Session Chairs:

Sean Sullivan, University of Virginia

Papers:

"The Birth of a Modern City: Urban Spatial Structure in New York City from 1865 to 1900."
Fred Smith, Davidson College (Contact Author)
Ida Bastiaens, University of Pittsburgh

"The Evolution of Foresight -- A Simple Model of Civilization?"
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Samuel K. Allen, Virginia Military Institute

"Revisiting the Growth of State Banking in the Early 20th Century U.S."
Brandon Dupont, Western Washington University (Contact Author)

"Sue Thy Neighbor: Transition of Credit Institution in Early Modern England"
Anirban Mukherjee, The University of British Columbia (Contact Author)

"Implicit Markets for Slave Characteristics: 1811-1820 Louisiana"
Sean Sullivan, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Valeska Groenert, Vanderbilt University
Marc F. Bellemare, Duke University
Andreea Balan-Cohen, Tufts University
Vinit K. Jagdish, Western Washington University
Fred Smith, Davidson College

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