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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Session Chairs:

Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University

Papers:

"Class Size, Class Composition, and the Distribution of Student Attainment"
Ryan C. Bosworth, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"The Linkage Between Education and Occupational Choice"
Yu Xue, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Self-Employment and Place of Birth: An Examination of Chinese in the United States"
John Lunn, Hope College (Contact Author)
Todd Steen, Hope College

"How Business Cycles Affect the Careers of Young Workers: The Role of Occupational Assignments "
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Kevin Welding, University of California, Santa Barbara

"The Effects of High School Performing Arts Participation on Educational and Occupational Attainment"
Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University
Ryan C. Bosworth, North Carolina State University
Elaine Liu, University of Houston
Yu Xue, The University of Texas at Dallas
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

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