2006 PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ACADEMY OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Chicago, Illinois

Public Health Insurance Expansions for Parents and Enhancement Effects for Child Coverage ~ pp. 1-8
Jason R. Davis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Insider Lending: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ~ pp. 9-18
Jason R. Davis, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Tracy Hofer, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
H. Scott Wallace, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Accountability and Social Responsibility: the First Empirical Evaluations of a Theoretical Model applied on Italian Public Sector ~ pp. 19-35
Massimo Pollifroni, University of Turin

Time for a Serious Look at Denmark and Its Economy ~ pp. 36-42
Margaret E. Swales
George S. Swales, Jr., et al.

Test Score Compensation, Moral Hazard, and Student Reaction to High-Scorer Disincentives in Economics Principles ~ pp. 43-55
Johnnie B. Linn III, Concord University

Will Retiring from this Job Kill Me? The Health Effect of Retirement in Different Industries and Occupations ~ pp. 56-65
Kevin Neuman, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Social Security: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself ~ pp. 66-72
Hedayeh Samavati, Indiana - Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Carolyn Fabian Stumph, Indiana - Purdue University - Fort Wayne
David A. Dilts, Indiana - Purdue University - Fort Wayne

Ethical Concerns of Web Marketing ~ pp. 73-80
Georgine K. Fogel, Fairmont State University

The Relationship Between Savings and Investment in MENA Countries ~ pp. 81-85
Bassam AbuAl-Foul, American University of Sharjah

Abstracts:

Strong Altruism: An Element in the Emergence of Public Institutions? ~ p. 86
Neil B. Niman, University of New Hampshire
Brian T. Kench, University of Tampa
Ping Zhang, PayPal Inc.

Do Tuition Hikes Lower Students’ Performance? ~ p. 87
Sudesh Mujumdar, University of Southern Indiana
Daniel Friesner, Gonzaga University
Timothy Schibik, University of Southern Indiana
Mohammed Khayum, University of Southern Indiana
Charles Harrington, University of North Carolina - Pembroke

How Business Faculty are Changing ~ p. 88
Timothy Schibik, University of Southern Indiana
Charles Harrington, University of North Carolina - Pembroke

The Impact of Admissions Standards on Business Students ~ p. 89
Timothy Schibik, University of Southern Indiana
Mohammed Khayum, University of Southern Indiana