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:

Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Papers:

"The Competitive Effects of a New Product: The Case of Crystal Pepsi"
Wei Xiao, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Economics (Contact Author)

"Non-Wage Job Characteristics: The Missing Margin In Job Choice and Unemployment Insurance Program Evaluation"
Dan Becker, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Multinationals and the Shutdown of State-Owned Firms"
Grzegorz Pac, University of Colorado at Boulder (Contact Author)

"Bank Runs and Monetary Arrangements: A Computational Examination"
Pedro Romero Aleman, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Unintended Effects of Environmental Regulation"
Esteban Afonso, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Do Teachers’ Unions Really Affect Teacher Attrition?: A Potential Outcomes Bayesian Analysis"
Gregory Gilpin, Indiana University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Benjamin D. Keen, University of Oklahoma
M. Northrup Buechner, St. John's University
Erik Strojer Madsen, University of Aarhus
David M. Kemme, University of Memphis
Vange Mariet Ocasio, Colorado State University
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas