2025 Conference Program

2025 PCS Program

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors
1:00 pm-6:00 pm | Top of Escalators

Executive Committee Meeting
2:00 pm-3:00 pm | Kentucky Suite

Conference Welcome, Special Introductions, President’s Welcome, Plenary Introduction
4:15 pm-5:45 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov,
Chair:  Christian Bjørnskov,

• The Political Economy of the Missionary State Mark Pennington, King’s College London

Welcome Cocktail Reception
5:45 pm-7:15 pm | Regency Ballroom South

• Sponsored by Center for Free Enterprise

Dinner on Own
7:15 pm-11:59 pm | Downtown Louisville

Friday, March 7, 2025

Gather:  Coffee, Tea, and Small Bites
7:00 am-8:00 am | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by AIER Public Choice & Public Policy Project

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors
7:00 am-5:00 pm | Top of Escalators

1. Economic Freedom and Its Effects
8:00 am-9:30 am | Cherokee-Shawnee

Chair: Jason Aimone,

• Economic Freedom and Unemployment Duration

Tuan Anh Nguyen, Middle Tennessee State University

• Economic Freedom & Inequality: A Review of the Evidence

Robert Lawson, Southern Methodist University; Vincent Miozzi, Florida Southern College; and Meg Tuszynski, Southern Methodist University

• Emigration’s Impact on Origin Country Institutions

Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University; and Leonel Regalado Cardoso, Texas Tech Uinversity

• Macro-Level Institutions and Micro-Level Economic Behavior: A Meta-Meta Analysis of 1,126 Studies

Jason Aimone, ; Sheryl Ball, Virginia Tech; Esha Dwibedi, University of Virginia; Jeremy Jackson, Fayetteville State University; and James West, Baylor University

Discussants:

• Jason Aimone,
• Tuan Anh Nguyen, Middle Tennessee State University
• Robert Lawson, Southern Methodist University
• Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University

2. Multi-National Studies of the Political Economy of Public Policy
8:00 am-9:30 am | Conference Theater

Chair: Mohammad Ismayl Al Masud, Texas Tech University

• Religion, Education and Democratic Political Preferences: A Global Gendered Perspective Mumtaz Anwar, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
• Assessing the effect of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on agricultural exports, productivity, and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah, Texas Tech University; and Kevin Grier, Texas Tech University

• Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Environmental Stringency: A Global Comparative Analysis

Mohammad Ismayl Al Masud, Texas Tech University

Discussants:

• Mohammad Ismayl Al Masud, Texas Tech University
• Mumtaz Anwar, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
• Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah, Texas Tech University

3. Experiments in Policy and Regulation
8:00 am-9:30 am | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: Hugo Vaca Pereira Rocha, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

• Leveraging Upward Inter-generational Spillovers for Sustainable Living: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in India

Somdeep Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; Debdatta Pal, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow; and Shreya Mishra, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

• Xenophobia, Racism, or Immigration Policies? A Field Experiment

Cody William Dirks , Southern Utah University; and Vitor Melo, vitor.melo@mail.wvu.edu

• Understanding Discrimination in College Admissions: A Field Experiment

Vitor Melo, vitor.melo@mail.wvu.edu; Hugo Vaca Pereira Rocha, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; Liam Sigaud, Knee Regulatory Research Center; Patrick Warren, Clemson University; and S. Michael Gaddis, NWEA

Discussants:

• Hugo Vaca Pereira Rocha, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
• Debdatta Pal, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
• Cody William Dirks , Southern Utah University

4. Weird (Social) Science
8:00 am-9:30 am | Iroquois-Seneca

Organizer: Anthony Gill, University of Washington
Chair: Jordan Hillman, Texas Tech University

• Criminal Conversation Trials Jordan Hillman, Texas Tech University
• Reversing Fortunes: The Political Economy of Psychic Licensing and Rent-Seeking Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
• Jesters! Anthony Gill, University of Washington; and Glen Whitman, California State University, Northridge
• Seppuku Sam Branthoover, University of Mississippi; and Peter Leeson, George Mason University

Discussants:

• Sam Branthoover, University of Mississippi
• Jordan Hillman, Texas Tech University
• Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
• Anthony Gill, University of Washington

5. Capitalism Evolving 2: Rethinking the Legitimacy of the Market Economy through Public Choice
8:00 am-9:30 am | Keeneland

Organizer: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research
Chair: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research

• The (Tragic) Necessity of Consumer Sovereignty Adam Martin, Texas Tech University
• The U.S. and EU Antitrust Regimes: Different ways of thinking about the legitimacy of the Market? Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research; and Ethan Yang, Cato
• Cellphone Bans and Civil Society: Legitimacy and Expert-directed Capitalism

Diana Thomas, ; and Michael Thomas, Creighton University

• Smart Contract and The Reason Rules Edward Stringham, Trinity College

Discussants:

• Edward Stringham, Trinity College
• Adam Martin, Texas Tech University
• Ethan Yang, Cato
• Diana Thomas,

6. Coups and Regime Transitions
8:00 am-9:30 am | Kentucky Suite

Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov,
Chair: Christian Bjørnskov,

• Coups and Constitutional Compliance Jerg Gutmann, University of Hamburg; and Christian Bjørnskov,
• Economic consequences of non-compliance with constitutions – the post-socialist “illiberal democracy” perspective Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, University of Warsaw
• Coups and rents to the military

Henry Moncrieff, Texas Tech University

• Coup Cascades

Christian Bjørnskov, ; and Martin Rode,

Discussants:

• Christian Bjørnskov,
• Jerg Gutmann, University of Hamburg
• Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, University of Warsaw
• Henry Moncrieff, Texas Tech University

7. Public Choice Pedagogy
8:00 am-9:30 am | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston
Chair: Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston

• Pedagogy and Public Choice: Teaching Politics without Romance Greg Caskey, The Citadel
• Teaching Public Choice in upper-level economics courses Brian Meehan,
• Teaching Public Choice in Public Finance Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston
• Approaching Public Policy Like an Economist Kim Holder, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Discussants:

• Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston
• Greg Caskey, The Citadel
• Kim Holder, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• Brian Meehan,

8. Economic Freedom, Political Violence, and Social Change: A Comprehensive Review
8:00 am-9:30 am | Regency South A

Organizer: Joshua Ammons, Wabash College
Chair: Joshua Ammons, Wabash College

• The Deep Roots of Revolution: Folklore and Revolts

Shishir Shakya, Appalachian State University; Cameron Tilley, Wabash College; and Joshua Ammons, Wabash College

