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Program at a Glance


Thursday March 6, 2025
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
7:15 PM - 11:59 PM
Friday March 7, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 12:50 PM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM - 11:59 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Saturday March 8, 2025
7:00 AM - 7:40 AM
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
7:40 AM - 9:10 AM
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 12:40 PM
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM - 2:30 PM
2:40 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
6:45 PM - 11:59 PM






PCS Program

Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors
Thursday | 1:00 pm-6:30 pm | Top of Escalators
1. Conference Welcome, Special Introductions, President’s Welcome, Plenary Introduction
Thursday | 4:15 pm-5:45 pm | Regency Ballroom North
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Thursday | 5:45 pm-7:15 pm | Regency Ballroom South
Dinner on Own
Thursday | 7:15 pm-11:59 pm | Downtown Louisville
Gather: Coffee, Tea, and Small Bites
Friday | 7:00 am-8:00 am | Regency Foyer
Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors
Friday | 7:00 am-5:00 pm | Top of Escalators
2. Economic Freedom and Its Effects
Friday | 8:00 am-9:30 am | Cherokee-Shawnee
  • 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
  • Jason Aimone, Baylor University; Sheryl Ball, Virginia Tech; Esha Dwibedi, University of Virginia; Jeremy Jackson, Fayetteville State University; and James West, Baylor University
3. Capitalism Evolving 2: Rethinking the Legitimacy of the Market Economy through Public Choice.
Friday | 8:00 am-9:30 am | Churchill Downs Suite

