2:00pm – 6:00pm

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Pre-Conference Empirical Workshop (Day 1)

Session Chair: Edward Lopez
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Matching and Synthetic Control Workshop
Presenter: Kevin Grier

Regression Discontinuity Workshop
Presenter: Gregory DeAngelo

Organization in Programming & Difference in Differences
Presenter: Scott Cunningham

10:00am – 2:00pm

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Pre-Conference Empirical Workshop (Day 2)

Session Chair: Edward Lopez
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Regression Discontinuity Workshop
Presenter: Gregory DeAngelo

Matching and Synthetic Control Workshop
Presenter: Kevin Grier

Organization in Programming & Difference in Differences
Presenter: Scott Cunningham

1:00pm – 6:15pm

Room: Atrium

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors (Th)

2:00pm – 3:30pm

Room: Emerald Cove

Executive Committee Meeting

4:00pm – 5:45pm

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Opening Plenary Session: Ami Glazer on Credible Policy

Session Chair: Roger Congleton
Session Organizer: Roger Congleton

Conference Welcome, Special Introductions
Presenter: Edward Lopez

President’s Welcome and Plenary Speaker Introduction
Presenter: Roger Congleton

Plenary Talk: “How Commitment Problems Affect Policy”
Presenter: Amihai Glazer

6:00pm – 7:15pm

Room: Rose Garden

Opening Cocktail Reception – Sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies and Public Choice Society

7:15pm – 12:00am

Dinner on Own

7:00am – 8:00am

Room: Atrium

Continental Breakfast

7:00am – 5:00pm

Room: Newport Registration

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors (Fr)

8:00am – 9:30am

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Political Economy & Entrepreneurship 1 (Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Political Economy at Ball State University)

Session Chair: Todd Nesbit
Session Organizer: Daniel Bennett

Regulation and Intensive Industry Dynamism
Presenter: Todd Nesbit
Co-Author(s): Patrick McLaughlin
Discussant: Alicia Plemmons

Occupational Licensing and Network Dependence for Minority Business Owners
Presenter: Alicia Plemmons
Discussant: Sven-Olov Daunfeldt

Does Targeted R&D Grants towards SMEs Increase Employment and Demand for Skilled Labor?
Presenter: Sven-Olov Daunfeldt
Co-Author(s): Daniel Halvarsson, Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall, Alexander McKelvie
Discussant: Gary Wagner

Innovation Networks, Economic Freedom & High Growth Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Gary Wagner
Co-Author(s): Daniel Bennett
Discussant: Todd Nesbit

Room: Copper Cove

Politics and Expenditures (EEM)

Session Chair: Tor Midtboe
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The EMU and the welfare state. A counterfactual analysis Download paper
Presenter: Tor Midtboe
Discussant: Manuel Hoffmann

Private Health Insurance under Universal Health Care Download paper
Presenter: Manuel Hoffmann
Discussant: Cameron Shelton

Where Does Opportunity Knock? How Governors Distribute Favors.
Presenter: Cameron Shelton
Co-Author(s): Oklobdzija, Stan
Discussant: Vitezslav Titl

The Cost of Favouritism in Public Procurement Download paper
Presenter: Vitezslav Titl
Co-Author(s): Baranek, Bruno
Discussant: Tor Midtboe

Room: Coral Cove

Conflict and Revolts

Session Chair: Sargis Karavardanyan
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Are actions costlier than words in nonviolent protests? Formal theory, and evidence from large-N analysis and case studies in Armenia Download paper
Presenter: Sargis Karavardanyan
Discussant: Syed Muhammad All-e-Raza Rizvi

Economic, Social, and Institutional Determinants of Domestic Conflict in Fragile States Download paper
Presenter: Syed Muhammad All-e-Raza Rizvi
Co-Author(s): Marie-Ange Veganzones-Varoudakis
Discussant: Bodo Knoll

Coups, Regime Changes, and Inequality Download paper
Presenter: Bodo Knoll
Co-Author(s): Bjørnskov, Christian; Rode, Martin
Discussant: Syed Muhammad All-e-Raza Rizvi

Conflict, Economic Growth and Human Development An Empirical Analysis of Pakistan Download paper
Presenter: Syed Muhammad All-e-Raza Rizvi
Co-Author(s): Marie-Ange Veganzones-Varoudakis
Discussant: Sargis Karavardanyan

Room: Crystal Cove

Public Goods Experiments and Narratives

Session Chair: Trey Carson
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Not Quite Public (Private) Benefits of Malaria Prevention Download paper
Presenter: Trey Carson
Discussant: Robert Holahan

Technological change and institutional effectiveness in the commons Download paper
Presenter: Robert Holahan
Co-Author(s): Farrer, Benjamin
Discussant: Trey Carson

Room: Diamond Cove

Constitutional Political Economy 1

Session Chair: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Leader Characteristics and Constitutional Compliance
Presenter: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska
Co-Author(s): Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan
Discussant: Kana Inata

Power-Sharing Negotiation and Commitment in Monarchies Download paper
Presenter: Kana Inata
Discussant: Vasyl Kvartiuk

Institutional quality and liberal land reforms acceptance: The case of Ukrainian land reform Download paper
Presenter: Vasyl Kvartiuk
Co-Author(s): Klaus Deininger
Discussant: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska

Room: Emerald Cove

Institutional Paradoxes, Failures, and Mistakes – Honoring Steven Brams

Session Chair: Marek Kaminski
Session Organizer: Bonnie Wilson

Congressional Apportionment and The Fourteenth Amendment Download paper
Presenter: Keith Dougherty
Discussant: Nicolaus Tideman

The Normal Spatial Model in Three Dimensions
Presenter: Nicolaus Tideman
Co-Author(s): Song, Chang Geun
Discussant: Keith Dougherty

Reflections on Political Paradoxes
Presenter: Steven Brams

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

James M. Buchanan Centennial (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Diana Thomas
Session Organizer: Diana Thomas

The Broken Bridge of Public Finance: Majority Rule, Earmarked Taxes and Social Engineering
Presenter: William Shughart
Co-Author(s): Josh T. Smith
Discussant: Michael Thomas

Behavioral Symmetry, Rent Seeking, and the Republic of Science
Presenter: Michael Thomas
Co-Author(s): Diana W. Thomas
Discussant: William Shughart

The Anti-Discriminatory Tradition in Virginia School Public Choice Theory
Presenter: Phil Magness
Discussant: Adam Martin

The Subjectivist-Contrarian Position Download paper
Presenter: Adam Martin
Discussant: Phil Magness

Room: Mariner Cove

Economic Effects of Institutional Change

Session Chair: Robin Grier
Session Organizer: Kevin Grier

What Can Brentry tell us about Brexit; or Will the UK be the next New Zealand?
Presenter: Kevin Grier
Co-Author(s): Michael Munger
Discussant: Joshua Hall

Economic Activity, International Intervention, and Transitional Governance: A Comparative Case Study of Somalia Download paper
Presenter: Joshua Hall
Co-Author(s): Daniel Bonneau
Discussant: Robin Grier

Chinese Foreign Aid and the Amplification Effect Download paper
Presenter: Greg Caskey
Discussant: Michael Munger

Room: Sapphire Cove

Applied Micro 4: Crime and Welfare

Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Public versus private provision of indigent defense
Presenter: Bryan McCannon
Discussant: Bong Yoon

