2023 Conference Program Details

2023 Conference Program Details

Conference Schedule | Participant List

Thursday, March 16, 2023

1:00pm – 6:30pm

Room: Metropolitan Pre-Function Area

Conference Registration and Exhibit Booths


2:00pm – 3:30pm

Room: Greenwood

Executive Committee Meeting


4:00pm – 5:45pm

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Opening Plenary Session with Kevin Grier, Recipient of the Inaugural James M. Buchanan Distinguished Fellow Award

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: Edward Lopez


Conference Welcome, Special Introductions
Presenter: Edward Lopez


President’s Welcome
Presenter: Lynne Kiesling


Reflections on the Public Choice Society at 60 Years with Roger Congleton, Kevin Grier, Roberta Herzberg, and Georg Vanberg
Presenter: David Skarbek


Introduction of the Inaugural Recipient of the James M. Buchanan Distinguished Fellow Award
Presenter: Randall Holcombe


Opening Plenary Main Presentation: “Coups are Bad!”
Presenter: Kevin Grier


5:45pm – 7:15pm

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom B

Welcome Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Public Choice Society (Registered Attendees)


7:15pm – 11:59pm

Dinner on Own

Friday, March 17, 2023

7:00am – 8:00am

Room: Metropolitan Pre-Function Area

Gather: Coffee, Tea, Small Bites


Room: Greenwood

Institutions: Past, Present, and Criminal

Session Chair: Henry Thompson
Session Organizer: Henry Thompson


Passing-the-Buck: Why Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta Will Exacerbate Indian Country’s Public Safety Crisis Download paper
Presenter: Adam Crepelle
Discussant: Eric Alston


Police Unions Bargain For More than Money Download paper
Presenter: Eric Alston
Co-Author(s): Tate Fegley; Bryant Joachim Jackson-Green; Ilia Murtazashvili
Discussant: Jacob Hall


On the Road to the Nation-State: Itinerant Kingship in Medieval England
Presenter: Jacob Hall
Discussant: Henry Thompson


The Organization of Extortion Download paper
Presenter: Henry Thompson
Discussant: Adam Crepelle

Room: Kirkland

Law and Economics 2

Session Chair: Jason Aimone
Session Organizer: Bryan McCannon


Chicken Tournaments Download paper
Presenter: Joy Kanengiser
Co-Author(s): Kole Reddig
Discussant: Bryan McCannon


Three Golden Balls: Pawn Shops and Crime
Presenter: Bryan McCannon
Co-Author(s): Zach Porreca
Discussant: Jason Aimone


Prosecutorial Discretion: A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation
Presenter: Jason Aimone
Co-Author(s): Stanton Hudja
Discussant: Toshihiro Ihori


Misestimation of Danger and Collective Risk Management in the Context of COVID-19 Download paper
Presenter: Toshihiro Ihori
Co-Author(s): Shintaro Nakagawa
Discussant: Joy Kanengiser

Room: Capitol Hill

Economic Development and Economic Calculation

Session Chair: Julia Norgaard
Session Organizer: Thomas Stratmann


Ecological Rationality & The Common Law: Examining the burden of proof for new regulations based on behavioral economics
Presenter: Alexander Cartwright
Discussant: Scott Burns


Is Economic Growth Special to Special Economic Zones?
Presenter: Scott Burns
Co-Author(s): Caleb Fuller
Discussant: Julia Norgaard


Is Economic Growth Special to Special Economic Zones?
Presenter: Julia Norgaard
Co-Author(s): Alexander C. Cartwright
Discussant: Alexander Cartwright

Room: Leschi

Firms, Organizations, and Property Rights

Session Chair: Louis Rouanet
Session Organizer: Louis Rouanet


Employee vs. Independent Worker: A Framework for Understanding Work Differences
Presenter: Paola Suarez
Co-Author(s): Liya Palagashvili, Clara Piano
Discussant: Doug Allen


On the efficiency of representative institutions: The case of the Italian communes
Presenter: Ennio Piano
Discussant: Paasha Mahdavi


A firm-centered theory of climate disclosure: Risk reporting and time horizons in the oil industry
Presenter: Paasha Mahdavi
Discussant: Paola Suarez


On the complexity of Property Rights
Presenter: Doug Allen
Co-Author(s): Yoram Barzel
Discussant: Ennio Piano

Room: Issaquah

Institutional Paradoxes, Failure, and Mistakes 1 – Honoring Peter C. Ordeshook

Session Chair: Marek Kaminski
Session Organizer: Marek Kaminski


The Toss of a Coin: Electoral Policymaking in Turkey from 1980 to 2018 Download paper
Presenter: Ugurcan Evci
Discussant: Keith Dougherty


The Effect of Congressional Apportionment on U.S. Presidential Elections Download paper
Presenter: Keith Dougherty
Discussant: Maria Gallego


Modelling the influence of campaign contributions and advertising on Presidential elections
Presenter: Maria Gallego
Discussant: Ugurcan Evci


Why is political science not a science?
Presenter: Peter Ordeshook
Discussant: Maria Gallego

Room: Ballard

Political Economy and Policy

Session Chair: Ryan Yonk
Session Organizer: Ryan Yonk


Chinese Antitrust: Politics or Economics? Download paper
Presenter: Ethan Yang
Discussant: Amelia Janaskie


The Fiscal Illusion of AI-Driven Fiscal Policy Solutions
Presenter: Amelia Janaskie
Discussant: Filippo Pavesi


Narratives and Policy Opinions: a Survey Experiment Download paper
Presenter: Filippo Pavesi
Co-Author(s): Antinyan, Armenak; Bassetti, Thomas; Corazzini, Luca; Pavesi, Filippo
Discussant: Ethan Yang

Room: Medina

Effects of Regulation on Business Success

Session Chair: Sriparna Ghosh
Session Organizer: Alicia Plemmons


Occupational Licensing and Employment: A Cross-Border Comparison of Licensed and Unlicensed Industries
Presenter: Walker Rhine
Discussant: Sriparna Ghosh


The Political Economy of CON Law Boards
Presenter: Sriparna Ghosh
Co-Author(s): Matthew Mitchell
Discussant: Brian Mulligan


Perspectives from Elite Executives on Rightsizing Regulations for Business Performance Download paper
Presenter: Brian Mulligan
Co-Author(s): Granados, Nelson, Ph.D.
Discussant: Sriparna Ghosh

