vikram Kumar, Davidson College
- Discussants:
- Mobinul Huq, University of Saskatchewan
- Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 37B Real Trade |
Chair: Lynn Schneider, North Georgia College and State University
- Papers:
- "Business Fixed Investment and 'Bubbles': The Japanese Case"
- Robert S. Chirinko, Emory University
- Huntley Schaller, Carleton University
- "Economic Integration and Business Cycle Correlation in Developing Countries"
- Yoonbai Kim, University of Kentucky
- Yung-Hsiang Ying, University of Kentucky
- "Trade and Factor Prices: Evidence from Canada"
- Michael A. Anderson, Washington and Lee University
- Stephen L.S. Smith, Gordon College
- "Tariff Policy and Signaling Under Cost-Based Informational Asymmetries"
- Mark G. Herander, University of South Florida
- Brad Kamp, University of South Florida
- Discussants:
- Akbar Marvasti, University of Houston - Downtown
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 38B Innovations in Pedagogy |
Chair: Clarence C. Morrison, Indiana University
- Papers:
- "Do Formal Lectures Matter: A Comparison of Internal and External Student Performance in Introductory Economics at the University of Southern Queensland"
- Geoff Cockfield, University of Southern Queensland
- David Brasfield, Murray State University
- James P. McCoy, Murray State University
- Martin I. Milkman, Murray State University
- "Video Instruction in Principles: Putting Students in Control"
- Frank Lee Maddox, Oxford College of Emory University
- "Storytelling in the Pedagogy of Economic Principles"
- John J. Bethune, University of Tennessee - Martin
- "The Economics of Time as a Resource"
- Christopher C. Klein, Tennessee Regulatory Authority
- Discussants:
- Petur O. Jonsson, Fayetteville State University
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 39B Econometric Methods |
Chair: Rolf Fare, Southern Illinois University
- Papers:
- "Generalized Method of Moments Estimation of First Order Spacial Autoregressive Processes"
- Christopher R. Bollinger, Georgia State University
- "Structural Cointegration and Optimization Models in Production"
- H. Youn Kim, Western Kentucky University
- Junsoo Lee, Vanderbilt University
- "Structural Misspecification and Cointegration Analysis"
- Joachim Zietz, Middle Tennessee State University
- Discussants:
- Irma A. Gomez, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Edward C. Kokkelenberg, State University of New York - Binghamton
Friday 10:30am12:15pm SEA |
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Session 40B A Montage: Federal Sentencing, Civil Society, and Economic Education in Poland |
Chair: Maria Minniti, Babson College
- Papers:
- "Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Sentencing: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Courts"
- David B. Mustard, University of Chicago
- "On the State of Nature and the Nature of Civil Society"
- Charles K. Rowley, George Mason University and Locke Institute
- "Economics Education in Eastern Europe"
- William F. Huneke, Avatar Solutions and University of Maryland
- Discussants:
- Mohammed A. Dabbagh, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
- Nancy M. Tarr, Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City)
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 41B* Market Failure, Government Failure, and Public Choice: Lessons From U.S. Economic History |
Chair: Michael R. Montgomery, University of Maine
- Papers:
- "The Immediate Post-WWI Business Cycle: A Tale of Misfortune, and a Stroke of Luck"
- Lowell Gallaway, Ohio University
- Richard Vedder, Ohio University
- "Ground Rent Seeking in U.S. Economic History"
- Fred Foldvary, John F. Kennedy University and California State University - Hayward
- "Special Interests and the Japanese Interment"
- Steven B. Caudill, Auburn University
- "25x100 Equals Slum: Lot-Size Restrictions and New York City's Notorious Tenement Houses"
- Michael R. Montgomery, University of Maine
- Discussants:
- Fred Foldvary, John F. Kennedy University and California State University - Hayward
- Mark Thornton, Auburn University
- Richard H. Timberlake, Jr., University of Georgia
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 42B* Law, Economics, and Public Choice |
Chair: Gordon L. Brady, George Mason University
- Papers:
- "The Transition Process in an Arbitrary State: The Case for the Mafia"
- Svetozar Pejovich, Texas A&M University
- "Law in the Shadow of Bargaining"
- Jonathan R. Macey, Cornell University
- "Protectionism in Developed Countries: Too Much or Too Little?"
- Enrico Colombatto, University of Turin - Italy
- "Law and Economics: The Implicit Social Welfare Function of Statism"
- David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas
- Discussants:
- Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University
- Joe C. Davis, Trinity University
- Craig Schulman, University of Arkansas
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 43B* Economics and Religion: How Are They Related |
Chair: Robert Nelson, University of Maryland
- Papers:
- "Is There Any Theology in Smith's Wealth of Nations?"
- Anthony Waterman, Robinson College, Cambridge - England
- "The Theology (Implicit) of Samuelson's Economics"
- Robert Nelson, University of Maryland
- "Gary Becker and the Ten Commandments"
- Mark Broski, George Mason University
- Discussants:
- Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia
- Karen I. Vaughn, George Mason University
Friday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 44B* Purchasing Power Parity |
Chair: David H. Papell, University of Houston
- Papers:
- "The Choice of Numeraire Currency in Panel Tests of Purchasing Power Parity"
- David H. Papell, University of Houston
- Hristos Theodoridis, University of Houston
- "Exchange Rate Arrangements and Purchasing Power Parity"
- David Parsley, Vanderbilt University
- Helen Popper, Santa Clara University
- "Cross Sectional Dependence in Cointegration Tests of Purchasing Power Parity in Panels"
- Peter Pedroni, Indiana University
- Discussants:
- Janice Boucher Breuer, University of South Carolina
- Peter Liu, University of Miami
- Andreas Savvides, Oklahoma State University
Friday 1:30 - 3:15pm
Session 47C | Diverse Economic Topics |
Session 48C* | Income Distributions, Poverty and Race |
Session 49C* | Economics Under Uncertainty II |
Session 50C* | America's Economic and Entrepreneurial Past |
Session 51C* | Economics of Education |
Session 53C | Pedagogical Practices and Realities |
Session 54C | Teaching Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: Panel Discussion |
Session 55C | What Facilitates Learning in Games and Markets? |
Session 56C | Growth, Convergence, and Divergence in Europe |
Session 57C | Historical Studies of Banking |
Session 58C | Contributions to Political Economy |
Session 59C | Time Series Techniques in International Finance |
Session 60C | Telecommunications Regulation and Deregulation |
Session 61C | Asset Valuation |
Session 62C | Externalities |
Session 63C | To Love, Honor, and Commute or Until Job Searches Do Us Part (A Panel Discussion About the Career Options of Economists Married to Other Economists.) |
Session 64C | Monetary Policy Rules in Theory and Practice |
Session 65C* | Private Provision of Law and Law Enforcement |
Session 66C* | Women in the Firm and the Academy: The Impact of Technological Change (A Roundtable Discussion) |
Session 67C* | Relationships and Perceptions Between Citizens and Politicians Within the Context of the Public Budgetary Process |
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 47C Diverse Economic Topics |
Chair: Mehdi Haririan, Bloomsburg University
- Papers:
- "Non-Oil Export Promotion"
- Mehdi Haririan, Bloomsburg University
- Bijan Vasigh, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- "Industrial Concentration and Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Japan"
- Bienvenido S. Cortes, Pittsburg State University
- "Fiscal Externalities and Single-Crossing Properties"
- D. Andrew Austin, University of Houston
- "A Macroanalysis of Earnings Differentials Between Black and White Women Doctorate Holders in the U.S.: 1970-1990"
- Marc Cadet, Grambling State University
- "Myths and Realities of Electricity Deregulation"
- Nainish Gupta, El Paso Energy Marketing
- Discussants:
- Chien-Ping Chen, University of Houston
- Paper Presenters
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 48C* Income Distributions, Poverty and Race |
Chair: John P. Formby, University of Alabama
- Papers:
- "Hot Decking and the Demographics of Poverty"
- John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
- Paul D. Thistle, Western Michigan University
- "Macroeconomic Analysis of Black and White Income Distributions"
- Lawrence Morse, North Carolina A&T State University
- Ryochi Sakano, North Carolina A&T State University
- "Macroeconomic Conditions and Poverty"
- Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
- Buhong Zheng, University of Colorado - Denver
- "On Interpreting Gini Decompositions with Application to White and Nonwhite Populations, 1962-1994"
- Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama
- W. James Smith, University of Colorado - Denver
- Discussants:
- Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Alexandra Minicozzi, University of Texas
- Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
- Ryochi Sakano, North Carolina A&T State University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 49C* Economics Under Uncertainty II |
Chair: Allan Persky, El Paso, TX
- Papers:
- "Comparing Stochastic Income Distributions"
- Rubin Saposnik, Georgia State University
- Roger C. Tutterow, Kennesaw State University
- "The Effects of Shifts in a Return Distribution on Optimal Portfolios"
- Tae Kun Seo, Southern Methodist University
- Josef Hadar, Southern Methodist University
- "Stochastic Production and Theory of the Firm"
- Allan Persky, El Paso, TX
- "Decision Making Under Uncertainty when the Stakes are High: Evidence from a Lottery Game Show"
- Philip L. Hersch, Wichita State University
- Gerald S. McDougall, Southeast Missouri State University
- Discussants:
- Allan Persky, El Paso, TX
Friday 1:303:15pm SEA* |
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Session 50C* America's Economic and Entrepreneurial Past |
Chair: Gerald Gunderson, Trinity University
- Papers:
- "Explaining Entrepreneurs: Operational Tactics for Super-Abundant Information"
- Gerald Gunderson, Trinity University
- "Visible Hand or Invisible Hand?"
- Don Mathews, Coastal Georgia Community College
- "Reputation and Risk Premiums: The Case of Late 19th Century Railroad Bonds"
- Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University
- Discussants: TBA
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 51C* Economics of Education |
Chair: Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky
- Papers:
- "Does the Housing Market Reveal Local External Benefits to Schooling?"
- William R. Johnson, University of Virginia
- Benjamin Scafidi, CNA Corporation
- "The Relationship Between Individual and Family Characteristics and College Attrition: Evidence from a Four Year Liberal Arts College"
- Todd Strinebrickner, University of Michigan
- "School Choice: The Decision to Home School"
- Bob Huston, University of Kentucky
- Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky
- "Student Tracking and Peer Effects"
- Ron Zimmer, University of Kentucky
- Discussants:
- William R. Johnson, University of Virginia
- Richard Romano, University of Florida
Friday 1:30-3:15pm IAFFE |
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Session 53C Pedagogical Practices and Realities |
Chair: Kim Marie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
- Papers:
- "Gender: Category and Class"
- Mary Ann Dimand, Albion College
- "'Inverting' the Classroom: Gender, Cooperative Learning and Technology"
- Maureen Lage, Miami University
- "Practical Applications of Humor in the Principles Class"
- Ann Battle, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Kim Marie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
- "Instructional Technology: Differential Effects by Race and Gender"
- Mary E. Young, Southwestern University
- Discussants:
- Nancy J. Burnett, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Rosemary Thomas Cunningham, Agnes Scott College
- Leah Greden, University of North Carolina - Ashville
- Sunita Manian, Wesleyon College
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SAPPCREE II |
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Session 54C Teaching Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: Panel Discussion |
- Moderator:
- James R. Kahn, University of Tennessee
- Panelists:
- Lynn Bennett, Yale University
- Susan Kask, Western Carolina University
- David Martin, Davidson College
- John C. Whitehead, East Carolina University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm ESA I |
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Session 55C What Facilitates Learning in Games and Markets? |
Chair: Ann B. Gillette, Georgia State University
- Papers:
- "Evolution and Bounded Rationality in Games"
- Simon Anderson, University of Virginia
- Jacob Goeree, University of Virginia
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- "Markets for Contracts: Experiments Involving Simultaneous Equilibration of Games and Markets"
- Charles R. Plott, California Institute of Technology
- Dean Williamson, California Institute of Technology
- "Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? Observation of Others Versus Cheap Talk in Strategic Environments"
- John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh
- Nick Feltovich, University of Houston
- "An Experimental Study of Cognition and Behavior in Normal-Form Games"
- Bruno Brosetta, University of Arizona
- Miguel Costa Gomes, University of California - San Diego
- Vince Crawford, University of California - San Diego
- Discussants:
- Paul Brewer, Georgia State University
- Ann B. Gillette, Georgia State University
- Dan Levin, Ohio State University
- David Lucking-Reiley, Vanderbilt University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 56C Growth, Convergence, and Divergence in Europe |
Chair: Kirsten K. Madden, Millersville University
- Papers:
- "Bulgaria: A Country in Crisis as it Moves from a Command to a Market Economy"
- James R. Tarr, University of Central Oklahoma
- Nancy M. Tarr, Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City)
- "Price Convergence in European Countries Since 1980"
- Jan Bentzen, Aarhus School of Business
- Hans Linderoth, Aarhus School of Business
- "Has the Interest Rate Relationship Within the EMS Changed Since the Maastricht Treaty?"
