Session Chairs:

Andrew Francis, Emory University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in a Two Stage Statistical Discrimination Model "
Aniruddha Mitra, Middlebury College (Contact Author)

"Employer-Employee Racial Match and Statistical Discrimination"
Yariv Fadlon, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Racial Identity and Affirmative Action in Brazil"
Andrew Francis, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus
Yariv Fadlon, Vanderbilt University
Aniruddha Mitra, Middlebury College

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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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Session Chairs:

Scott French, The Univeristy of Texas at Austin

Papers:

"Export, Firm Heterogeneity and Innovation"
Erik Strojer Madsen, University of Aarhus (Contact Author)
Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus

"Innovation in Product Space and Trade"
Scott French, The Univeristy of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)

"Information Inputs and International Trade: Evidence from State Level Data on Business Air Travel"
Anca Cristea, Purdue University (Contact Author)

"Information Heterogeneity and Portfolio Home Bias"
Huiran Pan, California State University-Fullerton (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Deepraj Mukherjee, The University of Memphis
Anca Cristea, Purdue University
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
Erik Strojer Madsen, University of Aarhus

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Michael D. S. Morris, Oklahoma State University

Papers:

"Mortality and Development"
Belgi Turan, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"A Comprehensive Analysis of Mandatory Waiting Periods for Abortions"
Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Rainfall, Fertility, and Early Childhood Health in West Africa"
Yeon Soo Kim, University of Maryland at College Park (Contact Author)

"Fertility and Mortality: Can Altruism Explain Cross-Country Demographic Patterns?"
Isaac Petit-Frere, University of Miami (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Xi Tian, Department of Economics and Legal Studies
Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University
Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus
Feng Qian, University at Buffalo

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Session Chairs:

Ahlam Fakhar, Al Akhawayn University

Papers:

"Alcohol and Liver Cirrhosis Mortality: New Evidence from a Panel Data Analysis for Sixteen European Countries"
Jan Bentzen, University of Aarhus (Contact Author)
Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus

"What Will the Neighbors Think? Welfare Stigma Due to Public Disapproval"
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
Kevin J. Mumford, Purdue University

"Health Status and the Distribution of Risk Within the Household: The Case of Morocco"
Ahlam Fakhar, Al Akhawayn University (Contact Author)

"Sorting and Statistical Discrimination in Schools"
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota
Rocio Garcia-Diaz, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Jay Walker, The University of Memphis

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