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Roundtable on Public Choice Research in Latin America

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: Edward Lopez


Remarks
Presenter: Robin Grier


Remarks: Populism as a unifying Public Choice theme in Latin America
Presenter: Nicolas Cachanosky


Remarks
Presenter: Lenore Ealy


Remarks: Setting the foundations for teaching Public Choice in Latin America through the Centro para el Análisis de las Decisiones Públicas (CADEP)
Presenter: Carroll Ríos Arathoon


9:30am – 10:00am

Coffee Break


10:00am – 11:20am

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Plenary Session 2 with Jennifer Murtazashvili on Decentralization and Conflict

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: David Skarbek


Decentralization and Conflict: Lessons from Afghanistan, Ukraine and Beyond
Presenter: Jennifer Murtazashvili


11:20am – 12:50pm

Room: Boren

Executive Committee Luncheon

Lunch on Own

Room: Willow

Luncheon – The Future of Public Choice – Sponsored by Institute for Humane Studies and Public Choice Society (Lunch for Students by Invitation) (Register at IHS Booth)


1:00pm – 2:30pm

Room: Ballard

Modeling Social Choice Rules and Their Effects

Session Chair: Bernard Grofman
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


… And the Rule Matters! A Comparison of Preference Elicitation Methods and Voting Rules Download paper
Presenter: Christian Klamler
Co-Author(s): Darmann, Andreas


Detecting Gerrymandering in Multiparty Elections Download paper
Presenter: Dariusz Stolicki
Co-Author(s): Słomczyński, Wojciech
Discussant: Bernard Grofman


Swing Models for Seats and Votes Download paper
Presenter: Bernard Grofman
Co-Author(s): Wilson, Mark
Discussant: Christian Klamler

Room: Medina

Institutions and Regulation

Session Chair: Vincent Carret
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


European internet regulation: a public choice explanation Download paper
Presenter: Bartek Chomanski
Discussant: W. Benedikt Schmal


Governing the Cartels – an Institutional Exploration Download paper
Presenter: W. Benedikt Schmal
Discussant: Vincent Carret


Distribution of Power and Ordered Competition in the European Coal and Steel Community Download paper
Presenter: Vincent Carret
Discussant: Bartek Chomanski

Room: Greenwood

Models of Rent-Seeking and Lobbying

Session Chair: Theo Simon
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Low Clearance: A Rent-Seeking Model of the Market for Security Clearances Download paper
Presenter: Caleb Petitt
Co-Author(s): Tegan Truitt
Discussant: Shane Sanders


Private Regulation of Free Ridership in Contest Alliances Download paper
Presenter: Shane Sanders
Discussant: Randall Holcombe


The transformative impact of rent-seeking theory on the study of public choice Download paper
Presenter: Randall Holcombe
Discussant: Theo Simon


The Nature of the Lobby. A Transaction Cost Approach to the Process of Lobbyism Download paper
Presenter: Theo Simon
Co-Author(s): Goldschmidt, Nils
Discussant: Caleb Petitt

Room: Kirkland

Formal Political Economy Theory

Session Chair: Vlad Tarko
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The Effect of Election on Political Preferences Download paper
Presenter: Siyu Wang
Co-Author(s): Stratmann, Thomas
Discussant: Steven Beckman


Absolute Monopoly Power: Life and Death at the Margin Download paper
Presenter: Steven Beckman
Co-Author(s): Smith, W. James
Discussant: Vlad Tarko


Social Norms, Personal Identity, and Rational Choice
Presenter: Vlad Tarko
Discussant: Siyu Wang

Room: Capitol Hill

Historical Political Economy II

Session Chair: Robert Fleck
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Did the ‘Quiet Revolution’ Really Change Anything? Download paper
Presenter: Chandler Reilly
Co-Author(s): Geloso, Vincent
Discussant: Sean-Patrick Alvarez


Restricting Manumission in the Antebellum South: Evidence from Slave State Legislatures
Presenter: Sean-Patrick Alvarez
Co-Author(s): Piano, Ennio
Discussant: Chandler Reilly

Room: Ravenna

Legal Institutions in Game-Theoretic Models

Session Chair: Lottte Swank
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The puppeteer’s dilemma: loyalty, endogenous authority, and indirect rule Download paper
Presenter: Benjamin Broman
Discussant: Georg Vanberg


Judicial Power and Judicial Independence: A Tale of Three Paths
Presenter: Georg Vanberg
Co-Author(s): Broman, Benjamin
Discussant: Caterina Chiopris


Social Networks and the Origins of State Capacity: Evidence from Early Modern Venice
Presenter: Caterina Chiopris
Co-Author(s): Wang, Yuhua
Discussant: Benjamin Broman

Room: Issaquah

Labor, Occupational Regulation, and Economic Welfare

Session Chair: Alicia Plemmons
Session Organizer: Alicia Plemmons


Indexing States’ Propensity to Bar Entry: a New Occupational Licensing Index
Presenter: Noah Trudeau
Co-Author(s): Edward Timmons
Discussant: Agnitra Roy Choudhury


Access to Mental Health Care Services: Evidence Using Gun Violence
Presenter: Agnitra Roy Choudhury
Co-Author(s): Shishir Shakya
Discussant: Kihwan Bae


Exploring the effects of occupational licensing on wage inequality in the U.S.
Presenter: Kihwan Bae
Co-Author(s): Conor Norris and Edward Timmons
Discussant: Noah Trudeau

Room: Leschi

Political Economy of Conflict and Crime

Session Chair: Lucas Rentschler
Session Organizer: Bryan McCannon


The Crime Effect of Refugees
Presenter: Naci Mocan
Discussant: Lucas Rentschler


Dispute Resolution in the Signaling Model Download paper
Presenter: Paul Pecorino
Co-Author(s): Michael Solomon, Mark Van Boening
Discussant: Naci Mocan


How policing incentives affect crime, measurement, and justice
Presenter: Lucas Rentschler
Co-Author(s): Jordan Adamson
Discussant: Georgios Marios Bantis


Felon Enfranchisement’s Effect on Municipal Public Finance Download paper
Presenter: Georgios Marios Bantis
Discussant: Paul Pecorino