• Covert Regime Change and Liberal Ideas

Shishir Shakya, Appalachian State University; and Joshua Ammons, Wabash College

• The Economic Costs of Political Assassination: Evidence from the Nepalese Royal Massacre

Veeshan Rayamajhee, New Mexico State University

• To Equality: Gendered Outcomes, Economic Freedom & Gender Laws

Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; Adam Stivers, ; and Russell Sobel, The Citadel

Discussants:

• Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
• Veeshan Rayamajhee, New Mexico State University
• Shishir Shakya, Appalachian State University
• Joshua Ammons, Wabash College

9. Fiscal Policy
8:00 am-9:30 am | Regency South B

Chair: Lars P. Feld, University of Freiburg

• Fiscal Consolidations and Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence from Emerging Market Economies

Joao Jalles, University of Lisbon

• Functionality of Fiscal Rules in a Low Interest Rate Environment New Empirical Results for Swiss Cantons

Philipp Weber, Walter Eucken Institute; Laura Zell, University of Lucerne; Lars P. Feld, University of Freiburg; and Christoph Schaltegger, University of Lucerne

Discussants:

• Lars P. Feld, University of Freiburg
• Joao Jalles, University of Lisbon

Coffee Break
9:30 am-10:00 am | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by Duke PPE Program

10. Plenary Session 2
10:00 am-11:20 am | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov,
Chair: Christian Bjørnskov,

• Riding the Populist Wave: Entrepreneurial and Firm Responses to the Changing Political Current Daniel Bennett, University of Louisville

Executive Committee Luncheon
11:20 am-12:50 pm | Belmont

Lunch on Own
11:20 am-12:50 pm | Downtown Louisville

11. IHS Graduate Student Luncheon
11:20 am-12:50 pm | Regency South B

• Interested students: Registration is required; visit the IHS booth in the exhibit hall for more details.

12. Historical Political Economy
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee

Organizer: John Meadowcroft, King`s College London
Chair: John Meadowcroft, King`s College London

• Divergent Paths: A Political Economic Explanation for the Organizational Evolution of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches

Dmitry Ismagilov, University College London

• Religious Identity, Economic Grievance, and Collective Action: Evidence from the Irish Tithe War

Benjamin Broman, Purdue University

• The emergent order of British slavery

John Meadowcroft, King`s College London

• The Industry of Rent-Seeking: Agents, Captures, and Consequences

Ingemar Bengtsson, Lund University

Discussants:

• Ingemar Bengtsson, Lund University
• Dmitry Ismagilov, University College London
• Benjamin Broman, Purdue University
• John Meadowcroft, King`s College London

13. Mathematical Models of Public Goods and Elections
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Conference Theater

Chair: Andranik Tangian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• Redistribution of Discrete Opportunities

Wilson Law, Baylor University

• Group Specific Public Goods and Political Competition

Sourav Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; Tapas Kundu, Oslo Metropolitan University; and Ravi Ashok Satpute, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

• Changes in the German Political Spectrum paper in honor of Bernard Manin (1951-2024)

Andranik Tangian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Discussants:

• Wilson Law, Baylor University
• Ravi Ashok Satpute, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
• Andranik Tangian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

14. Structure, Scope, and Growth of Government
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University

• An Institutional Theory of Government Growth: Scale as a Function of Scope

Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University; and Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston

• Two Kinds of Political Economy: Utility-Individualism v. Choice-Individualism

Viktor Vanberg, Walter Eucken Institute

Discussants:

• Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University
• Mark Crain, Lafayette College
• Georg Vanberg, Duke University
• Ryan Quandt, Claremont Graduate University
• Viktor Vanberg, Walter Eucken Institute

15. The Consequences of Land Policies
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: Yimin Wang, West Virginia University

• The Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act: A Difference in Difference Analysis of U.S. Counties

Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston; Andrea Kimpson, University of Chicago; and Christopher Mothorpe, College of Charleston

• Effect of Inclusionary Housing Ordinances on Housing and Affordability

Kyle John Sweetland, Pacific Legal Foundation

• Single-family zoning and the housing market: Evidence from Minneapolis Vitor Melo, vitor.melo@mail.wvu.edu; Alex Marsella, Berry College; and Yimin Wang, West Virginia University

Discussants:

• Yimin Wang, West Virginia University
• Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston
• Kyle John Sweetland, Pacific Legal Foundation

16. Rent-Seeking and Corruption
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Keeneland

Chair: Cristina Strango, University of Orléans & West University of Timisoara

• Revisiting the nexus between Corruption and trade performance

Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah, Texas Tech University; and Nathaniel Smith, Sweet Briar College

• Cronyism vs. Economic Freedom: Experiences from Brazil and India

Matheus Cosso, University of Chicago

• Public Corruption in the Digital Age: Insights from Renewable Energy in the G7

Cristina Strango, University of Orléans & West University of Timisoara; and Scott W. Hegerty, Northeastern Illinois University

Discussants:

• Cristina Strango, University of Orléans & West University of Timisoara
• Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah, Texas Tech University
• Matheus Cosso, University of Chicago
• Lubani Nondo, Dublin City University

17. Public Choice in Latin America
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Kentucky Suite

Organizer: Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas
Chair: Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas

• We Also Belong: Collective Property Rights Enforcement and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America

Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas

• Political Violence in the Long Run: Evidence from a New Dataset of Latin American Military Dictatorships Joao Pedro Bastos, Texas Tech University
• Democratic Innovations in the Hands of Strong Presidents: Latin American Democracies in Peril

Pablo Hernandez Borges, Texas Tech University; and Henry Moncrieff, Texas Tech University

• Opposition Party Power and Flawed Constitutional Design: 21st Century Democratic Backsliding in Latin America Giuseppe Peressotti, University of Texas at Dallas; and Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas

Discussants:

• Joao Pedro Bastos, Texas Tech University
• Henry Moncrieff, Texas Tech University
• Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas

18. UFM’s Prosperity: Rethinking Development Economics in Light of Public Choice
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Organizers:Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research;Lenore Ealy, Universidad Francisco Marroquin;
Chair: Lenore Ealy, Universidad Francisco Marroquin

Panelists:

• Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research;
• Jershem David Casasola, Francisco Marroquin University;
• Santiago Fernandez Ordonez, Universidad Francisco Marroquín;
• Carroll Ríos, Universidad Francisco Marroquin;

19. International Policies and their Effects
1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Regency South A

Chair: Justin T. Callais, Archbridge Institute

• The Conventional and Nuclear Balance and the Success of Extended Nuclear Deterrence

