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:

Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University

Papers:

"Class Size, Class Composition, and the Distribution of Student Attainment"
Ryan C. Bosworth, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"The Linkage Between Education and Occupational Choice"
Yu Xue, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Self-Employment and Place of Birth: An Examination of Chinese in the United States"
John Lunn, Hope College (Contact Author)
Todd Steen, Hope College

"How Business Cycles Affect the Careers of Young Workers: The Role of Occupational Assignments "
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Kevin Welding, University of California, Santa Barbara

"The Effects of High School Performing Arts Participation on Educational and Occupational Attainment"
Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University
Ryan C. Bosworth, North Carolina State University
Elaine Liu, University of Houston
Yu Xue, The University of Texas at Dallas
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

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