Judges’ decision-making behavior in criminal trials: the effect of sentencing guidelines in South Korea Download paper
Presenter: Bong Yoon
Co-Author(s): Kim, Seong-Kyoon; Oh, Jeungil
Discussant: Aria Golestani

The Church Says: “It’s A Sin, A Sin to God Above! A Public Sin”: Policing Sex Work in Nashville, TN
Presenter: Aria Golestani
Discussant: Bryan McCannon

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Constitutions and Political Economy

Session Chair: Justin Callais
Session Organizer: Kevin Grier

The Effects of Endured Constitutions on Incomes Download paper
Presenter: Justin Callais
Discussant: Israt Jahan

Do Longer Constitutions Corrupt?
Presenter: Israt Jahan
Co-Author(s): Jamie Bologna Pavlik and Andrew T Young
Discussant: Linan Peng

The Collective Action Problem of Collectivism: The Case of the Chinese Agricultural Crisis Download paper
Presenter: Linan Peng
Discussant: Nathan Goodman

The Constitutional Political Economy of Immigration Enforcement Download paper
Presenter: Nathan Goodman
Discussant: Justin Callais

9:30am – 10:00am

Room: Atrium

Coffee Break

10:00am – 11:20am

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Plenary Session 2: Emerging Scholar Plenary with Claudia Williamson and Andrew T. Young

Session Chair: Roger Congleton
Session Organizer: Roger Congleton

President’s Welcome and Plenary Speaker Introduction
Presenter: Roger Congleton

Plenary Talk: “Culture, Regulation and Development”
Presenter: Claudia Williamson

Plenary Talk: “The Political Economy of Feudalism in Medieval Europe”
Presenter: Andrew Young

11:20am – 12:50pm

Lunch on Own

Room: Del Mar

Executive Committee Luncheon

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Room: Copper Cove

The Political Economy of Criminal Trials

Session Chair: Anna Harvey
Session Organizer: Georg Vanberg

How Common are Judicial Electoral Cycles in Criminal Sentencing Download paper
Presenter: Christian Dippel
Co-Author(s): Michael Poyker
Discussant: Anna Harvey

The Electoral Connection in Court: How Sentencing Responds to Voter Preferences Download paper
Presenter: Joshua Boston
Co-Author(s): Bernardo S. Silveira
Discussant: Neel Sukhatme

Down to the Last Strike: The Effect of the Jury Lottery on Conviction Rates
Presenter: Neel Sukhatme
Co-Author(s): Scott Kostyshak
Discussant: Christian Dippel

Racial Bias in Criminal Appeals Download paper
Presenter: Anna Harvey
Co-Author(s): Sidak Yntiso
Discussant: Joshua Boston

Room: Coral Cove

Federalism and Local Policy

Session Chair: Katsuyoshi Okui
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Osaka Metropolis Plan and Competitive Federalism Download paper
Presenter: Katsuyoshi Okui
Co-Author(s): Yokoyama, Akira
Discussant: Lars-Erik Borge

Municipal Mergers and Fiscal Outcomes: Common Pool Effects at an Early Stage? Download paper
Presenter: Lars-Erik Borge
Co-Author(s): Tovmo, Per
Discussant: Katsuyoshi Okui

Room: Crystal Cove

Rent Seeking and Corruption

Session Chair: Hideki Konishi
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Why High-level Executives Earn Less in the Government Than in the Private Sector Download paper
Presenter: Hideki Konishi
Co-Author(s): Glazer, Amihai
Discussant: Linghui Han

Protecting private property rights under state ownership: Evidence in rent-seeking activities in Chinese individuals’ occupational choice Download paper
Presenter: Linghui Han
Discussant: Harm Rienks

The electoral consequences of integrity scandals, corruption and malperformance Download paper
Presenter: Harm Rienks
Discussant: Hideki Konishi

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Socio-Economic Foundations Papers

Session Chair: Roberta Herzberg
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Contending with Political Difference: Public Choice Insights into the Politics and Policies of Salt Lake City, Utah
Presenter: Roberta Herzberg
Co-Author(s): Plante, Jonathan
Discussant: Anthony Gill

The efficient smoke of burnt offerings: trust and transaction costs in the gifting economy
Presenter: Anthony Gill
Co-Author(s): Thomas, Michael D.
Discussant: Gavin Roberts

Benevolent Dictators: The Role of Decision-Making Rules in the Expression of Preferences for Equality
Presenter: Gavin Roberts
Co-Author(s): Joy Buchanan
Discussant: Daiki Kishishita

Collective Reputation and Learning in Political Agency Problems Download paper
Presenter: Daiki Kishishita
Co-Author(s): Kasamatsu, Satoshi
Discussant: Roberta Herzberg

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Roundtable: Donald Trump and the Future (and Past) of the Republican Party (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Bernard Grofman
Session Organizer: Bernard Grofman

Remarks
Presenter: Jonathan Cervas

Remarks
Presenter: Joshua Zingher

Remarks
Presenter: Michael Tesler

Room: Diamond Cove

Self-governance and Public Choice

Session Chair: John Meadowcroft
Session Organizer: John Meadowcroft

The State and Governance: Knowledge and Authority in Modern Politics
Presenter: Samuel DeCanio
Discussant: John Meadowcroft

Slaves with and without masters: James M Buchanan and the constitutional ethics of liberty
Presenter: John Meadowcroft
Discussant: Liya Palagashvili

Native American Chiefs: How European Frontier Expansion Altered Indigenous Governance
Presenter: Liya Palagashvili
Discussant: Julia Valdes

How Private Politics Alters Legislative Responsiveness Download paper
Presenter: Julia Valdes
Co-Author(s): Druckman, James
Discussant: Samuel DeCanio

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Economics of the Past

Session Chair: Joshua Hendrickson
Session Organizer: Ennio Piano

U.S. Maritime Policy and Economic Efficiency Download paper
Presenter: Joshua Hendrickson
Discussant: Joshua Hendrickson

Rules, Seigniorage, and the Demand for Money
Presenter: Bryan Cutsinger
Co-Author(s): Louis Rouanet, Joshua Ingber
Discussant: Joshua Hendrickson

Ethnogenesis Download paper
Presenter: Louis Rouanet
Co-Author(s): Vincent Geloso
Discussant: Bryan Cutsinger

Contract choice on the battlefield
Presenter: Ennio Piano
Discussant: Louis Rouanet

Room: Emerald Cove

Organized Crime, Disorganized Crime, and the State 1: Violence

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: David Skarbek

Militarizing Law Enforcement and Organized Criminal Violence in Mexico
Presenter: Javier Osorio
Discussant: Sarah Daly

Turf War or Alliance: Gun Control and Power Shocks Among Criminal Gangs in Chicago
Presenter: Sarah Daly
Co-Author(s): Sarah Daly
Discussant: Omar García Ponce

Anger and support for punitive justice in Mexico’s drug war
Presenter: Omar García Ponce
Discussant: Javier Osorio

Room: Mariner Cove

Experimental Public Choice 1: Criminal Procedure and Collective Action

Session Chair: Anastasia Buyalskaya
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Social Dilemmas with Agency Risks Download paper
Presenter: Tim Cason
Co-Author(s): Lana Friesen; Lata Gangadharan;
Discussant: Anastasia Buyalskaya

Crime and Punishment: an Experimental Study Download paper
Presenter: Anastasia Buyalskaya
Co-Author(s): Agranov, Marina
Discussant: Jason Aimone

Economics of Reasonable Doubt
Presenter: Jason Aimone
Co-Author(s): Charles North; Jason Ralston; Lucas Rentschler
Discussant: Zachary Rodriguez