- Geetha Vaidyanathan, University of North Carolina
- Discussants:
- Abdullah H. Albatel, King Saud University - Riyadh
- Ann Harper Fender, Gettysburg College
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 57C Historical Studies of Banking |
Chair: Harold Christensen, Centenary College
- Papers:
- "Are Bank Failures in Banking Panics Predictable?"
- Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr., Clemson University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- R.W. Hafer, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- "The Role of Financial Stability and Optimal Seigniorage in Explaining Nominal Interest Rate Smoothing by the Federal Reserve"
- Jeffrey Johnson, University of Kentucky
- "Bank Credit and Recovery in the 1930s"
- Frank G. Steindl, Oklahoma State University
- "A Comparison of the 19th Century British and U.S. Legal Restrictions on Money Issue"
- James Stoker, University of Kentucky
- Mark Toma, University of Kentucky
- Discussants:
- Derek A. Berry, University of Alabama
- William F. Huneke, Avatar Solutions and University of Maryland
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 58C Contributions to Political Economy |
Chair: Thomas A. Garrett, West Virginia University
- Papers:
- "The Telecommunications Act of 1996: Rent-Seeking and the Implications for Federalism"
- Alden Abbot, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Gordon L. Brady, George Mason University
- "Do Not Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor! Determinants of Legislator Voting on Immigration Issues"
- Jorge G. Gonzalez, Trinity University
- Nipoli Kamdar, Trinity University
- "The Political Economy of Early Weather Information Services in the United States"
- Erik D. Craft, University of Richmond
- "Clean Air and Rough Roads: Some Fiscal Consequences of Ethanol Promotion Subsidies"
- Kevin Rask, Colgate University
- Discussants:
- Jurgen G. Backhaus, Maastricht University
- Stacy Dickert-Conlin, University of Kentucky
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 59C Time Series Techniques in International Finance |
Chair: John J. Reid, University of Memphis
- Papers:
- "The Evidence of Hysteresis in Sectoral Trade Data"
- Tammy A. Rapp, Northeast Louisiana University
- "Exchange Rate Dynamics Before a Monetary Union: The German Experience"
- Yu-Li Wang, University of Virginia
- "PPP in Latin America: A Cointegration Test of the Casselian Hypothesis"
- Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University
- Carolyn Fabian Stumph, Lehigh University
- "Purchasing Power Parity in High Inflation Countries: A Cointegration Analysis of Integrated Variables with Trend Breaks"
- Su Zhou, University of Texas - San Antonio
- Discussants:
- Kailash Khandke, Furman University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 60C Telecommunications Regulation and Deregulation |
Chair: Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr., George Mason University
- Papers:
- "Developing Unbiased Price Cap Formulas"
- Elisabeth Colleran, Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.
- Francis J. Cronin, Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.
- Richard Raczkowski, Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.
- "The Telecommunications Deregulation Act of 1996: A Reversal of the 1982 Consent Decree?"
- Monica Greer, University of Kentucky
- "The Impact of Relaxed Regulation of AT&T on Local Rates"
- Simran K. Kahai, Tuskegee University
- David L. Kaserman, Auburn University
- "Regulation and Unbundling of Service: Cable Television Industry"
- Yasuji Otsuka, University of Orlando
- Discussants:
- Craig A. Depken II, University of Texas - Arlington
- Robert T. Sienkiewicz, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 61C Asset Valuation |
Chair: Norman Keith Womer, University of Mississippi
- Papers:
- "Capital Asset Prices Under Stochastic Dominance Criteria"
- John R. McNamara, Lehigh University
- "A Sensitivity Analysis of Asset Pricing Models"
- Russell Rhine, West Virginia University
- "Common Long-Memory Components of Intraday Stock Prices"
- Frederick H. deB. Harris, Wake Forest University
- Thomas H. McInish, Memphis State University
- Robert A. Wood, Memphis State University
- Discussants:
- Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola College
- Paul A. Natke, Central Michigan University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 62C Externalities |
Chair: Shawna Grosskopf, Southern Illinois University
- Papers:
- "Diversity and Growth"
- David B. Audretsch, Georgia State University
- Adam K. Korobow, Georgia State University
- "Optimal Liability Insurance for (Limited Liability) Corporations"
- Moin A. Yahya, University of Toronto
- Discussants:
- Fred C. Graham, American University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 63C To Love, Honor, and Commute or Until Job Searches Do Us Part (A Panel Discussion About the Career Options of Economists Married to Other Economists.) |
- Moderator:
- J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
- Panelists:
- J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
- Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
- Cindy Jacobs, Wethersfield, CT
- Miguel D. Ramirez, Trinity University
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 64C Monetary Policy Rules in Theory and Practice |
- Moderator:
- John Taylor, Stanford University
- Panelists:
- Roberto Chang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- David H. Papell, University of Houston
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 65C* Private Provision of Law and Law Enforcement |
Chair: Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University
- Papers:
- "The Market for Legal Assent"
- David D. Friedman, Santa Clara University
- "Law on the Range: Providing Law Enforcement in the Free Grass Era"
- Andrew P. Morriss, Case Western Reserve University
- "The Evolution of Remedies in Ancient Law"
- Francesco Parisi, George Mason University
- "Ordered Anarchy in Medieval Iceland"
- Birgir Runolfsson T. Solvason, University of Iceland
- Discussants:
- Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University
- Bryan D. Caplan, George Mason University
- David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas
- Paul H. Rubin, Emory University
Friday 1:30-2:15pm SEA* |
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Session 66C* Women in the Firm and the Academy: The Impact of Technological Change (A Roundtable Discussion) |
- Moderator:
- Robert McCormick, Clemson University
- Panelists:
- Elizabeth Becker, Price Waterhouse
- Stacey Kole, University of Rochester
- Kris Krauza Sikes, Bell South
Friday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 67C* Relationships and Perceptions Between Citizens and Politicians Within the Context of the Public Budgetary Process |
Chair: William Orzechowski, Tobacco Institute
- Papers:
- "Ambiguity, Voter Maximization, and the 1974 Congressional Budget Act"
- Hayden Bryan, Joint Economic Committee
- William Orzechowski, Tobacco Institute
- "The Divorce Between Payment and Use: Implications for the Stability of Miss-Information and the Hardiness of Bad Messages"
- Michael Marlow, University of California - San Luis Obispo
- William Orzechowski, Tobacco Institute
- "Budgetary Rules and Public Sector Size"
- John Berthoud, De Tocqueville Institute
- Discussants:
- Hayden Bryan, Joint Economic Committee
- Robert Mottice, George Mason University
- Paul Taylor, The Community Bankers Association
Friday 3:30 and After
Session 68D* | DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURER |
Session 69D | Presentation of the Eleventh Annual Georgescu-Roegen Prize in Economics for the Best Article Published During the Past Year in the Southern Economic Journal |
Session 70E | Post-Lecture Cash Bar and Job Market Poster-Fair |
Session 71E | International Association for Feminist Economics - Business Meeting |
Friday 3:30-4:30pm SEA* |
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Session 68D* DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURER |
- Introduction:
- William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina
- President, Southern Economic Association
- Speaker:
- Vernon Smith, University of Arizona
- Topic:
- "The Two Faces of Adam Smith"
Friday 4:30pm SEA |
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Session 69D Presentation of the Eleventh Annual Georgescu-Roegen Prize in Economics for the Best Article Published During the Past Year in the Southern Economic Journal |
- Presentation by:
- William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina
- President, Southern Economic Association
Friday 4:45-6:30pm SEA |
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Session 70E Post-Lecture Cash Bar and Job Market Poster-Fair |
(Everyone welcome. Come greet old friends and see the dissertation posters of doctoral students who are in the job market.)
Friday 4:45-5:45pm IAFFE |
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Session 71E International Association for Feminist Economics - Business Meeting |
Saturday 8:30 - 10:15am
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 72F* Inflation and Capital Markets |
Chair: Michael Aarstol, University of Georgia
- Papers:
- "Unexpected Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty, and Stock Returns"
- Kiseok Lee, University of Missouri - Columbia
- "Stocks, Bonds, and Inflation Regime Shifts"
- Sang-Sub Lee, University of South Florida
- "Liquidity, Capital and the Effects of Inflation Uncertainty"
- Dennis Powers, University of College Cork - Ireland
- "Inflation, Real Stock Returns, and Federal Funds Rate Policy"
- Fred C. Graham, American University
- Discussants:
- Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Emory University
- Marco Espinosa, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Jill M. Hendrickson, University of the South
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 73F Issues in Banking |
Chair: Daniel Himarios, University of Texas - Arlington
- Papers:
- "The Effect of Risk-Basked Capital Requirements on Profit Efficiency of U.S. Banks"
- Rolf Fare, Southern Illinois University
- Shawna Grosskopf, Southern Illinois University
- William L. Weber, Southeast Missouri State University
- "Consolidation in the Banking Industry and the Viability of Small Commercial Banks: Evidence from Stochastic Frontier Analysis"
- Kevin Rogers, Mississippi State University
- "The Importance of Being Unimportant: The Italian Banking Structure and the Credit Channel"
- Maria Minniti, Babson College
- Discussants:
- David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
- Jon Vilasuso, Clarkson University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 74F* Economics of Crime |
Chair: Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, University of South Florida
- Papers:
- "Entrepreneurial Police and Drug Enforcement Policy"
- Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University
- Brent Mast, Florida State University
- David Rasmussen, Florida State University
- "Is the Criminal Justice System Just?"
- John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis
- Philip Porter, University of South Florida
- "Drug Use, the Media, and the Demand for Police Protection"
- Hope Corman, Rider University
- Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
- "Estimating Marginal Deterrence with Panel Data"
- Christopher Cornwell, University of Georgia
- William Trumbull, West Virginia University
- Discussants:
- Juliet Elu, Spelman College
- Anthony Gyapong, Pennsylvania State University - Orgontz
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 75F* The Economics and Law of Antitrust |
Chair: Donald J. Boudreaux, Clemson University
- Papers:
- "Entry to Fight Monopolization: The Case of BMI"
- Andrew N. Kleit, Louisiana State University
- "Measuring Spatial Competition in Auction Markets"
- Lance Brannman, Vanderbilt University
- Luke Froeb, Vanderbilt University
- "Lessons of Competition Policy Reform in Transition Economies for U.S. Antitrust Policy"
- William E. Kovacic, George Mason University
- Discussants:
- Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia
- Edward J. Lopez, George Mason University
- William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 76F* Economic Potpourri |
Chair: Henry Thompson, Auburn University
- Papers:
- "New Answers to Old Questions about Energy Resources"
- Greg Dempster, Auburn University
- Luis Dopico, Auburn University
- "A Note on the Rybczynski Theorem"
- Mark L. Brandly, Auburn University
- "Interstate Investment Incentives"
- Pete Calcagno, Auburn University
- "Is the Market a Test of Truth and Beauty"
- Leland Yeager, Auburn University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 77F* Topics in the Economic History of the South |
Chair: Don Mathews, Coastal Georgia Community College
- Papers:
- "The Transformation of Agricultural Production in Northern Mississippi, 1830-1860"
- Bruce MacTavish, University of Kansas
- "The Political Economy of Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown"
- Carole Scott, State University of West Georgia
- "The Economics of Distinctiveness"
- Thomas Woods, Columbia University
- "Slaveholding in Glynn County, Georgia, 1850-1860"
- Don Mathews, Coastal Georgia Community College
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 78F* The South African Economy in Transition |
Chair: Charles Becker, Economics Institute
- Papers:
- "Choosing Democracy: The Transition in South Africa"
- Peter Rosendorff, University of Southern California
- "Income Distribution and the Democratic Transition in South Africa: An Empirical Investigation"
- Anton D. Lowenberg, California State University
- Michael D. McGrath, University of Natal - South Africa
- "The Gravity of Sanctions Against South Africa: A Gravity Model Examination of Trade Sanctions Severity"
- William H. Kaempfer, University of Colorado
- Discussant:
- Charles Becker, Economics Institute
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 79F* Economics of Higher Education |
Chair: Robert Toutkoushian, University System of New Hampshire
- Papers:
- "The Oaxaca Decomposition Revisited"
- Emily Hoffman, Western Michigan University
- "Problems of Missing Student Data and the Importance of Class Size in Student Achievement"
- William E. Becker, Indiana University
- John Powers, Indiana University
- Philip Saunders, Indiana University
- "Faculty Time Allocations: Gender, Race, and Family Effects"
- Marcia Bellas, University of Cincinnati
- Georganne Rundblad, Illinois Wesleyan University
- Robert K. Toutkoushian, University System of New Hampshire
- "Race and Marital Differences in Faculty Pay"
- Robert Toutkoushian, University System of New Hampshire
- Discussants:
- Mary B. Hampton, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Paula E. Stephan, Georgia State University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am IEFS |
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Session 80F International Economics and Finance Society |
Chair: Henry Thompson, Auburn University
- Papers:
- "Open Economy Endogenous Growth: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation"
- Walter Fisher, Institute for Advanced Studies - Austria
- "Endogenous Growth Under Trade Liberalization"
- Adrian De Leon Arias, Universidad de Guadalahara - Mexico
- "An Empirical Analysis of Factor Abundance with Many Factors and Many Countries"
- Farhad Rassekh, Hartford University
- Henry Thompson, Auburn University
- "A State Space Model of the Trade Balance Between Japan and the U.S."
