Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Experimental Measures of Economic Well-Being"
Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University

"How Regressive Are State Taxes"
Keith Malone, University of North Alabama (Contact Author)
Discussant: Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau

"The Comparative Well-Being of Racial and Ethnic Minorities"
Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida (Contact Author)
Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama
Discussant: John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

"Undernutrition in China: A Stochastic Dominance Analysis"
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University
Discussant: Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama

Session Chairs:

Scott Carter, The University of Tulsa

Papers:

"Estimating Treatment Effects with Multiple Proxies of Academic Aptitude"
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College

"Is It Wise to Change Your Mind? Do Students Improve Their Score by Changing Their Answers on Multiple-Choice Exams?"
Yoav Wachsman, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)
Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University

"Comparing the Performance of College and High School Students on the Advanced Placement Economics Exams"
Fekru Debebe, Educational Testing Services
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)

"Developing Outcomes Assessment Tools to Evaluate and Improve Economics Programs"
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
Brian Hill, Salisbury University (Contact Author)

"Textbook Adoption by Economic Professors: A Pilot Study"
Tammy Parker, University of Louisiana at Monroe (Contact Author)
Kenneth Clow, University of Louisiana at Monroe
C. William McConkey, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Discussants:

Yoav Wachsman, Coastal Carolina University
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
Tammy Parker, University of Louisiana at Monroe