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, Creighton University; and Michael Thomas, Creighton University
4. Multi-National Studies of the Political Economy of Public Policy
Friday | 8:00 am-9:30 am | Conference Theater
  • Religion, Education and Democratic Political Preferences: A Global Gendered Perspective. Mumtaz Anwar, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Mohammad Ismayl Al Masud, Texas Tech University
  • 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
  • Dead Development Aid in Africa: Reality or Endogeneity? Mesfin Mulugeta Woldegiorgis, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
5. Experiments in Policy and Regulation
Friday | 8:00 am-9:30 am | Gulfstreem-Hialeah
  • Vaccination Hesitancy: The Polarizing Role of Social Context Thomas Bassetti, ; Armenak Antinyan, Thames Water Utilities; Luca Corazzini, University of Milano-Bicocca; and Filippo Pavesi, LIUC University
  • 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
6. Weird (Social) Science
Friday | 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
7. Regulation
Friday | 8:00 am-9:30 am | Keeneland
  • Impacts of Standardizing and Streamlining Solar Permitting William Tilson, George Mason University
  • No Rhyme or Reason: The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Approach Toward Baby and Kid 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
8. Coups and Regime Transitions
Friday | 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, Universidad de Navarra
9. Public Choice Pedagogy
Friday | 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, Berry College
  • Teaching Public Choice in Public Finance Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston
  • Approaching Public Policy Like an Economist Kimberly Holder, University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Panelists:
  • Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston;
  • Greg Caskey, The Citadel;
  • Kimberly Holder, University of Tennessee Chattanooga;
  • Brian Meehan, Berry College;
10. Economic Freedom, Political Violence, and Social Change: A Comprehensive Review
Friday | 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 - Lacrosse; Adam Stivers, ; and Russell Sobel, The Citadel
Discussants:
  • Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin - Lacrosse
  • Veeshan Rayamajhee, New Mexico State University
  • Shishir Shakya, Appalachian State University
  • Joshua Ammons, Wabash College
11. Fiscal Policy
Friday | 8:00 am-9:30 am | Regency South B
  • Fiscal Consolidations and Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence from Emerging Market Economies Joao Jalles, University of Lisbon
  • Municipal amalgamation and public procurement Michele Giuseppe Giuranno, University of Salento
  • The relevance of central bank communication – does it really build trust? Eliza Hałatek, University of Warsaw
  • 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
Coffee Break
Friday | 9:30 am-10:00 am | Regency Foyer
12. Plenary Session 2
Friday | 10:00 am-11:20 am | Regency Ballroom North
Executive Committee Luncheon
Friday | 11:20 am-12:50 pm | Belmont
Lunch on Own
Friday | 11:20 am-12:50 pm | Downtown Louisville
13. Historical Political Economy
Friday | 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 entangled political economy of African slavery in Britain John Meadowcroft, King's College London
  • The Industry of Rent-Seeking: Agents, Captures, and Consequences Ingemar Bengtsson, Lund University
14. Rent-Seeking and Corruption
Friday | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Churchill Downs Suite
  • 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
  • The impact of corruption on innovation in the European Union Robert Gillanders, Dublin City University; Lubani Nondo, Dublin City University; and Silvia Rocchetta, Dublin City University
  • Public Corruption in the Digital Age: Insights from Renewable Energy in the G7 Cristina Strango, Leo - University of Orléans; and Scott W. Hegerty, Northeastern Illinois University
15. The Virigina School of Political Economy
Friday | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Conference Theater
  • The Impact of Tullock’s Vote Motive Gordon Brady, Florida Southern College
  • Politics as Conflict: A Neglected Branch of the Virginia School of Political Economy Andre Quintas, George Mason 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
  • Constitutional Policy and Instability Cameron Tilley, Wabash College
16. Structure, Scope, and Growth of Government
Friday | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Gulfstreem-Hialeah
  • Tragedy of the Regulatory Commons: How Agency Dispersion Affects Regulatory Outcomes in American States Mark Crain, Lafayette College
  • Institutional Mechanisms for the Ratchet Effect Theory of Government Growth Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University; and Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston
  • Transitional justice and bureaucratic oversight: Accountability for Nazi crimes in West Germany Georg Vanberg, Duke University; and Holger Kern, Florida State University
  • An Iridescent Sunset: An Empirical Analysis of Sunset Legislation Ryan Quandt, Claremont Graduate University
17. The Consequences of Land Policies
Friday | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Iroquois-Seneca
  • 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
  • Opportunity or Opportunism? Examining the Political Motivations Behind Opportunity Zone Designations Collin Hodges, University of Central Arkansas; and Jacob Bundrick, University of Central Arkansas
  • 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
18. Models of Voting 1
Friday | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Keeneland
  • Top-Two Runoff Elections (Uniquely) Dominate Plurality Rule Nathan Atkinson, University of Wisconsin
  • 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
  • The perfect storm: A double election inversion in the 2022 parliamentary elections of Denmark Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, University of Copenhagen
19. Public Choice in Latin America
Friday | 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
  • Giuseppe Peressotti, University of Texas at Dallas
20. UFM's Prosperity: Rethinking Development Economics in Light of Public Choice
Friday | 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;
  • David Cassola, Universidad Francisco Marroquin;
  • Santiago Fernandez Ordonez, Universidad Francisco Marroquín;
  • Carroll Ríos, Universidad Francisco Marroquin;
21. International Policies and their Effects
Friday | 1:00 pm-2:30 pm | Regency South A
  • The Constitutional Impact of United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in the Caribbean Luis Carlos Araujo Quintero, Manuel H. Johnson for Political Economy at Troy University
  • The Conventional and Nuclear Balance and the Success of Extended Nuclear Deterrence Yukari Iwanami, The University of Tokyo
  • A Preliminary Comparison of the World Bank’s Doing Business and B-Ready Projects Robert Lawson, Southern Methodist University; and Justin Callais, Archbridge Institute
Break
Friday | 2:30 pm-2:40 pm | Regency Foyer
22. Protests and Violence
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee
  • Rationalizing Protests – From Individuals to Networks Tim Baule, University of Bayreuth; Jonathan Bothner, University of Bayreuth; and Maximilian Kähny, University of Bayreuth
  • Focal Points and Salience in Protest Coordination Tim Baule, University of Bayreuth; and Henrik Reinhard Guhling, University of Bayreuth
  • 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
23. Public Choice Takes on Populism
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Churchill Downs Suite
  • 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
24. The Theory of Public Choice and Political and Economic Institutions
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Conference Theater
  • 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
  • Buchanan, Einaudi, and Public Debt: Non-equivalence on Ricardian equivalence in the Italian Scienza delle finanze tradition Michele Giuseppe Giuranno, University of Salento
25. Voting and Electoral systems
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Gulfstreem-Hialeah
  • District partisan slant shifts party affiliation: evidence from repeated redistricting in North Carolina Carlos Takeshi Estrada Arzamendi, University of Florida; Robert Ainsworth, University of Florida; and Emanuel Garcia Munoz, Palm Beach Atlantic University
  • The Existence of Super Voters - More Evidence for the Theory Brian Baugus, Regent University; and George Diemer, Temple University
  • DeepVoting: Learning Voting Rules with Tailored Embeddings Leonardo Matone, Tulane University; Ben Abramowitz, Tulane University; Avinash Balakrishnan, IBM; and Nicholas Scott Mattei, Tulane University
  • Disseminating Campaigns Through Social and Mass Media when Sociodemographics influence Candidates' Campaigns Maria Gallego, Wilfrid Laurier University
26. Women's Rights and Policies in the Political Economy
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Iroquois-Seneca
  • Democracy and the Gender Parity in Property Rights: Does Political Freedom Help? 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
  • Do Japanese childcare support policies stimulate women’s employment? Kazuyasu Kawasaki, Chuo University; Masako Kamada, Chuo University; and Tsukasa Matsuura, Chuo University
27. Tenth Annual Elinor and Vincent Ostrom Prize for Best Combined Paper and Presentation by a Graduate Student
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Keeneland
28. Political History of the US
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Kentucky Suite
  • Baptists and Slave-Traders in the Confederate Congress Sean-Patrick Alvarez, Jacksonville State University; and Ennio Eamanuele Piano, University of Mississippi
  • No Taxation without Representation?: Interjurisdictional Competition and American Colonial Taxation Caleb Petitt, George Mason University
  • Voting with Their Feet? The Impact of Political Ideology on Migration Patterns in the U.S. Myungsup Kim, University of North Texas; 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
29. Bureaucracies
Friday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency Ballroom North
  • Regulatory Ambiguity and Supervisory Inaction Pedro M. Batista, NYU
  • The ECB’s Independence: A Myth? Nathalie Janson, Neoma Business School; and François Facchini, Paris I La Sorbonne
  • Emissaries with a Mission? Ambassadors and International Trade Volker Nitsch, Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • Bank Supervision as Moral Hazard Pedro M. Batista, NYU
30. Book panel on James Buchanan and Peaceful Cooperation by Alain Marciano
Friday | 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;
31. Kyklos Symposium Roundtable on Humanomics & Systems Thinking for Improving AI Mental Models
Friday | 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, Creighton University;
Discussant:
  • Ryan Yonk, American Institute For Economic Research;
Break
Friday | 4:10 pm-4:20 pm | Regency Foyer
32. When Pigous Fly: Rethinking Arguments about Government Intervention
Friday | 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
33. Public Choice Accounts of Entrepreneurship
Friday | 4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Churchill Downs Suite
  • 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
34. Monetary and Fiscal Political Economy
Friday | 4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Conference Theater

