Organizers:

Haydar Kurban, Howard University

Session Chairs:

Emily Blank, Howard University

Papers:

"Segregation of Workers: An Efficiency Wage Explanation of Job Hording and Ethnic Enclave Effects on Wages of Low Wage Workers"
Niki Dickerson, Rutgers University
William E. Spriggs, Howard University

"An Update of Rodgers and Freeman: 2001 to 2007"
William M. Rodgers, III, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Racial Differences in Income Inequality Across U.S. Regions"
Gary Hoover, University of Alabama
Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama

"Vulnerability Index"
Mika Kato, Howard University
Haydar Kurban, Howard University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gregory Price, Morehouse College
Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College
William Dodgers, Rutgers University

Session Chairs:

David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Analyzing the Effects of Immigration with Endogenous Human Capital: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Approach"
Serife Genc, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author)

"Coming to America: The Effect of Immigration on Local Labor Market"
Chong-Uk Kim, Sonoma State University (Contact Author)
Kevin Henrickson, Gonzaga University

"Emigration's Impact on Employment of Those Left Behind: Evidence from Mexico"
Arina Viseth, University of Delaware (Contact Author)

"Friedrich A. Hayek: The 'Arkansas Traveler' Concludes"
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama
Gerardo Gomez-Ruano, Boston University
Gordon Betcherman, The World Bank
Andrew Hussey, University of Memphis

Session Chairs:

Mette Verner, University of Aarhus

Papers:

"Gender Differences in Income Inequality Among Immigrant Populations to the United States"
Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Gary Hoover, University of Alabama

"Gender, Unemployment and Underemployment in South Africa Reexamined: What Time-use Data Reveals"
Maria Floro, American University
Imraan Valodia, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Hitomi Komatsu, American University (Contact Author)

"Gender Differences in Rank Within the Academic Profession: The Case of Denmark"
Mette Verner, University of Aarhus (Contact Author)

"Human Capital Augmentation Versus the Signaling Value of MBA Education"
Andrew Hussey, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yan Li, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Hitomi Komatsu, American University
Andrew Hussey, University of Memphis
Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama

Session Chairs:

Javed Younas, Central Michigan University

Papers:

"Turkish Tourism Industry, Terrorism, and Warfare"
Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"The Resource Curse, Corruption, and Governance: Evidence from Emerging Markets"
Mariusz Andrzej Sumlinski, International Monetary Fund
Stephen Everhart, American University in Cairo (Contact Author)

"What Spurs Terrorism in Developing Countries: Poverty, Illiteracy or Political Repressions?"
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Javed Younas, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado
Kim Lehrer, The University of British Columbia
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College