Save to win: Using contests to promote savings in Uganda
Presenter: Zachary Rodriguez
Discussant: Tim Cason

Room: Sapphire Cove

The Political Economy of Regulation and Innovation: Topics in Energy and the Environment

Session Chair: Lynne Kiesling
Session Organizer: Lynne Kiesling

Negawatts v. Megawatts: Consequences of Regulatory Demand Response Programs in Wholesale Electricity Markets Download paper
Presenter: Dylan Brewer
Co-Author(s): Katherine Wagner
Discussant: Wesley Burnett

The Impact of Intermittent Renewable Energy Resources on Power System Reliability Download paper
Presenter: Wesley Burnett
Co-Author(s): Amanda Harker-Steele and John Bergstrom
Discussant: Michael Giberson

Governance for Networks: Regulation by Networks in Electric Power Markets in Texas Download paper
Presenter: Michael Giberson
Co-Author(s): Lynne Kiesling
Discussant: Dylan Brewer

2:30pm – 2:40pm

Break

2:40pm – 4:10pm

Room: Copper Cove

Political Economy & Entrepreneurship 2

Session Chair: Daniel Bennett
Session Organizer: Daniel Bennett

Grease or Sand? Corruption and entrepreneurship in the Mexican States
Presenter: David Mitchell
Co-Author(s): Andres Jauregui; Kirk Heriot
Discussant: Dennis Coates

Economic Freedom and Start-up Activity Across the Regions of Russia
Presenter: Dennis Coates
Co-Author(s): Evgeniy Zazdravnykh; Marina Livinets
Discussant: Stephan Gohmann

Coups & Employment Growth Opportunities
Presenter: Stephan Gohmann
Co-Author(s): Myra McCrickard, Daniel Bennett
Discussant: Boris Nikolaev

Populism & Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Boris Nikolaev
Co-Author(s): Daniel Bennett, Christopher Boudreaux
Discussant: David Mitchell

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Sixth Annual Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Prize for Best Combined Paper and Presentation by a Graduate Student

Session Chair: Roger Congleton
Session Organizer: Lynne Kiesling

Individual accountability, collective decision-making Download paper
Presenter: Daniel Gibbs
Discussant: Benjamin Ogden

Corvée Labor and State Expansion in Colonial Indonesia Download paper
Presenter: Mark Hup
Discussant: Andrew Young

The Cost of Favouritism in Public Procurement Download paper
Presenter: Vitezslav Titl
Co-Author(s): Baranek, Bruno
Discussant: Christian Bjørnskov

Room: Coral Cove

Ideology and Public Choice

Session Chair: Anna Faria
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Ideas and Policy-Making in Early Twentieth Century São Paulo, Brazil Download paper
Presenter: Anna Faria
Discussant: Linan Peng

The Political Economy of the Anti-Chinese Movement in California in 19th Century Download paper
Presenter: Linan Peng
Discussant: Daiki Kishishita

Contagion of Populist Extremism Download paper
Presenter: Daiki Kishishita
Co-Author(s): Yamagishi, Atsushi
Discussant: Tetsuro Okazaki

Moderate political opinion is necessary for political stability Download paper
Presenter: Tetsuro Okazaki
Discussant: Anna Faria

Room: Crystal Cove

Social-Economic Foundations Studies

Session Chair: Cathleen Johnson
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Jamestown Survival Game
Presenter: Cathleen Johnson
Co-Author(s): Holt, Charles A.; Johnson, Cathleen; Smither, Madison
Discussant: Geoffrey Andron

Is there a stable equilibrium between voluntarism and slavery (and related issues))
Presenter: Geoffrey Andron
Co-Author(s): Andron, Geoffrey T
Discussant: Vahe Lskavyan

Storming in Agent Recruitment: Evidence from Declassified KGB Files Download paper
Presenter: Vahe Lskavyan
Discussant: Cathleen Johnson

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Constitutional Political Economy 2 (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Mauricio Guim
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Constitutional Locks
Presenter: Mauricio Guim
Co-Author(s): Gilbert, Michael; Guim Mauricio; Weisbuch, Michael.
Discussant: Roger Congleton

The Institutions of International Treaty Organizations as Evidence for Social Contract Theory
Presenter: Roger Congleton
Discussant: Bart Wilson

Property, Property Rights, and What is Right Download paper
Presenter: Bart Wilson
Discussant: Christian Bjørnskov

Freedom of Expression and Social Conflict
Presenter: Christian Bjørnskov
Co-Author(s): Mchangama, Jacob
Discussant: Mauricio Guim

Room: Diamond Cove

Politics and Debt

Session Chair: Jeremy Horpedahl
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Reconstructing the Debt: State Constitution Change in the US States after the Civil War Download paper
Presenter: Jeremy Horpedahl
Co-Author(s): Witcher, Marcus
Discussant: Lars P. Feld

Does the Swiss Debt Brake Induce Sound Federal Finances? A Synthetic Control Analysis
Presenter: Lars P. Feld
Co-Author(s): Christian Pfeil
Discussant: Benjamin Ogden

The Political Economy of Corporate Taxation
Presenter: Benjamin Ogden
Co-Author(s): Ray, Korok
Discussant: Jeremy Horpedahl

Room: Emerald Cove

Rent Seeking and Society (EEM)

Session Chair: Jordan Lofthouse
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Culture of Rent Seeking on Native American Reservations Download paper
Presenter: Jordan Lofthouse
Co-Author(s): Woltz, Kaitlyn
Discussant: Kaori Hasegawa

Identity Loss and Rent-Seeking in Gender Categories in Japan Download paper
Presenter: Kaori Hasegawa
Discussant: Chad Seagren

Voter learning and the political process
Presenter: Chad Seagren
Discussant: Jordan Lofthouse

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Elections Theory and Evidence

Session Chair: D. Marc Kilgour
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Variants of the Borda Election Procedure Download paper
Presenter: D. Marc Kilgour
Co-Author(s): Grégoire, Jean-Charles; Foley, Angèle
Discussant: Fabricio Vasselai

Strategic voting and strategic abstention in multi-candidate elections
Presenter: Fabricio Vasselai
Discussant: Richard Jankowski

Explaining the Decision to Vote: Non-Nested and Nested Tests of Three Competing Theories
Presenter: Richard Jankowski
Discussant: D. Marc Kilgour

Room: Mariner Cove

Regulatory Political Economy

Session Chair: Anastasiia Redkina
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

How to Interpret the Commercialization of Microfinance: Mission Drift or Mission Division? Download paper
Presenter: Piruz Saboury
Discussant: Anastasiia Redkina

Russian Merger Control: in Favor of Foreign Companies? Download paper
Presenter: Anastasiia Redkina
Co-Author(s): Carlos Jardon
Discussant: Donghyuk Kim

Government Incentives and Firm Location Choices Download paper
Presenter: Donghyuk Kim
Discussant: Justin Isaacs

The Impact of Standards of Practice Legislation on Advanced Practice Nurses
Presenter: Justin Isaacs
Co-Author(s): Kassens, Alice L.
Discussant: Piruz Saboury

Room: Sapphire Cove

Experimental Public Choice 2: Risk and Complexity

Session Chair: Lucas Rentschler
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Strategic voting in complex environments
Presenter: William Brown
Discussant: Lucas Rentschler

Dynamics of Public Goods Contributions Under Probabilistic Punishment
Presenter: Lucas Rentschler
Co-Author(s): Aimone, Jason; North, Charles; Ralston, Jason
Discussant: Adam Hoffer

