Session Chairs:

Zhaoyang Hou, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Seasonal Variation in Microloan Repayment: Examining Microfinance Data from Bangladesh"
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College (Contact Author)
Shamma Alam, Franklin & Marshall College

"Access to Markets, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from China"
Zhaoyang Hou, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University

Discussants:

Miranda A. Moore, U.S. Department of Labor
Anirban Mukherjee, The University of British Columbia

Organizers:

Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University

Session Chairs:

M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Corruption and Health: Evidences from Cross-Country Analysis"
Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University (Contact Author)
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire

"Effects of Employment on Marriage and Cohabitation: Evidence from a Randomized Study of the Job Corps Program"
Arif A. Mamun, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (Contact Author)

"The Hidden Cost of Migration: Effect of Brother's Migration on Sister's Marriage Outcomes in Rural Bangladesh"
Ali Ehsan Protik, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

"Migration, Sorting and Regional Inequality: Evidence from Bangladesh"
Forhad Shilpi, The World Bank (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University
Forhad Shilpi, The World Bank
Paul Carrillo, The George Washington University

Session Chairs:

M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Government Borrowing and Private Credit: Evidence from Developing Countries"
Subika Farazi, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University

"Peer Effects and Labour Market Participation: Evidence from Displaced People's Camps in Northern Uganda"
Kim Lehrer, The University of British Columbia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tomi Ovaska, Youngstown State University
Ali Ehsan Protik, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Session Chairs:

Anjali Srivastava, Rutgers University

Papers:

"Education and Empowerment: Evidence from the Choice of Spouse in Vietnam"
Fenohasina Maret, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University
Stephen C. Smith, The George Washington University

"The Aging Population in India"
Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"The Motherhood Wage Gap for First Generation Immigrant and Native Women: Do Motherhood Wage Gaps Vary By United States Nativity?"
Anjali Srivastava, Rutgers University (Contact Author)
William M. Rodgers, III, Rutgers University

Discussants:

Justin May, The College of William and Mary
Paula M. Kazi, Bucknell University
Fenohasina Maret, The George Washington University