Yukari Iwanami, The University of Tokyo

• The Nature of the Social Force in a Star Wars Society and Beyond: Order 66 vs New Hope(s)

Nikolay Ushakov, Ball State University

• A Preliminary Comparison of the World Bank’s Doing Business and B-Ready Projects

Robert Lawson, Southern Methodist University; and Justin T. Callais, Archbridge Institute

Discussants:

• Justin T. Callais, Archbridge Institute
• Nikolay Ushakov, Ball State University
• Yukari Iwanami, The University of Tokyo

Break
2:30 pm-2:40 pm | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by Center for Public Choice & Market Process

20. Political History of the US
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee

Chair: Kihwan Bae, West Virginia University

• Baptists and Slave-Traders in the Confederate Congress

Sean-Patrick Alvarez , Jacksonville State University ; and Ennio Eamanuele Piano, University of Mississippi

• Migration, Ideology, and Housing Values across U.S. Counties

Myungsup Kim, University of North Texas; Josh Matti, Euromed University of Fes; and Yang Zhou, University of North Texas

• Occupational Licensing, Immigrant Location Choice, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Refugee Physicians to U.S. States in the 1930s Kihwan Bae, West Virginia University; and Edward Timmons, West Virginia University
• The different paths of public choice and social choice theory. Gordon Tullock’s cruisade against Kenneth Arrow’s ‘phantom’ Herrade Igersheim, University of Strasbourg

Discussants:

• Herrade Igersheim, University of Strasbourg
• Sean-Patrick Alvarez , Jacksonville State University
• Yang Zhou, University of North Texas
• Kihwan Bae, West Virginia University

21. The Theory of Public Choice and Political and Economic Institutions
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Conference Theater

Chair: Randall Holcombe, Florida State University

• Friedman, Corporations, and Public Choice

Jeremy Kidd, Drake University

• Public Choice and the Neoclassical Theory of the Firm: Do Firms Maximize Profits?

Roger Congleton, West Virginia University

• A Public Choice Analysis of Political Capitalism

Randall Holcombe, Florida State University

• Foucault on Liberal Political Economy and the Negative Income Tax

Otto Lehto, New York University

Discussants:

• Otto Lehto, New York University
• Jeremy Kidd, Drake University
• Roger Congleton, West Virginia University
• Randall Holcombe, Florida State University

22. Regime Change and Participation
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: George Diemer, Temple University

• The Existence of Super Voters – More Evidence for the Theory

Brian Baugus, Regent University; and George Diemer, Temple University

• Housing Ripples: How Affordable Housing Reshapes Neighborhoods and Affects Political Participation

Carlos Takeshi Estrada Arzamendi, University of Florida

• Seeding Reform or Reaping Chaos? Liberal Institutional Outcomes of Violent vs. Nonviolent Revolutionary Regime Changes

Shishir Shakya, Appalachian State University; and Joshua Ammons, Wabash College

• Revolution in Peru: Sendero Luminoso and the persistence of government favoritism and failure

Nathaniel Smith, Sweet Briar College

Discussants:

• George Diemer, Temple University
• Carlos Takeshi Estrada Arzamendi, University of Florida
• Nathaniel Smith, Sweet Briar College
• Shishir Shakya, Appalachian State University

23. Women’s Rights and Policies in the Political Economy
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: Towhid Mahmood, Austin Peay State University

• Ancestral Irrigation and Culture: Women’s Rights Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville; and Satyendra Gupta, Delhi School of Economics
• Building credibility: How gender budget transparency boosts commitment to fiscal policy and women’s empowerment in Indian states Cheick Camara, Cerdi/Uca Cnrs Ird
• Does Reducing Child-rearing Costs Contribute to Increasing Female Labor Participation and Addressing the Declining Birth Rate?

Kazuyasu Kawasaki, Chuo University; Masako Kamada, Chuo University; and Tsukasa Matsuura, Chuo University

• Democracy and the Gender Parity in Property Rights: Does Political Freedom Help? Towhid Mahmood, Austin Peay State University

Discussants:

• Towhid Mahmood, Austin Peay State University
• Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville
• Cheick Camara, Cerdi/Uca Cnrs Ird
• Kazuyasu Kawasaki, Chuo University

24. Public Choice Takes on Populism
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Keeneland

Chair: Andreas Freytag, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

• Did Röpke and Buchanan Transform their Populist Impulses into Neoliberal Ideas?

Nils Hesse, Die Dezentrale

• Understanding Populism: Public Perception of Political Claims

Jacek Lewkowicz, University of Warsaw; and Jan Fałkowski, University of Warsaw

• Crony Capitalism and Populism

Nils Hesse, Die Dezentrale; and Andre Quintas, George Mason University

• Populist Walking Sticks: Redefining Growth Stories in Populist Economies

Asutay Ege, Friedrich Schiller University; Christopher Ball, Quinnipiac University; and Andreas Freytag, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Discussants:

• Andreas Freytag, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• Nils Hesse, Die Dezentrale
• Jacek Lewkowicz, University of Warsaw

25. Bureaucracies
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Chair: Pedro M. Batista, NYU

• Regulatory Ambiguity and Supervisory Inaction Pedro M. Batista, NYU
• Reassessing the fiscal dominance hypothesis in light of central banking history

Nathalie Janson, Neoma Business School; and Francois Facchini, University of Paris 1 PAnthéon-Sorbonne

• Emissaries with a Mission? Ambassadors and International Trade Volker Nitsch, Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Bank Supervision as Moral Hazard Pedro M. Batista, NYU

Discussants:

• Nathalie Janson, Neoma Business School
• Volker Nitsch, Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Pedro M. Batista, NYU

26. Book panel on James Buchanan and Peaceful Cooperation by Alain Marciano
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency South A

Organizer: Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Chair: Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics

Panelists:

• Alain Marciano, Università di Torino;
• Emily Skarbek, Brown University;
• Mark Pennington, King’s College London;
• Peter Boettke, George Mason University;

27. Kyklos Symposium Roundtable on Humanomics & Systems Thinking for Improving AI Mental Models
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency South B

Organizer: Ravi Roy, Southern Utah University
Chair: Ravi Roy, Southern Utah University

Panelists:

• Michael Munger, Duke University;
• Lenore Ealy, Universidad Francisco Marroquin;
• Robert Wright, Central Michigan University;
• Diana Thomas, ;

Discussant:

• Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research;

28. Tenth Annual Elinor and Vincent Ostrom Prize for Best Combined Paper and Presentation by a Graduate Student
2:40 pm-4:40 pm | Kentucky Suite

• Rationalizing Protests – From Individuals to Networks

Tim Baule, University of Bayreuth; Jonathan Bothner, University of Bayreuth; and Maximilian Kähny, University of Bayreuth

• The relevance of central bank communication – does it really build trust?