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Eighth Annual Elinor and Vincent Ostrom Prize for Best Combined Paper and Presentation by a Graduate Student (Finalists TBD)

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: Edward Lopez


Immigration and Income Inequality in the United States Download paper
Presenter: Francisco Alberto Castellanos Sosa
Discussant: Paola Suarez


The Toss of a Coin: Electoral Policymaking in Turkey from 1980 to 2018 Download paper
Presenter: Ugurcan Evci
Discussant: Christian Bjørnskov


Singapore: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the State Download paper
Presenter: Tegan Truitt
Discussant: Ennio Piano


2:30pm – 2:40pm

Break


2:40pm – 4:10pm

Room: Issaquah

Tax Policy and its Consequences

Session Chair: William B. Hankins
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Economic Forecasts and Executive Approval Download paper
Presenter: Luis Aguiar-Conraria
Co-Author(s): Magalhães, Pedro; Fernandes, Bruno
Discussant: Nila Zarepour Arizi


Sanctions, Taxes, and Regime Survival in Autocracies Download paper
Presenter: Nila Zarepour Arizi
Discussant: William B. Hankins


Partisan Politics and Excise Tax Rates in the United States Download paper
Presenter: William B. Hankins
Discussant: Luis Aguiar-Conraria

Room: Capitol Hill

Voting and Voters

Session Chair: Alexander Billy
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Do Voters Punish or Reward Agenda Setters? Evidence from Local Elections
Presenter: Walter Melnik
Discussant: Robert Ainsworth


District competitiveness increases voter turnout: evidence from repeated redistricting in North Carolina Download paper
Presenter: Robert Ainsworth
Co-Author(s): Garcia Munoz, Emanuel; Munoz Gomez, Andres
Discussant: Alexander Billy


Felony Financial Disenfranchisement
Presenter: Alexander Billy
Co-Author(s): Bagwe, Gaurav, Sukhatme, Neel
Discussant: Walter Melnik

Room: Medina

Externality

Session Chair: Elena Prenovitz
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Intellectual Property and the Governance of Nested Externalities Download paper
Presenter: Otto Lehto
Co-Author(s): Goodman, Nathan
Discussant: Elena Prenovitz


Can one man’s trash be another man’s treasure? Download paper
Presenter: Elena Prenovitz
Co-Author(s): Hazlett, Peter; Reilly, Chandler
Discussant: Otto Lehto

Room: Ravenna

Beyond Standard Models of Parties and Voters

Session Chair: Anders Kärnä
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Spoilers and Spoiler-Proofness in Multiwinner Party Elections Download paper
Presenter: Dariusz Stolicki
Co-Author(s): Boratyn, Daria; Słomczyński, Wojciech, Szufa, Stanislaw
Discussant: Alexander Taylor


Monumental Effects: Confederate Monuments in the Post-Reconstruction South Download paper
Presenter: Alexander Taylor
Discussant: Jarosław Flis


Tug of war – on factors driving the strength of radical political parties Download paper
Presenter: Jarosław Flis
Co-Author(s): Kotnarowski, Michał
Discussant: Dariusz Stolicki

Room: Greenwood

Education and Political Economy

Session Chair: Maria Tackett
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Detriments of the Legislative Pendulum: An Empirical Case Study of Proposition 57 Download paper
Presenter: Rainita Narender
Co-Author(s): DeAngelo, Greg; Quandt, Ryan; Yun, Minjae
Discussant: Sean-Patrick Alvarez


The Itch & the Razor War: The Political Economy of U.S. Barber Licensure in the Progressive Era
Presenter: Sean-Patrick Alvarez
Co-Author(s): Smith, Daniel J.; Scheck, Macy
Discussant: Haibin Jiang


How Does Integrated Student Support Intervention Help Middle school Students During School Transition?
Presenter: Haibin Jiang
Co-Author(s): Khanani, Noman; Leigh, Yan; Raczek, Stacey; Walsh, Mary
Discussant: Maria Tackett


Female Education in the Times of Peace
Presenter: Maria Tackett
Discussant: Rainita Narender

Room: Kirkland

Institutional Analysis: Energy and Environment

Session Chair: Labanyalata Roy
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Regulatory Capture and Obsolete Regulation Download paper
Presenter: Timothy Fitzgerald
Discussant: Labanyalata Roy


Efficacy of direct democracy: Impact of Community Choice Aggregation programs on low-income communities in US Download paper
Presenter: Labanyalata Roy
Co-Author(s): Roy, Labanyalata
Discussant: Rimvydas Baltaduonis


Behavioral Interventions and Market Efficiency: A Case of a Volatile Retail Electricity Market Download paper
Presenter: Rimvydas Baltaduonis
Co-Author(s): Jaraitė, Jūratė; Kažukauskas, Andrius
Discussant: Timothy Fitzgerald

Room: Leschi

Comparative Political Institutions

Session Chair: Richard Jankowski
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Political Scandal and Party Governance
Presenter: Slade Mendenhall
Discussant: Tegan Truitt


Singapore: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the State Download paper
Presenter: Tegan Truitt
Discussant: Rachel Sweet


Creating Terror: The Politics of (Mis)Information in Civil War Violence
Presenter: Rachel Sweet
Discussant: Richard Jankowski


The Impact of Military Technology on Political Institutions: A Test of the Selectorate Model Download paper
Presenter: Richard Jankowski
Discussant: Slade Mendenhall

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

History of Political Economy

Session Chair: Phil Magness
Session Organizer: Ryan Yonk


True believers” and Tocqueville: towards a public choice theory of the revolutionary Vanguard
Presenter: Walker Haskins
Discussant: Robertas Bakula


Economic Calculation in Centralized Private Sector Planning
Presenter: Robertas Bakula
Discussant: Garion Frankel


Old Kinderhook and Civic Integration in America Download paper
Presenter: Garion Frankel
Discussant: Walker Haskins

Room: Ballard

Customary Authority, Indigenism, and the Governance of the Commons

Session Chair: Lenore Ealy
Session Organizer: Santiago Fernández Ordóñez


Native American Tribal Governments and the Decline of Customary Authority in Governance: Evidence from the Navajo Nation
Presenter: Ryan Yonk


Explaining the Resurgence of Customary Order
Presenter: Jennifer Murtazashvili


Public Choice and the Constitutionalization of Indigenous Law in Latin America
Presenter: Daniel Rodríguez-Carreiro


