Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John P. Formby, University of Alabama

Papers:

"Developing Poverty Thresholds"
Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Estimating Family Resources for Poverty Measurement"
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Politics and Poverty in Taiwan"
Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University
Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"The Patterns of Poverty: Evaluating County Level Effects"
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University

"Unit-Consistent Poverty Indices"
Buhong Zheng, University of Colorado - Denver and HSC (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University
Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chris Johnson, University of North Florida

Session Chairs:

Aaron Finkle, Willamette University

Papers:

"Willingness to Pay for Alternative Methods of Investigating Reports of Child Abuse: Evidence From Two Alabama Counties"
John P. Formby, University of Alabama
Ling Shao, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Go Out or Stay In? The Effects of Zero Tolerance Laws on Alcohol Use and Drinking and Driving Patterns Among College Students"
Lan Liang, University of Illinois - Chicago (Contact Author)
Jidong Huang, University of Illinois - Chicago

"Estimating the Effects of Alcohol Sales Policies on Retail Sales"
Kathleen Greer Rossmann, Birmingham-Southern College (Contact Author)

"An Economic Analysis of Reproductive Rights in the United States"
William L. Davis, University of Tennessee - Martin (Contact Author)
Ernie Moser, University of Tennessee - Martin

"The Effect of Proposition 2 1/2 on the Distribution of Crime in Massachusetts"
Daniel M. Lomba, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nathan J. Ashby, West Virginia University
Daniel M. Lomba, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
William L. Davis, University of Tennessee - Martin