Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Artie Zillante, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Papers:

"The Buyer’s Premium in Auctions"
Stephen J. Rassenti, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Artie Zillante, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Discussant: Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

"One-Sided and Two-Sided Auction Designs"
Michael Parente, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Duncan James, Fordham University

"Efficiency and Synergy in a Multi-Unit Auction with and without Package Bidding: an Experimental Study"
Kirill Chernomaz, San Francisco State University (Contact Author)
Dan Levin, The Ohio State University
Discussant: Shakun Datta, University of Richmond

"Simple Offer vs. Complex Offer Auctions in Deregulated Electricity Markets"
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Oleg Korenok, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"The Today and Tomorrow of Kids: Time Preferences and Student Performance"
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University
Discussant: Philip J. Grossman, Saint Cloud State University

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia

Papers:

"Does Time Spent Grooming Affect Wages?"
Jayoti Das, Elon University
Stephen B. DeLoach, Elon University (Contact Author)

"Earnings Risk and Occupational Choice"
Priyanka Singh, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Psychological Capital and Labor Market Returns"
Jeremy Horpedahl, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Social Capital, Schooling, and Labor Market Outcomes"
Robert R. Reed, University of Alabama
Jen-Ruey Tsaur, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Favoritism"
Miguel A. Duran, University of Leicester (Contact Author)
Antonio J Morales, University of Malaga

Discussants:

Priyanka Singh, University of Texas at Dallas

Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Papers:

"School Quality, House Prices and Liquidity"
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Geoffrey K Turnbull, Georgia State University

"Efficiency Analysis of Public Education in Illinois"
Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Contact Author)
Subhash C. Sharma, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

"The Intended and Unintended Consequences of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act: Evidence from Wisconsin"
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Contact Author)

"A Multiple-Models Assessment for Risk of Dropping Out of School"
John Robst, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"Discount Rates and Drop-Outs Rates: Children's View of the Future"
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University

Discussants:

John Robst, University of South Florida
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University