Organizers:

Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

Session Chairs:

Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

Papers:

"The ‘Bluest Eye’ and Pathways to Success: Eurocentric Standards of Beauty"
Darrick Hamilton, The New School (Contact Author)
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

"Disconnecting the Connected: The Role of Scholar Activists in Education in Post Katrina New Orleans"
Daniella Ann Cook, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Do White Classmates Improve Economic and Social Outcomes for Black Americans: The Racial Composition of Schools and its Impact on Economic and Social Outcomes for Black Americans"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Examining Traditional Models of Homeowners and School Quality After Finance Reform: An Insight Using GIS"
Linda Loubert, Morgan State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Omari H. Swinton, Howard University
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

Session Chairs:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"A Quantitative Theory of Information and Unsecured Credit"
Xuan Tam, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Eric Young, University of Virginia
Kartik Athreya, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

"Incentives and Delegation of Authority to Multiple Agents"
Dongryul Lee, Virginia Tech University (Contact Author)

"Debt, Equity, and Information"
Matthias Buehlmaier, Vienna Graduate School of Finance (Contact Author)

"Carrots, Sticks, and Service-Learning in a Quasi-Experimental Environment"
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Contact Author)
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Discussants:

Kartik Athreya, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Brent Boning, CNA
Matthias Buehlmaier, Vienna Graduate School of Finance