Organizers:

Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

Session Chairs:

Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

Papers:

"The ‘Bluest Eye’ and Pathways to Success: Eurocentric Standards of Beauty"
Darrick Hamilton, The New School (Contact Author)
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

"Disconnecting the Connected: The Role of Scholar Activists in Education in Post Katrina New Orleans"
Daniella Ann Cook, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Do White Classmates Improve Economic and Social Outcomes for Black Americans: The Racial Composition of Schools and its Impact on Economic and Social Outcomes for Black Americans"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Examining Traditional Models of Homeowners and School Quality After Finance Reform: An Insight Using GIS"
Linda Loubert, Morgan State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Omari H. Swinton, Howard University
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, University of Vermont

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