Organizers:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Session Chairs:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Papers:

"Bankruptcy and Product-Market Competition: Empirical Evidence From the Airline Industry"
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
Carola Schenone, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"GAO Report on Pension Issues and Bankruptcy on the Competitive Structure of the Airline Industry"
JayEtta Z. Hecker, U.S. Government Accountability Office (Contact Author)

"Contract Disputes and (Lack of) Effort"
Darin Lee, LECG
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Roger Schaufele, Federal Aviation Administration
Carola Schenone, University of Virginia
Jack Wells, U.S. Department of Transportation

Organizers:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Session Chairs:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Papers:

"Institutional and Structure Changes in Air Traffic Control Organizations"
Kenneth Button, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Glen McDougall, MBS Ottawa Inc.

"Current Airport Congestion Issues"
William Gillespie, U.S. Department of Justice (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Analysis of Code-Share Decisions in the Continental and Northwest Airlines Alliances"
Stephanie Giaume, Universite de Montreal (Contact Author)
Olivier Armantier, Universite de Montreal
Oliver Richard, U.S. Department of Justice

Discussants:

Steven C. Martin, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Daniel P. Kaplan, LECG, LLC
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Session Chairs:

Lisa Dickson, Xavier University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in College Admission Decisions and the Distribution of Human Capital"
David Welsch, Idaho State University (Contact Author)

"The Returns on Higher Education: Gender Evidence"
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

"Welfare (to School?) to Work: How Welfare Reform Affects Collegiate Attainment"
Sarah M. Simmons, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"A Closer Look at Early Admissions: Is There an Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off?"
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Harvard University
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute (Contact Author)

"Labor Choice Decisions by College Students: An Analysis of the Impact of Merit Aid Programs"
L. Wayne Plumly, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
Jack H. Stone, Spelman College
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Discussants:

John Kane, State University of New York - Oswego
James H. Ullmer, Western Carolina University
Michelle Vachris, Christopher Newport University