“Rivalry and The Power to Take: Laboratory and Framed Field Experiments”
Presenter: Adam Hoffer
Co-Author(s): Kidwai, Abdul; Depken, Craig
Discussant: William Brown

4:10pm – 4:20pm

Break

4:20pm – 5:50pm

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

New Book Roundtable on “Toward an Economics of Natural Equals: A Documentary History of The Early Virginia School” by David Levy and Sandra Peart (Presidential Session sponsored by Liberty Fund)

Session Chair: Edward Lopez
Session Organizer: Edward Lopez

Remarks for the Authors
Presenter: Diana Thomas

Remarks for the Authors
Presenter: Phil Magness

Remarks for the Authors
Presenter: Randall Holcombe

Author Remarks on “Natural Equals”
Presenter: sandra peart

Author Remarks on “Natural Equals”
Presenter: David Levy

Room: Copper Cove

International Public Choice

Session Chair: Ingemar Bengtsson
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

A Market for Citizenship – an Analogy to the Stock Market Download paper
Presenter: Ingemar Bengtsson
Discussant: Fabio Padovano

More is Worse: Decreasing Marginal Quality of the UNESCO World Heritage List Download paper
Presenter: Fabio Padovano
Co-Author(s): Dattilo, Martina; Rocaboy, Yvon
Discussant: Andreas Bergh

Globalization and Populism in Europe Download paper
Presenter: Andreas Bergh
Co-Author(s): Anders Gustafsson
Discussant: Pierre Siklos

The Global Interplay between Trade, Geopolitical and Commodity Shocks Download paper
Presenter: Pierre Siklos
Co-Author(s): Idris Ademuyiwa
Discussant: Ingemar Bengtsson

Room: Coral Cove

U.S. Constitutional Political Economy

Session Chair: Dwight Lee
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Ignoring the Electoral College: Why public choice economists understate the probability of decisive voters
Presenter: Dwight Lee
Discussant: Robi Ragan

The External Costs, External Benefits and Decisions Costs of Electoral Systems
Presenter: Robi Ragan
Discussant: Roee Sarel

Delegation in a Multi-Tier Court System: Are Remands in the U.S. Federal Courts Driven by Moral Hazard? Download paper
Presenter: Roee Sarel
Co-Author(s): Demirtas, Melanie
Discussant: Dwight Lee

Room: Crystal Cove

Rivalry and Lobbying in Contests

Session Chair: Marco Serena
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Biasing Unbiased Dynamic Contests Download paper
Presenter: Marco Serena
Co-Author(s): Barbieri, Stefano
Discussant: Richard DiSalvo

Economic Geography and Special Interest Entrenchment: Evidence from the Shale Boom and State Campaign Finance Download paper
Presenter: Richard DiSalvo
Co-Author(s): Li, Zhao
Discussant: Joaquin Artes

The value of representation for firms: Evidence from reapportionment in the United States
Presenter: Joaquin Artes
Co-Author(s): Brian Richter; Jeffrey Timmons; Cole Taginawa-Lau
Discussant: Magnus Hoffmann

Multiple Rounds and Endogenous Timing in Endogenous Prize Contests with Asymmetric Valuation
Presenter: Magnus Hoffmann
Discussant: Marco Serena

Room: Diamond Cove

Legislators and Legislation

Session Chair: Akihiro Kawase
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Who Saves Lives? Legislator Characteristics Associated with Voting in Favor of Organ Transplantation in Japan Download paper
Presenter: Akihiro Kawase
Discussant: Steven Brownell

Migration and legislator ideology Download paper
Presenter: Steven Brownell
Discussant: Akihiro Kawase

Room: Emerald Cove

Elections, Turnout, and Strategic Voting

Session Chair: Richard Jong-A-Pin
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Turnout matters for referendum outcomes: evidence from a natural experiment in the Netherlands
Presenter: Richard Jong-A-Pin
Co-Author(s): Allers, Maarten; Rienks, Harm
Discussant: Zachary Kessler

A Changing Electoral Landscape: A Game Theoretical Analysis of Electoral Competition in the Face of Technological Change Download paper
Presenter: Zachary Kessler
Discussant: Daria Boratyn

Strategic voting in grading systems Download paper
Presenter: Daria Boratyn
Discussant: Emilia Suggs

Identifying Voter Preferences Through Two-Stage Multivoting Elections Download paper
Presenter: Emilia Suggs
Discussant: Richard Jong-A-Pin

Room: Mariner Cove

Leadership

Session Chair: Yang Zhou
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Economic Consequences of the Heilongjiang Scandal: Evidence from Synthetic Control Method
Presenter: Alberto Batinti
Co-Author(s): Alberto Batinti; Bingyong Zheng
Discussant: George Melios

Ethnic leaders, favoritism and corruption: Evidence from sub-saharan Africa
Presenter: George Melios
Discussant: Martin Strobl

Bill Complexity and Voting Download paper
Presenter: Martin Strobl
Discussant: Eric Alston

The Logic of Leadership and Organizational Hierarchies Download paper
Presenter: Eric Alston
Co-Author(s): Alston, Lee; Mueller, Bernardo
Discussant: Yang Zhou

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Institutional Paradoxes, Failures, and Mistakes – Honoring Nicholas Miller

Session Chair: Marek Kaminski
Session Organizer: Bonnie Wilson

Shot in the Foot: Unintended Political Consequences of Electoral Engineering in Turkish Parliamentary Elections in 2018 Download paper
Presenter: Ugurcan Evci
Co-Author(s): Marek Kaminski
Discussant: Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard

The Empirical Arbitrariness of Social Choice
Presenter: Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard
Discussant: Ugurcan Evci

The 2016 Election Inversion in Historical and Theoretical Perspective Download paper
Presenter: Nicholas Miller

Room: Sapphire Cove

Experimental Public Choice 3: Institutions and Behavior

Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Whistleblowing norms: Experimental evidence from Moldova and France
Presenter: Rustam Romaniuc
Co-Author(s): Eugen, Dimant; Dimitri, Dubois; Adrian, Lupusor; Valelriu, Prohnitchi
Discussant: Lucas Rentschler

Dynamics of Public Goods Contributions Under Probabilistic Punishment
Presenter: Lucas Rentschler
Co-Author(s): Aimone, Jason; North, Charles; Ralston, Jason
Discussant: Rustam Romaniuc

Room: Laguna & Sunset

New Book Roundtable on “Let the People Rule” by John Matsusaka

Session Chair: Roger Congleton
Session Organizer: John Matsusaka

Remarks by the Author: Let the People Rule
Presenter: John Matsusaka

Remarks for the Author
Presenter: Thad Kousser

Remarks for the Author
Presenter: Christian Bjørnskov

Remarks for the Author
Presenter: Rod Kiewiet

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Dinner on Own

Room: Cardiff Patio

Graduate Workshop and Dinner (By Invitation) Sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies and Public Choice Society

7:00am – 8:00am

Room: Atrium

Continental Breakfast

7:00am – 5:00pm

Room: Newport Registration

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors (Sa)

8:00am – 9:30am

Room: Copper Cove

Virginia Political Economy 1: Institutions (Sponsored by the F. A. Hayek PPE Program)

Session Chair: Richard Wagner
Session Organizer: Richard Wagner

Epistemic Turn in Institutional Analysis: Insights from Entangled Political Economy and Creative Dynamics Download paper
Presenter: Marta Podemska-Mikluch
Discussant: Jeffrey Giliam