Organizer: Bryan Cutsinger,
Chair: Bryan Cutsinger,
  • 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, ; and Louis Rouanet, University of Texas El Paso
  • An Interest Group Theory of the U.S. Debt Ceiling Bryan Cutsinger,
35. The Political Economy of Public Policy
Friday | 4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Gulfstreem-Hialeah
  • 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
  • Fiscal Capacity with Accumulating Defense Activities Sezer Yasar, Cardiff University
36. Applications of Political Economy and Economic Freedom
Friday | 4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Iroquois-Seneca
  • 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
  • The Pitbull Lobby and the Protection of Rents Brian William Mandeville, George Mason University
  • Estimating the Cost of Violence in Pakistan: A Synthetic Control Analysis Muhammad Nasir, Institute of Business Administration ; and Muhammad Naeem Khan, Planning and Development Board
37. Mixed Electoral Systems: Paradoxes and reforms
Friday | 4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Kentucky Suite

Organizers: Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine; Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University;
Chairs: Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine; Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University;
  • Legacy of the Past: Pre-reform Party Competition and Contamination of Single- Member Districts in Mixed Electoral Systems Dušan Vučićević, University of Belgrade
  • “Hacking” of a mixed electoral system - A case study on Hungary Fanni Mandák, Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem; and Attila Horváth, Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem
  • 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, Zeppelin University
Discussants:
  • Dušan Vučićević, University of Belgrade
  • Fanni Mandák, Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem
  • Joachim Behnke, Zeppelin University
38. Corruption
Friday | 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
39. New Directions in the Theory of Public Choice
Friday | 4:20 pm-5:50 pm | Regency South A
  • 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, The Pacific Legal Foundation
  • Arctic Anarchy: Private Governance among the Inuit of the Polar North Benjamin Seevers, West Virginia University
  • Can the Asymmetry in Risk-Reward for Politicians Explain the Lack of Structural Reforms in Sweden? Åsa Hansson, Lund University
40. Capitalism Evolving 1: Rethinking the Legitimacy of the Market Economy through Public Choice.
Friday | 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
Dinner on Own
Friday | 5:50 pm-11:59 pm | Downtown Louisville
Fundraising Event
Friday | 6:00 pm-7:30 pm | Keeneland
Gather: Coffee, Tea, and Small Bites
Saturday | 7:00 am-7:40 am | Regency Foyer
Conference Registration Desk and Book Exhibitors
Saturday | 7:00 am-5:00 pm | Top of Escalators
41. Political History of Institutions
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Cherokee-Shawnee
  • 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,
  • The Relational Sejmiks (sejmiki relacyjne) and Local Democracy in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth J. Patrick Higgins, University of Łódź
  • Unified China, Divided Europe: Government Structure and the Provision of Public Goods Richard Jankowski, SUNY Fredonia
42. History of Economic Thought and Public Choice
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Churchill Downs Suite

Organizer: John Meadowcroft, King's College London
Chair: John Meadowcroft, King's College London
  • A Conflict of Visions: Cooperation Between Buchanan and the Ostroms Yahya Alshamy, New York University; and Alain Marciano, Università di Torino
  • Capabilities and Agency in the Work of Amartya Sen and Elinor and Vincent Ostrom: A Comparative Assessment Paul Dragos Aligica, George Mason University; and Paul Lewis, King's College London
  • Foucault on Liberal Political Economy and the Negative Income Tax Otto Lehto, New York University
  • Two Kinds of Political Economy: Utility-Individualism v. Choice-Individualism Viktor Vanberg, Walter Eucken Institute
43. The Political Economy of Family Policies
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Conference Theater
  • 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
  • Sterilization Laws, Eugenics and the Rise of State Asylums of the 19th Century Vincent Geloso, George Mason University; and Ray March, Angelo State University
  • 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
44. Empirical Political Economy
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Gulfstreem-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
45. Theory and Public Choice
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Iroquois-Seneca
  • 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
46. Fair-Division Algorithms
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Keeneland

