2009 Sessions for Ramaprasad Rajaram

 
Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 19G
Issues in Gender Inequity

Session Chairs:

Dipanwita D. Sarkar, The University of Louisiana at Monroe

Papers:

"Gender Pay Gap Among Top Executive Officers"
Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus (Contact Author)
Mette Verner, University of Aarhus
Nina Smith, University of Aarhus

"Estimating Gender Differentials in Earnings of MBA Graduates"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)
Michael Jetter, The University of Memphis

"Gender Inequality and the Spread of HIV/AIDS in India"
Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)
Dipanwita D. Sarkar, The University of Louisiana at Monroe

"Female-Headed Households and Poverty: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey"
Ramaprasad Rajaram, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Gender and Portfolio Choice: Are Women More Risk Averse when Selecting Pension Funds?"
Jose Olivares, Universidad del Desarrollo (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus
Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington
Hitomi Komatsu, American University
Jose Olivares, Universidad del Desarrollo
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis

 

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Sunday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 23H
Development II

Session Chairs:

Katharine L. Shester, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on the Economic Growth of Central and Eastern European Countries"
Charles Vehorn, Radford University (Contact Author)
Arthur Vasarevic, Radford University

"Poverty, Income Inequality and Economic Growth in U.S. Counties: A Spatial Analysis"
Ramaprasad Rajaram, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal in the United States, 1949-1974"
William Collins, Vanderbilt University
Katharine L. Shester, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wim P.M. Vijverberg, City University of New York
Daren A. Conrad, Bowie State University
Ramaprasad Rajaram, The University of Georgia

 

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Monday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 23J
Topics in Applied Microeconomics

Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Papers:

"Criminal Deportees and Violent Crime: Evidence from Data on Homicide Rate"
Garfield O. Blake, Binghamton University (Contact Author)

"Man Versus Machine: An Investigation of Speeding Ticket Disparities Based on Gender and Race"
Sarah Marx Quintanar, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Science and Engineering Immigration on Wages of U.S. Natives"
Serena H. Huang, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"Globalization, Migration and the U.S. Labor Market for Physicians: The Impact of Immigration on Local Wages"
Finnie B. Cook, University of South Forida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Xuan Tam, University of Virginia
Wan-Ju Iris Franz, Houston Baptist University
Ioana Sofia Pacurar, The University of Memphis
Ramaprasad Rajaram, The University of Georgia

 

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