- Murli Buluswar, Capital One Financial Service
- Jon M. Ford, University of Texas - Arlington
- Henry Thompson, Auburn University
- Discussants: TBA
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SAPPCREE III |
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Session 81F New Applications of the Hedonic Method |
Chair: Laura L. Osborne, Georgia State University
- Papers:
- "Using Spatial Econometric Techniques to Estimate Hedonic Models"
- Kathleen Bell, University of Maryland
- "Does Research Add Value to an Undergraduate Degree? A Hedonic Analysis"
- John K. Horowitz, University of Maryland
- V. Kerry Smith, Duke University
- "Second-Stage Estimation of a Hedonic Model for Water Clarity"
- Kevin Boyle, University of Maine
- Steve Lawson, University of Maine
- Roy Bouschard, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- "A Hedonic Price Analysis of Coastal Erosion"
- George Parsons, University of Delaware
- Mike Powell, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Saturday 8:30-10:15am ESA II |
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Session 82F What Facilitates Learning in Games and Markets? |
Chair: Nick Feltovich, University of Houston
- Papers:
- "Comparison of Uniform Price and Vickrey Auction in a Simple Multi-unit Demand Environment"
- John Kagel, University of Pittsburgh
- Dan Levin, Ohio State University
- "Magic on the Internet: Evidence from Field Experiments on Reserve Prices in Auctions"
- David Lucking-Reiley, Vanderbilt University
- "Corporate Board Composition and Voting Behavior"
- Ann B. Gillette, Georgia State University
- Tom Noe, Georgia State University
- Mike Rebello, Georgia State University
- "Contingent Bidding, Externalities, and the BICAP Auction"
- Paul Brewer, Georgia State University
- Discussants:
- Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Nick Feltovich, University of Houston
- Charles R. Plott, California Institute of Technology
Saturday 8:30-10:15am CSWEP III |
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Session 83F Industrial Organization |
Chair: Catherine Eckel, National Science Foundation
- Papers:
- "Change in Ownership and Public Finances in the United Kingdom: An Empirical Assessment"
- Chiara Gratton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- "How Big is Too Big for Hubs: An Analysis of Marginal Spoke Profitability"
- Leola Ross, Seattle University
- Stephen J. Schmidt, Union College
- "Firm Structure and Choice of Technique: An Unexplored Determinant"
- Mary Orisich, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- "Comparing Social Feminism and Liberal Feminism: The Case of New Firm Growth"
- Nancy M. Carter, Marquette University
- Mary L. Williams, Widener University
- Discussants:
- Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University
- Richard Stemple, Texas Tech University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 84F State and Local Government |
Chair: Peter Maynard, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Papers:
- "State and Local Government and the Redistribution Objective"
- Roy Bahl, Georgia State University
- Jorge Martinez-Vasquez, Georgia State University
- Sally Wallace, Georgia State University
- "Pension Migration: Fiscal Implications for the Origin State"
- Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola College
- Charles E. Scott, Loyola College
- "Georgia's Job Tax Credit: An Analysis of the Characteristics of Eligible Firms"
- Dagney Faulk, Georgia State University
- Discussants:
- Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
- Laurent Martin, University of Maryland
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 85F Labor Markets |
Chair: Tim Campbell, Bureau of Labor Market Information
- Papers:
- "Experience, Tenure, and the Perceptions of Employers"
- Danielle Lewis, Southeastern Louisiana University
- Dek Terrell, Louisiana State University
- "The Regional Impact of Economic Transformation in the United States: II"
- Robert J. Ellis, Jr., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (Emeritus)
- Cynthia Haliemun, Iowa Wesleyan College
- "Regional Labor Market Dynamics Across the Forty-Eight United States"
- John K. Mullen, Clarkson University
- Martin Williams, Northern Illinois University
- Discussants:
- W. David Allen, University of Alabama - Huntsville
- Andrew L.H. Parkes, Southwestern University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 86F Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance |
Chair: Mary E. Deily, Lehigh University
- Papers:
- "Vertical Product Differentiation when Quality is Scarce: The Case of n > 3 Firms"
- Mark Frascatore, Clarkson University
- "Market Approval for Orphan Drugs"
- Angela B. Ritzert, University of Kentucky
- "Firm Performance and R&D Cooperation"
- Saloua Sehili, Georgia State University
- "The Effect on Competitive Balance Due to the Redistribution of Inputs in Professional Sports: A Look at the National Hockey League"
- Dennis P. Wilson, University of Kentucky
- Discussants:
- Thomas E. Cooper, Lyon College
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 87F Valuing the Environment and Pricing Pollution |
Chair: Janusz R. Mrozek, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Papers:
- "Problems with Indicators: The Challenge of Critical Irreversibilities"
- Michael C. Farmer, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Alan Randall, Ohio State University
- "Transactions Costs in Tradable Emissions Markets: An Empirical Study of the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market in Los Angeles"
- Lata Gangadharan, University of Southern California
- "Measuring Recreation Benefits with Contingent Behavior Data: An Analysis of the Participation and Intensity Decision with Count Data Models"
- Timothy C. Haab, East Carolina University
- Ju-Chin Huang, East Carolina University
- John C. Whitehead, East Carolina University
- "An Experimental Comparison of Open-Ended and Dichotomous Choice Valuation Responses Using a Revealed Preference Metric"
- James H. Murphy, Georgia State University
- Discussants:
- Kevin Rask, Colgate University
- Fred E. Williams, Montreat College
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 88F Decision-Making Under Uncertainty |
Chair: John R. McNamara, Lehigh University
- Papers:
- "Uncertainty, Information, and Investment"
- Fathali Firoozi, University of Texas - San Antonio
- "Price Regulation, Demand Uncertainty and the Quality Setting Firm"
- Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- "Expected Utility Maximizing Distributions for Common Utility Functions: Algorithms and Inference"
- John Burnett, University of Alabama - Huntsville
- Paul D. Thistle, Western Michigan University
- "General Equilibrium Model of an Economy with Futures Market and Endogenous Industry Formation Based on Risk Aversion"
- Roman Cech, University of Virginia
- Discussants:
- Brad Kamp, University of South Florida
- Raymundo Rodriguez, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 89F The Role of Policy Intervention or Institutional Change in Economic Development |
Chair: Penelope B. Prime, Kennesaw State University
- Papers:
- "Export Diversification in Markets?"
- Gian Abutalebi, University of Texas - Dallas
- Sheila Amin Gutierrez DePineres, University of Texas - Dallas
- "Does Public Investment Enhance Productivity Growth in Chile? A Cointegration Analysis"
- Miguel D. Ramirez, Trinity University
- "Recent Institutional Change in Guyana and its Impact on the Growth of Small Business"
- Joseph M. Perry, University of North Florida
- Stephen L. Shapiro, University of North Florida
- Louis A. Woods, University of North Florida
- "Privatization and Inefficiency in Selected Sub-saharan African Countries"
- Ghirmay Ghebreysus, Grambling State University
- Osman Suliman, Millersville University
- Discussants:
- Michael A. Anderson, Washington and Lee University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 90F* Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Progress |
Chair: Francis W. Rushing, Georgia State University
- Papers:
- "Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet"
- Carole Ganz Brown, National Science Foundation
- "The Effects of the Improvement of Intellectual Property Rights on the Prices of Pharmaceuticals: International Comparisons"
- Richard T. Rapp, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
- Richard P. Rozek, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
- "Intellectual Property Rights as a Stimulus to Innovation"
- Francis W. Rushing, Georgia State University
- Mark A. Thompson, Marshall University
- Discussants:
- David B. Audretsch, Georgia State University
- Michael B. Landau, Georgia State University
- Richard P. Rozek, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SDAE I |
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Session 91F Current Research in Market Process Theory |
Chair: Peter J. Boettke, Manhattan College
- Papers:
- "How Does the Rule of Law Solve the Economic Knowledge Problem?"
- M. Royce Van Tassell, Utah State University
- "The Role of the Entrepreneur in the Neo-classical Theory of the Firm"
- Danny G. LeRoy, University of Guelph - Canada
- "A Geographical Perspective on Austrian Economics"
- Pierre Desrochers, University of Montreal - Canada
- Discussants: TBA
Saturday 8:30-10:15am ODE |
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Session 92F Omicron Delta Epsilon |
Chair: James Bradley, Jr., University of South Carolina
- Papers:
- "Contribution of Human Capital to Economic Growth: A Comparative Study of Selected Countries"
- Adama Coulibaly, Howard University
- "Country Risk in International Credit Markets: An Empirical Analysis of Risk Premium in LDC Borrowing"
- Nil Demircubuk, Clemson University
- "Peer Rankings of Ph.D. Programs: Is There a Southern Bias?"
- Andre Thomas, University of Alabama
- "Exchange Rate Dynamics Before a Monetary Union: The German Experience"
- Yu-Li Wang, University of Virginia
- Discussants:
- Ilan Alon, Kent State University
- Zhengiu Liu, University of Tennessee
- Patrice K. Wadja, Howard University
Saturday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 93F* Public Economics |
Chair: Arthur Snow, University of Georgia
- Papers:
- "Optimal Nonlinear Income Taxation Without Commitment"
- Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida
- Steven M. Slutsky, University of Florida
- "Labor Market Integration, Investment in Risky Human Capital, and Fiscal Competition"
- David E. Wildasin, Vanderbilt University
- "The Relationship Between Excess Burden and the Marginal Welfare Cost of Taxation"
- Arthur Snow, University of Georgia
- Discussants:
- Dan A. Black, University of Kentucky
- Myra L. Moore, Texas Christian University
- Gregory A. Trandel, University of Georgia
Saturday 8:30-10:15am NAFE I |
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Session 94F Technical Aspects of Forensic Economics Practice |
Chair: Luvonia J. Casperson, Louisiana State University
- Papers:
- "A Judgmental Model for Predicting the Length of the Wage Catch-up Period in Wrongful Termination Cases"
- James Plummer, QED Research, Inc.
- "Cost-Benefit Analysis in Healthcare: Its Use by Forensic Economists"
- Bradley Hobbs, Ballarmine College
- Frank Slesnick, Ballarmine College
- "An Approach for Dealing with Small Sample Sizes in Employment Discrimination Litigation"
- Michael J. Piette, Analytical Economics, Inc.
- Paul White, Economic Research Services, Inc.
- Discussants:
- Bradley T. Ewing, Georgia Southern University
- S.B. Jones-Hendrickson, University of the Virgin Islands
- Patricia L. Pacey, Pacey Economics, Inc.
