Organizers:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Unrecoverable Wages and Unemployment Duration of Displaced Workers"
Seife Dendir, Western Michigan University
John S. Earle, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (Contact Author)

"Health and Wages in Central Asia"
Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University
J.S. Butler, University of Kentucky

"Primary School Retention in Bulgaria"
Mieke Meurs, American University (Contact Author)
Zamira Satarkulova, American University
Michael Kuzara, American University

Discussants:

Olga Pavlova, Georgia State University
David E. Frisvold, Vanderbilt University

Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Institutions and Southern Development: The Strange Career of Judge Lynch"
Art Carden, Washington University in Saint Louis (Contact Author)

"Altruism and the Theory of Public Goods Reconsidered"
Pavel Chalupnicek, University of Economics in Prague (Contact Author)

"The Role of Homework and Class Size in Educational Production"
David E. Frisvold, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Transportation Subsidies on Urban Sprawl"
Qing Su, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"Market Valuation of Patent Litigation"
Matthew D. Henry, University of Georgia

Discussants:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Ryoichi Sakano, North Carolina A&T State University

Session Chairs:

Dave E. Marcotte, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"A Second Parenthood: Effects of Caring for Grandchildren on Grandparents' Economic Well-Being"
Ying Wang, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Dave E. Marcotte, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

"Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Theory and Reality"
Minghua Li, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Head Start Participation and Childhood Obesity"
David E. Frisvold, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Chung-Ping A. Loh, University of North Florida
David Mitch, University of Maryland, Baltimore County