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? Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University
47. The Political Economy of Public and Fiscal Policies
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Kentucky Suite
  • The Demand and Supply of Regulation to Reduce Carbon-Dioxide Emissions and Increase Energy Efficiency in the U.S. States Timothy Terrell, Wofford College; and 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
  • Measuring political instability at a high frequency – a text mining approach Maximilian Dirks, RWI - Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research; Niklas Benner, RWI - Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research; and Boris Blagov, RWI - Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research
48. The Public Choice Problems in Development Economics. A new perspective from Prosperity Lab at UFM
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Regency Ballroom North

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

Panelists:
  • David Cassola, Universidad Francisco Marroquin;
  • Adam Martin, Texas Tech University;
49. Tax and Monetary Policy
Saturday | 7:40 am-9:10 am | Regency South A
  • 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 Escalante, Angelo State University
  • Francesco Forte (1929 -2021), Sapienza; and Gordon Brady, Florida Southern College
  • Rental subsidies: Bunching in Spanish personal income tax José Torres Remírez, Universidad de las Hespérides
50. PPE Programs: Too Many? Too Few? or Just Right?
Saturday | 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;
Coffee Break
Saturday | 9:10 am-9:30 am | Regency Foyer
51. Evaluating Electoral Systems and Voting Power
Saturday | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Cherokee-Shawnee

Organizers: Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine; Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University;
Chairs: Marek Kaminski, UC Irvine; Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University;
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Jarosław Flis, Jagiellonian University
  • Alex Keena, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Keith Dougherty, University of Georgia
52. Trust, Tolerance, and Culture
Saturday | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Churchill Downs Suite

Organizer: Christian Bjørnskov,
Chair: Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
  • Economic Freedom and Economic Preferences Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin - Lacrosse
  • Dead Letter: Does Constantly replacing the Constitution Erode Trust and Compliance of Formal Institutions? Daniel Sánchez-Piñol, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
  • Uncertainty and Tolerance Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics; and Therese Nilsson, Lund University
  • From Economic Shocks to Creative Blocks Edwar Escalante, Angelo State University
53. New Developments in Regulatory Research
Saturday | 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
54. Pedagogy and Experiments Based on Public Choice
Saturday | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Gulfstreem-Hialeah
  • 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; Haipeng (Allan) Chen, University of Iowa; and Daniel Levy, Bar-Ilan University and Emory University
  • Busting the Campus Food Services Monopoly: A Lesson in Public Choice Joseph Connors, Florida Southern College; Vincent Miozzi, Florida Southern College; and Justin Heacock, Florida Southern College
  • Interactive distance learning and student performance Thomas Bassetti, ; Paolo Ghinetti, UPO University; Filippo Pavesi, LIUC University; and Massimo Scotti, LIUC University
55. Regulation and Policy
Saturday | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Iroquois-Seneca
  • 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
  • Economic Ripples: Economic Ripples: Analyzing the Impact of Tobacco Subsidy Termination on Production and Farming Continuity Patricia Hummel, Middle Tennessee State University
56. Electoral Institutions on the US
Saturday | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Keeneland
  • Agency Ideology, Legislative Structure and Judicial Review Jason S Johnston,
  • 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
57. Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Growth
Saturday | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Kentucky Suite

Organizer: Gary Wagner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Chair: Brian Meehan, Berry College
  • 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, Berry College
  • 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
58. Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals
Saturday | 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;
59. Historical Political Economy: Religion
Saturday | 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
  • Tracing the Monastic Cycle in England Marcus Shera, 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

Panelists:
  • Alexander Salter, Texas Tech University;
  • Marcus Shera, Chapman University;
  • Peter Hazlett, New York University;
  • Benjamin William Bauer, George Mason University ;
60. Emerging Scholars In Public Choice
Saturday | 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 Waldren, 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 Reforms Luis Carlos Araujo Quintero, Manuel H. Johnson for Political Economy at Troy University
Break
Saturday | 11:00 am-11:20 am | Regency Foyer
61. Plenary Session 3
Saturday | 11:20 am-12:40 pm | Regency Ballroom North
Networking Lunch
Saturday | 12:40 pm-1:40 pm | Regency Foyer
62. Presidential Address and Awards
Saturday | 1:40 pm-2:30 pm | Regency Ballroom North
63. Public Goods
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee
  • Nature at Work: The role of urban greenspace on workers' amenity Mustahsin Aziz, West Virginia University
  • The Impact of Universal School Vouchers on Educational Performance and Capital Investment of Public Schools Ruipu Gao, Tulane 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
  • Beyond Borders: The Role of Local Government Dynamics in Shaping Waste Collection Efficiency in Spain and Croatia Bernardino Benito Lopez, University of Murcia; Maria Dolores Guillamon Lopez, University of Murcia; Ana Maria Rios Martinez, University of Murcia; and Branko Stanić, Institute of Public Finance
64. Law and Economics
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Churchill Downs Suite