Saturday 10:30 - 12:15pm
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 95G* Bank Powers and Corporate Structure |
- Moderator:
- Larry R. Mote, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Panelists:
- Philip F. Bartholomew, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Harry Hassanwalia, The Royal Bank of Canada
- Larry D. Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Saturday 10:30-am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 96G* Property Rights and Public Goods |
Chair: Roger Meiners, University of Texas - Arlington
- Papers:
- "The Not So 'Wild Wild West': Property Rights Entrepreneurs on the Frontier"
- Terry Anderson, PERC Organization
- P.J. Hill, Wheaton College
- "Public Good Aspects of Public Decisions"
- Richard L. Stroup, PERC Organization and Montana State University
- "Public Sector Inefficiency in Large U.S. Cities"
- Philip Grossman, University of Texas - Arlington
- Panayiotis Mavros, Wayne State University
- Robert W. Wassmer, California State University - Sacramento
- "Existence Value as an Externality"
- Donald J. Boudreaux, Clemson University
- Roger Meiners, University of Texas - Arlington
- "Pigou and Coase: Who's Winning?"
- Bruce Yandle, Clemson University
- Discussants:
- Fred McChesney, Cornell University
- Bruce Yandle, Clemson University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 97G Downs and Ups in the Number of Economics Majors (Trends in Undergraduate Economics Degrees: A 1995-96 Update) |
- Moderator:
- John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University
- Panelists:
- David G. Brown, Wake Forest University
- Barbara Haskew, Middle Tennessee State University
- Clark Ross, Davidson College
- Michael Salemi, University of North Carolina
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 98G* Oxford Economic Papers |
Chair: William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi
- Papers:
- "Auctions vs. Lotteries: Do Institutions Matter?"
- Robert Dorsey, University of Mississippi
- Laura Razzolini, University of Mississippi
- "National and Regional Effects of Immigrants on Native Employment Levels"
- Tanja F. Blackstone, University of Mississippi
- Peter M. Williams, University of Mississippi
- "Corruption and Drivers Licenses: A Game-Theoretic Approach"
- Atin Basuchoudhary, University of Mississippi
- John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi
- Laura Razzolini, University of Mississippi
- "Co-Movement Between Economic Time Series in the Short, Medium and Long Run"
- Scott Gilbert, University of Mississippi
- Discussants:
- James F. Couch, University of North Alabama
- Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 99G* Law and Economics: Retrospect and Prospect |
Chair: Charles K. Rowley, Locke Institute and George Mason University
- Papers:
- "The Case Against the Common Law"
- Gordon Tullock, University of Arizona
- "The Case in Favor of the Civil Code"
- Francesco Parisi, George Mason University
- "Law and Economics and the Transition Economies"
- Paul H. Rubin, Emory University
- "Law and Economics from an Economics Perspective"
- Charles K. Rowley, Locke Institute and George Mason University
- Discussants:
- Francesco Parisi, George Mason University
- Charles K. Rowley, Locke Institute and George Mason University
- Paul H. Rubin, Emory University
- Gordon Tullock, University of Arizona
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 100G* Economics of Religion |
Chair: Gary Anderson, California State University - Northridge
- Papers:
- "Established Churches Aren't So Bad after All"
- Brooks Hull, University of Michigan - Dearborn
- Gerald F. Moran, Unaffiliated
- "The Vertical Economic Organization of the Presbyterian Usa Church"
- Audrey B. Davidson, University of Louisville
- Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Auburn University
- Robert D. Tollison, George Mason University
- "The Economics of Immigrant Religion: The Experience of the American Jews as a Case Study"
- Carmel Chiswick, University of Illinois - Chicago
- "Law, Economics and the Medieval Church"
- Gary Anderson, California State University - Northridge
- Discussants: Panelists
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 101G* The Economics of War and Peace |
Chair: Dolores Martin, Eastern New Mexico University
- Papers:
- "The Federal Interest Burden of the American Civil War"
- William G. Gissy, Morehouse College
- "Peace as an International Public Good"
- Jurgen Brauer, Augusta State University
- "The Macroeconomics of War and Peace"
- John Wells, Auburn University
- "Wars and Rumors of Wars: London Financial Markets During the War of Spanish Succession"
- Doug Wills, Sweet Briar College
- Discussants:
- William G. Gissy, Morehouse College
- Randy McFerrin, Eastern New Mexico University
- John Wells, Auburn University
- Doug Wills, Sweet Briar College
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 102G* Does State and Local Fiscal Policy Matter for Economic Growth? |
Chair: Cecil E. Bohanon, Ball State University
- Papers:
- "State Cigarette Taxes: A Public Choice Perspective"
- Bill Hunter, Marquette University
- "Marginal Tax Rates and State Economic Performance: Further Evidence"
- Zsolt Besci, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- "Tax Structure and Economic Performance: Some Cross Sectional Evidence"
- Cecil E. Bohanon, Ball State University
- James E. McClure, Ball State University
- Discussants:
- Alexander Tabarrock, Ball State University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 103G* Using the World-Wide Web in Economics Classes: A Round Table Discussion |
- Moderator:
- Gregory A. Trandel, University of Georgia
- Roundtable Participants:
- David Boldt, State University of West Georgia
- Mark E. McBride, Miami University
- Mark Rush, University of Florida
- Scott P. Simkins, North Carolina A&T State University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 104G Monetary and Fiscal Policy Issues: An International Perspective |
Chair: K. Thomas Varghese, James Madison University
- Papers:
- "The Substitutability Between Money and Near Monies: An Investigation Utilizing Swiss Monetary Aggregates"
- Tammy A. Rapp, Northeast Louisiana University
- Subhash C. Sharma, Southern Illinois University
- "Openness and Inflation: OECD Countries Revisited"
- Cynthia Royal Tori, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- "A Two-Country Model with Different Wage Structures: Some Implications for the EMU"
- Tao-Chen Yeh, University of Alabama
- "Do Budget Deficits Really Affect Foreign Trade? An International Investigation"
- Hassan Mohammadi, Illinois State University
- Neil T. Skaggs, Illinois State University
- Discussants:
- Alfred V. Guender, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- Joachim Zietz, Middle Tennessee State University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm ESA III |
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Session 105G Reputation, Society, and Exchange |
Chair: Catherine Eckel, National Science Foundation
- Papers:
- "Is Reputation a Substitute for Commitment in the Peasant-Dictator Game"
- John Van Huyck, Texas A&M University
- "Does the Star Lose its Shine in Another Auction Institution?"
- Sheryl Ball, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- Catherine Eckel, National Science Foundation
- Philip Grossman, University of Texas - Arlington
- "Cultural Determinants of Economic Success"
- Richard Beil, Auburn University
- T. Randolph Beard, Auburn University
- Yoshiharu Mataga, University of Kobe - Japan
- Discussants:
- Heike Hennig-Schmidt, University of Bonn
- Jason Shachat, University of California - San Diego
- Steven Stewart, University of New Mexico
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm CSWEP II |
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Session 106G Women's Labor Market and Health Issues |
Chair: Mary L. Williams, Widener University
- Papers:
- "Why Doesn't She Leave: A Note on Domestic Violence"
- Laura Razzolini, University of Mississippi
- Marci Rossell, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- "From the Earth to My Bosom: Pesticides and Breast Cancer - A Model of Externalities and Decision Making"
- Beena Varghese, University of Memphis
- Shelley White-Means, University of Memphis
- "Tackling Endogeneity: Alternatives for Analysis of Women's Employment and Child Care in Brazil"
- Deborah S. DeGraff, Bowdoin College
- Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin College
- Deborah Levison, University of Minnesota
- Brian McCall, University of Minnesota
- "Earnings in the Social Sciences: An Analysis of the Effects of Graduate Education, Experience and Gender"
- Richard Stemple, Texas Tech University
- Discussants:
- Elizabeth Patch, Bloomsburg University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 107G Housing Policy |
Chair: Steve Maguire, Georgia State University
- Papers:
- "Are Sections 8 Housing Subsidies Too High?"
- Amy D. Crews, Syracuse University
- Edgar O. Olsen, University of Virginia
- "The Tax Treatment of Owner-Occupied Housing: Effects on Tenure Choice, and the Demands for Housing, Mortgage Debt, and Nonhousing Assets"
- Ellen A. Merry, University of Virginia
- "The Distribution of Benefits from the Mortgage Interest Deduction"
- David H. Eaton, Murray State University
- Discussants:
- James R. Wilbanks, Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City)
- Moin A. Yahya, University of Toronto
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 108G Health Economics II |
Chair: Christoph Schenzler, Vanderbilt University
- Papers:
- "The Impact of Federal Guideline Changes on Medicaid Outcomes"
- Julianne Sakowski, Texas Woman's University
- "Characteristics of Children and Families Enrolled in the Bluechip/Caring Programs"
- Judith Lave, University of Pittsburgh
- Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, University of Pittsburgh
- "Biodiversity Prospecting and the Pharmaceutical Firm"
- Tori Hopper Knight, North Carolina State University
- Marie Truesdell, University of Georgia
- Discussants:
- Darren Grant, Georgia Southern University
- John B. Horowitz, Ball State University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 109G Exchange Rates |
Chair: David D. Van Hoose, University of Alabama
- Papers:
- "The Behavior of the Real Exchange Rate under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rate Regimes"
- Selahattin Dibooglu, Southern Illinois University
- Faik Koray, Louisiana State University
- "Foreign Direct Investment and the Real Exchange Rate: The Business Cycle Link"
- Jane Ihrig, University of Virginia
- Keven McIntyre, University of Virginia
- "A Numerical Simulation of the Relationship Between Savings and the Real Exchange Rate for Small, Open Economies"
- John McDermott, University of South Carolina
- Roy L. McLean, University of Southwestern Louisiana
- "Exchange Rates, International Relative Prices, and Preferences"
- Elvan Ozlu, American Express - Phoenix
- Jeff Wrase, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
- Discussants:
- Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University
- Yoonbai Kim, University of Kentucky
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 110G Environmental Regulation in Local and Global Contexts |
Chair: Kevin Rask, Colgate University
- Papers:
- "Deforestation, Aid and Uncertain Enforcement Costs"
- Paul E. Chambers, Central Missouri State University
- Richard Jensen, University of Kentucky
- "Enforcement Costs and Environmental Regulatory Instruments"
- Andrew G. Keeler, University of Georgia
- Janusz R. Mrozek, Georgia Institute of Technology
- "Joint Implementation Projects as a Signaling Game"
- Niels Nannerup, Aarhus School of Business
- "Policy Instruments to Protect Pristine Environments from Subsidence"
- William D. Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Discussants:
- James H. Murphy, Georgia State University
- Denise L. Stanley, University of Tennessee
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 111G Market Dominance: Causes and Consequences |
- Moderator:
- David Rosenbaum, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Panelists:
- "Cigarettes"
- Walter Adams, Trinity University
- James W. Brock, Miami University
- "Microsoft"
- Rochelle Ruffer, Youngstown State University
- Donald Waldman, Colgate University
- General Conclusions:
- David Rosenbaum, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Commenting:
- Luke Froeb, Vanderbilt University
- Stephen Martin, University of Copenhagen
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 112G Empirical Industry Studies |
Chair: Stephen J. Schmidt, Union College
- Papers:
- "A Bayesian Stochastic Frontier Analysis of the Efficiency of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants"
- Edward C. Kokkelenberg, State University of New York - Binghamton
- Julien Van Den Broeck, University of Antwerp - Belgium
- "The Productivity of Computers: An Input-Output Approach"
- Douglas M. Brown, Georgetown University
- Francis J. Cronin, Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.
