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:

Ioana Petrescu, American Enterprise Institute

Papers:

"Income Inequality and Consumer Behavior: An Application to Health"
Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University (Contact Author)
Neha Khanna, Binghamton University
Andreas Pape, Binghamton University

"The Humanitarian Impact of Economic Sanctions "
Ioana Petrescu, American Enterprise Institute (Contact Author)

"Unemployment and Suicide in the United States: A New Look Using Mass-Layoffs"
Richard Dunn, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Tim J. Classen, Loyola University Chicago

"Clinical Depression, Earnings and Employment"
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College (Contact Author)
William M. Rodgers, III, Rutgers University

"The Effect of Health Conditions and Behaviors on Future Labor Market Outcomes"
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
Padmaja Ayyagari, Yale University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Kruti Dholakia, The University of Texas at Dallas
Ahlam Fakhar, Al Akhawayn University
Murat Mercan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College
Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University

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