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
65. Entrepreneruship, Institutions, and Migration
Saturday | 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 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 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
66. Public Choice Perspectives on Crime Policy
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Gulfstreem-Hialeah
  • 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
  • Ain’t no Silver Bullet? Gun Laws and Suicide in the US Joshua Ball, University of Freiburg; Günther Schulze, University of Freiburg; and Nikita Zakharov, University of Freiburg
  • 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
67. Public Choice Considerations of AI
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Iroquois-Seneca
  • 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
  • Spinning Tales of Doom: From Factory Looms to Artificial Intelligence Janna Lu, George Mason University
  • Firm’s AI Exposure without Labor Data: The Expected Impact of AI Jiacheng Liu, Purdue
68. The Political Economy of Family and Health Policy
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Keeneland
  • State Abortion Policy, Special Interests and the Median Voter: An Introduction and Application of the Lozier Score 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 Healthcare Services Liam Sigaud, Knee Regulatory Research Center
  • Capitalism and femicide: An empirical investigation Christian Bjørnskov, ; and Martin Rode, Universidad de Navarra
69. The Political Economy of Labor Market Policy: Regulation, Worker Classification, and Healthcare Access
Saturday | 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 Ame, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
  • 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, West Virginia University; and Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
Discussants:
  • Ambika Kulkarni Orus, West Virginia University
  • Sarah Drain, West Virginia University
  • Markus Bjoerkheim, George Mason University
  • Revana Ame, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
70. Mathematical Models of Public Goods and Elections
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency Ballroom North
  • 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 Andranik Tangian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • The social order of illegal markets in cyberspace: Extralegal governance and online gambling in China Wanlin Lin, Sun Yat-sen University; and Peng Wang, University of Hong Kong
71. Models of Voting 2
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency South A
  • 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
  • Election Results and Democratic Discontent: Expectations, Extremism, and Democratic Values in Post-Election Brazil Matteo F. Ferroni, 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
72. Political Economy and Policy
Saturday | 2:40 pm-4:10 pm | Regency South B
  • 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
Break
Saturday | 4:10 pm-4:20 pm | Regency Foyer
73. Policy and Crime
Saturday | 4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Cherokee-Shawnee

Organizer: Bryan Mccannon, Illinois Wesleyan University
Chair: Bryan Mccannon, Illinois Wesleyan University
  • No Face, No Case: Masking and Criminal Behavior Justin Heflin, University of Kentucky
  • Sealing the Past: Evaluating the Effects of Clean Slate Reforms on Employment Joy Kanengiser, West Virginia University
  • The Long Term Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement when Young Bryan Mccannon, Illinois Wesleyan University
74. The Political Economy and Preferences
Saturday | 4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Churchill Downs Suite
  • 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
  • Income Volatility and Preference for Redistribution Pervesh Anthwal, Virginia Tech ; Sheryl Ball, Virginia Tech; and Alec Smith, Virginia Tech
  • 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
75. The Public Choice of Populist Movements
Saturday | 4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Gulfstreem-Hialeah

Organizer: Yahya Alshamy, New York University
Chair: Yahya Alshamy, New York University
  • COVID-19, Independents, Mail-in Ballots, and the 2020 US Presidential Election Maria Gallego, Wilfrid Laurier University; and Man Wai Mak, Carleton University

Panelists:
  • Andre Quintas, George Mason University;
  • Yahya Alshamy, New York University;
Discussants:
  • Andre Quintas, George Mason University
  • Yahya Alshamy, New York University
76. Solving Problems and Paradoxes with Public Choice
Saturday | 4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Kentucky Suite
  • 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
  • Transparency Curse in Dynamic Elections Ruolong Xiao, George Mason University
77. Advances in Condorcet-Consistent Voting
Saturday | 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,
  • 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
78. Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis
Saturday | 4:20 pm-5:30 pm | Regency South B
  • Full Employment for All:​ Or, how Macroeconomics Displaced the Entrepreneur Vincent Carret, Creighton University; and Keith Jakee, Florida Atlantic University
  • Can biased humans use biased AI successfully? Joakim Wernberg, Lund University; Andreas Bergh, IFN / Lund university; and Irem Ucan, Lund 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
79. Closing Cocktail Reception
Saturday | 5:30 pm-6:45 pm | Spire
Dinner on Own
Saturday | 6:45 pm-11:59 pm | Downtown Louisville






