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:

Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago

Papers:

"Determinants of State Minimum Wage Laws: A Bayesian Spatial Probit Approach"
Donald J. Lacombe, Ohio University
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author)

"Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey"
Meltem Daysal, University of Maryland, College Park (Contact Author)
Carmen Pages, Inter-American Development Bank
Gordon Betcherman, The World Bank

"Effects of State Minimum Wage Increases on Employment, Hours, and Earnings of Low-Wage Workers: Evidence from Illinois"
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)
Joseph Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago

"Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System Involvement, and High School Dropout"
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wei Kang, Middle Tennessee State University
Matthew Freedman, Cornell University
Judy Yang, Georgetown University
Linda Loubert, Morgan State University