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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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Does Competition Improve Public School Efficiency? An Analysis of K-12 Public Education in Mississippi"
Kaustav Misra, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Pension Incentives, Retirement Behavior, and Potential for Reform in Arkansas"
Josh B. McGee, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Mergers Do Smaller Classes Increase Test Scores? Using New Entrants to Estimate Class Size Effects"
Courtney Collins, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Learning by Doing, Overconfidence, and Serial Entrepreneurs"
Jing Chen, Florida International University (Contact Author)

"Post-Socialist Culture and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis"
Petrik Runst, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Omari H. Swinton, Howard University
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
Whitney Schott, University of Pennsylvania
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

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Session Chairs:

Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee

Papers:

"New Teachers and Student Achievement in Charter Schools"
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Open Enrollment on School Choice and Student Outcomes"
Umut Ozek, The Urban Institute (Contact Author)

"Public School Choice: Charter and Magnet Schools and the Public-Private School Decision"
Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"The Effect of State Funded Merit Scholarships for Higher Education on Pre-College Academic Performance"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Elizabeth A. Perry-Sizemore, Randolph College

Discussants:

Pedro de Araujo, Colorado College
Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Akita Prefectural University
Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University

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