2006 Sessions for Gail Shields

 
Saturday
3:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Session 60D
The Economics of Higher Education

Session Chairs:

Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College

Papers:

"Determinants of Business Alumni Executive Giving at a Comprehensive Public University"
Albert A. Okunade, University of Memphis
Phanindra V. Wunnava, David K. Smith Professor of Applied Economics, Middlebury College

"From Ph.D. Program Applicant to Tenured Professor: A Longitudinal Study of the Determinants of Success"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College (Contact Author)
Stephen Wu, Hamilton College

"Comparing Returns to Higher Education: 1990 Versus 2000"
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

"Estimating External Returns to Education in the US: A Production Function Approach"
Michael P. Shields, Central Michigan University
Gail Shields, Central Michigan University

"University Admissions Policies and Economic Growth"
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky
Jen-Ruey Tsaur, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Imberman, University of Maryland
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University


 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Session 103G
Health, Work, and Sexual Behavior

Session Chairs:

Gail Shields, Central Michigan University

Papers:

"The Response of Working Hours to Health Care Costs in the US: An Employer's Response to Rising Fixed Cost"
Gail Shields, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)
Michael P. Shields, Central Michigan University

"Moral Hazard, Abortion Restrictions and Sexual Behavior"
Scott Cunningham, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Christopher M. Cornwell, University of Georgia

"So, What Did You Do Last Night? The Economics of Infidelity"
Bruce T. Elmslie, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Edinaldo Tebaldi, Federal University of Ceara

"The Effects of Marriage Market Conditions on Marriage, Fertility, and Child Well-Being"
Shirley H. Liu, University of Miami (Contact Author)
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

Discussants:

Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Jeffrey J. Yankow, Furman University


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