The Changing Character of Association
Presenter: Meg Patrick Tuszynski
Discussant: Greg Caskey

The Market for Political Moralism: Insights from Frank Knight on Government Growth Download paper
Presenter: Greg Caskey
Discussant: Marta Podemska-Mikluch

Political Moralizing as the Coordination of Normative Pressures
Presenter: Jeffrey Giliam
Discussant: Meg Patrick Tuszynski

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Corruption (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Martin Paldam
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Transition of Corruption. Institutions and dynamics
Presenter: Martin Paldam
Discussant: Beatriz Maldonado

Does Trading With the US Affect Corruption in Latin American?
Presenter: Beatriz Maldonado
Co-Author(s): Calcagno, Peter C.; Crawford, Taylor
Discussant: Nikolaos Tzivanakis

Corruption in EU Regions
Presenter: Nikolaos Tzivanakis
Discussant: Van Ha Le

Corruption in an era of booming growth: An empirical investigation in to Vietnam’s post Doi Moi
Presenter: Van Ha Le
Discussant: Martin Paldam

Room: Coral Cove

Policy Cycles (EEM)

Session Chair: Benjamin Läpple
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Fiscal Forecasts and Political Cycles in the European Union: Evidence from EDP Budgetary Forecasts Download paper
Presenter: Benjamin Läpple
Discussant: Wilson Law

Predatory rulers, exit options, and selective enforcement of property rights
Presenter: Wilson Law
Discussant: Helena Helfer

Democratic Participation and Growth Patterns
Presenter: Helena Helfer
Discussant: Walter Melnik

Do Elections Constrain an Agenda Setter? Download paper
Presenter: Walter Melnik
Co-Author(s): Walter Melnik (sole author)
Discussant: Benjamin Läpple

Room: Crystal Cove

Ignorance and Irrationality

Session Chair: Scott Scheall
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Ignorance, Not Incentives: The First Problem of Politics and Political Inquiry
Presenter: Scott Scheall
Discussant: Yong Yoon

Artifactual Man, Narrative Man, and Pico-economics
Presenter: Yong Yoon
Discussant: Igor Coura de Mendonça

Irrationality and beliefs in migration decision making: how public choice can help improve other fields of study
Presenter: Igor Coura de Mendonça
Discussant: Henry Thompson

The Great “Awokening”
Presenter: Henry Thompson
Co-Author(s): Leeson, Peter
Discussant: Scott Scheall

Room: Diamond Cove

Interest Group Politics

Session Chair: Mark Crain
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Military Conscription and Armed Conflicts Download paper
Presenter: Mark Crain
Co-Author(s): Nicole Crain
Discussant: Stergios Skaperdas

Investing in influence: How minority interests can prevail in a democracy Download paper
Presenter: Stergios Skaperdas
Co-Author(s): Vaidya, Samarth
Discussant: Iain McLean

How to win friends and influence UK public expenditure: lessons from quantitative interview analysis Download paper
Presenter: Iain McLean
Co-Author(s): Piotrowska, Barbara; Hood, Christopher; King, Maia
Discussant: James Strickland

The Expansion of Policy Agendas and Interest Populations in the U.S. States Download paper
Presenter: James Strickland
Discussant: Mark Crain

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Criminal and Corporate Law

Session Chair: Mario Villarreal
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Rethinking Corporate Social Responsability
Presenter: Mario Villarreal
Co-Author(s): Munger, Michael;Anomaly, Jonathan
Discussant: Roee Sarel

Do Wrongfully Convicted Defendants Receive Higher Punishments? Download paper
Presenter: Roee Sarel
Discussant: Julia Norgaard

The impact of plea bargaining on case backlog in Uganda
Presenter: Julia Norgaard
Discussant: Mario Villarreal

Room: Emerald Cove

Utilizing the Methodology of Policy Analytics

Session Chair: Patrick McLaughlin
Session Organizer: Patrick McLaughlin

Introducing Policy Analytics
Presenter: Patrick McLaughlin

RegData
Presenter: Dustin Chambers

Occupational Licensing Data
Presenter: Edward Timmons

Criminal Justice Data
Presenter: Gregory DeAngelo

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Roundtable on Shared Mental Models: Kyklos Symposium in Honor of Douglass C. North

Session Chair: Arthur Denzau
Session Organizer: Ravi Roy

Institutional Change and the Importance of Understanding Shared Mental Models
Presenter: William Shughart
Discussant: Michael Munger

Shared Belief Systems, The “Basic Space,” and the Constrained Nature of Rationality in Judging Institutions Download paper
Presenter: Michael Munger
Discussant: Ronil Hira

Outsourcing: Shared Mental Models in Conflict Download paper
Presenter: Ronil Hira
Discussant: Ravi Roy

Room: Mariner Cove

Applied Micro 1: Criminal Procedure

Session Chair: Gregory DeAngelo
Session Organizer: Gregory DeAngelo

Do arrests deter or promote offending?
Presenter: Emily Weisburst
Co-Author(s): Felipe Goncalves
Discussant: Matthew Gomies

Complaints and Overcharging
Presenter: Matthew Gomies
Co-Author(s): DeAngelo, Gregory; Romaniuc, Rustam
Discussant: Alexander Cardazzi

Does the Presence of Female and Minority Officers Affect the Use of Force? Download paper
Presenter: Hunter Johnson
Co-Author(s): DeAngelo, Greg
Discussant: Emily Weisburst

Room: Sapphire Cove

Political Economy of Regulation

Session Chair: Matthew Holian
Session Organizer: Peter Calcagno

The Impact of Building Energy Codes on Household Electricity Expenditures: Evidence from Florida Download paper
Presenter: Matthew Holian
Discussant: Emily Hamilton

Occupational Licensing: A Barrier to Opportunity and Prosperity Download paper
Presenter: Alicia Plemmons
Co-Author(s): Edward Timmons
Discussant: Matthew Holian

Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Market Outcomes Download paper
Presenter: Emily Hamilton
Discussant: Alicia Plemmons

Social Trust and Regulation: A Time Series Analysis of the United States Download paper
Presenter: Jeremy Jackson
Co-Author(s): Peter T. Calcagno
Discussant: Christian Bjørnskov

9:30am – 10:00am

Room: Atrium

Coffee Break

10:00am – 11:20am

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Plenary Session 3: Susan Rose-Ackerman on Public Choice and Corruption

Session Chair: Roger Congleton
Session Organizer: Roger Congleton

President’s Welcome and Plenary Speaker Introduction
Presenter: Roger Congleton

Plenary Talk: “Corruption as a Topic in Public Choice”
Presenter: President-Elect Session

11:20am – 11:30am

Break

11:30am – 1:00pm

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Economic Freedom

Session Chair: Bonnie Wilson
Session Organizer: Bonnie Wilson

Economic Freedom and Performance in Sports: Evidence from US Major Leagues
Presenter: Anna Bykova
Co-Author(s): Dennis Coates
Discussant: Meg Patrick Tuszynski

Economic Freedom and Antisemitism Download paper
Presenter: Therese Nilsson
Co-Author(s): Niclas Berggren
Discussant: Dennis Coates

Economic Freedom and the CO2 Kuznets Curve Download paper
Presenter: Christian Bjørnskov
Discussant: Niclas Berggren

Economic Freedom and Health: Another Way of Measuring Well-Being Download paper
Presenter: Meg Patrick Tuszynski
Discussant: Peter Calcagno