4:10pm – 4:20pm

Break


4:20pm – 5:50pm

Room: Issaquah

Political Economy and Health

Session Chair: Rimvydas Baltaduonis
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Starving for Information? An Experiment in Willingness to Pay for Nutritional Attributes
Presenter: Amberly Dozier
Discussant: Mohammed Alaohaid


Certificate of Need Laws impact on Organ Transplantation Centers in the U.S. Download paper
Presenter: Mohammed Alaohaid
Discussant: Tomi Ovaska


The Drug Overdose Death Epidemic: Evidence from U.S. Counties Download paper
Presenter: Tomi Ovaska
Co-Author(s): Sumell, Albert; Uppal, Yogesh
Discussant: Rimvydas Baltaduonis


The Role of Price Transparency and Mandatory Insurance in Determining Healthcare Prices Download paper
Presenter: Rimvydas Baltaduonis
Co-Author(s): Cushing-Daniels, Brendan; Petkov, Tsvetomir
Discussant: Amberly Dozier

Room: Greenwood

Constitutions and Legitimacy

Session Chair: Israt Jahan
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Persistent Public Debt as a Constitutional Choice
Presenter: Jonathan Plante
Discussant: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska


Economic Effects of (Non)Compliance with Constitutions
Presenter: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska
Co-Author(s): Lewczuk, Anna
Discussant: Edwar Escalante


Friends or foes? The insurgent’s dilemma of seeking legitimacy while keeping secrets Download paper
Presenter: Edwar Escalante
Discussant: Israt Jahan


Constitutional Rights, Economic Freedom, and Inequality
Presenter: Israt Jahan
Discussant: Jonathan Plante

Room: Kirkland

Political Economy and Climate Change

Session Chair: Lookman Issa
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The Political Economy of a Development and Climate policy – Challenges for an Emission Trading Scheme as Development and Climate Policy Tool Download paper
Presenter: Sebastian Schuhmann
Co-Author(s): Freytag, Andreas; Menter, Matthias, Montag, Hauke
Discussant: Lookman Issa


Climate Policy capture by interest groups- a public choice explanation
Presenter: Lookman Issa
Discussant: Sebastian Schuhmann

Room: Leschi

Networks and Public Goods

Session Chair: Matteo Pazzona
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Assessing the Political Motivations Behind Ransomware Attacks
Presenter: Karen Nershi
Co-Author(s): Grossman, Shelby
Discussant: Matteo Pazzona


Private Provision of Public Goods: the case of the Private UK Security Sector
Presenter: Matteo Pazzona
Discussant: Karen Nershi

Room: Ravenna

Civil Society as Collective Choice

Session Chair: Bonnie Wilson
Session Organizer: Bonnie Wilson


The Constitutional Choice Architecture of Civil Society
Presenter: Emily Skarbek
Discussant: Clara Piano


Economic Freedom and the Fertility Gap Download paper
Presenter: Clara Piano
Co-Author(s): Lyman Stone
Discussant: Anthony Gill


Religion, Civil Society Governance, and Public Choice Download paper
Presenter: Anthony Gill
Discussant: Emily Skarbek

Room: Capitol Hill

The Political Economy of State Interventions on Marginalized Communities

Session Chair: Darwyyn Deyo
Session Organizer: Thomas Stratmann


The History of Healthcare Licensing and its Effects for Marginalized Communities
Presenter: Alicia Plemmons
Discussant: Darwyyn Deyo


The Burden of Occupational Regulation on Women-Driven Industries
Presenter: Darwyyn Deyo
Co-Author(s): Alicia Plemmons
Discussant: Amy Eremionkhale


State Intervention vs. Free State: A consideration of this debate from the perspective of Racial (In)Equity Download paper
Presenter: Amy Eremionkhale
Discussant: Anna Chorniy


More Money, Fewer Problems? The Effect of Foster Care Payments on Children’s Quality of Care
Presenter: Anna Chorniy
Co-Author(s): Christopher Mills
Discussant: Alicia Plemmons

Room: Ballard

Institutional Paradoxes, Failure, and Mistakes 2 – Honoring Donald G. Saari

Session Chair: Marek Kaminski
Session Organizer: Marek Kaminski


How to design elections for the inclusion of more candidates and more voters Download paper
Presenter: Wesley Holliday
Co-Author(s): Eric Pacuit
Discussant: Marcelo Maciel


Majoritarian principles and critical junctures: an analysis of Brazil’s 2018 presidential election Download paper
Presenter: Marcelo Maciel
Discussant: Marek Kaminski


Coordination not consolidation: Duverger’s Law works … sort of. Download paper
Presenter: Marek Kaminski
Co-Author(s): Jarosław Flis
Discussant: Wesley Holliday


The dark side of voting! What causes those voting paradoxes?
Presenter: Donald Saari
Discussant: Marcelo Maciel

Room: Medina

Regulation and Individual Decision-Making

Session Chair: Yang Zhou
Session Organizer: Bryan McCannon


Matching in Marital Financial Information Download paper
Presenter: Florence Neymotin
Co-Author(s): Baek, H. Young; Chenail, Ronald; Neymotin, Florence
Discussant: Yang Zhou


AACSB Accreditation and Student Demand Download paper
Presenter: Kat Starr
Co-Author(s): Marisa Cameron
Discussant: Vitor Melo


Introducing an Index of Healthcare Regulation
Presenter: Vitor Melo
Co-Author(s): Patrick McLaughlin
Discussant: Kat Starr


Languages, Ideologies, and Collective Action Problems
Presenter: Yang Zhou
Co-Author(s): Dutta, Nabamita; Matti, Josh; Zhou, Yang
Discussant: Daniel Benjamin

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Author Meets Critics: Let the People Rule by John Matsusaka

Session Chair: Ekkehard Koehler
Session Organizer: David Skarbek


Let the People Rule: How Direct Democracy Can Meet the Populist Challenge
Presenter: John Matsusaka