- "A Microeconomic Analysis of Barter in Broadcasting Industry"
- Akbar Marvasti, University of Houston - Downtown
- Discussants:
- Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr., George Mason University
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 113G Selected Topics in Economic Development |
Chair: Miguel D. Ramirez, Trinity University
- Papers:
- "A Cost Function Analysis of the Mexican Nonelectrical Machinery Industry"
- Dale B. Truett, University of Texas - San Antonio
- Lila J. Truett, University of Texas - San Antonio
- "Irreversibility of Investment and Uncertainty: Evidence from the OECD Countries"
- Rajeev K. Goel, Illinois State University
- Rati Ram, Illinois State University
- "Capital Structures in Developing Countries"
- Anuja Rajbhandary, Emory University
- Discussants:
- Arthur Caplan, Weber State University
- Stephen L. Shapiro, University of North Florida
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SDAE II |
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Session 114G Austrian Macro and Monetary Theory |
Chair: Steven Horwitz, St. Lawrence University
- Papers:
- "Variations on the Austrian Monetary Theme: Mises and Schumpeter on the Business Cycle"
- Richard Ebeling, Hillsdale College
- "Deflation and Monetary Calculation"
- Joseph Salerno, Pace University
- "The Effects of the Term Structure of Interest Rates on the Structure of Production"
- Paul Cwik, Auburn University
- Discussants:
- William Butos, Trinity University
- Steven Horwitz, St. Lawrence University
- Peter Lewin, University of Dallas
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 115G* Industrial Organization Topics |
Chair: Craig A. Depken II, University of Texas - Arlington
- Papers:
- "The Role of Switching Costs in a Durable Goods Market"
- Julie Hunsaker, Wayne State University
- "The Effect of Free Agency on Managerial Efficiency"
- Michael R. Butler, Texas Christian University
- Myra L. Moore, Texas Christian University
- "NAFTA as a Means of Raising Rivals' Costs"
- Craig A. Depken II, University of Texas - Arlington
- Jon M. Ford, University of Texas - Arlington
- "Competitiveness and Cyclical Growth"
- Clifton M. Loo, Experian
- Discussants:
- Thursten Fischer, University of Georgia
- Kamal P. Upadhyaya, Pennsylvania State University/Berks-Lehigh Valley College
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 116G* Economics of Political Institutions |
Chair: Roger L. Faith, Arizona State University
- Papers:
- "Districts, Diversity and the Generality of Fiscal Policy"
- W. Mark Crain, George Mason University
- "Constitutional Theory and the Constitutional History of Colonial America"
- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
- "An Economic Theory of Political Parties"
- Roger L. Faith, Arizona State University
- "The Political Economy of the RECLAIM Emissions Market for Los Angeles: Analysis of Choices of Regulatory Scope and Regulatory Instrument"
- Dale Thompson, Washington University
- Discussants: TBA
Saturday 10:30am-12:15pm NAFE II |
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Session 117G Current Issues in Forensic Economics |
Chair: Michael J. Piette, Analytical Economics, Inc.
- Papers:
- "Pleasure Analysis and the Value of Life Literature: Three Different Approaches to Hedonic Damage Testimony"
- Thomas R. Ireland, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- "An Examination of Historical Net Discount Rate Relationships Relative to Medical Care Costs"
- Gregory Gelles, University of Missouri - Rolla
- Walter D. Johnson, University of Missouri - Rolla
- "Moral Hazards, Subrogation and Economic Efficiency"
- Melvin Hughes, Valuations & Consulting
- Discussants:
- Thomas R. Ireland, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- James D. Rogers, Pennsylvania State University
- Melville Z. Wolfson, Forensic Economics, Inc.
Saturday 1:30 - 3:15pm
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 118H* Milton Friedman's Legacy as a Teacher |
Chair: J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University
- Papers:
- "What Made Milton Friedman Distinctive as a Teacher?"
- Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr., Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Clemson University
- "The Notes for Milton Friedman's Price Theory Course: Economics 300 at the University of Chicago"
- David I. Fand, George Mason University
- "The Formation of Intellectual Consensus: A Study of Friedman's Monetarism"
- Robert Hetzel, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- "Observations on a Constant Teacher by a Graduate Student Emeritus"
- Richard H. Timberlake, Jr., University of Georgia
- Discussants:
- Phillip D. Cagan, Columbia University
- George Macesich, Florida State University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 119H* Trade and Human Rights in China |
Chair: James A. Dorn, Cato Institute
- Papers:
- "Trade and Human Rights: The Case of China"
- James A. Dorn, Cato Institute
- "Economic Liberalization and the Growth of China's Civil Society"
- Minxin Pei, Princeton University
- "Trade Rules, Rights and Obligations: China and the WTO System"
- Hugh Corbet, George Washington University
- Discussants:
- Zhaohui Hong, Savannah State University
- Penelope B. Prime, Kennesaw State University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 120H* Perspectives on Concealed Weapons |
Chair: Paul H. Rubin, Emory University
- Papers:
- "Mass Public Shootings, Bombings, and the Right-to-carry Concealed Handguns"
- William Landes, University of Chicago
- John R. Lott, Jr., University of Chicago
- "Lives Saved or Lives Lost: The Effect of Concealed Handgun Laws on Crime"
- Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Emory University
- Paul H. Rubin, Emory University
- "Do Right to Carry Laws Deter Violent Crime? Taking the 'Con' out of Econometrics"
- Alan Bartley, Vanderbilt University
- Mark Cohen, Vanderbilt University
- Luke Froeb, Vanderbilt University
- Discussants:
- Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University
- James B. Kau, University of Georgia
- George Shepherd, Emory University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 121H* Seemingly Unrelated Session Topics |
Chair: David W. Kreutzer, James Madison University
- Papers:
- "Preliminary Evidence on the Relationship Between Expressiveness and Voter Turnout"
- David N. Laband, Auburn University
- Cassandra Copeland, Auburn University
- "Kinder and Gentler vs Rational and Practical: A Candidate Comparative Advantage Explanation for Ticket-Splitting"
- David W. Kreutzer, James Madison University
- "Regulatory Federalism: Is Devolution the Solution or is Preemption Preferable?"
- David J. Zorn, Food and Drug Administration
- Fletcher Mangum, Planning and Budget, Commonwealth of Virginia
- Discussants:
- Philip Grossman, University of Texas - Arlington
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 122H* Can Experimental Methods Provide Relevant Insights for Environmental Damage Assessment? |
- Moderator:
- Ronald G. Cummings, Georgia State University
- Panelists:
- "Limitations on Experimental Methods for Identifying Biases in the CVM: The Circumstances of Choice"
- Carol Mansfield, Duke University
- V. Kerry Smith, Duke University
- "Experimental Methods and the 'Circumstances of Choice': Empirical Evidence"
- Laura L. Osborne, Georgia State University
- "Impacts of Choice Settings on CV Values"
- Jason Shogren, University of Wyoming
- "Experimental Explorations Related to 'Option Value'"
- David Bjornstad, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 123H* Deregulation of Electric Utilities |
Chair: A. H. Barnett, Auburn University
- Papers:
- "Benchmarking Electric Utility Transmission Performance"
- Robert F. Cope III, Louisiana State University
- David E. Dismukes, Louisiana State University
- Dmitry Mesyanzhinov, Louisiana State University
- "Electric Reliability and Deregulation"
- John Chilton, Columbia, SC
- Ronald P. Wilder, University of South Carolina
- "Regulation and Investment: Evidence from the Electric Utility Industry"
- Thomas P. Lyon, Indiana University
- John W. Mayo, Georgetown University
- "Lesson from the History of Electric Utility Regulation"
- A. H. Barnett, Auburn University
- Keith Reutter, Auburn University
- Discussants:
- Chien-Ping Chen, University of Houston
- George Ford, MCI Telecommunications
- Monica Greer, University of Kentucky
- Christopher C. Klein, Tennessee Regulatory Authority
- Henry Thompson, Auburn University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 124H* Rent Seeking and Over-Dissipation? |
Chair: Gordon Tullock, University of Arizona
- Papers:
- "Multiple Buyers, Rent-defending and the Observed Social Costs of Monopoly"
- Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Robert Reilly, Virginia Commonwealth University
- "The Size of the Prize - Testing Rent-Dissipation when Transfer Quantity is Endogenous"
- Elisabet E.H. Rutstrom, University of South Carolina
- David Bullock, Unaffiliated
- "Rent Seeking with Bounded Rationality: An Analysis of the All-Pay Auction"
- Simon Anderson, University of Virginia
- Jacob Goeree, University of Virginia
- Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia
- Discussants:
- Susan K. Laury, University of South Carolina
- Gordon Tullock, University of Arizona
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 125H* The Impact of International Trade on the Local/State Economies |
Chair: Esmael Adibi, Chapman University
- Papers:
- "Challenges of Measuring Economic Impact of International Trade in the Heartland"
- Carlene Hill, Wichita State University
- "The Economic Impact of the U.S. Mexico Trade Increase on Arizona"
- Timothy Hogan, Arizona State University
- "The Attraction of the Foreign Visitors to the U.S.: Case of Air Travel to the Grand Canyon"
- R. Keith Schwer, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 126H* Economics Courses Enhanced by Computers |
Chair: David G. Brown, Wake Forest University
- Papers:
- "Teaching Economics with Technology: Stories, Not Theory"
- Barry Keating, University of Notre Dame
- "Dilemmas of Abundance: Choosing the 'Right' Technologies for the Introductory Economics Class"
- Perry Patterson, Wake Forest University
- "Instructional Effectiveness and the Web"
- Betty J. Blecha, San Francisco State University
- "The Economists' Way of Thinking: A First Year Seminary at Wake Forest University Inspired by John Siegfried's Presidential Address"
- David G. Brown, Wake Forest University
- Discussants:
- Tod S. Porter, Youngstown State University
- John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 127H Dynamic Affects of Monetary and Fiscal Policy |
Chair: Terry Ashley, University of South Alabama
- Papers:
- "The Dynamic Effects of Monetary Policy: Comparing and Combining Estimates Using Short-Run and Long-Run Identifying Restrictions"
- William D. Lastrapes, University of Georgia
- "A VAR Model of Investment and Endogenous Capital Utilization"
- Eshragh Motahar, Union College
- "A New Markov Switching Estimator with an Application to New Classical Macroeconomics"
- David Tufte, University of New Orleans
- "The Dynamics of Foreign Debt, Direct Foreign Investment and Exchange Rate: Evidence from Pakistan and Sri Lanka"
- Muhammad Mustafa, South Carolina State University
- Matiur Rahman, McNeese State University
- Discussants:
- David C. Black, University of Toledo
- Robert S. Chirinko, Emory University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 128H* Efficiency and Productivity |
Chair: C.A. Knox Lovell, University of Georgia
- Papers:
- "Multiproduct Frontier Cost Analysis of Federal Reserve Payments Processing"
- Paul W. Bauer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Gary D. Ferrier, University of Arkansas
- "Measures of Standard and Regulated Productive Efficiency Change in the Interstate Natural Gas Industry"
- Gerald Granderson, Miami University
- Carl Linvill, University of Arkansas
- "Measurement of TFP Growth and Technical Change: A Parametric Approach"
- Almas Heshmati, Gothenburg University - Sweden
- Lennart Hjalmarsson, Gothenburg University - Sweden
- Subal C. Kumbhakar, University of Texas
- "Financial Liberalization and the Relative Efficiency of Thai Banks"
- Jonathan E. Leightner, Augusta State University
- C.A. Knox Lovell, University of Georgia
- Discussants:
- Herbert G. Thompson, Jr., Christensen Associates
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm CSWEP I |
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Session 129H Panel on Women's Progress in Academics |
- Moderator: TBA
- Panelists:
- Beth Allen, University of Minnesota
- Robyn Bartlet, Denison University
- Catherine Eckel, National Science Foundation
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 130H Determinants and Influences of Wages and Unemployment |
Chair: Vikram Kumar, Davidson College
- Papers:
- "The Impact of Psychological and Human Capital on Wages"
- William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina
- Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
- Onathan R. Veum, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- "Unemployment Rate Differences by Race, Gender and Level of Education"
- Charles Waldauer, Widener University
- Hamid Zangeneh, Widener University
- "A Kalman-filter Approach to Estimating the Natural Rate of Unemployment"
- Victor V. Claar, West Virginia University
- "Spatial Interactions Among U.S. Cities"
- Linda Harris Dobkins, Emory and Henry College
- Yannis M. Ioannides, Tufts University
- Discussants:
- Mobinul Huq, University of Saskatchewan
- Yi Liu, University of South Alabama
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 131H Elementary and Secondary Education |
Chair: James Cobbe, Florida State University
- Papers:
- "Productivity and Quality in Swedish Schools"
- Rolf Fare, Southern Illinois University
- Shawna Grosskopf, Southern Illinois University
- Finn Forsund, University of Oslo - Norway
- Kathy Hayes, Southern Methodist University
- Almas Heshmati, Gothenburg University - Sweden
- "Household Demand for Schooling in Indonesia: Accounting for Quality Differences"
- Armida S. Alisjahbana, Padjadjaran University - Indonesia
- "The Impact of Selective Migration and Endogenous Schooling on Wages in Peru"
- Gustavo Angeles, University of North Carolina
- Discussants:
- Mary Jean Horney, Furman University
- Petur O. Jonsson, Fayetteville State University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 132H Antitrust |
Chair: J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
- Papers:
- "The Use and Abuse of Kodak in Franchise Tying Suits"
- Roger D. Blair, University of Florida
- Jill Boylston Herndon, Hamline University
- "Unwitting Accomplices: How the State of Wisconsin Reduces Competition in Gasoline Markets"
- James I. Brannon, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Jeffrey Bruss, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Frank Kelly, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and Indiana Department of Transportation
- "Efficient Equipment Maintenance and Systems Competition"
- Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia
- David E. Mills, University of Virginia
- "Predatory Pricing as an Agency Problem: An Empirical Investigation"
- Christopher R. Thomas, University of South Florida
- Discussants:
- Stephen J. Schmidt, Union College
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 133H Evaluating Courses and Departments |
Chair: John J. Bethune, University of Tennessee - Martin
- Papers:
- "College Students' Valuation of Economics Courses: An Application of the Hedonic Method"
- Omer Gokcekus, North Carolina Central University
- "Ranking Economics Departments Through Graduate Success: An Alternative Ranking Approach"
- Jeffery T. Collins, Lincoln Memorial University
- Thomas R. Sadler, University of Tennessee
- "Are Articles and Books Complements or Substitutes for Economists?"
