Session Chairs:

Mihaela I. Pintea, Florida International University

Papers:

"Work and/or Fun: Modeling Utilitarian and Hedonic Values of Shopping, Research, and More"
Wan-Ju Iris Franz, Houston Baptist University (Contact Author)

"Toward a Unified Theory of Fertility"
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Shane Sanders, Nicholls State University

"Subsistence and Suicide: An Empirical Analysis of Japanese Data"
Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Akita Prefectural University (Contact Author)
Christian Crowley, U.S. Department of the Interior

"Keeping up with the Joneses with Multiple Reference Groups and Female Labor Force Participation"
Mihaela I. Pintea, Florida International University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Mihaela I. Pintea, Florida International University
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Session Chairs:

Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee

Papers:

"New Teachers and Student Achievement in Charter Schools"
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Open Enrollment on School Choice and Student Outcomes"
Umut Ozek, The Urban Institute (Contact Author)

"Public School Choice: Charter and Magnet Schools and the Public-Private School Decision"
Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"The Effect of State Funded Merit Scholarships for Higher Education on Pre-College Academic Performance"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Elizabeth A. Perry-Sizemore, Randolph College

Discussants:

Pedro de Araujo, Colorado College
Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Akita Prefectural University
Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University

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