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

Session Chairs:

Sarah M. Simmons, University of Virginia

Papers:

"The Importance of State-Level Analysis of Educational Production Functions"
Stephanie M. Brewer, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Zoe K. Thorkildsen, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Rebecca J. Uecker, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

"Reading, Math, Social Studies: Who Loses? Who Gains? A Study of the Consequences of NCLB"
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Harvard University (Contact Author)

"School Resources and Test Scores: A Mother-Natural Experiment"
Dave E. Marcotte, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lisa Dickson, Xavier University
Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University
Li Feng, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma

Papers:

"Impact of Trade Liberalization on Discrimination in India"
Marilyn Jacob, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"When the Weak Become Weaker: The Effect of Market Power on "Third Degree" Price Discrimination"
John A. List, University of Maryland
Jeffrey A. Livingston, Bentley College (Contact Author)

"The Status of Women Among the Scheduled Tribes in India"
Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Hate Fuel: Determinants of Fringe Group Formation"
Sean E. Mulholland, Moravian College (Contact Author)

"A Distributional Analysis of the Occupational Segregation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market"
Dipanwita D. Sarkar, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Inhyuck "Steve" Ha, Western Carolina University
Lisa Dickson, Xavier University

Session Chairs:

Linda S. Ghent, Eastern Illinois University

Papers:

"'Atypical Work' and Compensation"
John T. Addison, University of South Carolina
Christopher J. Surfield, Lander University (Contact Author)

"What is the Value of a Second Language?"
Lisa Dickson, Xavier University (Contact Author)

"The Job Lock Effect of Employment Based Health Insurance: A Simultaneous Equations Model"
Hai Fang, State University of New York - Stony Brook (Contact Author)

"Getting More Than You're Paid: Working Sorting and the Non-Pecuniary Value of Managerial Status"
Andrew Hussey, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Factors Influencing Governors' Salaries, 1971-2002"
Markland H. Tuttle, Sam Houston State University
Donald L. Bumpass, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lisa Dickson, Xavier University
Hai Fang, State University of New York - Stony Brook
Linda S. Ghent, Eastern Illinois University
Christopher J. Surfield, Lander University
Andrew Hussey, Duke University