Remarks for the Author
Presenter: Ekkehard Koehler


Remarks for the Author
Presenter: Info at Public Choice Society


Remarks for the Author
Presenter: Lars P. Feld


6:00pm – 11:59pm

Dinner on Own

Saturday, March 18, 2023

7:00am – 5:00pm

Room: Metropolitan Pre-Function Area

Conference Registration and Exhibit Booths


7:00am – 8:00am

Room: Metropolitan Pre-Function Area

Gather: Coffee, Tea, Small Bites


8:00am – 9:30am

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Pandemics and Public Policy

Session Chair: Guanting Yi
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Public Choice, Covid, & Employment Among Women
Presenter: Roberta Herzberg
Co-Author(s): Hoffman, Jeanne
Discussant: Jan Schnellenbach


Limits to interventionist policies during and after the pandemic: Are we on a slippery slope? Download paper
Presenter: Jan Schnellenbach
Discussant: Marcelin Joanis


Roads and Politics in a COVID-19 Recovery Plan Download paper
Presenter: Marcelin Joanis
Co-Author(s): Thomas Stringer
Discussant: Guanting Yi


Discrimination in Restaurant Patronage at the Onset of the Covid Pandemic Download paper
Presenter: Guanting Yi
Discussant: Roberta Herzberg

Room: Kirkland

Voting Models in Theory and Practice

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


Two Case Studies of Monotonicity Paradoxes Arising from Single Transferable Vote Elections Download paper
Presenter: David McCune
Co-Author(s): Graham-Squire, Adam
Discussant: Man Wai Mak


The Impact of Brexit in the 2015 UK General Election
Presenter: Man Wai Mak
Co-Author(s): Maria Gallego
Discussant: Dylan Johnson


Electoral market structure in a Liquid Democracy Download paper
Presenter: Dylan Johnson
Discussant: David McCune

Room: Ballard

Fiscal Decentralization

Session Chair: Tomomi Miyazaki
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The Rise of the Financial Dependency Model of Fiscal Decentralization: The Political Relevance of Common Pool Resources Download paper
Presenter: Pedro Camões
Discussant: JEEBAN AMGAIN


Assessing the performance of local governments in internal revenue mobilization under federalism in Nepal Download paper
Presenter: JEEBAN AMGAIN
Discussant: Lars P. Feld


Federalism and Foreign Direct Investment: An Empirical Analysis Download paper
Presenter: Lars P. Feld
Co-Author(s): KÖHLER, EKKEHARD A.; PALHUCA, LEONARDO; SCHALTEGGER, CHRISTOPH A.
Discussant: Tomomi Miyazaki


Effects of monetary-fiscal policy interaction on regional employment: Evidence from Japan Download paper
Presenter: Tomomi Miyazaki
Co-Author(s): Kondoh, Haruo
Discussant: Pedro Camões

Room: Leschi

Exploring Alternatives in Social Choice Theory

Session Chair: Andranik Tangian
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Weighted Bucklin elections: better than Borda? Download paper
Presenter: D. Marc Kilgour
Co-Author(s): Grégoire, Jean-Charles; Foley, Angèle
Discussant: Daria Boratyn


Metrics and Strategy-Proofness of Grading Systems
Presenter: Daria Boratyn
Discussant: Andranik Tangian


Apportionment and Discrete Optimization Download paper
Presenter: Andranik Tangian

Room: Ravenna

Political Economy and Land Use

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


Mein Kaffee & Your Bananas: Property Right Enforcement and State Modernization in Great Depression Guatemala Download paper
Presenter: Ricardo R. Noé
Discussant: Randy Simmons


Public Choice and Public Trust Download paper
Presenter: Randy Simmons
Discussant: Robert Mulligan


Land Tenures in Medieval England and the Possessory Assizes Download paper
Presenter: Robert Mulligan
Discussant: Vasyl Kvartiuk


Putting a “price tag” on property rights: The effect of institutional quality on farmland prices and land reform support Download paper
Presenter: Vasyl Kvartiuk
Co-Author(s): Thomas Herzfeld
Discussant: Ricardo R. Noé

Room: Medina

Institutional Capacity

Session Chair: Chandan Jha
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Internal Conflicts and Local Shocks. A Narrative Meta-Analysis Download paper
Presenter: Pierre Mandon
Co-Author(s): Laville, Camille
Discussant: Andrea Saenz de Viteri


Economic liberation and crime. An association between economic institutions and crime in Mexico. Download paper
Presenter: Andrea Saenz de Viteri
Discussant: Chandan Jha


Racist Attitudes and Economic Growth
Presenter: Chandan Jha
Co-Author(s): Kabiraj, Sujana
Discussant: Pierre Mandon

Room: Capitol Hill

The Political Economy of Innovation and Populism

Session Chair: Caitlin Ainsley
Session Organizer: Caitlin Ainsley


The Luddites Strike Back: U.S. Innovation Inequality and Trumpism
Presenter: Victor Menaldo
Co-Author(s): Wittstock, Nicolas
Discussant: Kevin Aslett


Innovation and Populism
Presenter: Kevin Aslett
Discussant: Beatrice Magistro


Zero-sum thinking, economic populism, and support for free trade Download paper
Presenter: Beatrice Magistro
Discussant: Ayse Lokmanoglu


Righteous Currencies: An Examination of Economic Messaging in Alt-Tech Platforms
Presenter: Ayse Lokmanoglu
Discussant: Victor Menaldo

Room: Issaquah

Humanomics 1

Session Chair: Ravi Roy
Session Organizer: Ryan Yonk


Humanomics Special Issue
Presenter: Ravi Roy
Co-Author(s): Ryan Yonk; William Shughart
Discussant: Lucas Rentschler


Sympathy, Punishment, and Adam Smith. An Experimental Look
Presenter: Lucas Rentschler
Co-Author(s): Bart Smith; Vernon Smith
Discussant: Ryan Yonk


Humanomics and Public Policy
Presenter: Ryan Yonk
Co-Author(s): Raymond March; Veeshan Raymajhee; Robertas Bakula
Discussant: Ravi Roy

Room: Greenwood

Political Constraints and Processes

Session Chair: Justin Callais
Session Organizer: Kevin Grier


Revolutionary Constitutions: Are They Revolutionary in terms of Constitutional Design? Download paper
Presenter: Justin Callais
Co-Author(s): Andrew Young
Discussant: Joshua Martin


Educated Allies? The (Indirect) Impact of the Great Recession on Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Presenter: Joshua Martin
Co-Author(s): Joshua Martin & Zachary Rodriguez
Discussant: João Pedro Bastos