Eliza Hałatek, University of Warsaw

• Focal Points and Salience in Protest Coordination

Tim Baule, University of Bayreuth; and Henrik Reinhard Guhling, University of Bayreuth

• No Taxation without Representation?: Interjurisdictional Competition and American Colonial Taxation

Caleb Petitt, George Mason University

29. Break
4:10 pm-4:20 pm | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by Center for Public Choice & Market Process

30. When Pigous Fly: Rethinking Arguments about Government Intervention
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee

Organizer: Anthony Gill, University of Washington
Chair: Anthony Gill, University of Washington

Panelist:

• Michael Munger, Duke University

Discussants:

• Victor Menaldo, University of Washington
• Lynne Kiesling, Northwestern University
• Anthony Gill, University of Washington

31. Monetary and Fiscal Political Economy
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Conference Theater

Organizer: Bryan Cutsinger, Florida Atlantic University
Chair: Bryan Cutsinger, Florida Atlantic University

• The Potlatch as Memory

Casey Pender, Mount Allison University

• Normative Dimensions of Central Bank Digital Currencies

Andrew Douglas Allison, University of Calgary; and Alexander Salter, Texas Tech University

• The Political Economy of U.S. Free Banking Bryan Cutsinger, Florida Atlantic University; and Louis Rouanet, University of Texas El Paso
• An Interest Group Theory of the U.S. Debt Ceiling Bryan Cutsinger, Florida Atlantic University

Discussants:

• Bryan Cutsinger, Florida Atlantic University
• Casey Pender, Mount Allison University
• Andrew Douglas Allison, University of Calgary
• Louis Rouanet, University of Texas El Paso

32. The Political Economy of Public Policy
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville

• Bargaining Power and Land Prices: Insights from Ukrainian Agricultural Land Reforms

Vasyl Kvartiuk, Leibniz-Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO); and Thomas Herzfeld, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

• The Effects of Prosecutor Turnover on Criminal Case Outcomes

Nicholas Jensen, Middle Tennessee State University

• Mortality and Immigration: The Case of Secure Communities

Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville; Monica Garcia-Perez, Fayetteville State University; and Sandra Orozco Aleman, Mississippi State University

• Impacts of standardizing and streamlining solar Permitting

William Tilson, George Mason University

Discussants:

• Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville
• Vasyl Kvartiuk, Leibniz-Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
• William Tilson, George Mason University
• Nicholas Jensen, Middle Tennessee State University

33. Applications of Political Economy and Economic Freedom
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: Brian William Mandeville, George Mason University

• Not-So-Silent Rebellion: The Political Economy of Heavy Metal

Christian Bjørnskov, ; and Andreas Freytag, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

• The Death of the Driver Code: How Changing Formal Rules Affects Informal Rules

Antón Miguel Chamberlin, Middle Tennessee State University

• Expressive Donating: The Manipulation of Information in Pit-Bull Advocacy

Brian William Mandeville, George Mason University

• Constitutional Policy and Instability Cameron Tilley, Wabash College

Discussants:

• Cameron Tilley, Wabash College
• Andreas Freytag, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• Antón Miguel Chamberlin, Middle Tennessee State University
• Brian William Mandeville, George Mason University

34. Public Choice Accounts of Entrepreneurship
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Keeneland

Chair: Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville

• Entrepreneurialism, Managerialism, and Internal Corporate Incentives

Martin Edwards, University of Mississippi

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Market for Bourbon

Michelle Vachris, Virginia Wesleyan University

• Immigrant population and entrepreneurship development in United States metropolitan areas Abu Bakkar Siddique, Florida Atlantic University; Sandip Sureka, George Mason University; and James Witte, George Mason University
• Traditional Religion and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China Jiong Zhu, Xiamen University; Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville; and Gunes Gokmen, Lund University

Discussants:

• Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville
• Martin Edwards, University of Mississippi
• Michelle Vachris, Virginia Wesleyan University
• Abu Bakkar Siddique, Florida Atlantic University

35. Corruption
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University
Chair: Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University

• Exploring the Interplay of Corruption, Taxation, and Labor Freedom in Determining the Informal Sector Meghna Dutta, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna; and Chandan Jha, Le Moyne College
• Unholy Alliance: Organized Crime and Corruption Valentina Chiariello, University of Naples Parthenope; and Oguzhan Dincer, Illinois State University
• Perception of Corruption: From individual factors to Party System factors Giovanna Rodriguez-Garcia, Universidad Autonoma De Bucaramanga
• Corruption Kills Some People Faster than Others Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University; and Vincent Tawiah, Dublin City University

Discussants:

• Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University
• Chandan Jha, Le Moyne College
• Oguzhan Dincer, Illinois State University
• Giovanna Rodriguez-Garcia, Universidad Autonoma De Bucaramanga

36. New Directions in the Theory of Public Choice
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Regency South A

Chair: Åsa Hansson, Lund University

• The Gift as an Expression and Producer of Spontaneous Order in the Digital Economy

Jean Maria Maximilian Müßgens, Witten/Herdecke University

• The General Misfortune of Mankind: The Anti-Federalists, Polycentricity, and the Perpetuation of Political Institutions

Nicholas Lawrence Clifford, Pacific Legal Foundation

• Can the Asymmetry in Risk-Reward for Politicians Explain the Lack of Structural Reforms in Sweden?