Index to Participants

Abramowitz, Ben: 25
Adams Plooster, Mary: 56
Aimone, Jason: 2
Ainsworth, Robert: 25
Al Masud, Mohammad Ismayl: 4
Aldrich, John: 18
Aligica, Paul Dragos: 42
Allison, Andrew Douglas: 34
Alshamy, Yahya: 42 , 75 , 75 , 75 , 75
Alston, Eric: 67
Alvarez, Sean-Patrick: 28
Ame, Revana: 69 , 69
Ammons, Joshua: 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , 22
Anastasi, Sebastan: 53
Anthwal, Pervesh: 74
Antinyan, Armenak: 5
Anwar, Mumtaz: 4
Araujo Quintero, Luis Carlos: 21 , 60
Arce, Laura: 60
Arif, Imran: 65
Atkinson, Nathan: 18
Aziz, Mustahsin: 63
Bae, Kihwan: 28 , 53
Balakrishnan, Avinash: 25
Ball, Christopher: 23
Ball, Joshua: 66
Ball, Sheryl: 2 , 74
Bassetti, Thomas: 5 , 54
Bastos, Joao Pedro: 19 , 19 , 44
Basuchoudhary, Atin : 72
Batista, Pedro M.: 29
Bauer, Benjamin William : 41 , 59 , 59
Baugus, Brian: 25 , 43 , 68
Baule, Tim: 22 , 22
Behnke, Joachim: 37 , 37
Bengtsson, Ingemar: 13
Benner, Niklas: 47
Berggren, Niclas: 30 , 30 , 52 , 52
Bergh, Andreas: 45 , 78
Bertolusso, Veronica: 44
Bhai, Moiz: 40
Bhattacharya, Sourav: 66 , 70
Bibina, Emma: 51
Bjoerkheim, Markus: 69 , 69 , 69 , 69
Bjørnskov, Christian: 8 , 8 , 8 , 8 , 36 , 52 , 68
Blagov, Boris: 47
Boettke, Peter: 30 , 50
Bologna Pavlik, Jamie: 57
Bose, Feler: 43 , 68
Bothner, Jonathan: 22
Brady, Gordon: 15 , 49
Brams, Steven : 46 , 46 , 46
Branthoover, Sam: 6
Breide, Lukas: 78
Broman, Benjamin: 13
Bundrick, Jacob: 17
C. Wichardt, Philipp C.: 45
Cachanosky, Nicolas: 72
Calcagno, Peter: 9 , 9 , 9 , 9 , 16 , 17 , 40 , 65
Callais, Justin: 21 , 65
Camara, Cheick: 26
Carret, Vincent: 78
Caskey, Greg: 9 , 9
Cassola, David: 20 , 48
Centuriao, Daniel: 44 , 44
Chamberlin, Antón Miguel: 36
Chatterjee, Somdeep: 5 , 63 , 66
Chen, Haipeng (Allan): 54
Chiariello, Valentina: 38
Choudhury, Sanchari: 44 , 44
Clarke, George: 58
Clifford, Nicholas Lawrence: 39
Collins, Anna: 71
Congleton, Roger: 24
Connors, Joseph: 54
Corazzini, Luca: 5
Cosso, Matheus: 14
Crain, Mark: 16
Cutinelli Rendina, Olimpia: 72
Cutsinger, Bryan: 34 , 34 , 34 , 34
D'Amico, Daniel: 55
Denkyirah, Elisha Kwaku: 4 , 14
Deyo, Darwyyn: 53
Diemer, George: 25
Dills, Angela: 66
Dincer, Oguzhan: 38 , 38 , 58
Dirks, Cody William: 5
Dirks, Maximilian: 47
Dobkowitz, Sonja: 72
Doi, Takero: 43
Dougherty, Keith: 51 , 51
Dow, Jay Kent: 56
Drain, Sarah: 69 , 69
Dutta, Meghna: 38
Dutta, Nabamita: 10 , 10 , 52
Dwibedi, Esha: 2
Ealy, Lenore: 20 , 20 , 31 , 48
Edwards, Martin: 33
Ege, Asutay: 23
Endersby, James: 56
Escalante, Edwar: 49 , 52
Estrada Arzamendi, Carlos Takeshi: 25
Evers, Williamson: 45
Facchini, François: 29
Fałkowski, Jan: 23
Feld, Lars P.: 11
Fernandez Ordonez, Santiago: 20
Fernandez, Jose: 35
Ferroni, Matteo F.: 71 , 71
Flis, Jarosław: 37 , 37 , 51 , 51 , 51 , 51
Flowers, Anna Claire: 68
Forte (1929 -2021), Francesco: 49
Fredriksson, Per: 26 , 33
Freytag, Andreas: 23 , 36
Gaddis, S. Michael: 5
Gallego, Maria: 25 , 75