Macroeconomic Populism in the 21st Century: Revisiting Dornbusch & Edwards
Presenter: João Pedro Bastos
Co-Author(s): Nicolás Cachanosky; Tomás Faintich
Discussant: Glenn Furton


Constitution in Crisis: Political Path Dependence and the Precautionary Principle
Presenter: Glenn Furton
Discussant: Justin Callais


9:30am – 10:00am

Coffee Break


10:00am – 11:20am

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Plenary Session 3 with Peter Boettke on the Past, Present, and Future of Public Choice

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: David Skarbek


On the Past, Present, and Future of Public Choice
Presenter: Peter Boettke


11:20am – 11:30am

Break


11:30am – 1:00pm

Room: Ballard

Gender, Corruption, and Economic Performance

Session Chair: Robin Grier
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Gender and Economic Freedom
Presenter: Robin Grier
Discussant: João Pedro Bastos


Is Corruption More Harmful to Women? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys Download paper
Presenter: João Pedro Bastos
Co-Author(s): Bologna Pavlik, Jamie
Discussant: George Clarke


How Robust Is the Link between Gender and Corruption? Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data Download paper
Presenter: George Clarke
Discussant: Robin Grier

Room: Greenwood

Comparative Institutional Analysis

Session Chair: Kim Leonie Kellermann
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Goldilocks Legislatures: Are Hybrid Legislatures Ideal for Getting Economic Freedom Just Right Download paper
Presenter: Feler Bose
Co-Author(s): Baugus, Brian; Jacob, Jeffry
Discussant: Sriparna Ghosh


Causal Relationship between Institutions and Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Sriparna Ghosh
Co-Author(s): Israt Jahan
Discussant: Javier Portillo


Cashing in On Culture: Local Employment Effects from Art and Cultural District Designation Download paper
Presenter: Javier Portillo
Co-Author(s): Wagner, Gary A.
Discussant: Feler Bose

Room: Kirkland

Empirical Analyses of Institutions and Economic Growth

Session Chair: Michal Brzezinski
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Coffee and Development: the Case of Brazil
Presenter: Silvio Livio Simonetti Neto
Discussant: Maximilian Dirks


The Relationship between Political Instability and Economic Growth in Advanced Economies: Empirical Evidence from a Panel VAR and a Dynamic Panel FE-IV Analysis. Download paper
Presenter: Maximilian Dirks
Co-Author(s): Schmidt, Torsten
Discussant: Mansokku Lee


Economic Freedom and Outward Foreign Direct Investment
Presenter: Mansokku Lee
Discussant: Michal Brzezinski


Prudent populists? The short-term macroeconomic impact of populist policies in Poland Download paper
Presenter: Michal Brzezinski
Co-Author(s): Drozdz-Salach, Katarzyna
Discussant: Silvio Livio Simonetti Neto

Room: Capitol Hill

Appointment, Apportionment, and Voting as Decision Processes

Session Chair: Jeff Milyo
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Apportionment in Legislatures: A Measure Download paper
Presenter: Alejandro Corvalan
Discussant: Caitlin Ainsley


Revisiting the “Reliable” Central Bank Appointment Hypothesis Download paper
Presenter: Caitlin Ainsley
Discussant: Jeff Milyo


Did Shelby Matter? The Effects of Ending Federal Preclearance on Disparities in Voter Turnout Download paper
Presenter: Jeff Milyo
Co-Author(s): Brendan Cirillo
Discussant: Alejandro Corvalan

Room: Ravenna

Reflecting on Public Choice Research

Session Chair: Robert Mulligan
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Multidisciplinary Public Policy Analysis and Methodological Individualism Download paper
Presenter: Roger Congleton
Discussant: Ricardo R. Noé


Beyond Comparative Economic Systems: The Contributions of Svetozar Pejovich to Smithian Political Economy Download paper
Presenter: Ricardo R. Noé
Discussant: Robert Mulligan


Publication Trends in Public Choice Scholarship 2000-2022 Download paper
Presenter: Robert Mulligan
Discussant: Roger Congleton

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Property Rights and the State: Celebrating Yoram Barzel

Session Chair: Anthony Gill
Session Organizer: Anthony Gill


On the complexity of Property Rights
Presenter: Doug Allen
Co-Author(s): Yoram Barzel


The Italian Commune as a Barzellian State
Presenter: Ennio Piano


Increasing the Value of Property Rights by Limiting Transferability
Presenter: F. Andrew Hanssen
Co-Author(s): Robert Fleck


Reflections on Barzel’s Contributions to Public Choice and Political Economy
Presenter: Dean Lueck

Room: Leschi

Irregular Transitions and Institutional Change

Session Chair: Christian Bjørnskov
Session Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov


On the Relationship between De Jure and De Facto Judicial Independence – A Global Puzzle?
Presenter: Jerg Gutmann
Co-Author(s): Stefan Voigt
Discussant: Christian Bjørnskov


Institutional Shocks and Economic Crises Download paper
Presenter: Christian Bjørnskov
Discussant: Peter Calcagno


Political Systems, Regime Memory, and Economic Freedom Download paper
Presenter: Peter Calcagno
Co-Author(s): Nesbit, Todd; Maldonado, Beatriz; Zeager, Mary Frances
Discussant: Pablo Paniagua

Room: Issaquah

Humanomics 2

Session Chair: Ryan Yonk
Session Organizer: Ryan Yonk


Shared Mental Models and Humanomics
Presenter: Ravi Roy
Co-Author(s): Arthur Denzau
Discussant: Phil Magness


Consumer Sovereignty and W. H. Hutt’s Critique of the Colour Bar
Presenter: Phil Magness
Co-Author(s): Ilia Maurtazashvili; Art Carden
Discussant: Vlad Tarko


Social Norms, Personal Identity, and Rational Choice
Presenter: Vlad Tarko
Discussant: Colin Harris


Sentiments Outside the Lab Download paper
Presenter: Colin Harris
Discussant: Ravi Roy

Room: Medina

Communication and Persuasion in Politics

Session Chair: David Waugh
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The economics of political rhetoric: when to go negative
Presenter: michael davis
Discussant: David Waugh


Information From the Ether: Climate and Sustainability Discourse in #ethereum on Twitter
Presenter: David Waugh
Discussant: michael davis


