Session Chairs:

Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute

Papers:

"How Do People Create Capital Through 'Social Networks'? Dense Versus Sparse Networks"
Pedro Romero Aleman, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"'When I’m Sixty-Four': Retirement of School Teachers 'With a Little Help from My Friends'"
Kristine Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ron Laschever, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Social Attitudes in American Communities"
Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University
Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute (Contact Author)

"Knowledge Spillovers and Local Growth of Industries: Evidence from Patent Statistics"
Kejun Song, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Isabelle G Bajeux-Besnainou, The George Washington University
Sumit Joshi, The George Washington University
Ahmed S. Rahman, U.S. Naval Academy

Session Chairs:

Chao Yue Tian, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Clientele Effects, Segmentation and the Return to Housing Investment"
Chao Yue Tian, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Effects of the Bush Tax Cuts’ Expiration on Homeowner Welfare"
Zach Richards, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"The Dynamics of Metropolitan Housing Prices: Spatial Diffusion or Industrial Transmission"
Wensheng Kang, University of Missouri-Columbia (Contact Author)

"Modeling The Joint Determination Of Residential Location, Non-Work Travel And Trip-Chaining"
Sisinnio Concas, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute
Brian W. Sloboda, U.S. Postal Service
Wensheng Kang, University of Missouri-Columbia
Arzu Sen, West Virginia University