First Author:   Franklin G. Mixon Jr. Department of Economics, Auburn University fgm0003@auburn.edu   Department of Economics, 415 W. Magnolia Ave. Auburn, 36849, United States   334-844-2929(Phone) 334-844-2929(Fax) Second Author: Ernest W. King Department of Legal Studies, University of Southern Mississippi ernest.king@usm.edu   Hattiesburg, 39406, United States   601-266-5050(Phone)