Organizers:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Papers:

"Recess and the Gender Gap"
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Gender Differentials in Response to Competition"
Joseph Price, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Nursing Labor Supply and U.S. Healthcare Labor Markets: Evidence From the Past 30 Years"
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Employment During School on College Student Academic Performance"
Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
Farasat A. S. Bokhari, Florida State University

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:

Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

Session Chairs:

Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

Papers:

"The Effects of Retirement on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER
Jasmina Spasojevic, Metropolitan College

"The Demand for Psychostimulants: Estimates From a Discrete Choice Model for Differentiated Products"
Farasat A. S. Bokhari, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Health Knowledge and Literacy on Utilization, Service Quality, and Quality of Life in Adult Mental Health Consumers"
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg (Contact Author)

"Overweight Status and Suicidal Behaviors Among Adolescents: Correlation or Causation?"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER

Discussants:

Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Jessica Holmes, Middlebury College
Joseph Price, Cornell University

Organizers:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Papers:

"Returns to Effort vs. Schooling Among Young Adults"
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

"The Impact of Education Histories on the Decision to Become Self-Employed: A Study of Young Minority Business Owners"
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Training, Race, and Poverty in Urban Schools"
Eugenia F. Toma, Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Randall Reback, Barnard College
Charles M. Becker, Duke University
Douglas Harris, Florida State University

Organizers:

Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

Session Chairs:

Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

Papers:

"Voting Rules for Civil Jury Trials"
Kerry A. King, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University - Erie
Todd M. Nesbit, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

"The Political Economy of Natural Hazard Mitigation"
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Effects of Race and Judicial Selection on Criminal Sentencing"
Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic, Macon State College (Contact Author)

"Terrorism and Ethnicity: An Economic Analysis"
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute
William F. Shughart, II, F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor, University of Mississippi

Discussants:

Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
William F. Shughart, II, F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor, University of Mississippi
Russell S. Sobel, James Clark Coffman Distinguished Chair, West Virginia University
Scott A Beaulier, Mercer University

Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor, Trinity University

Papers:

"The Role of Labor Market Intermittency in Explaining Gender Wage Differentials"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Is There a 'Marriage Premium' for Gay Men?"
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College (Contact Author)

"Is a Walk Down the Aisle Worth It? Cohabitation and Marriage Wage Premia and Penalties"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado - Denver
Joanna Sikora, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Are Union Wage Differentials in the United States Falling?"
McKinley L. Blackburn, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Lisa K. Jepsen, University of Northern Iowa
Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University
Joseph Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York