Session Chairs:

Noelia R. Paez, Texas A&M University

Papers:

"An Analysis of Fertility in Japan"
Hitomi Komatsu, American University (Contact Author)

"Debt and Unmet Fertility Expectations"
Michael D. S. Morris, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Karina Shreffler, Oklahoma State University

"The Effect of Labor Market Supply on Fertility Spacing"
Noelia R. Paez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Li Gan, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University
Manuel Chavez, The University of Texas at Austin
Hitomi Komatsu, American University

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Session Chairs:

Richard V. Butler, Trinity University

Papers:

"Higher Education Opportunities and Local Employment Conditions "
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Cristina Lira, The University of Alabama
Samuel Addy, The University of Alabama

"The 21st Century Workforce: Is There a 'Skills Gap?' If So, How Can We Close It?"
Richard V. Butler, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Paulius Kosmarciukas, Trinity University

"Estimating the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Returns to Multiple Measures of MBA Quality"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"Do Postdoctoral Fellowships Increase the Likelihood of Tenure? "
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University (Contact Author)
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, Bennett College for Women
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Placement of the 2008-09 Class of Economics Ph.D. Students"
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University
Shane Sanders, Nicholls State University

Discussants:

Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University
Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College

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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:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University

Papers:

"The Efficiency of Impact Fee Financing for Commercial Infrastructure Requirements"
Adam Jones, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Arthur Snow, The University of Georgia

"An Analysis of West Virginia's Two Tax Amnesties: 1986 and 2004"
Hari S. Luitel, University of Richmond (Contact Author)

"Estimating State and Federal Cigarette Tax Elasticities"
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University

"The Demand for Vice: A Complete Demand System Study of Smoking, Drinking and Gambling in Texas"
Michael Trousdale, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lei Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas
Adam Jones, The University of Georgia
Hari S. Luitel, University of Richmond
Michael Trousdale, Texas A&M University

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College

Papers:

"Emergent Specialization, Exchange, and Property Rights in Experiments and Agent-Based Models"
Erik O. Kimbrough, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"Strategic Ignorance: Is It a Self Discipling Device?"
Tara Larson, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Rachel Croson, The University of Texas at Dallas
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas

"Seniority Advantage in Pork Barrel Politics"
Cortney S. Rodet, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Impact Evaluation of Islamic Microfinance Using Laboratory Experiments"
Mohamed S. El-Komi, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Risk Perception, Risk Preference, and the Coefficient of Relatively Risk Aversion"
Alfredo A. Romero, Virginia Tech (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University
Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, The University of Memphis
Lei Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas
Jason Delaney, Georgia State University

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