- Joe C. Davis, Trinity University
- John H. Huston, Trinity University
- Debra M. Patterson, Trinity University
- Discussants:
- Nancy J. Burnett, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Frank Lee Maddox, Oxford College of Emory University
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 134H Theoretical Microeconomics and Game Theory |
Chair: Stratford Douglas, West Virginia University
- Papers:
- "Learning by Doing and the Search for Knowledge"
- John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi
- Norman Keith Womer, University of Mississippi
- "Boundedly Rational Equilibria in One-Shot Games"
- C. Monica Capra, University of Virginia
- "Modeling the Fur Trade as a Game under Different Time Horizons"
- Ann Harper Fender, Gettysburg College
- Discussants:
- Christopher R. Bollinger, Georgia State University
- Jiarong Fu, University of North Dakota
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 135H Economic Development, Oil, and Income Distribution |
Chair: Rajeev K. Goel, Illinois State University
- Papers:
- "The Kuznets Process, Income Distribution and Development: A Study Using the Gini Coefficient"
- Andreas Savvides, Oklahoma State University
- "The Potential of the Arab Gulf States Will be Moving Toward Developing Stage in the Future"
- Mohammed A. Dabbagh, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
- "A Comparative Analysis of the Development in Oil Intensities in Developing and Industrialized Countries"
- Jan Bentzen, Aarhus School of Business
- "Determinants of Economic Growth and Energy in Korea"
- Yong U. Glasure, Wayland Baptist University
- Discussants:
- Jane Ihrig, University of Virginia
- Sanjay Paul, St. Norbert College
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA* |
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Session 136H* Economic Development vs. Environmental Protection |
Chair: Richard Jensen, University of Kentucky
- Papers:
- "Integrating Ecological Complexity into Economic Incentives for Sustainable Use of Amazonian Rainforests"
- James R. Kahn, University of Tennessee
- Frank McCormick, University of Tennessee
- Vicente De Paula Queiroz Nogueira, Instituto de Protecao Ambiental do Amazonas - Brazil
- "Deforestation and Urban Development in the State of Amazonas: The Manaus Free Trade Zone Influence"
- Alexandre Rivas, University of Tennessee and Universidade do Amazonas
- "Deforestation, Trade and Environmental Aid"
- Paul E. Chambers, Central Missouri State University
- Richard Jensen, University of Kentucky
- Discussants: TBA
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SDAE III |
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Session 137H Market Process and the Theory of the Firm |
Chair: Peter Lewin, University of Dallas
- Papers:
- "The Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunities"
- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
- "The Entrepreneurial Firm"
- Frederic Sautet, New York University
- "Capital Structures and Organizational Structure"
- Peter Lewin, University of Dallas
- Discussants:
- Donald J. Boudreaux, Clemson University
- Anthony Carilli, Hampden-Sydney College
- Richard Ebeling, Hillsdale College
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 139H Adam Smith Goes to Moscow |
- Moderator:
- Walter Adams, Trinity University
- Panelists:
- Anders Aslund, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- James W. Brock, Miami University
- Marshall I. Goldman, Harvard University and Wellesley College
Saturday 1:30-3:15pm SEA |
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Session 140H Economic Education and Technology |
- Moderator:
- David Anderson, Centre College
- Panelists:
- "Tutorial Software"
- David Anderson, Centre College
- "Data, Information, and the Internet"
- Kim Marie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
- "Electronic Visual Aids"
- Michael Rollosson, Rhodes College
- Additional Panelists:
- Carl Brookings, Millsaps College
- Bob Brownlee, Centre College
- Erik D. Craft, University of Richmond
- Jorge G. Gonzalez, Trinity University
- Jill M. Hendrickson, University of the South
- David J. Hoaas, Centenary College
- Bruce Johnson, Centre College
- Nipoli Kamdar, Trinity University
- Kailash Khandke, Furman University
- Harry Kypraios, Rollins College
- Charles C. Orvis, Rhodes College
- Ken Peterson, Furman University
- Pat Raines, University of Richmond
- Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College
- Ronald A. Stunda, Birmingham-Southern College
- Susan Taylor, Millsaps College
- Steve Winrich, Centre College
- Mary E. Young, Southwestern University
Saturday 3:30 and After
Session 141J* | Southern Economic Association - Presidential Address |
Session 142 | Southern Economic Association - Business Meeting |
Session 143 | George Mason University - Center for the Study of Public Choice - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 144 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 145 | University of Kentucky - Department of Economics - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 146 | Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession - Business Meeting and Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 147 | Oklahoma State University Economistics Society - Cocktail Party |
Session 148 | University of Georgia - Department of Economics - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 149 | University of Virginia - Department of Economics - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 150 | Georgia State University - Department of Economics - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Session 150K | Society for the Development of Austrian Economics - Dinner and Presidential Address |
Saturday 3:30-4:45pm SEA* |
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Session 141J* Southern Economic Association - Presidential Address |
- Introduction:
- Dwight R. Lee, University of Georgia
- President-Elect, Southern Economic Association
- Speaker:
- William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina
- President, Southern Economic Association
- Topic:
- "Theories of Intergroup Inequality"
Saturday 4:30-4:45pm SEA |
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Session 142 Southern Economic Association - Business Meeting |
Chair: William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina
President, Southern Economic Association
Saturday 5:00-6:00pm |
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Session 143 George Mason University - Center for the Study of Public Choice - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Saturday 5:00-6:30pm |
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Session 144 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics - Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Saturday 5:00-6:00pm |
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Session 145 University of Kentucky - Department of Economics Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Saturday 5:00-6:30pm CSWEP |
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Session 146 Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession - Business Meeting and Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
In honor of women in the job market. Everyone welcome.
Saturday 5:00-6:30pm |
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Session 147 Oklahoma State University Economistics Society Cocktail Party |
Saturday 5:30-7:00pm |
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Session 148 University of Georgia - Department of Economics Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Saturday 6:00-8:00pm |
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Session 149 University of Virginia - Department of Economics Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Saturday 6:00-8:00pm |
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Session 150 Georgia State University - Department of Economics Cocktail Party (Cash Bar) |
Saturday 6:00-10:00pm SDAE |
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Session 150K Society for the Development of Austrian Economics - Dinner and Presidential Address |
- Speaker:
- Karen I. Vaughn, George Mason University
Sunday 8:30 - 10:15am
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 153M* Topics in Human Capital |
Chair: Larry Singell, Jr., University of Oregon
- Papers:
- "Extended Unemployment Compensation: Recipient Response to Changes in Benefit Length: A Duration Analysis Approach"
- Brett Noel, University of Kentucky
- "Why do Part-Time Workers Earn Less? The Role of Worker and Job Skills"
- Justin Graham, Florida State University
- Barry Hirsch, Florida State University
- "How Likely Can Employees Become Self-Employed? An Analysis Based on the Monitoring Cost Characteristics of Occupations"
- John Garen, University of Kentucky
- "A Test of the Signaling Hypothesis"
- Larry Singell, Jr., University of Oregon
- Discussants:
- Daniel P. McMillen, Tulane University
- Larry Singell, Sr., University of Colorado
- Joe Stone, University of Oregon
- Dek Terrell, Louisiana State University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 154M* The New Institutional Economics: Applications and Evidence |
Chair: Peter G. Klein, University of Georgia
- Papers:
- "A Practice Without Defenders: Interfirm Collusion in Historical Perspective"
- Janice Rye Kinghorn, New School for Social Research
- Randall Nielsen, Kettering Foundation
- "The Political Economy of Wilderness Mining"
- David E. Gerard, Political Economy Research Center
- "Diversification, Organization, and Performance: Evidence from Bank Holding Companies"
- Peter G. Klein, University of Georgia
- Marc R. Saidenberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Discussants:
- Mark L. Brandly, Auburn University
- Jason Taylor, University of Georgia
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 155M* Issues in Civil Liability and Damages |
Chair: Harold W. Elder, University of Alabama
- Papers:
- "Should Providers of Recreational Facilities Be Liable for Accidents"
- Guanghui Li, University of Connecticut
- Thomas J. Miceli, University of Connecticut
- Kathleen Sergerson, University of Connecticut
- "Legal Expenditures as a Rent-seeking Game"
- Amy Farmer, University of Tennessee
- Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
- "The Economic Impact of Punitive Damage Awards"
- Harold W. Elder, University of Alabama
- Discussants:
- Amy D. Gibson, University of Alabama
- Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 156M* Environmental Issues |
Chair: John C. Moorhouse, Wake Forest University
- Papers:
- "Should Risk Assessment be Separated from Risk Management? An Analytical Approach"
- Andrew J. Yates, Wake Forest University
- "The Value of Apparel Ecolabel: Evidence from Retail Price Data"
- John Beghin, North Carolina State University
- "Ecological and Economic Systems"
- John C. Moorhouse, Wake Forest University
- Discussants:
- Richard A. Stout, Knox College
- Andrew J. Yates, Wake Forest University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 157M* Taxes and Budgets |
Chair: Wilson Mixon, Berry College
- Papers:
- "VAT Revenues in the Russian Federation: An Administrative Analysis"
- Jo Beth Martins, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Jean Tesche, U.S. Treasury Resident Tax Advisor - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- "Taxes, Infrastructure, and Growth: Evidence from the States"
- Frank Stephenson, Berry College
- "Wagner's 'Law': A Statistical Relationship or the Result of the Budgetary Process?"
- Soumaya Tohamy, Berry College
- Discussants:
- James R. Marchand, Westminster College - Salt Lake City
- Wilson Mixon, Berry College
- Michael F. Patrono, Berry College
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA*/SDAE |
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Session 158M* Rationality, Institutions and the Market Process |
Chair: Karen I. Vaughn, George Mason University
- Papers:
- "The Application of Scientific Rationality to Economic Rationality"
- David Harper, New York University
- "Paradigms and Conventions: A Perspective on the Market"
- Young Back Choi, St. John's University - Long Island
- "Institutions and the Market"
- Chrysostomos Mantzavinos, University of Freiburg
- "Discovery and the Deep Self"
- Daniel B. Klein, Santa Clara University
- Discussants:
- Karen I. Vaughn, George Mason University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 159M Business Loans and Investment |
Chair: Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
- Papers:
- "How Will Consolidation Impact Lending to Small Business? An Analysis of Small Bank Portfolios"
- Ronnie J. Phillips, Colorado State University
- James H. Rauch, Colorado State University
- "The Firm Demand for Liquid Assets in an Inflationary Environment"
- Paul A. Natke, Central Michigan University
- "Investment, Cash Flow, and Financing Constraints: Evidence from U.S. Petroleum Industry"
- Neal Davis, U.S. Department of Energy
- H. Youn Kim, Western Kentucky University
- "Internal Cash Flow, Collateral, and Business Investment"
- Jon Vilasuso, Clarkson University
- Discussants:
- Michael R. Dowd, University of Toledo
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 160M Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles |
Chair: Frank G. Steindl, Oklahoma State University
- Papers:
- "Producer and Consumer Price Levels: A Cost-Push or Demand-Pull Relationship?"
- Willie Belton, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Edward J. Sullivan, Jacksonville State University
- "A Neutral Network Forecast of Quarterly Real GDP with Learning Capability and Use of Monthly Data"
- Jiarong Fu, University of North Dakota
- "Two New Tests of Business Cycle Duration Dependence"
- David Tufte, University of New Orleans
- "Has Greater Competition Restrained U.S. Inflation?"
