First Author:   Hui Li Department of Economics, Eastern Illinois University cfhl@eiu.edu   600 Lincoln Ave., Department of Economics, Eastern Illinois University Charleston, 61920       Second Author: David L. Weimer George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University Weimer@Lafollette.wisc.edu         Third Author: Hank C. Jenkins-Smith Carol L. Silva George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University hjsmith@tamu.edu;clsilva@tamu.edu         Fourth Author: Robert P. Berrens Alok K. Bohara Department of Economics, University of New Mexico rberrens@unm.edu; bohara@unm.edu