Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Does Competition Improve Public School Efficiency? An Analysis of K-12 Public Education in Mississippi"
Kaustav Misra, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Pension Incentives, Retirement Behavior, and Potential for Reform in Arkansas"
Josh B. McGee, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Mergers Do Smaller Classes Increase Test Scores? Using New Entrants to Estimate Class Size Effects"
Courtney Collins, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Learning by Doing, Overconfidence, and Serial Entrepreneurs"
Jing Chen, Florida International University (Contact Author)

"Post-Socialist Culture and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis"
Petrik Runst, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Omari H. Swinton, Howard University
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
Whitney Schott, University of Pennsylvania
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

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Session Chairs:

D. Mark Anderson, University of Washington

Papers:

"Are Accountability Systems Contributing to Adolescent Obesity?"
Lu Yin, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"High School Dropout Rates Considered in the Context of School Safety"
Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Compulsory Schooling and Juvenile Crime"
D. Mark Anderson, University of Washington (Contact Author)

"Cognitive Ability and Street Gang Participation: Evidence from the NLSY and Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods"
Alan Seals, Oklahoma City University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Noelia R. Paez, Texas A&M University
Yu Xue, The University of Texas at Dallas
Lu Yin, University of Florida
Alan Seals, Oklahoma City University

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Organizers:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Papers:

"Does It Pay to Get an A? The Effect of Accountability Rankings on School District Resource Allocations"
Steven Craig, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Scott Imberman, University of Houston
Adam Perdue, University of Houston

"Value Maximizing Incentive Systems for School Teachers and the Effects of Rewards for Test Scores Versus Institutional Reform"
John Garen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Escaping Redistribution Through Municipal Incorporation"
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Adam Reinke, University of Florida

Discussants:

Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

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