1:00pm – 2:45pm

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom

Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting

Session Chair: David Skarbek
Session Organizer: Edward Lopez


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 Political Economy of Criminal Governance
Presenter: David Skarbek


Incoming President’s Look Ahead
Presenter: Christian Bjørnskov


2:50pm – 4:20pm

Room: Ravenna

Institutions and Corruption

Session Chair: Robert Gillanders
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


“Blazing furnance” anti-corruption in Vietnam: An institutional analysis backed by empirical evidence
Presenter: Van Ha Le
Discussant: Erik Lakomaa


Bureaucratic activism as private consumption Download paper
Presenter: Erik Lakomaa
Discussant: Jeff Milyo


Campaign Finance Reforms and Corruption among State Legislators Download paper
Presenter: Jeff Milyo
Discussant: Robert Gillanders


Police corruption and crime: Evidence from Africa Download paper
Presenter: Robert Gillanders
Co-Author(s): Ouedraogo, Idrissa; Maiga Eugenie; Aja-Eke, Doris
Discussant: Van Ha Le

Room: Issaquah

Political Economy and Public Debt

Session Chair: Rene Cabral
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The U.S. Modern Budget Era Problem: Informal Spending Rules Dominate Formal Deficit Constraints Download paper
Presenter: Edward Lopez
Co-Author(s): Calcagno, Peter
Discussant: Jonathan Plante


Rent Extraction through Money-Financed Deficits Download paper
Presenter: Jonathan Plante
Discussant: Stephen Miller


How Much Would It Cost to Guarantee Debt for All Publicly Traded U.S. Corporations? Download paper
Presenter: Stephen Miller
Discussant: Ernesto del Castillo


Mexico’s subnational debt sustainability: Is the new fiscal rule working?
Presenter: Ernesto del Castillo
Co-Author(s): René Cabral
Discussant: Edward Lopez

Room: Greenwood

Politics and Fiscal Policy

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


On the Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Reforms : Fiscal Rules and Public Sector Efficiency
Presenter: Ablam Estel APETI
Co-Author(s): Bao-We-Wal Bambe
Discussant: Minji Hong


Party Politics and Taxation: Before and After the Crisis Download paper
Presenter: Minji Hong
Discussant: Laiyang Ke


Mayoral Partisanship and Municipal Fiscal Health: A difference-in-difference analysis Download paper
Presenter: Laiyang Ke
Co-Author(s): Jimenez, Benedict; Hong, Minji
Discussant: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska


Do people value compliance with (constitutional) fiscal rules? Evidence from a conjoint experiment Download paper
Presenter: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska
Co-Author(s): Kantorowicz, Jaroslaw
Discussant: Ablam Estel APETI

Room: Kirkland

Historical Political Economy I

Session Chair: Robert Fleck
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Why We Don’t Fight: Coasean Peace Download paper
Presenter: Robert Warren Anderson
Discussant: Peter Hazlett


Ear Witnessing in 17th Century New England: The Law and Economics of Puritan Organization Download paper
Presenter: Peter Hazlett
Co-Author(s): Peter T. Leeson
Discussant: Paul Lowood


Princes, Merchants, and Prelates: City Growth in the Holy Roman Empire, 1400-1800 Download paper
Presenter: Paul Lowood
Discussant: Robert Fleck


Courts, Legislatures, and Evolving Property Rules: Lessons from Eminent Domain Download paper
Presenter: Robert Fleck
Co-Author(s): Andy Hanssen
Discussant: Robert Warren Anderson

Room: Capitol Hill

Political Economy and Social Media

Session Chair: Dmitriy Vorobyev
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


How to Reduce Misinformation: The Role of Competition and Fact-Checking
Presenter: Zeeshan Samad
Co-Author(s): Rentschler, Lucas
Discussant: Jun HU


Does the Internet make our society more polarized? Evidence from panel data.
Presenter: Jun HU
Discussant: Jun HU


User-generated content, Online News Bias, and Slant Regulation
Presenter: Jun HU
Discussant: Dmitriy Vorobyev


Control over Biased Media Download paper
Presenter: Dmitriy Vorobyev
Co-Author(s): Arbatli, Eren; Celik, Levent.
Discussant: Zeeshan Samad

Room: Leschi

Organized Crime and Public Security

Session Chair: Omar García Ponce
Session Organizer: Omar García Ponce


Market Structure and Extortion: Evidence from 50,000 Extortion Payments
Presenter: Carlos Schmidt-Padilla
Discussant: Ana Paula Pellegrino


How Does Trust in Law Enforcement Impact Attitudes towards Gun Regulation and Ownership?
Presenter: Ana Paula Pellegrino
Discussant: Isabel Laterzo


A New Typology of Political Positions on Public Security: Evidence from Brazil Download paper
Presenter: Isabel Laterzo
Discussant: Gemma Dipoppa


Migrant Labor Exploitation: Evidence from Italian Farmlands
Presenter: Gemma Dipoppa
Discussant: Carlos Schmidt-Padilla

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Buchanan’s Constitutional Economics

Session Chair: John Meadowcroft
Session Organizer: John Meadowcroft


The miraculous old-time fiscal religion: how a political norm discouraged deficit spending Download paper
Presenter: Cameron Tilley
Discussant: Paul Lewis


A Marriage Made in Heaven or Incompatible Bedfellows? James Buchanan and Vincent Ostrom on the Political Economy of Constitutional Choice Download paper
Presenter: Paul Lewis
Discussant: John Meadowcroft


Asymmetrical and symmetrical man: group size, non-cooperation and cooperation in James Buchanan’s constitutional economics Download paper
Presenter: John Meadowcroft
Co-Author(s): Alain Marciano
Discussant: Cameron Tilley

Room: Ballard

Monetary Politics

Session Chair: Bryan Cutsinger
Session Organizer: Kevin Grier


Hawks, Doves, Owls, and Dodos
Presenter: William Luther
Co-Author(s): Thomas Hogan
Discussant: Eunmi Ko


Markup Polarization and Missing (Dis)Inflation: A Tale of Two Firms Download paper
Presenter: Eunmi Ko
Discussant: Ron Mau


If it were a snake, it would have bitten you: Money in the New Keynesian Model
Presenter: Ron Mau
Co-Author(s): Joshua R. Hendrickon
Discussant: Bryan Cutsinger


