Session Chairs:

Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Moral Hazard and the Monday Effect in Workers' Compensation: Evidence from the California Reforms"
Benjamin Hansen, IMPAQ International, LLC (Contact Author)

"Unions and Pension Plans"
William E. Even, Miami University
David Macpherson, Trinity University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Broad-Based and Executive Stock Option Adoption"
Yu Peng Lin, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Contact Author)

"Indigenous Workers and Wage Gaps: Informal and Formal Labor Markets in Latin America"
Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University
Jan Bentzen, University of Aarhus
Yu Peng Lin, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Benjamin Hansen, IMPAQ International, LLC

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Organizers:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

Moderators:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

Panelists:

W. Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

James A. Dorn, Cato Institute

David Macpherson, Trinity University

Lawrence H. White, George Mason University

Lawrence J. White, New York University

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

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Organizers:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Optimal Incentives for Public Sector Workers: The Case of Teacher-Designed Incentive Pay in Texas"
Matthew G. Springer, Vanderbilt University
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"The Policy Choices of Successful Principals"
David N. Figlio, Northwestern University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Salaries and State Collective Bargaining Laws"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
David Macpherson, Trinity University

"Cohort Crowding and Non-Resident College Enrollment"
John Winters, Auburn University at Montgomery (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Imberman, University of Houston
Sherrilyn M. Billger, Illinois State University
Li Feng, Texas State University-San Marcos
David Macpherson, Trinity University

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Organizers:

Vjollca Sadiraj, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Vjollca Sadiraj, Georgia State University

Papers:

"NIMBY: When Public Goods Go Bad"
R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Doug Norton, Florida State University
Svetlana Pevnitskaya, Florida State University

"Arms or Legs: Isomorphic Dutch Auctions and Centipede Games"
James C. Cox, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Duncan James, Fordham University

"Deferred Compensation Versus Efficiency Wages: An Experimental Test"
Tim Salmon, Florida State University (Contact Author)
David Macpherson, Trinity University
Kislaya Prasad, Florida State University

"Let Me Vote! An Experimental Study of Vote Rotation in Committees"
Ronald Bosman, Bank of the Netherlands
Philipp Maier, Bank of Canada
Vjollca Sadiraj, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Frans van Winden, University of Amsterdam

Discussants:

Daniel Houser, George Mason University
Glenn W. Harrison, University of Central Florida
C. Monica Capra, Emory University
Ragan Petrie, George Mason University

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Mir M. Ali, The University of Toledo

Papers:

"Disability and Disability Compensation: Does a Veteran Bias Exist?"
David N. van der Goes, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Disability, Transitions, and Wages"
Denise Whalen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Opportunity Costs Surrounding Exercise and Dietary Behaviors: The Effect of Commuting on Health-Related Activities"
Thomas J. Christian, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Youth Smoking in Lower-Income Countries: The Influence of Cigarette Prices in the Context of Anti-Smoking Sentiment and Cigarette Advertising"
Deliana Kostova, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Distributional Impacts of Access to Safe Water and Sanitation on Child Nutrition in India: A Quantile Regressions Approach"
Divya Balasubramaniam, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
David Macpherson, Trinity University
Kenneth P. Sanford, University of Kentucky
John Robst, University of South Florida
Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University

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