Gao, Ruipu: 63
Garcia Munoz, Emanuel: 25
Garcia-Perez, Monica: 35
Geloso, Vincent: 43 , 65
Ghinetti, Paolo: 54
Gill, Anthony: 6 , 6 , 32 , 32 , 32
Gillanders, Robert: 14 , 38 , 38 , 38 , 38 , 58 , 58
Giuranno, Michele Giuseppe: 11 , 24
Gokmen, Gunes: 33
Griebenow, Darius: 18
Grier, Kevin: 4
Guhling, Henrik Reinhard: 22
Guillamon Lopez, Maria Dolores: 63
Gupta, Satyendra: 26
Gutmann, Jerg: 8
Hall, Jacob Ryan: 64 , 64 , 64 , 64
Hall, Josh: 65
Hałatek, Eliza: 11
Hansson, Åsa: 39
Harris, Colin: 41
Hasegawa, Kaori: 43
Hazlett, Peter: 59 , 59
Heacock, Justin: 54
Heflin, Justin: 73
Hegerty, Scott W.: 14
Helou, Tareq: 74
Hentz, James: 72
Hernandez Borges, Pablo: 19
Herzfeld, Thomas: 35
Hesse, Nils: 23
Higgins, J. Patrick: 41
Hillman, Jordan: 6 , 6
Hodges, Collin: 17
Holcombe, Randall: 24
Holder, Kimberly: 9 , 9
Holliday, Wesley: 77
Horowitz, John: 45
Horváth, Attila: 37
Hosli, Madeleine O.: 71 , 74
Hummel, Patricia: 55
Igersheim, Herrade: 15
Ihori, Toshihiro: 47
Ismagilov, Dmitry: 13
Iwanami, Yukari: 21
Jackson, Jeremy: 2 , 40
Jacob, Jeffry: 43 , 68
Jakee, Keith: 78
Jalles, Joao: 11 , 47
Jankowski, Richard: 41
Janson, Nathalie: 29 , 49
Jenkins, Megan: 7
Jensen, Nicholas: 35
Jha, Chandan: 38 , 38 , 58
Johnston, Jason S: 56
Jones, Brigitta Christian: 76
Jones, Michael: 46
Kähny, Maximilian: 22
Kalulu, Mavuto: 44 , 44
Kamada, Masako: 26
Kaminski, Marek: 37 , 37 , 51 , 51 , 51
Kanengiser, Joy: 73
Kantorowicz, Jaroslaw: 71
Kawasaki, Kazuyasu: 26
Keena, Alex: 51 , 51
Kern, Holger: 16
Khan, Muhammad Naeem: 36
Kidd, Jeremy: 24
Kiesling, Lynne: 32
Kilgour, Marc: 46
Kim, Myungsup: 28
Kimpson, Andrea: 17
Kinspergher, Lisa Helga: 74
Kulkarni Orus, Ambika: 69 , 69
Kundu, Tapas: 70
Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter: 18
Kvartiuk, Vasyl: 35
Lacombe, Donald: 65
Law, Wilson: 70
Lawson Rubenstein, Kerrianne: 65 , 65
Lawson, Robert: 2 , 21
Leeson, Peter: 6
Lehr, William: 67
Lehto, Otto: 42
Levie, Renan: 18
Levy, Daniel: 54
Levy, Dudi: 54
Lewis, Paul: 42
Lewkowicz, Jacek: 23
Lin, Wanlin: 70
Lipford, Jody Woods: 47
Liu, Jiacheng: 67
Lopez, Bernardino Benito: 63
Lopez, Edward: 16
Lu, Janna: 67
Lucas, Wendy: 57
Magness, Phil: 40 , 45
Mahmood, Towhid: 26
Maitra, Pushkar: 66
Mak, Man Wai: 75
Makovi, Michael: 40
Manchanda, Manhar: 66
Mandák, Fanni: 37 , 37
Mandeville, Brian William: 36
March, Ray: 43
March, Raymond: 40
Marciano, Alain: 30 , 42
Marsella, Alex: 17
Martin, Adam: 3 , 48 , 55
Matone, Leonardo: 25
Matsuura, Tsukasa: 26
Mattei, Nicholas Scott: 25
Mayerowitz, Antoine: 72
Mccannon, Bryan: 73 , 73 , 73
McNamara, Cici: 53
Meadowcroft, John: 13 , 13 , 13 , 42 , 42
Meehan, Brian: 9 , 9 , 57 , 57
Melad, Ali: 69
Melo, Vitor: 5 , 17 , 53
Menaldo, Victor: 32
Mendenhall, Slade: 64
Mercz, Monika: 67
Metelska-Szaniawska, Katarzyna: 8
Milyo, Jeff: 71
Miozzi, Vincent: 2 , 44 , 44 , 54
Mishra, Shreya: 5
Mitchell, David: 40 , 57
Moncrieff, Henry: 8 , 19 , 19