- David D. Van Hoose, University of Alabama
- Discussants:
- Victor V. Claar, West Virginia University
- Jeff Wrase, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 161M Higher Education |
Chair: Kathy Hayes, Southern Methodist University
- Papers:
- "A Longitudinal Analysis of the Multiple Effects of a Specialized Graduate Program in Economics"
- Sam A. Allgood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- William B. Walstad, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- "School Characteristics and the Demand for College"
- Trisha Bezmen, University of Georgia
- Craig A. Depken II, University of Texas - Arlington
- "Signaling, Adverse Selection, and Grade Inflation"
- Petur O. Jonsson, Fayetteville State University
- "The Role Model Effect in Undergraduate Economics"
- Nancy J. Burnett, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- "Alumni Giving in a Life-Cycle Framework: Evidence from a Liberal Arts College"
- Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College
- Discussants:
- Shawna Grosskopf, Southern Illinois University
- Chad Moutray, Robert Morris College
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 162M Caring for the Elderly |
Chair: Vivian Valdmanis, University of Oklahoma
- Papers:
- "Nursing Home Care Availability in the U.S."
- O. David Gulley, Bentley College
- Rexford Santerre, Bentley College
- "Single-Person Households and the Elderly: Implications for Home Health Care"
- Marietta A. Constantinides, Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Discussants:
- Thomas S. Dee, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Edward J. Schumacher, East Carolina University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 163M Labor Economics |
Chair: Douglas M. Brown, Georgetown University
- Papers:
- "Exceptional Contributions to Science and Engineering in the United States"
- Sharon G. Levin, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- Paula E. Stephan, Georgia State University
- "Contingent Workers and Non-Standard Work Arrangements: Evidence from the Contingent Worker Survey"
- Douglas A. Fox, Economic Research Services, Inc.
- "A Labor Force Gross Flows Simulation Model"
- Tim Campbell, Bureau of Labor Market Information
- "Valuing Unwanted Leisure in Monetary Terms"
- Michael M. Fabritius, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
- Paul M. Mason, University of North Florida
- Discussants:
- Marie D. Connolly, Chatham College
- Charles E. Scott, Loyola College
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 164M Topics in Public Choice |
Chair: Michael C. Farmer, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Papers:
- "Macroeconomic Determinants of Presidential Popularity in the Gallup Polls from Dwight Eisenhower to George Bush"
- Frederick J. Oerther III, Greensboro College
- "Media Scrutiny and the Quality of Public Officials"
- Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma
- "Political Hierarchies and Political Shirking"
- Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma
- "Is There a Free-Rider Problem in Lobbying? Endogenous Tariffs, Trigger Strategies, and the Number of Firms"
- Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
- Discussants:
- Clarence C. Morrison, Indiana University
- William Stewart Mounts, Jr., Mercer University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 165M What's On the Internet for Economists: An Update |
Chair: William L. Goffe, University of Southern Mississippi
- Participants:
- George D. Greenwade, Sam Houston State University
- Robert P. Parks, Washington University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am ESA IV |
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Session 166M Risky Business: Decisions Involving Bargaining and Risk |
Chair: David Bowes, Georgia State University
- Papers:
- "Risk Attitudes and Non-Compliance Penalties in Competition Between Firms"
- Paul Brown, University of Massachusetts - Boston
- Steven Stewart, University of New Mexico
- "On the Irrelevance of Risk Attitudes"
- Jason Shachat, University of California - San Diego
- John Wooders, University of Arizona
- "Break-offs in Bargaining: An Anomoly?"
- Heike Hennig-Schmidt, University of Bonn
- "An Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Intermediaries on the Outcome of Bargaining Games"
- Thomas J. Miceli, University of Connecticut
- C.F. Sirmans, University of Connecticut
- Abdullah Yavas, Pennsylvania State University
- Discussants:
- David Bowes, Georgia State University
- John Van Huyck, Texas A&M University
- Christina Fong, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Sara Solnick, University of Miami
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 167M* Free Markets and the Environment |
Chair: Bruce Yandle, Clemson University
- Papers:
- "Enviro-Capitalism"
- Terry Anderson, PERC Organization
- "Antitrust Limits to the Tragedy of the Commons"
- Bruce Yandle, Clemson University
- "Federal Land in a Free Market"
- Robert Nelson, University of Maryland
- "Does Existence Value Exist?"
- Donald J. Boudreaux, Clemson University
- Roger Meiners, University of Texas - Arlington
- Discussants:
- Terry Anderson, PERC Organization
- Donald J. Boudreaux, Clemson University
- Robert Nelson, University of Maryland
- Bruce Yandle, Clemson University
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA* |
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Session 168M* Banking, Financial, and Debt Markets |
Chair: Mohammed Akacem, Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Papers:
- "Credit Rating of Sovereign Debt: What Does the Market Have to Say?"
- Mohammed Akacem, Metropolitan State College of Denver
- "The Natural Rate of Interest: Fractional Reserve Banking and Financial Intermediaries"
- Steve Call, Metropolitan State College of Denver
- John Cochran, Metropolitan State College of Denver
- "Banking in the Ukraine: Coping Without the State"
- Dennis D. Miller, Baldwin-Wallace College
- Discussant:
- William H. Kaempfer, University of Colorado
Sunday 8:30-10:15am SEA |
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Session 169M Topics on Liquidity, Currency , Leasing, and Transition Failures |
Chair: TBA
- Papers:
- "Liquidity, Trade Credit, and the Role of Financial Intermediaries"
- Said A. Bakhache, University of Maryland
- "Currency Crises and Political Uncertainties: Evidence from Emerging Market Economics"
- Deepak Mishra, University of Maryland
- "Consumer Leasing and the Demand for Automobiles"
- Kathleen W. Johnson, University of Maryland
- "Linkages Between Currency and Banking Crises: Theory and Evidence from Mexico"
- Poonam Gupta, University of Maryland
- "Transition and Coordination Failures: Evidence from Firm-Level Data"
- Francesca Recanatini, University of Maryland
- Randi Ryterman, World Bank
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Sunday 10:30 - 12:15pm
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 176N* Rothbard on Smith (Session Sponsored by the Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies) |
Chair: Charles W. Baird, California State University - Hayward
- Papers:
- "Adam Smith as a Monetary Theorist: A Critical Reassessment"
- Joseph Salerno, Pace University
- "The Intertemporal Adam Smith"
- Roger Garrison, Auburn University
- "Rothbard on Smith: Correcting the Record"
- James Ahiakpor, California State University - Hayward
- "Rothbard's Ten-fold Critique of Adam Smith: Nine Out of Ten Wrong"
- Ed West, Carleton University (Emeritus)
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 177N* Issues in Urban Real Estate |
Chair: Larry Singell, Sr., University of Colorado
- Papers:
- "Piecewise Parabolic Multiple Regression Analysis"
- Peter F. Colwell, University of Illinois
- "Zoning and Redevelopment"
- Henry J. Munneke, University of Georgia
- "Land Value and Parcel Size: A Semiparametric Analysis"
- Daniel P. McMillen, Tulane University
- Paul Thorsnes, Grand Valley State University
- "Insurance and Community Welfare"
- David Frame, University of Colorado
- Discussants:
- Christopher R. Bollinger, Georgia State University
- Larry Singell, Jr., University of Oregon
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 178N* Law and Economics |
Chair: Ben Zycher, Milken Institute and University of California - Los Angeles
- Papers:
- "Does Tenure Protect Academics?"
- Gordon L. Brady, George Mason University
- Tony Dnes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- "Law in the Shadow of Bargaining"
- Jonathan R. Macey, Cornell University
- "Exploration of the Contract/Tort Boundary"
- Paul H. Rubin, Emory University
- Discussants:
- Peter Aranson, Emory University
- Cotton M. Lindsay, Clemson University
- Tom McCaleb, Florida State University
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 179N* Economics and the Lively Arts |
Chair: Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Auburn University
- Papers:
- "Symphony Orchestra Attendance: A Beckerian Analysis"
- Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Auburn University
- Shawn Ritenour, Southwest Missouri Baptist University
- "Predicting 'No Sales' from Auction Records: Evidence from the Latin American Market"
- Rand Ressler, University of Southwestern Louisiana
- John Keith Watson, University of Southwestern Louisiana
- "Vertical Organization and the End of the 'Hollywood System'"
- Shawn Ritenour, Southwest Missouri Baptist University
- Discussants:
- Audrey B. Davidson, University of Louisville
- Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Auburn University
- David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 180N* Issues in Macroeconomic History |
Chair: Mark Toma, University of Kentucky
- Papers:
- "The Political Economy of Federal Deficits: 1889-Present"
- Brian L. Goff, Western Kentucky University
- "Colonial American Money Supplies and Almost Fixed Exchange Rates"
- James Stoker, University of Kentucky
- "Business Failures and Credit Market Imperfections: Debt Deflation and Bank Panics in Pre-WWII U.S."
- Stephen Cecchett, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Margaret McConnell, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Discussants:
- Mark Toma, University of Kentucky
- David D. Van Hoose, University of Alabama
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 181N* Institutions and Growth |
Chair: Paul J. Zak, Claremont Graduate School
- Papers:
- "Growth and the Political Economy of Migration and Fertility"
- Paul J. Zak, Claremont Graduate School
- "The Political Economy of Capital Control"
- Laura Alfaro, University of California - Los Angeles
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 182N Money and Interest Rates |
Chair: Donald H. Dutkowsky, Syracuse University
- Papers:
- "On the Dynamic Microfoundations of Static Money Demand"
- H. Sonmez Atesoglu, Clarkson University
- Donald H. Dutkowsky, Syracuse University
- "The Fisher Effect: New Evidence and Implications"
- Yasser Fahmy, Cairo, Egypt
- Magda Kandil, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Discussants:
- Donald H. Dutkowsky, Syracuse University
- William G. Gissy, Morehouse College
- Geetha Vaidyanathan, University of North Carolina
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 183N State Lotteries |
Chair: Mary Kennedy Bumgarner, Kennesaw State University
- Papers:
- "Horizontal Equity: An Alternative Approach to Analyzing Lottery Games"
- Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida
- Harriet Stranahan, University of North Florida
- "Estimating Net Spendable Lottery Revenues"
- Terry Ashley, University of South Alabama
- Semoon Chang, University of South Alabama
- Yi Liu, University of South Alabama
- "The Incidence of a Lottery Tax: New Evidence from the West Virginia State Lottery"
- Thomas A. Garrett, West Virginia University
- Discussants:
- L.F. Jameson Boex, Georgia State University
- Mike Pogodzinski, San Jose State University
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm ESA V |
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Session 184N Giving and Cooperation |
Chair: Philip Grossman, University of Texas - Arlington
- Papers:
- "Sequential Prisoner's Dilemma: Evidence on Reciprocal Altruism"
- Ken Clark, University of Manchester
- Martin Sefton, University of Iowa
- "Further Explorations of Gender Differences in the Ultimatum Game"
- Sara Solnick, University of Miami
- "Institutional and Structural Context in Public Generosity"
- Christina Fong, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- "Public Good and Exclusionary Investments in a Heterogeneous Society"
- Katie Baird, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Discussants:
- Richard Beil, Auburn University
- Philip Grossman, University of Texas - Arlington
- Abdullah Yavas, Pennsylvania State University
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 185N Current Issues in Health Economics |
Chair: Thomas S. Dee, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Papers:
- "Can Higher Cigarette Taxes Improve Birth Outcomes?"