Room: Copper Cove

History of Public Choice Thought

Session Chair: Veeshan Rayamajhee
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Ostroms and the Contestable Nature of Goods: Beyond Taxonomies and Towards Institutional Matching Download paper
Presenter: Veeshan Rayamajhee
Co-Author(s): Paniagua Prieto, Pablo Ignacio
Discussant: Randy Simmons

Economics as Moral Exchange: James Buchanan Meets Martin Buber
Presenter: Randy Simmons
Co-Author(s): Tyler Brough
Discussant: J. Patrick Higgins

Samuel Przypkowski’s Defense of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: A First Outline of a Political Economy of Toleration Download paper
Presenter: J. Patrick Higgins
Discussant: Richard Salsman

Keynes’s Revenge: Central Banking, Negative Yields, and the ‘Euthanasia’ of Bondholders
Presenter: Richard Salsman
Discussant: Veeshan Rayamajhee

Room: Coral Cove

Corruption and Cronyism

Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Room: Crystal Cove

Public Goods Governance and Production (EEM)

Session Chair: John Horowitz
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Peer-to-Peer Governance of Conducible Goods
Presenter: David Chandler Thomas
Co-Author(s): David Chandler Thomas
Discussant: Garrett Wood

The Organization of Volunteer Defense Battalions Download paper
Presenter: Garrett Wood
Discussant: Alison Grant

Implementation Analysis of a Proposed US Meat Tax
Presenter: Alison Grant
Co-Author(s): Grant, Alison
Discussant: John Horowitz

Room: Diamond Cove

Bridging research and policy: occupational licensing as a case study

Session Chair: Edward Timmons
Session Organizer: Edward Timmons

Perspective of a professor #1
Presenter: Brian Meehan

Perspective of a professor #2
Presenter: Alicia Plemmons

Perspective of a policy professional
Presenter: Jarrett Skorup

Perspective of a former legislator
Presenter: Laura Ebke

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

The Politics of Policing (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Georg Vanberg
Session Organizer: Georg Vanberg

The Politics of Policing
Presenter: Tom Clark
Discussant: Georg Vanberg

Did Affirmative Action in Policing Reduce Crime? Download paper
Presenter: Anna Harvey
Co-Author(s): Taylor Mattia
Discussant: Emily Owens

How Valuable are Civil Liberties? Evidence from Gang Injunctions, Crime, and Housing Prices in Southern California Download paper
Presenter: Emily Owens
Co-Author(s): Michelle D. Mioduszewski and Christopher J. Bates, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Ryan Hubert

A Behavioral Theory of Discrimination in Policing Download paper
Presenter: Ryan Hubert
Co-Author(s): Andrew T. Little
Discussant: Tom Clark

Room: Emerald Cove

Virginia Political Economy 2: Process (Sponsored by the F. A. Hayek PPE Program)

Session Chair: Peter Hazlett
Session Organizer: Richard Wagner

Occupational Licensing and the Gender Wage Gap
Presenter: Diana Thomas
Co-Author(s): Kathleen M. Sheehan
Discussant: Peter Hazlett

Declarations and the Constitutional Moment: Buchanan, Searle and the Social Contract Download paper
Presenter: James Caton
Discussant: Zachary Kessler

Bureaucratic Rent Creation: The Case of Price Discrimination in the Market for Postsecondary Education Download paper
Presenter: Peter Hazlett
Co-Author(s): Chandler Reilly
Discussant: James Caton

The Public Choice of Public Choice: An Analysis of the Origins and Development of Parliamentary Procedures in the United States Download paper
Presenter: Zachary Kessler
Discussant: Diana Thomas

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Policy Analytics: Research Applications of New Data

Session Chair: Patrick McLaughlin
Session Organizer: Patrick McLaughlin

The Role of Independent Executive Agencies in Regulatory Accumulation
Presenter: Kofi Ampaabeng
Co-Author(s): Blake Hoarty
Discussant: Aaron Lane

RegData Australia and the political economy of regulatory reform
Presenter: Aaron Lane
Co-Author(s): Allen, Darcy W.E.; Berg, Chris; Lane; Aaron M.
Discussant: Tyler Richards

The Relationship between Regulations, Labor Productivity, and Capital Productivity Download paper
Presenter: Tyler Richards
Co-Author(s): Antony Davies, Patrick McLaughlin
Discussant: Markus Bjoerkheim

Painful Interventions: The Effects of Opioid Policies on Wellbeing Download paper
Presenter: Markus Bjoerkheim
Co-Author(s): None.
Discussant: Kofi Ampaabeng

Room: Mariner Cove

Applied Micro 2: Social Regulation

Session Chair: Maryah Garner
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Intent to supply: Licensing regulation and the labor supply of criminals
Presenter: Darwyyn Deyo
Discussant: Maryah Garner

The effect of not prosecuting drug offenses on overdose deaths: evidence from a natural experiment
Presenter: Maryah Garner
Discussant: Yoonjung Kim

The Effects of Old-Age Pension Receipt on Elderly Employment and Health: Evidence from South Korea
Presenter: Yoonjung Kim
Discussant: Jiusi Xiao

Dynamics of Online Sex Review: The Effect of Reviewers’ Network Centrality on Providers’ Future Effort
Presenter: Jiusi Xiao
Co-Author(s): DeAngelo, Gregory; Sabouni, Hisam
Discussant: Darwyyn Deyo

Room: Sapphire Cove

Economics of Religion

Session Chair: Clara Piano
Session Organizer: Diana Thomas

Alcohol Prohibition in the Beehive: How the Word of Wisdom Became a Commandment
Presenter: Diana Thomas
Co-Author(s): Michael D. Thomas
Discussant: Clara Piano

When Substitutes Become Complements: A Study of Welfare Services in Utah
Presenter: Clara Piano
Discussant: Catherine Pakaluk

Sacrifice & Stigma in the Four Addiction Treatment Models: A Club based Approach Download paper
Presenter: Feler Bose
Discussant: Diana Thomas

What Good is a Good Fit? Religious Matching and Educational Outcomes Download paper
Presenter: Catherine Pakaluk
Discussant: Feler Bose

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Room: Rose Garden

Awards Luncheon

Session Chair: Roger Congleton
Session Organizer: Roger Congleton

Society Announcements
Presenter: Edward Lopez

Presentation of Duncan Black Prize and Gordon Tullock Prize
Presenter: Peter Leeson

Presentation of the Elinor and Vincent Ostrom Prize for Best Combined Paper and Presentation by a Graduate Student
Presenter: Lynne Kiesling

Presidential Address: The Mystery of Democracy
Presenter: Roger Congleton

2:40pm – 4:30pm

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Rivalry and Contest Auctions (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Stefano Barbieri
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

All-pay quality bids in score procurement auctions
Presenter: Dan Kovenock
Co-Author(s): Lu, Jingfeng
Discussant: Stefano Barbieri

Winners’ efforts in team contests Download paper
Presenter: Stefano Barbieri
Co-Author(s): Serena, Marco
Discussant: James Boudreau

All-pay auctions with noise: Theory and experiments Download paper
Presenter: James Boudreau
Co-Author(s): Nagaraja, Haikady; Rentschler, Lucas; Sanders, Shane
Discussant: Jonas Send

Conflict between Non-exclusive Groups Download paper
Presenter: Jonas Send
Discussant: Dan Kovenock

Overzealous Regulatory Actionism Download paper
Presenter: Kai Konrad
Co-Author(s): Barbieri, Stefano
Discussant: Stefano Barbieri