Åsa Hansson, Lund University

Discussants:

• Åsa Hansson, Lund University
• Jean Maria Maximilian Müßgens, Witten/Herdecke University
• Nicholas Lawrence Clifford, Pacific Legal Foundation

37. Capitalism Evolving 1: Rethinking the Legitimacy of the Market Economy through Public Choice
4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Regency South B

Organizer: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research
Chair: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research

• Social Trust and Regulation: A Time Series Analysis of the United States” Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston; and Jeremy Jackson, Fayetteville State University
• “New” Histories and Old Anticapitalism Phil Magness, ; and Michael Makovi, Northwood University
• Social impacts of economic liberalization

Veeshan Rayamajhee, New Mexico State University; and Raymond March, Angelo State University

• Healthcare’s Market Evolution: How Regulatory Capture Undermines Market Legitimacy and Innovation David Mitchell, Ball State University; and Moiz Bhai, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Discussants:

• David Mitchell, Ball State University
• Jeremy Jackson, Fayetteville State University
• Phil Magness,
• Veeshan Rayamajhee, New Mexico State University

Dinner on Own
5:50 pm-11:59 pm | Downtown Louisville

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Gather:  Coffee, Tea, and Small Bites
7:00 am-7:40 am | Regency Foyer

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors
7:00 am-5:00 pm | Top of Escalators

39. Political History of Institutions
7:40 am-9:10 am | Cherokee-Shawnee

Chair: Richard Jankowski, SUNY Fredonia

• Where Danger Lies: The Economics of Papal Elections

Benjamin William Bauer, George Mason University

• A Game of Heresy: Princes, Popes, and Political Rents Colin Harris,
• Unified China, Divided Europe: Government Structure and the Provision of Public Goods

Richard Jankowski, SUNY Fredonia

• Transitional justice and bureaucratic oversight: Accountability for Nazi crimes in West Germany

Georg Vanberg, Duke University; and Holger Kern, Florida State University

Discussants:

• Richard Jankowski, SUNY Fredonia
• Benjamin William Bauer, George Mason University
• Colin Harris,
• Georg Vanberg, Duke University

40. The Political Economy of Family Policies
7:40 am-9:10 am | Conference Theater

Chair: Ray March, Angelo State University

• Why Japan Can’t Stop Falling Birth Rate?

Kaori Hasegawa, Toyo Eiwa University

• Why the expansion of child allowance is politically supported in a society with an aging electorate: Evidence from Japan

TAKERO DOI, Keio University and Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

• In Search of Determinants of Abortion Policy in a Post-Casey World

Brian Baugus, Regent University; Feler Bose, Indiana University, East; and Jeffry Jacob, Bethel University

• Sterilization Laws, Eugenics and the Rise of State Asylums of the 19th Century

Vincent Geloso, George Mason University; and Ray March, Angelo State University

Discussants:

• Ray March, Angelo State University
• Kaori Hasegawa, Toyo Eiwa University
• TAKERO DOI, Keio University and Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
• Feler Bose, Indiana University, East

41. Empirical Political Economy
7:40 am-9:10 am | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Organizer: Dean Stansel, Southern Methodist University
Chair: Dean Stansel, Southern Methodist University

• Divided Government and Regulatory Constraints in the U.S.

Sanchari Choudhury, Midwestern State University

• Economic Freedom and Campaign Financing: Do poor Economic Institutions Encourage Corporate Campaign Financing?

Mavuto Kalulu, University of Central Arkansas; and Veronica Bertolusso,

• Science and Politics of Lockdowns: Evidence from Brazilian States

Vincent Miozzi, Florida Southern College; and Joao Pedro Bastos, Texas Tech University

• On Government Growth

Daniel Centuriao, West Virginia University

Discussants:

• Mavuto Kalulu, University of Central Arkansas
• Sanchari Choudhury, Midwestern State University
• Daniel Centuriao, West Virginia University
• Vincent Miozzi, Florida Southern College

42. Theory and Public Choice
7:40 am-9:10 am | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: John Horowitz, Ball State University

• The Ideology of Identity and the Rise of Critical Theory: An Empirical Assessment

Phil Magness, ; and Williamson Evers, Independent Institute

• On Credibility and Causality in Economics: A Critical Appraisal Philipp C. C. Wichardt, University of Rostock; and Andreas Bergh, IFN / Lund university
• On Explaining Why the (Human) World Is Rich

Bart Wilson,

• An Economic Theory of Additive Goods John Horowitz, Ball State University

Discussants:

• John Horowitz, Ball State University
• Phil Magness,
• Andreas Bergh, IFN / Lund university
• Bart Wilson,

43. The Political Economy of Public and Fiscal Policies
7:40 am-9:10 am | Kentucky Suite

Chair: Jody Woods Lipford, Francis Marion University

• Optimal Deficit Ceiling and International Externality of Crisis Risk

Toshihiro Ihori, National Graduate Institute For Policy Studies; and Shintaro Nakagawa, Konan University

• Revisiting Public Investment Multipliers: Nonlinear Effects of the Business Cycle, Fiscal Space, Efficiency, and Capital Stock

Joao Jalles, University of Lisbon

• The Demand and Supply of Regulation to Reduce Carbon-Dioxide Emissions and Increase Energy Efficiency in the U.S. States

Jody Woods Lipford, Francis Marion University

Discussants:

• Jody Woods Lipford, Francis Marion University
• Toshihiro Ihori, National Graduate Institute For Policy Studies
• Joao Jalles, University of Lisbon

44. The Public Choice Problems in Development Economics: A New Perspective from Prosperity Lab at UFM
7:40 am-9:10 am | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research
Chair: Lenore Ealy, Universidad Francisco Marroquin

Panelists:

• Jershem David Casasola, Francisco Marroquin University;
• Adam Martin, Texas Tech University;

45. Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis
7:40 am-9:10 am | Regency South A

Chair: W. Benedikt Schmal, Ilmenau Tech

• Full Employment for All:​ Or, how Macroeconomics Displaced the Entrepreneur Vincent Carret, Creighton University; and Keith Jakee, Florida Atlantic University
• The Fatal Conceit of Pro-Family Policy

Susannah Petitt, Mercatus Center

• Cartels to Protect the Commons? Institutional and Competition Implications

W. Benedikt Schmal, Ilmenau Tech; and Lukas Breide, Ilmenau Tech

Discussants:

• W. Benedikt Schmal, Ilmenau Tech
• Vincent Carret, Creighton University
• Susannah Petitt, Mercatus Center

46. PPE Programs: Too Many? Too Few? or Just Right?
7:40 am-9:10 am | Regency South B

Organizer: Douglas Norton, Florida State University
Chair: Michael Munger, Duke University

Panelists:

• Douglas Norton, Florida State University;
• Michael Munger, Duke University;
• Peter Boettke, George Mason University;

47. Coffee Break
9:10 am-9:30 am | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by F.A. Hayek PPE

48. Evaluating Electoral Systems and Voting Power
9:30 am-11:00 am | Cherokee-Shawnee

Organizers:Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine;Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University;
Chair: Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine

• The Mixed Proportional-Local Electoral System

Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University; and Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine

• Constituency Population Size Scaling and Representation in Mixed Systems

Alex Keena, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Pivotal Voters at the U.S. Constitutional Convention: Shapley-Owen Values Reconsidered