Mothorpe, Christopher: 17
Mulugeta Woldegiorgis, Mesfin: 4
Munger, Michael: 31 , 32 , 50 , 50
Müßgens, Jean Maria Maximilian: 39
Nakagawa, Shintaro: 47
Nasir, Muhammad : 36
Neugart, Michael: 18
Nguyen, Tuan Anh: 2
Nilsson, Therese: 52
Nitsch, Volker: 29
Noé, Ricardo R.: 19 , 19 , 19 , 19 , 19 , 55
Nondo, Lubani: 14 , 58
Norton, Douglas: 50 , 50
Ohlinger, Brittany: 46
Ojha, Shubham: 63
Orozco Aleman, Sandra: 35
Pacuit, Eric: 77
Pal, Debdatta: 5
Palagashvili, Liya: 69
Pavesi, Filippo: 5 , 54
Pecorino, Paul: 76
Pedro Bastos, Joao: 57
Pender, Casey: 34
Pennington, Mark: 30
Peressotti, Giuseppe: 19 , 19
Petitt, Caleb: 28
Petitt, Susannah: 78
Piano, Ennio Eamanuele: 28 , 59 , 59 , 59
Pichler, Stefan: 18
Pida-Reese, Jedediah: 49
Plemmons, Alicia: 6 , 65 , 69
Plooster, Marc: 56
Pourebrahimi, Arash: 71
Powell, Benjamin: 2
Quandt, Ryan: 16
Quintas, Andre: 15 , 23 , 75 , 75
Rayamajhee, Veeshan: 10 , 10 , 40
Rayo, Marimaite: 60
Redford, Audrey: 66
Regalado Cardoso, Leonel: 2
Rios Martinez, Ana Maria: 63
Ríos, Carroll: 20
Roberts, Gavin: 55
Robinette, Robbie: 77
Rocchetta, Silvia: 14
Rode, Martin: 8 , 68
Rodriguez-Garcia, Giovanna: 38 , 38 , 58
Rouanet, Louis: 34
Roy, Ravi: 31 , 31
Salter, Alexander: 34 , 59 , 59
Sánchez-Piñol, Daniel: 52
Satpute, Ravi Ashok: 70
Scacchi, John Mitchell: 7
Schaltegger, Christoph: 11
Schmal, W. Benedikt: 78
Schulze, Günther: 66
Scorsone, Eric: 64
Scotti, Massimo: 54
Seevers, Benjamin: 39
Sellgren, Juliette: 74
Shakya, Shishir: 10 , 10 , 10 , 22
Sheehan, Kathleen: 66
Shera, Marcus: 59 , 59
Shvetsova, Olga: 76
Siddique, Abu Bakkar: 33
Siemers, Troy: 72
Sigaud, Liam: 5 , 68
Skarbek, Emily: 30
Slivinski, Steve: 53
Smith, Alec: 74
Smith, Jacob: 7
Smith, Nathaniel: 14 , 22
Snir, Avichai: 54
Snow, Nathanael: 54
Sobel, Russell: 10
Sobel, Russell: 57
Sprick Schuster, Steven: 71
Stanić, Branko: 63
Stansel, Dean: 44 , 44
Stivers, Adam: 10
Strango, Cristina: 14
Stratmann, Thomas: 69
Sureka, Sandip: 33
Sweetland, Kyle John: 17
Swisher, Adam: 55
Tangian, Andranik: 70
Tawiah, Vincent: 38
Taylor, Alexander: 64
Terrell, Timothy: 47
Thomas, Diana: 3 , 31
Thomas, Michael: 3
Thompson, Henry: 64 , 64
Tideman, Nicolaus: 77 , 77 , 77
Tilley, Cameron: 10 , 15
Tilson, William: 7
Timmons, Edward: 28 , 53 , 53
Torres Remírez, José: 49
Trudeau, Noah: 53
Tuszynski, Meg: 2
Ucan, Irem: 78
Vaca Pereira Rocha, Hugo: 5
Vachris, Michelle: 33
Vanberg, Georg: 16
Vanberg, Viktor: 42
Vučićević, Dušan: 37 , 37
Wagner, Gary: 57 , 57 , 65 , 65
Waldren, Hannah: 60
Wang, Dian: 54
Wang, Peng: 70
Wang, Yimin: 17
Warren, Patrick: 5
Watanabe, Toshihiro: 72
Weber, Philipp: 11
Wernberg, Joakim: 78
West, James: 2
Whitman, Glen: 6
Wilson, Bart: 45
Wilson, Jennifer: 46
Witte, James: 33
Wright, Robert: 31
Xiao, Ruolong: 76
Yang, Ethan: 3
Yasar, Sezer: 35
Yonai, Derek: 57
Yonk, Ryan: 3 , 3 , 3 , 20 , 20 , 31 , 40 , 40 , 48 , 60 , 60
Zakharov, Nikita: 66
Zell, Laura: 11
Zhou, Yang: 28
Zhu, Jiong: 33