Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford

Papers:

"Insurance Role of Remittances and Household Credit Demand"
Susan Richter, University of California, Merced (Contact Author)

"Immigrants, Assimilation and Wealth Portfolio Choices"
Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD (Contact Author)
Chung Choe, CEPS/INSTEAD
Vincent Alexandre Hildebrand, York University

"When Remittances Are More than Just Money: Measuring the Impact of Remittances on Demographic Behavior"
Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford (Contact Author)
George Sami Naufal, American University of Sharjah

Discussants:

Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University
Diego Vacaflores, Texas State University

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Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University

Papers:

"Bank Performance in Dollarized Economies"
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"The U.S. Housing Market and Mexican Remittances: Is There a Connection?"
Violeta Diaz, The University of Texas-Pan American
Gokce Soydemir, The University of Texas-Pan American

"Changing Fertility Preferences One Migrant at a Time: The Impact of Remittances on the Fertility Rate"
George Sami Naufal, American University of Sharjah
Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford (Contact Author)

"Tough Times, Tough Choices: The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Health of the U.S. Latino Population"
Gabriel R. Sanchez, The University of New Mexico (Contact Author)
Jillian Medeiros, The University of New Mexico
Robert O. Valdez, The University of New Mexico

Discussants:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University

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