Organizers:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Papers:

"Do Charter Schools Crowd Out Private Schools: A Study of Wisconsin"
Nathan Gray, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Hierarchical Human Capital and Economic Growth:"
Andrew Horowitz, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)
Robert Driskill, Vanderbilt University
Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"School Choice and the Branding of Catholic Schools"
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University (Contact Author)
Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas

"Financial Incentives and Special Education: Impact of McKay Voucher Program on Rate of Disability Diagnoses in Florida"
Marcus A. Winters, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Jay P. Greene, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Angela K. Dills, Mercer University
John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER

Papers:

"Do Medicaid/SCHIP Expansions Improve Family Labor Market Outcomes?"
Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Jamie Caroline Rubenstein, Cornell University
Discussant: Chinhui Juhn, University of Houston

"Family Well-Being and Labor Supply: Implications for the 2001 Tax Reform"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Robert E. Moore, Georgia State University
Discussant: Marcus A. Winters, University of Arkansas

"Is Early Maternal Labor Supply Harmful for Child Cognitive Development?"
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Evaluating the Impact of Educational Standards on Labor Market Earnings"
Marcus A. Winters, University of Arkansas

"Effect of Class Size Reductioin: A Re-examination of the Project STAR"
Sang Soo Park, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Religious Extremism, Institutions, and Income: Model and Evidence"
Michael Makowsky, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Ethanol Production on the Future Corn Price Distribution"
Lihong Lu McPhail, Iowa State University

"Using Empirical Benefit Estimates in a Bioeconomic Model to Guide Control Strategies for Invasive Speicies"
Christopher Moore, North Carolina State Universtiy (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lihong Lu McPhail, Iowa State University