Session Chairs:

D.W. MacKenzie, The United States Coast Guard Academy

Papers:

"Social Status and Income Redistribution"
D.W. MacKenzie, The United States Coast Guard Academy (Contact Author)

"Congregational Economies of Scale and the Megachurch: An Application of the Stigler Survivor Technique"
Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Colin T. Page, University of Virginia

"Communist Party Membership and Social Networks in China"
Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Xi Tian, Department of Economics and Legal Studies

"Women in Economic Research: A Bibliometric Approach"
Emmanuelle Auriol, Toulouse School of Economics
Mette Verner, University of Aarhus (Contact Author)

"Economics, Philosophy (Metaphysics) and Progress"
Robert Renshaw, Renshaw Enterprises (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Alan Seals, Oklahoma City University
Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia
D.W. MacKenzie, The United States Coast Guard Academy
Robert Renshaw, Renshaw Enterprises
Frank Martin, Southern University at New Orleans

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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:

Manuel Chavez, The University of Texas at Austin

Papers:

"Women Breadwinners and the Labor Supply of Their Husbands"
Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"Child-Custody Reform and Marriage-Specific Investment in Children"
Alan Seals, Oklahoma City University (Contact Author)
John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

"Beyond Labor Market Assimilation: Household Production, Human Capital Investment, and Leisure Time Allocations of Mexican Immigrants to the US"
Manuel Chavez, The University of Texas at Austin
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Put in the Powder, Close the Lid and Relax? The Effects of Household Production Technologies on Labor Supply in China"
Joanne W. Hsu, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"Self-Employment and Family Time Use: Parent’s Decisions on Children’s Development"
Manuel Chavez, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University
Joanne W. Hsu, University of Michigan
Benjamin Hansen, IMPAQ International, LLC
Alan Seals, Oklahoma City University

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