- Jeanne S. Ringel, Louisiana State University
- "Youth, Alcohol, and Risky Sex: The Impact of Alcohol Policy on STD Incidence Rates"
- Paul Harrison, Brandeis University
- "Beer Taxes, Teen Drinking and Traffic Fatalities"
- Thomas S. Dee, Georgia Institute of Technology
- "The Impact of Elder Care on Female Labor Force Participation"
- Jennifer M. Mellor, Yale University
- Discussants: TBA
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 186N Unions and Discrimination |
Chair: Joy Clark, Auburn University - Montgomery
- Papers:
- "A Longitudinal Estimate of the Union Earnings Premium Using a Sample of Displaced Workers"
- Steven Raphael, University of California - San Diego
- "Union Rent Seeking in the Paper and Timber Industries"
- Ted W. Chiles, Auburn University - Montgomery
- Joy Clark, Auburn University - Montgomery
- "Geographic Mobility, Race, and Wage Discrimination"
- Steven Raphael, University of California - San Diego
- David A. Riker, University of California - San Diego
- "An Empirical Analysis of Wage Discrimination in Professional Basketball"
- Mark Gius, Quinnipiac College
- Donn Johnson, Quinnipiac College
- Discussants:
- Sammy E. Elaasar, Winston-Salem State University
- Thomas D. Vander Veen, Skidmore College
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 187N Determinants of Learning |
Chair: Thomas E. Cooper, Lyon College
- Papers:
- "The Effect of Sleep on Academic Performance"
- Michael R. Butler, Texas Christian University
- Krista Nuttall, Texas Christian University
- "Effects of Gender and Personality Type on Student Performance in Principles of Economics"
- Doris S. Bennett, Jacksonville State University
- Cynthia S. McCarty, Jacksonville State University
- "Student Learning in the Principles of Macroeconomics Course"
- Stuart Allen, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
- Scott P. Simkins, North Carolina A&T State University
- "Assessing the Student's Performance in Intermediate Microeconomic Theory"
- Irma A. Gomez, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Raymundo Rodriguez, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Discussants:
- Harold Christensen, Centenary College
- Christopher C. Klein, Tennessee Regulatory Authority
- Jeffrey Woods, Concord College
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 188N Labor/Human Capital and Economic Development |
Chair: Ana Maria Turner Lomperis, Saint Louis University
- Papers:
- "Preliminary Evidence on the Role of Secondary Education in the Development of Lower-Income Countries: Useful Knowledge or Wishful Thinking?"
- Lonnie E. Brist, University of Alabama
- Arthur Caplan, Weber State University
- "Human Capital and Economic Development: The Case of Saudi Arabia"
- Abdullah H. Albatel, King Saud University - Riyadh
- "Informal Employment and Growth"
- Jane Ihrig, University of Virginia
- Karine Moe, Macalester College
- "Rural-urban Migration and Risk"
- Sanjay Paul, St. Norbert College
- Discussants:
- James I. Brannon, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Kathleen A. Toma, University of Kentucky
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SDAE IV |
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Session 189N Complexity Theory and Austrian Economics: A Preliminary Look |
Chair: Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Papers:
- "The Complex Affair of the Mind"
- Robert Nadeau, University of Quebec - Canada
- "Is Hayek's Economics an Application of Complexity Theory?"
- Karen I. Vaughn, George Mason University
- "Big Think, Hyped Think, and the Theory of Complex Phenomena: A Pessimistic Reading of the Relationship Between Hayek and Complexity Theory"
- Peter J. Boettke, Manhattan College
- Discussants:
- Robert Formaini, Dallas, TX
- Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Zenon Zygmont, Reed College
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 190N* Learning from Economic History: Graduate Students' Perspectives |
Chair: Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University
- Papers:
- "The National Industrial Recovery Act: Cartels for All and No Questions Asked"
- Jason Taylor, University of Georgia
- "The Estimation of Housing Prices and Income Elasticities of Demand in Nineteenth-Century New York City"
- David Porter, University of Georgia
- "The Emergence of Clearing Houses in the United States"
- Lois Allen, University of Georgia
- Discussants:
- Craig A. Depken II, University of Texas - Arlington
- Myra L. Moore, Texas Christian University
- Kevin Rogers, Mississippi State University
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA* |
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Session 191N* Understanding Environmental Issues in Developing Countries |
Chair: Maureen L. Cropper, World Bank
- Papers:
- "Measuring the Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Developing Countries: The Case of Delhi, India"
- Anna Alberini, University of Colorado
- Seema Arora, Vanderbilt University
- Maureen L. Cropper, World Bank
- Nathalie B. Simon, World Bank
- P.K. Sharma, World Bank
- "Citizen Complaints as Environmental Indicators: Evidence from China"
- Susmita Dasgupta, World Bank
- David Wheeler, World Bank
- "Impact of Formal and Informal Pressure on Pollution Intensity: Survey Evidence on Water Pollution from India"
- Mainul Huq, World Bank
- Muthukumara Mani, World Bank
- Sheoli Pargal, World Bank
- Discussants:
- Seema Arora, Vanderbilt University
- Ronald G. Cummings, Georgia State University
- Mark Dickie, University of Southern Mississippi
Sunday 10:30am-12:15pm SEA |
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Session 192N Health Care Economics |
Chair: Rajiv L. Sharma, University of Florida
- Papers:
- "Innovation Rivalry and the Market for Choice of Health Care Provider"
- Thomas P. Lyon, Indiana University
- Haizhou Huang, London School of Economics
- "Cost-shifting in Managed Care"
- Edward C. Norton, University of North Carolina
- Richard Lindrooth, Research Triangle Institute
- Barbara Dickey, Harvard University
- "Competition and Market Structure in the Health Care Industry"
- Rajiv L. Sharma, University of Florida
- "Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians: Rural/Urban Settings and Reimbursements for Services"
- Donna Anderson, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Mary B. Hampton, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Discussants: Paper Presenters
Sunday 12:30 - 2:15pm
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA* |
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Session 199P* Rent-Seeking and Competitive Forces |
Chair: G. Dirk Mateer, Grove City College
- Papers:
- "Economic Development Incentives and Indirect Rent-Seeking: 'Handicapped Competition' and Other Costs"
- David L. Sollars, Auburn University - Montgomery
- "Emerging the Capitalist System? A Discussion of Where Employee Ownership Might Fit into Our World"
- Frederick R. Snow, Norwich University
- "Cheap Thrills (Rent-seeking and Dissipation in a Repeated Environment)"
- Robert A. Lawson, Capital University
- G. Dirk Mateer, Grove City College
- Discussants:
- Tracy C. Miller, Grove City College
- Ben S. Shippen, Jr., Mercer University
- Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA* |
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Session 200P* Empirical Papers in Regional Economics |
Chair: James R. Marchand, Westminster College - Salt Lake City
- Papers:
- "Application of Principal Component Analysis to Regional Economic Data with Multicolinearity"
- Nozar Hashemzadeh, Radford University
- "Industrial Urban Development and Income"
- Frank O'Connor, Eastern Kentucky University
- "Using Input-Output to Identify Growth Stocks"
- James R. Marchand, Westminster College - Salt Lake City
- Robert Sorensen, University of Missouri - St. Louis
- Discussants:
- Joan Anderson, University of San Diego
- Nozar Hashemzadeh, Radford University
- Wilson Mixon, Berry College
- Frank O'Connor, Eastern Kentucky University
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA |
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Session 201P Fiscal Policy |
Chair: David Tufte, University of New Orleans
- Papers:
- "Precautionary Saving and Investment Rate"
- David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
- "Funding Tax Cuts and Government Spending Increases: Tax-and-Spend or Spend-and-Tax?"
- Fred C. Graham, American University
- "Are Consumers Myopic? Further Evidence"
- Daniel Himarios, University of Texas - Arlington
- "A Cross Country Comparison of Ricardian Equivalence Using Multicointegration Analyis"
- Peter M. Lange, Duke University
- Lori Leachman, Northern Arizona University
- Discussants:
- David C. Black, University of Toledo
- Michael R. Dowd, University of Toledo
- Edward J. Sullivan, Jacksonville State University
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA |
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Session 202P Welfare Policy |
Chair: Nancy J. Burnett, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
- Papers:
- "Taxes and Transfers: Their Correlation with Marital Separation"
- Stacy Dickert-Conlin, University of Kentucky
- "Analysis of AFDC Spell Duration and Implications for New Reform Measures"
- Kathleen A. Toma, University of Kentucky
- "A Comparison of Subsidized and Unsubsidized Employment in Welfare Reform: The Mississippi Experience"
- Philip D. Taylor, Millsaps College
- Discussants:
- Sammy E. Elaasar, Winston-Salem State University
- Kurt C. Schaefer, Calvin College
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA |
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Session 203P Hospitals and Physicians |
Chair: Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, University of Pittsburgh
- Papers:
- "Effects of Competition and Regulation on the Diffusion of Medical Technologies in Hospitals"
- Christoph Schenzler, Vanderbilt University
- "The Effect of Increased Industry Risk on Hospital Capital Structure"
- Mary E. Deily, Lehigh University
- Niccie L. McKay, University of Florida
- "Comparing Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospitals: A Frontier Approach"
- Shawna Grosskopf, Southern Illinois University
- Dimitri Margaritis, Waikato University - New Zealand
- Vivian Valdmanis, University of Oklahoma
- Discussants:
- O. David Gulley, Bentley College
- Julianne Sakowski, Texas Woman's University
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA |
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Session 204P Female Time Allocations and Fertility |
Chair: TBA
- Papers:
- "Labor Force Participation among Women of the 'Sandwich Generation'"
- Carole A. Green, University of South Florida
- "The Labor Force Participation of Australian Women: A Panel Data Study"
- Marie D. Connolly, Chatham College
- Anne Daly, University of Canberra - Australia
- "The Time Allocation of Mothers with Small Children: Empirical Evidence from the Philippines"
- Jill Tiefenthaler, Colgate University
- "Does Personal Exemption for Dependents Affect the Aggregate Fertility Rate? A Time Series Analysis"
- Abdur R. Chowdhury, Marquette University
- Discussants:
- Andrew L.H. Parkes, Southwestern University
- Steven Raphael, University of California - San Diego
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA |
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Session 205P Transitional and Developing Economies |
Chair: Kailash Khandke, Furman University
- Papers:
- "The Transition of Eastern European/Central Asian Economies, Direct Foreign Investment, and Growth"
- Coldwell Daniel III, University of Memphis
- John J. Reid, University of Memphis
- "Exchange Rate Adjustment and Output in Developing Countries: An Empirical Study"
- Dharmendra Dhakal, Rust College
- Franklin G. Mixon, Jr., University of Southern Mississippi
- Kamal P. Upadhyaya, Pennsylvania State University/Berks-Lehigh Valley College
- "Political Disintegrations and the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas"
- Julius Horvath, Southern Illinois University
- Discussants:
- Yu-Li Wang, University of Virginia
- Tao-Chen Yeh, University of Alabama
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA |
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Session 206P Transportation Industry Studies |
Chair: Francis J. Cronin, Hagler Bailly Consulting, Inc.
- Papers:
- "The Implications of the Elimination of the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission: An Efficiency Analysis of the U.S. Domestic Shipping Industry"
- Paul V. Ackerman, U.S. Maritime Administration
- Robert T. Sienkiewicz, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- "Consumers' Demand Responses to Information Updates on Airline Safety"
- Monica Elena Hartmann, University of Virginia
- "The Effects of Deregulation on the Supply of Intrastate Trucking Services"
- John D. Jackson, Auburn University
- Simran K. Kahai, Tuskegee University
- Discussants:
- Craig A. Depken II, University of Texas - Arlington
- William D. Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sunday 12:30-2:15pmS SEA |
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Session 207P Selected Topics in Applied Microeconomics |
Chair: Ronald L. Moomaw, Oklahoma State University
- Papers:
- "Cigarette Demand and the Health Scare: New Evidence Using a Gradual Switching Regression Technique"
- Craig A. Gallet, University of Central Florida
- "Nonparametric Tests of Household Behavior"
- Susan K. Snyder, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- Discussants:
- Gerald Granderson, Miami University
- Carl Linvill, University of Arkansas
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SDAE V |
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Session 208P Austrian Economics, Chicago Economics, and Policy Evaluation |
Chair: Mario J. Rizzo, New York University
- Papers:
- "Convention, Social Order and Two Coordinations"
- Daniel B. Klein, Santa Clara University
- "Public Policy and Unintended Consequences"
- Sanford Ikeda, State University of New York - Purchase
- "The Public Policy Framework in Vienna and Chicago"
- David Harper, New York University
- Discussants:
- Edward J. Lopez, George Mason University
- Sam Papenfuss, George Mason University
- Ivan Pongracic, George Mason University
Sunday 12:30-2:15pm SEA* |
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Session 209P* Empirical Issues in Public Choice |
Chair: Burton A. Abrams, University of Delaware
- Papers:
- "The Effect of Women's Suffrage on Social Welfare Spending: The Case of Switzerland"
- Burton A. Abrams, University of Delaware
- Russell F. Settle, University of Delaware
- "Determinants of Legislative Support for the U.S. Balanced Budget Amendment"
- Burton A. Abrams, University of Delaware
- James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware
- "Crowding In and Crowding Out: Public and Private Contributions to Higher Education"
- Simon Condliffe, University of Delaware
- William Latham III, University of Delaware
- Discussants:
- James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware
- William Latham III, University of Delaware
- Russell F. Settle, University of Delaware