Room: Copper Cove

Government Growth

Session Chair: Vladimir Maciel
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Evolution of the Size of Government in Brazil (1985-2016): the importance of state-owned enterprises and political fragmentation in a coalition presidentialism Download paper
Presenter: Vladimir Maciel
Co-Author(s): Ghizellini, Mariangela
Discussant: Paulo Scarano

The (un)seen in the contributions to political funding: lessons from the 2014 Brazilian presidential campaign finance, corruption scandals and new directions in the electoral rules of the game Download paper
Presenter: Paulo Scarano
Co-Author(s): Scarano, Paulo
Discussant: Yukari Iwanami

Transparency in Defense Policy and Deterrence Success Download paper
Presenter: Yukari Iwanami
Co-Author(s): Okazawa, Ryosuke
Discussant: Vladimir Maciel

Room: Coral Cove

Elections, Blocks, and Turnout

Session Chair: Jo Thori Lind
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Hand in hand we vote. The effect of spousal voting on electoral turnout Download paper
Presenter: Jo Thori Lind
Co-Author(s): Bratsberg, Bernt; Mehlum, Halvor; Raaum, Oddbjørn
Discussant: Paul Redmond

Rainfall, Population Density and Voter Turnout Download paper
Presenter: Paul Redmond
Co-Author(s): Garcia-Rodriguez, Abian
Discussant: Jason Long

The Electoral Buttress: Economic Policy, Political Parties, and State Political Control Download paper
Presenter: Jason Long
Discussant: Joshua Zingher

A Trump Realignment? Party System Change amid Voter Continuity in the 2016 Presidential Election
Presenter: Joshua Zingher
Discussant: Carole Uhlaner

Relational Goods Indeed Do Encourage Collective Action: Evidence from U.S. Political Participation in 2016 Download paper
Presenter: Carole Uhlaner
Co-Author(s): Uhlaner, Carole Jean
Discussant: Jo Thori Lind

Room: Crystal Cove

Culture and Politics

Session Chair: Clara Piano
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Optimal Withering: Autocratic Family Policy and the Soviet Union Download paper
Presenter: Clara Piano
Discussant: Scott King

Cults of Personality
Presenter: Scott King
Discussant: Hiroo Harada

Happiness and Relative Income Hypothesis in East Asian Countries: A Study of Relation between National Character and Policy Effect Download paper
Presenter: Hiroo Harada
Co-Author(s): Sumi, Eiji
Discussant: Alexandre Padilla

Immigration and State (operational) Ideology
Presenter: Alexandre Padilla
Co-Author(s): Nicolas Cachanosky
Discussant: Clara Piano

Room: Diamond Cove

Voters, Legislators, and Elections (EEM)

Session Chair: Loujaina Abdelwahed
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Natural Resource and Incumbency Advantage in Sub-national Elections: A New Evidence
Presenter: Loujaina Abdelwahed
Co-Author(s): Ohannessian, Shogher
Discussant: Erika Barker

Enfranchising the Felonious Chunk: Who Voted for Convicted Floridians?
Presenter: Erika Barker
Discussant: Elizabeth Dorssom

Legislative Professionalism and Influence on Lawmaking Download paper
Presenter: Elizabeth Dorssom
Co-Author(s): Dorssom, Elizabeth
Discussant: Loujaina Abdelwahed

Room: Emerald Cove

Environmental Politics

Session Chair: Eduardo Fernández Luiña
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Institutional Incentives and Community Policing Download paper
Presenter: Tate Fegley
Discussant: Eduardo Fernández Luiña

The community commitment to sustainability: Forest mass and forest protection in Guatemala
Presenter: Eduardo Fernández Luiña
Co-Author(s): Santiago Fernandez Ordóñez
Discussant: Ryan Yonk

The “Green Lobby” as Political Entrepreneurs
Presenter: Ryan Yonk
Discussant: Andrew Benson

Nuclear in my Backyard: Decentralization and Local Democratic Control of Technology Download paper
Presenter: Andrew Benson
Discussant: Tate Fegley

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Political Economy of Public Policy

Session Chair: Mario Villarreal
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Political Economy of Creative Destruction
Presenter: Mario Villarreal
Discussant: Vlad Tarko

Capitalism in Crisis: Rethinking the legitimacy of the market economy
Presenter: Vlad Tarko
Discussant: Amit Batabyal

A political economy model of the Ganges pollution cleanup problem Download paper
Presenter: Amit Batabyal
Co-Author(s): Beladi, Hamid
Discussant: Ray March

Rent-seeking for Madness: The Political Economy of Mental Asylums in the US Download paper
Presenter: Ray March
Co-Author(s): Vincent Geloso
Discussant: Mario Villarreal

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Decentralization and Local Policy

Session Chair: Vasyl Kvartiuk
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Fostering competition for state-owned agricultural land: Lessons from Ukrainian land auctions Download paper
Presenter: Vasyl Kvartiuk
Co-Author(s): Klaus Deininger, Thomas Herzfeld, Eduard Bukin
Discussant: Yilin Hou

Does Coordination among Small Localities Generate Returns to Scale in Property Value Assessment? Evidence from New York State Download paper
Presenter: Yilin Hou
Co-Author(s): Kim, Yusun; YInger, John
Discussant: Jessica Merkle

School Level Autonomy and Its Impact on Student Achievement
Presenter: Jessica Merkle
Discussant: Colin Jennings

Rebel funding as a cause of or solution to the commitment problem and civil conflict: An Application to Northern Ireland Download paper
Presenter: Colin Jennings
Discussant: Vasyl Kvartiuk

Room: Mariner Cove

Socio-Economic Effects of Public Policy

Session Chair: Bora Altay
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Contract Enforcement in the Ottoman Empire: the Case of Tax-farming Contracts within the Rule of Law account during the 17th Century
Presenter: Bora Altay
Co-Author(s): Oğuz, Fuat.
Discussant: Lijie Song

Impact of immigtation on Intergenerational Mobility: evidence from China
Presenter: Lijie Song
Discussant: Mark Hup

Corvée Labor and State Expansion in Colonial Indonesia Download paper
Presenter: Mark Hup
Discussant: Bodo Knoll

Media freedom, media exposure, and political trust Download paper
Presenter: Bodo Knoll
Co-Author(s): Pitlik, Hans; Rode, Martin
Discussant: Abigail Devereaux

Multiple Games Analysis: A Petri Dish for Growing Polycentric Orders Download paper
Presenter: Abigail Devereaux
Discussant: Bora Altay

Room: Sapphire Cove

Applied Micro 3: Local Studies

Session Chair: Fredrik Kopsch
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Rent seeking – an overlooked cost of rent control Download paper
Presenter: Fredrik Kopsch
Discussant: Jeremy West

Dirty Business: Principal-Agent Problems in Hazardous Waste Remediation Download paper
Presenter: Jeremy West
Co-Author(s): Marion, Justin
Discussant: Minjae Yun

Sheriff Election and Public Safety: the Role of Term Limit and Seniority of Elected Officials
Presenter: Minjae Yun
Co-Author(s): Boylan, Richard; DeAngelo, Gregory
Discussant: Robert Pettis

Recent crime in the neighborhood and student outcomes
Presenter: Robert Pettis
Co-Author(s): Orgul Ozturk
Discussant: Fredrik Kopsch