The Use of Inputs by the Federal Reserve Revisited
Presenter: Bryan Cutsinger
Co-Author(s): William J. Luther; Louis Rouanet
Discussant: William Luther

Room: Medina

Institutions and Immigration I

Session Chair: Josh Smith
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


The fiscal burden of aging: can opening borders close the gap? Download paper
Presenter: Tiago Bernardino
Co-Author(s): Franco, Francesco; Teles Morais, Luís
Discussant: Josh Smith


Understanding immigration attitudes: beliefs and preferences for fact checking
Presenter: Josh Smith
Co-Author(s): Lucas Rentschler
Discussant: Tiago Bernardino


Fact checking and policy preferences around immigration
Presenter: Lucas Rentschler
Co-Author(s): Katherine VanShaar Manning
Discussant: Tiago Bernardino


4:20pm – 4:30pm

Break


4:30pm – 6:00pm

Room: Capitol Hill

Technology, Media, and Corruption

Session Chair: Labanyalata Roy
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Digitalisation of public services and corruption in the EU Download paper
Presenter: Cristina Strango
Discussant: Linda Veiga


Are electronic government innovations helpful to deter corruption? Evidence from across the world. Download paper
Presenter: Linda Veiga
Co-Author(s): Martins, João; Fernandes, Bruno
Discussant: Labanyalata Roy


Impact of newspaper closures on corruption Download paper
Presenter: Labanyalata Roy
Discussant: Cristina Strango

Room: Medina

Institutions and Immigration II

Session Chair: Zeeshan Samad
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Immigration Restrictions as Transitional Gains Download paper
Presenter: Jon Murphy
Co-Author(s): Bedi, Joshua
Discussant: Francisco Alberto Castellanos Sosa


Immigration and Income Inequality in the United States Download paper
Presenter: Francisco Alberto Castellanos Sosa
Discussant: Jon Murphy


Immigrant attitudes and statistical discrimination
Presenter: Zeeshan Samad
Co-Author(s): Lucas Rentschler

Room: Ravenna

Fiscal Policy: Budgets and Regions

Session Chair: Laiyang Ke
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


When do more selfish politicians manipulate less, not more? Download paper
Presenter: Francisco Veiga
Co-Author(s): Wang, Xue; Bohn, Frank
Discussant: Shiyang Xiao


The Political Economy of Subnational Targeted Industrial Policymaking in China: 2003-2017 Download paper
Presenter: Shiyang Xiao
Discussant: Laiyang Ke


The Interesting Case of Special and Extraordinary Items: What Are They and How Do They Influence Municipal Government Finances? Download paper
Presenter: Laiyang Ke
Co-Author(s): Jimenez, Benedict
Discussant: Francisco Veiga

Room: Ballard

Policy and Entrepreneurship

Session Chair: Abraham Song
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Into the Final Frontier: Analyzing the Efficiency of Celestial Resource Allocation Frameworks Download paper
Presenter: Susannah Barnes
Discussant: Chandan Jha


Municipal Bankruptcies and Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Chandan Jha
Co-Author(s): Joshi, Swarup
Discussant: Baekhyeon Kim


Moderating effect of politicians’ power on the distribution of Special Grants Download paper
Presenter: Baekhyeon Kim
Co-Author(s): Sangheon, Kim; Kyungmin, Yoo
Discussant: Susannah Barnes

Room: Greenwood

Room: Kirkland

Democracy and Performance

Session Chair: Henry Moncrieff
Session Organizer: President-Elect Session


Nationalization of Local Elections – The president’s strategic intervention in mayoral elections Download paper
Presenter: Heonuk Ha
Co-Author(s): Jeffery Alan Jenkins (University of Southern California, jenkinja@usc.edu)
Discussant: Jacek Lewkowicz


How to win support again? Performance of MPs, resemblance to party leader and their re-election to the Polish parliament Download paper
Presenter: Jacek Lewkowicz
Co-Author(s): Fałkowski, Jan; Kurek, Przemysław
Discussant: Towhid Mahmood


Impact of Democracy: Evidence from Bangladesh
Presenter: Towhid Mahmood
Discussant: Henry Moncrieff


Myanmar: The Causal Effect of a Democratic Transition on Income
Presenter: Henry Moncrieff
Co-Author(s): Jahan, Israt; Mahmood, Towhid
Discussant: Heonuk Ha

Room: Issaquah

Historical Political Economy

Session Chair: Ennio Piano
Session Organizer: Ennio Piano


Solving the paradox of the French Revolution
Presenter: Louis Rouanet
Discussant: Craig Palsson


The Inefficacy of Land Titling Programs: Homesteading in Haiti, 1933—1950 Download paper
Presenter: Craig Palsson
Co-Author(s): Seth Porter
Discussant: Matthew Toro


Promises Betrayed? Ideological Commitments and Revolutionary Outcomes Download paper
Presenter: Matthew Toro
Co-Author(s): Steven Pfaff
Discussant: Louis Rouanet

Room: Leschi

Crime, Conflict, and Policing

Session Chair: Megan Erickson
Session Organizer: Megan Erickson


Unified Police Commands and Public Security: Evidence from a Police Reform in Mexico
Presenter: Marco Alcocer
Discussant: Omar García Ponce


The Legacy of Mexico’s Drug War on Youth Political Attitudes
Presenter: Omar García Ponce
Co-Author(s): Isabel Laterzo
Discussant: Morgan Wack


Not So Sweet: Assessing How Shifts in Global Demand for Natural Vanilla Influenced Crime in Madagascar
Presenter: Morgan Wack
Co-Author(s): Megan Erickson
Discussant: Marco Alcocer

Room: Metropolitan Ballroom A

Future Directions in Public Choice

Session Chair: Ryan Yonk
Session Organizer: Ryan Yonk


Public Choice and Public Policy
Presenter: Ryan Yonk
Co-Author(s): Ray March
Discussant: Cameron Tilley


Public Choice’s Divergence from Social Choice
Presenter: Cameron Tilley
Discussant: Randall Holcombe


The Domain of Public Choice Download paper
Presenter: Randall Holcombe
Discussant: Ryan Yonk


6:00pm – 7:30pm

Room: Cirrus Ballroom (35th Floor)

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


7:30pm – 11:59pm

Dinner on Own