Keith Dougherty, University of Georgia; and Emma Bibina, University of Georgia

• The problem of surplus seats in mixed member proportional systems and its consequences in regard to the size of parliament. Evidence from Germany

Joachim Behnke,

Discussants:

• Alex Keena, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Keith Dougherty, University of Georgia
• Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine
• Joachim Behnke,

49. New Developments in Regulatory Research
9:30 am-11:00 am | Conference Theater

Organizer: Darwyyn Deyo,
Chair: Edward Timmons, West Virginia University

• The Influence of Special Interest Groups on Occupational Licensing: A Case of Cosmetology Kihwan Bae, West Virginia University; and Steve Slivinski, Cato Institute
• Drug Decriminalization, Public Health, and Crime: Evidence from Oregon Vitor Melo, vitor.melo@mail.wvu.edu
• State Occupational Licensing Index 2024 Edition Edward Timmons, West Virginia University; Noah Trudeau, Troy University; and Sebastan Anastasi, Clemson University
• Occupational Licensing Regulations in the Market for Mental Health Care Cici McNamara, Georgia Tech

Discussants:

• Cici McNamara, Georgia Tech
• Kihwan Bae, West Virginia University
• Vitor Melo, vitor.melo@mail.wvu.edu
• Edward Timmons, West Virginia University

50. Pedagogy and Experiments Based on Public Choice
9:30 am-11:00 am | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: Joseph Connors, Florida Southern College

• Bugs and Features of Voting

Nathanael Snow, Ball State University

• Large Effects of Small Cues: Priming Selfish Economic Decisions Avichai Snir, Bar-Ilan University; Dudi Levy, Bar-Ilan University; Dian Wang, University of Texas at San Antonio; Allan Chen, University of Iowa; and Daniel Levy, Bar-Ilan University and Emory University
• Busting the Campus Food Services Monopoly: A Lesson in Economics and Public Choice

Joseph Connors, Florida Southern College; Vincent Miozzi, Florida Southern College; and Justin Heacock, Florida Southern College

Discussants:

• Joseph Connors, Florida Southern College
• Nathanael Snow, Ball State University
• Allan Chen, University of Iowa

51. Regulation and Policy
9:30 am-11:00 am | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas

• Mass Incarceration and the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984

Adam Martin, Texas Tech University; Daniel D’Amico, Wabash College; and Adam Swisher, Texas Tech University

• The Economic Impact of Electrical Transmission ROFR Policies

Gavin Roberts, Weber State University

• Coffee with a side of communism: land ownership and political preferences in Costa Rica

Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas

Discussants:

• Ricardo R. Noé, University of Texas, Dallas
• Adam Swisher, Texas Tech University
• Gavin Roberts, Weber State University

52. Trust, Tolerance, and Culture
9:30 am-11:00 am | Keeneland

Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov,
Chair: Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics

• Economic Freedom and Economic Preferences

Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

• Dead Letter:  Does Constantly replacing the Constitution Erode Trust and Compliance of Formal Institutions?

Daniel Sanchez Pinol, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Uncertainty and Tolerance

Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics; and Therese Nilsson, Lund University

• Booms, Busts, and Bureaucracy: The Institutional Impact of Resource Transfers on Local State Capacity

Edwar Enrique Escalante, Angelo State University

Discussants:

• Edwar Enrique Escalante, Angelo State University
• Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
• Daniel Sanchez Pinol, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics

53. Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Growth
9:30 am-11:00 am | Kentucky Suite

Organizer: Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Chair: Brian Meehan,

• How Much Does Entrepreneurship Really Contribute to Economic Growth? Russell Sobel, The Citadel; and Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• High Taxes, Hidden Harvests: Underground Marijuana Markets in Canada

Brian Meehan,

• Corruption, Female Leadership, and Sector Choice: Evidence from Brazil

Jamie Bologna Pavlik, Texas Tech University; and Joao Pedro Bastos, Texas Tech University

• Testing and the Rational Basis Test: Municipalities, Property Values, and Tattoo Studios David Mitchell, Ball State University; Wendy Lucas, University of Central Arkansas; and Derek Yonai, Flager College

Discussants:

• David Mitchell, Ball State University
• Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• Brian Meehan,
• Jamie Bologna Pavlik, Texas Tech University

54. Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals
9:30 am-11:00 am | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University
Chairs:Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University;Chandan Jha, Le Moyne College;

Panelists:

• Giovanna Rodriguez-Garcia, Universidad Autonoma De Bucaramanga;
• George Clarke, Texas A&M International University;
• Oguzhan Dincer, Illinois State University;
• Lubani Nondo, Dublin City University;

55. Historical Political Economy: Religion
9:30 am-11:00 am | Regency South A

Organizer: Ennio Eamanuele Piano, University of Mississippi
Chair: Ennio Eamanuele Piano, University of Mississippi

• The Constitutional Political Economy of the Early Church in 1 & 2 Clement

Alexander Salter, Texas Tech University; and David William Crego, Texas Tech University

• Tracing the Monastic Cycle in England

Marcus Shera, Smith Institute at Chapman University

• The Economics of New England Witchcraft Peter Hazlett, New York University
• Competition within the Church: Market entry and the rise of traditional Catholicism in the US

Ennio Eamanuele Piano, University of Mississippi; and Benjamin William Bauer, George Mason University

Discussants:

• Benjamin William Bauer, George Mason University
• David William Crego, Texas Tech University
• Marcus Shera, Smith Institute at Chapman University
• Peter Hazlett, New York University

56. Emerging Scholars In Public Choice
9:30 am-11:00 am | Regency South B

Organizer: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research
Chair: Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research

• Capturing Crypto: Public Choice Theory and the Influence of Lobbying in Shaping Cryptocurrency Regulation Hannah Waldron, Mannkal
• The unintended consequences of international adoption from Guatemala Laura Arce, American Institute for Economic Research
• The negative relationship between distributive social policy and the sustainability of the welfare state

Marimaite Rayo, Francisco Marroquín University

• Peace Keeping? An Analysis of the Public Choice Issues in ONUCA and MINUSTAH Reforms

Luis Carlos Araujo Quintero, Manuel H. Johnson for Political Economy at Troy University

Discussants:

• Luis Carlos Araujo Quintero, Manuel H. Johnson for Political Economy at Troy University
• Hannah Waldron, Mannkal
• Laura Arce, American Institute for Economic Research
• Marimaite Rayo, Francisco Marroquín University

57. Break
11:00 am-11:20 am | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by Center for Public Choice & Market Process

58. Plenary Session 3
11:20 am-12:40 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov,
Chair: Christian Bjørnskov,