4:30pm – 4:40pm

Break

4:40pm – 6:10pm

Room: Copper Cove

Regulation

Session Chair: Bonnie Wilson
Session Organizer: Bonnie Wilson

Regulation and Technology Startups
Presenter: Liya Palagashvili
Discussant: Benjamin McMichael

Scope-of-Practice Law and Opioid Prescribing Download paper
Presenter: Benjamin McMichael
Discussant: Sean Mulholland

Don’t TREAD on Me: Investigating the Effectiveness of Tire Pressure Sensors Download paper
Presenter: Sean Mulholland
Discussant: Anna Chorniy

The Effects of Foster Care Payments on Children’s Placement, Health Care Utilization and Quality
Presenter: Anna Chorniy
Co-Author(s): Mills, Chris
Discussant: Liya Palagashvili

Room: Coral Cove

Political Economy of Taxation

Session Chair: Slade Mendenhall
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

The Block Grant System and the Birth of Executive Federalism
Presenter: Slade Mendenhall
Discussant: Adam Michel

Political Incentives of the Tax State: The Case of the Japanese VAT Download paper
Presenter: Adam Michel
Discussant: Carlos Lastra Anadon

Who Benefits from Local Financing of Public Services? A Causal Analysis
Presenter: Carlos Lastra Anadon
Co-Author(s): Peterson, Paul E.
Discussant: Tomomi Miyazaki

Tax Morale and Tax Resistance: Evidence from a Representative Japanese Population Survey Download paper
Presenter: Tomomi Miyazaki
Discussant: Slade Mendenhall

Room: Crystal Cove

Collective Action Models (EEM)

Session Chair: Jacob Meyer
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Election structure and rational inattention
Presenter: Jacob Meyer
Co-Author(s): Rentschler, Lucas
Discussant: Daniel Gibbs

Individual accountability, collective decision-making Download paper
Presenter: Daniel Gibbs
Discussant: Dariusz Stolicki

Spoiler Effects in Multiparty Systems: A Mathematical Model Download paper
Presenter: Dariusz Stolicki
Discussant: Ted Rossier

Measuring the Win-Set: Intersections of Judicial Panels in Two Dimensions Download paper
Presenter: Ted Rossier
Co-Author(s): Davidson-Rossier, Leslie K.
Discussant: Jacob Meyer

Room: Diamond Cove

Crime Topics and Public Choice

Session Chair: Jason Aimone
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

Fitting the Punishment to the Crime Download paper
Presenter: Jordan Adamson
Co-Author(s): Rentschler, Lucas
Discussant: Jason Aimone

Economics of Reasonable Doubt
Presenter: Jason Aimone
Co-Author(s): Charles North; Jason Ralston; Lucas Rentschler
Discussant: James Rockey

On the Political Economy of Felon Disenfranchisement
Presenter: James Rockey
Co-Author(s): Ghosh, Arpita
Discussant: Benjamin Blemings

Criminal Displacement and Violence: Wind Speed and Somalian Pirates Download paper
Presenter: Benjamin Blemings
Co-Author(s): Deangelo, Gregory
Discussant: Jordan Adamson

Room: Newport Coast Ballroom

Political Economy of Law Internationally (Presidential Session)

Session Chair: Ilia Murtazashvili
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

International (Im)mobility as Political Choice
Presenter: Alexander Kustov
Discussant: Ilia Murtazashvili

Property and predation on American Indian reservations Download paper
Presenter: Ilia Murtazashvili
Discussant: Wanlin Lin

The predatory state, informal federalism, and the divergent fates of small-property-rights housing in China
Presenter: Wanlin Lin
Co-Author(s): Emily Skarbek
Discussant: Robert Gmeiner

International free riding on institutions Download paper
Presenter: Robert Gmeiner
Discussant: Alexander Kustov

Room: Laguna & Sunset

Public Economics

Session Chair: Craig Richardson
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session

How “Disincentive Deserts” (not Benefits Cliffs) Kill Work Incentives for Low Income Workers: Evidence from North Carolina Download paper
Presenter: Craig Richardson
Co-Author(s): Blizard, Zach
Discussant: Ekkehard Koehler

Why is it so hard for economists to receive data from the (local) government leaders? Does Freedom of Information works (at all)? Evidence from the field
Presenter: Ekkehard Koehler
Co-Author(s): Kohler, Ekkehard
Discussant: Juho Alasalmi

Motivated Prospects of Upward Mobility Download paper
Presenter: Juho Alasalmi
Discussant: Uyen Le

Lost Jobs, Lost Lives: The Effects of Unemployment Shocks and Gun Laws on Suicides
Presenter: Uyen Le
Co-Author(s): DeAngelo, Greg; Garner, Maryah; Nishioka, Shuichiro
Discussant: Craig Richardson

Room: Grand Pacific Salon E-F

Organized Crime, Disorganized Crime, and the State 2: Rebellion

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: David Skarbek

Violent institutions: the state, bureaucracy, and rebel takeover in civil war
Presenter: Rachel Sweet
Discussant: Cecilia Farfan-Mendez

Sit Tight: Political Lacunas and Violence in Mexican Municipalities
Presenter: Cecilia Farfan-Mendez
Co-Author(s): Amalia Pulido
Discussant: Connor Huff

How Counterinsurgency Warfare Increase Rebel Extremism
Presenter: Connor Huff
Discussant: Aila Matanock

Untouchable Forces: Restoring Trust in Security in Weak States?
Presenter: Aila Matanock
Co-Author(s): Natalia Garbiras-Díaz
Discussant: Rachel Sweet

Room: Emerald Cove

Monetary Politics

Session Chair: Bryan Cutsinger
Session Organizer: Kevin Grier

Public Opinion and Federal Reserve Senate Confirmation Politics
Presenter: Caitlin Ainsley
Discussant: Mark Spindel

Monetary Rules without Romance
Presenter: Bryan Cutsinger
Discussant: William Luther

Central Bank Independence and the Federal Reserve’s New Operating Regime
Presenter: William Luther
Co-Author(s): Jerry Jordan
Discussant: Bryan Cutsinger

Interdependence: How Politics Shapes Federal Reserve Communication Download paper
Presenter: Mark Spindel
Co-Author(s): Dr. Sarah Binder
Discussant: Caitlin Ainsley

Room: Mariner Cove

Big Questions

Session Chair: Art Carden
Session Organizer: Art Carden

Assessing the Effectiveness of Politically Motivated Boycotts
Presenter: Frank Stephenson
Discussant: Phil Magness

The Economics of Slavery: A Tullockian Assessment
Presenter: Phil Magness
Discussant: Art Carden

Wealth
Presenter: Art Carden
Discussant: Jon Murphy

How Consensual are Markets?
Presenter: Jon Murphy
Discussant: Frank Stephenson

Room: Sapphire Cove

Institutional Paradoxes, Failures, and Mistakes – Honoring Bernard Grofman

Session Chair: Bonnie Wilson
Session Organizer: Marek Kaminski

Implications of Soundness-Dependent Effects for Interventions in the Replication Crisis
Presenter: Aydin Mohseni
Discussant: Marek Kaminski

Positional party bonus in PR elections: Evidence from a natural experiment in Polish local elections Download paper
Presenter: Marek Kaminski
Co-Author(s): Jarosław Flis
Discussant: Aydin Mohseni

Redistricting: Squaring the Circle of Seemingly Incompatible Legal Standards
Presenter: Bernard Grofman

6:15pm – 7:30pm

Room: Seaview Terrace

Closing Cocktail Reception

7:30pm – 11:30pm

Dinner on Own