2007 Sessions for Carlos Vargas-Silva

 
Monday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ASHE
Session 12A
Labor Market and Other Socioeconomic Outcomes among Hispanic Immigrants in the U.S.

Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, University of Texas - Pan American

Session Chairs:

Alberto Davila, University of Texas - Pan American

Papers:

"Day Laborers’ Health and Work-Related Abuses: An Assessment of Risks, Choices, and Policies"
Edwin Melendez,, Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy (Contact Author)
Abel Valenzuela, University of California
Nik Theodore, University of Illinois at Chicago

"Labor Market Outcomes of Mexican Women in Mexico and the United States"
Mary Lopez, Occidental College
Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College (Contact Author)
Benjamin Widner, New Mexico State University

"Civic Engagement and Educational Attainment among Hispanic Immigrants and Hispanic Natives in the U.S"
Marie T. Mora, University of Texas - Pan American (Contact Author)
Alberto Davila, University of Texas - Pan American

"Are Remittances from Female Migrants Larger than the Money Sent by Male Migrants? Evidence from Mexican Migrants in Three Counties in Texas"
J. Ulyses Balderas, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Alberto Davila, University of Texas - Pan American
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University


 
Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ASHE
Session 12B
Topics in the Influence of Hispanics on Human and Social Capital in the U.S. and Latin America

Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, University of Texas - Pan American

Session Chairs:

Marie T. Mora, University of Texas - Pan American

Papers:

"Are English Learners a Burden? Peer Effects of Limited-English Students"
Robert Santillano, University of California Berkeley (Contact Author)
Discussant: Marie T. Mora, University of Texas - Pan American

"Class Size and Student Achievement in Introductory Economics: Ethnicity and Gender Comparisons"
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University (Contact Author)
Benjamin Widner, New Mexico State University
Discussant: Alberto Davila, University of Texas - Pan American

"Are Hispanics in the U.S. Promoting Informality in Latin America?"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Discussant: Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College

"A Dynamic Model of Status Effects on Social Inclusion"
Francisca Richter, Cleveland State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University


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