Organizers:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Session Chairs:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in Higher Education in Brazil"
Andrew Francis, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Affirmative Action in Brazil and the United States: A Comparative Perspective"
Gladys Mitchell, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Affirmative Action in Brazil and India: A Comparative Perspective"
Veronica Toste Daflon, University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro
Joćo Feres, Jr., University Research Institute of Rio de Jainero

"The Impact of Affirmative Action in India"
Sowmya Rajan, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Affirmative Action in Malaysia and South Africa"
Hwok-Aun Lee, University of Malaya (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Session Chairs:

Gregory Price, Morehouse College

Papers:

"Telling Stories About Economics: How Narratives of the Economy Helped Spur the Genocide in Rwanda"
Andy Storey, University College Dublin (Contact Author)

"The Political Economy of Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia"
Diane Flaherty, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Contact Author)

"The Economics of Race and Eugenic Sterilization in North Carolina: 1958-1968"
Gregory Price, Morehouse College
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Discussants:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Andy Storey, University College Dublin
Diane Flaherty, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Organizers:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University

Session Chairs:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University

Papers:

"Facing Sexual Assault as a Youth: Are There Educational Scars?"
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"High School Exit Exams and Dropout"
Dave Marcotte, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)

"Pre-Kindergarten Care and School Readiness: The Role of Language"
Jill Cannon, Public Policy Institute of California
Alison Jacknowitz, American University (Contact Author)
Lynn Karoly, RAND Corporation

"Full-Day Kindergarten and Student Achievement"
Griffin S. Edwards, Emory University (Contact Author)
David E. Frisvold, Emory University

Discussants:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Griffin S. Edwards, Emory University
David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Dave Marcotte, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Organizers:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Session Chairs:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Papers:

"Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity"
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
James Stewart, Pennsylvania State University

"Stratification Economics and Wealth Inequality"
Darrick Hamilton, The New School (Contact Author)

"Stratification Economics and Immigration Theory"
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University (Contact Author)

"Stratification Economics and the Racial Achievement Gap"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

"Stratification Economics and the Political Economy of Genocide"
Gregory Price, Morehouse College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Gregory Price, Morehouse College
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

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Organizers:

Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota

Session Chairs:

Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota

Papers:

"Access to Credit, Remittances, and Household Welfare: The Case of Viet Nam"
Lan Pham, Congressional Budget Office (Contact Author)

"Affirmative Action in Brazil and India: Models of Access to Higher Education"
Veronica Toste Daflon, University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (Contact Author)

"The Economic Implications of Stereotype Threat: Cross-National Evidence"
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University (Contact Author)

"Fighting Racial Inequalities in Brazil with Affirmative Action: Accomplishments, Limitations and Promises"
Joćo Feres, Jr., University Research Institute of Rio de Jainero (Contact Author)

Discussants:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota
Gregory Price, Morehouse College

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Organizers:

Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota

Session Chairs:

Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota

Papers:

"Does a Rising Tide Lift All Ships? Inter-temporal Changes in Racial/Ethnic Earnings Inequality in China"
Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota
Ding Sai, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
Li Shi, University of Minnesota

"Measuring Progress on Racial Inclusion"
Claire Nelson, Inter-American Development Bank (Contact Author)

"Racial Silences and the Economics of Racism Around the World"
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gregory Price, Morehouse College
Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota
Veronica Toste Daflon, University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro

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