• Toward a Genuine Institutional Economics Peter Boettke, George Mason University

Networking Lunch
12:40 pm-1:40 pm | Regency Foyer

59. Presidential Address and Awards
1:40 pm-2:30 pm | Regency Ballroom North

• Sponsored by Liberty Fund

60. Electoral Institutions on the US
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee

Chair: Jay Kent Dow, University of Missouri

• The Size of State Legislative Assemblies

James Endersby, University of Missouri

• Trickle Down Polarization: The Impact of Election Timing on Local Nonpartisan Elections

Marc Plooster, Indiana University Bloomington; and Mary Adams Plooster, Indiana University

• Electoral Development in the Early United States: Evidence from State Assembly Elections

Jay Kent Dow, University of Missouri

Discussants:

• Jay Kent Dow, University of Missouri
• James Endersby, University of Missouri
• Marc Plooster, Indiana University Bloomington

61. Entrepreneurship, Institutions, and Migration
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Conference Theater

Organizer: Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Chair: Kerrianne Lawson Rubenstein, Syracuse University

• Net Productive Entrepreneurship: An MSA-Level Index, 2002-2019

Justin T. Callais, Archbridge Institute; Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston; and Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• State-level Institutions and Entrepreneurship: A Spatial Hierarchical Probit Approach Kerrianne Lawson Rubenstein, Syracuse University; Josh Hall, West Virginia University; and Donald Lacombe, Texas Tech University
• Trailblazers: The Impact of Entrepreneurship on Between-MSA Migration

Justin T. Callais, Archbridge Institute; Vincent Geloso, George Mason University; Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University; and Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• The Power of Competition: Can New Firms Spark Innovative Activity?

Imran Arif, Appalachian State University

Discussants:

• Justin T. Callais, Archbridge Institute
• Kerrianne Lawson Rubenstein, Syracuse University
• Imran Arif, Appalachian State University

62. The Political Economy of Family and Health Policy
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: Martin Rode,

• State Level Abortion Policy and Women’s Outcomes: A Panel Data Analysis

Brian Baugus, Regent University; Feler Bose, Indiana University, East; and Jeffry Jacob, Bethel University

• Family Formation and Institutional Stickiness in East and West Germany

Anna Claire Flowers, George Mason University

• Certificate-of-Need Laws and Access to Health Care Services

Liam Sigaud, Knee Regulatory Research Center

• Capitalism and femicide: An empirical investigation

Christian Bjørnskov, ; and Martin Rode,

Discussants:

• Martin Rode,
• Feler Bose, Indiana University, East
• Anna Claire Flowers, George Mason University
• Liam Sigaud, Knee Regulatory Research Center

63. Solving Problems and Paradoxes with Public Choice
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: Ruolong Xiao, George Mason University

• Social Welfare and the Group Size Paradox

Paul Pecorino,

• The Capability of Private Welfare: Solving the Samaritan’s Dilemma

Brigitta Christian Jones, George Mason University

• Is Precautionary Crisis Response Politically Feasible? Olga Shvetsova, Binghamton University
• Voter Information and Political Accountability

Ruolong Xiao, George Mason University

Discussants:

• Ruolong Xiao, George Mason University
• Paul Pecorino,
• Brigitta Christian Jones, George Mason University
• Olga Shvetsova, Binghamton University

64. Law and Economics
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Keeneland

Organizers:Jacob Ryan Hall, University of Pennsylvania;Henry Thompson, University of Mississippi;
Chair: Jacob Ryan Hall, University of Pennsylvania

• The King’s French Jacob Ryan Hall, University of Pennsylvania; and Alexander Taylor, University of Evansville
• Railroads and American Constitutional Change Jacob Ryan Hall, University of Pennsylvania; and Slade Mendenhall, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
• The Evolution of Local Insolvency Regimes during the Great Depression Eric Scorsone, University of Virginia
• How will AI shape the law?

Henry Thompson, University of Mississippi

Discussants:

• Henry Thompson, University of Mississippi
• Alexander Taylor, University of Evansville
• Jacob Ryan Hall, University of Pennsylvania
• Eric Scorsone, University of Virginia

65. The Political Economy of Labor Market Policy: Regulation, Worker Classification, and Healthcare Access
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Kentucky Suite

Organizer: Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University
Chair: Markus Bjoerkheim, George Mason University

• Does Higher Medicaid Payments Lead to More Staff? Evidence from a Discontinuity in Reimbursements

Markus Bjoerkheim, George Mason University; and Ali Melad, George Mason University

• From Gig to Gone: ABC Tests and the Case of the Missing Workers

Liya Palagashvili, Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Markus Bjoerkheim, George Mason University; and Revana Sharfuddin, Mercatus Center

• Job Autonomy and Racial Representation in Healthcare: Effects within Urban and Rural America Ambika Kulkarni Orus, West Virginia University; and Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
• Balancing Access and Safety: The Impact of Prescriptive Authority Expansion on Malpractice Rates for Mental Health Providers

Sarah Drain, ; and Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University

Discussants:

• Ambika Kulkarni Orus, West Virginia University
• Sarah Drain,
• Markus Bjoerkheim, George Mason University
• Revana Sharfuddin, Mercatus Center

66. Policy and Crime
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Organizer: Bryan McCannon, Illinois Wesleyan University
Chair: Bryan McCannon, Illinois Wesleyan University

• No Face, No Case: Masking and Criminal Behavior Justin Craig Heflin, University of Kentucky
• The Long Term Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement when Young Bryan McCannon, Illinois Wesleyan University
• The Impact of Drug-Induced Homicide Laws on Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths

Kathleen Sheehan, Creighton University; Angela Dills, Western Carolina University; and Audrey Redford, Hampden-Sydney College

• The Relevant Third: Threat of Coalition and Economic Development Sourav Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; Somdeep Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; Pushkar Maitra, Monash University; and Manhar Manchanda, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Discussants:

• Manhar Manchanda, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
• Justin Craig Heflin, University of Kentucky
• Bryan McCannon, Illinois Wesleyan University
• Kathleen Sheehan, Creighton University

67. Models of Voting 2
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency South A

Chair: Matteo F. Ferroni, University of Missouri

• Did Newspaper Endorsements Affect the Outcome of the 1968 Election? Steven Sprick Schuster, Middle Tennessee State University; and Anna Collins, Middle Tennessee State University
• The Cost of Voting and Turnout in Presidential Elections

Matteo F. Ferroni, University of Missouri; and Jeff Milyo, University of Missouri

• A Dyadic Method to Investigate Voting Behaviour in the Council of the European Union

