Organizers:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Papers:

"How and Why Do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University
Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University
Helen F. Ladd, Duke University

"Teacher Quality and Teacher Training"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Angela Bies, Texas A&M University

"Teacher Training and Teacher Productivity"
Douglas Harris, Florida State University
Tim Sass, Florida State University

"The Distribution and Mobility of Teachers Within Districts"
Jennifer Imazeki, San Diego State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Carrell, Dartmouth College
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
Randall Reback, Barnard College

Organizers:

James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"African American Self Employment and Family Structure in the American South"
Stephen Bronars, University of Texas - Austin (Contact Author)

"Fifty Million Voters Can't Be Wrong: Economic Self-Interest and Electoral Politics"
Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Public Housing and Health: Is There a Connection?"
Angela Fertig, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
William H. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky

Organizers:

Jonah B Gelbach, University of Maryland and Florida State University College of Law

Session Chairs:

Jonah B Gelbach, University of Maryland and Florida State University College of Law

Papers:

"Explaining Recent Changes in Child Poverty"
Austin Nichols, Urban Institute (Contact Author)

"Identification and Estimation of Firms' Marginal Cost Functions With Incomplete Knowledge of Strategic Behavior"
Adam M. Rosen, University College London (Contact Author)

"Mismatch in Law School"
Jesse Rothstein, Princeton University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University
Edward J. Vytlacil, Columbia University
David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro