Session Chairs:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"The Unintended Consequences of Agricultural Subsidies: An Empirical Evaluation of the Agricultural Labor Market"
Belinda Acuņa, University of California, Santa Barbara (Contact Author)

"When Sex Is Not Enough: Policy Strategies to Increase Condom Use Among High-Risk Female Sex Workers in Tijuana"
Katie Pittenger, University of California, Davis
Adela De La Torre, University of California, Davis

"Measuring the Wage Costs of Limited English: Issues with Using Interviewers Versus Self Reports in Determining Latino Wages"
Darrick Hamilton, The New School (Contact Author)
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"The International Transferability of Skills and the Labor Market Outcomes of Recent Immigrants"
Karla Diaz Hadzisadikovic, Columbia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University

Session Chairs:

Alberto Davila, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"The Status of Economics Literacy Among Hispanic High School Students"
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University (Contact Author)
Robert Sacnof, FERC
Luis Saenz, New Mexico State University

"Student Achievement of Limited English Proficient Students in Texas Under TAKS Assessments"
Noelia R Paez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Timothy J. Gronberg, Texas A&M University
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University

"Why Don't Hispanics Earn More Doctorates?"
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University (Contact Author)
Daniel Gifondorwa, Eastern New Mexico University

"Baccalaureate College Origins of Hispanic Doctorate Recipients"
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University (Contact Author)
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

Discussants:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American
Alberto Davila, The University of Texas-Pan American
Sandra Trejos, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Session Chairs:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University

Papers:

"Hate Crimes and State Labor Market Conditions in the Early 2000s"
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)
Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center

"Savings Incentives and Prices: A Study of the 529 College Savings Plan Market"
Vicki Bogan, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"An Instrumental Variable Analysis of the Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries"
Juan J. DelaCruz, Lehman College - CUNY (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University