Arash Pourebrahimi, Leiden University; Madeleine O. Hosli, Leiden University, Netherlands; and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Leiden University

• Election Results and Democratic Discontent: Expectations, Extremism, and Democratic Values in Post-Election Brazil

Matteo F. Ferroni, University of Missouri

Discussants:

• Matteo F. Ferroni, University of Missouri
• Anna Collins, Middle Tennessee State University
• Jeff Milyo, University of Missouri
• Madeleine O. Hosli, Leiden University, Netherlands

68. Political Economy and Policy
2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency South B

Chair: Nicolas Cachanosky, University of Texas, El Paso

• Evaluating Port Incentive Programs as Trade Support Policy: An Analysis at Japanese Local Container Ports

Toshihiro Watanabe, Shukutoku University

• Political Competition, Resource Availability, and Conflict: A Simulation Troy Siemers, Virginia Military Institute; Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute; and James Hentz, virginia military institute
• Environmentally-Responsible Demand: Irresponsible Lobbying? Olimpia Cutinelli Rendina, University of Strasbourg; Sonja Dobkowitz, DIW, Berlin; and Antoine Mayerowitz,
• Can Dollarization Mitigate the Macroeconomic Cost of Populism? Lessons from Latin America Nicolas Cachanosky, University of Texas, El Paso

Discussants:

• Nicolas Cachanosky, University of Texas, El Paso
• Toshihiro Watanabe, Shukutoku University
• Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute
• Olimpia Cutinelli Rendina, University of Strasbourg

69. Break
4:10 pm-4:20 pm | Regency Foyer

• Sponsored by Center for Public Choice & Market Process

70. Fair-Division Algorithms
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Conference Theater

Organizer: Steven Brams, New York University
Chair: Steven Brams, New York University

• Preventing Gerrymandering: A Moving-Knife Algorithm to Draw Congressional Districts

Steven Brams, New York University

• Sequential Apportionments from Stationary Divisor Methods

Michael Jones, American Mathematical Society; Brittany Ohlinger, Albright College; and Jennifer Wilson, New School University

• Two-Person Allocation of Divisible and Indivisible Goods: Envy-Free, Pareto-Optimal, and/or Equitable?

D. Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University

Discussants:

• D. Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University
• Michael Jones, American Mathematical Society
• Steven Brams, New York University

71. Regulation
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Gulfstream-Hialeah

Chair: Jacob Smith, Middle Tennessee State University

• Paternalism and Product Safety: The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Approach Toward Nursery Products

John Mitchell Scacchi, Pacific Legal Foundation; and Megan Jenkins, Pacific Legal Foundation

• The Father of Food and Drug Law as Strategic Regulator:  Dr. Harvey Wiley and the Political Economy of the Bottled-in-Bond Act

Jacob Smith, Middle Tennessee State University

Discussants:

• Jacob Smith, Middle Tennessee State University
• John Mitchell Scacchi, Pacific Legal Foundation

72. Public Goods
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Iroquois-Seneca

Chair: Mustahsin Aziz, West Virginia University

• Nature at Work: The role of urban greenspace on workers’ amenity

Mustahsin Aziz, West Virginia University

• Upstream Economic Effects of Empowering Local Village Councils: Evidence from India Somdeep Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta; and Shubham Ojha, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Discussants:

• Mustahsin Aziz, West Virginia University
• Shubham Ojha, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

73. The Political Economy and Preferences
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Keeneland

Chair: Madeleine O. Hosli, Leiden University, Netherlands

• A Political Model of Cournot Duopoly and its Implications for Polarization Lisa Helga Kinspergher, duke university
• The Seen and the Unseen: Political Sympathy and Interpersonal Antipathy

Juliette Sellgren, University of Virginia

• Resolution Co-Sponsorship in the United Nations Security Council 2011 to 2023

Tareq Helou, University of São Paulo; and Madeleine O. Hosli, Leiden University, Netherlands

Discussants:

• Madeleine O. Hosli, Leiden University, Netherlands
• Lisa Helga Kinspergher, duke university
• Juliette Sellgren, University of Virginia

74. Public Choice Considerations of AI
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Kentucky Suite

Chair: Eric Alston, University of Colorado

• AI for Child Safety Online: Economic, Social, and Legal Perspectives

Monika Mercz, The George Washington University

• AI-judication: On the Elements of Judging That Are Essentially Human

Eric Alston, University of Colorado; and William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussants:

• Eric Alston, University of Colorado
• Monika Mercz, The George Washington University

75. Tax and Monetary Policy
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Regency Ballroom North

Chair: José Torres Remírez, Universidad de las Hespérides

• Did the Plaza Accord Cause Japan’s Real Estate Bubble?

Jedediah Pida-Reese, Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University

• Monetary reform to end hyperinflation episode: Dollarization may not be the only option for Argentina, the lessons from the Peruvian Case Nathalie Janson, Neoma Business School; and Edwar Enrique Escalante, Angelo State University
• Rental subsidies: Bunching in Spanish personal income tax

José Torres Remírez, Universidad de las Hespérides

Discussants:

• José Torres Remírez, Universidad de las Hespérides
• Jedediah Pida-Reese, Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University
• Nathalie Janson, Neoma Business School

76. Advances in Condorcet-Consistent Voting
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Regency South A

Organizer: Nicolaus Tideman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
Chair: Nicolaus Tideman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

• Modeling Factionalism and Toxicity Under Different Voting Rules Robbie Robinette, Better Choices
• The Social Utility of Voting Revisited

Eric Pacuit, University of Maryland; and Wesley Holliday, University of California at Berkeley

• What Ranked Choice Voting Data Reveal About the Probability of a Voting Cycle Nicolaus Tideman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Discussants:

• Nicolaus Tideman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
• Robbie Robinette, Better Choices
• Eric Pacuit, University of Maryland

77. Models of Voting 1
4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Regency South B

Chair: Darius Griebenow, Technical University of Darmstadt

• Is Netanyahu a Condorcet Winner?

John Aldrich, Duke University; and Renan Levie, University of Toronto

• Voting Green

Michael Neugart, Technical University of Darmstadt; Stefan Pichler, University of Groningen; and Darius Griebenow, Technical University of Darmstadt

Discussants:

• Darius Griebenow, Technical University of Darmstadt
• John Aldrich, Duke University

78. Closing Cocktail Reception
5:30 pm-6:45 pm | Spire

• Sponsored by Institute for Humane Studies

Dinner on Own
6:45 pm-11:59 pm | Downtown Louisville