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:

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:

Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University

Papers:

"The Impact of Immigrant Networks on Mobility of Refugees Within the United States"
Selcuk Eren, Bard College (Contact Author)
Paul Hagstrom, Hamilton College

"Immigrant-Based Networks and the U.S. Bilateral Trade: Role of Immigrant Occupation and Income"
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Reassessing the Effect of Language Skills on Earnings"
Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Participation in Special Language Programs (Bilingual and ESL) and Academic Performance of LEP and Non-LEP Hispanic Students "
Noelia R. Paez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University
Timothy J. Gronberg, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Selcuk Eren, Bard College
Noelia R. Paez, Texas A&M University
Miao Chi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Debjani Kanjilal, The University of Memphis

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