Organizers:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Do Minimum Wage Laws Affect People Who Are Not Covered? Evidence from Undocumented Piecerate Workers in U.S. Agriculture"
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University (Contact Author)

"Undocumented Workers and the U.S. Business Cycle"
J. David Brown, Bureau of the Census
Serife Genc, University of Pittsburgh
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"Labor Migration, Remittances and Business Cycles"
Federico S. Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Andrei Zlate, Board of Governers of the Federal Reserve System

"Effects of the 1992 Chinese Student Protection Act"
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College (Contact Author)
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Emily Kerr, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

"Undocumented Migration, Remittances, and Migrant Networks: The Case of Tajikistan"
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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Organizers:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Minimum Wage Effects on Employment, Substitution, and the Teenage Labor Supply: Evidence from Personnel Data"
Laura Giuliano, University of Miami (Contact Author)

"Channels of Labor Market Adjustment: Analysis of the 2007-2009 Federal Minimum Wage Increases"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University
Tetyana Zelenska, Georgia State University

"The Dynamic Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment"
Ian Schmutte, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University

"Minimum Wages and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Among Teens"
Scott Adams, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
McKinley L. Blackburn, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Discussants:

Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Melinda Sandler Morrill, North Carolina State University

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Organizers:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Colleen Casey, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Colleen Casey, The University of Texas at Arlington

Papers:

"Changes in Family Health Insurance Coverage for Small and Large Firm Workers and Dependents: Evidence from 1995-2005"
Eric E. Seiber, Ohio State University
Curtis S. Florence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Small Business and Job Dynamics"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Low-Wealth, Minority Enterprises and Access to Financial Resources for Startup Activities: Do Connections Matter?"
Colleen Casey, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Government Intervention in the Small Firm Credit Market on Economic Performance: The Mediating Role of Per Capita Income"
Ben R. Craig, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Contact Author)
William E. Jackson, III, The University of Alabama
James Thomson, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Discussants:

Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Mercer University
Li Qi, Agnes Scott College
Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College

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Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Fraternity Membership and Frequent Drinking"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"The Path from Smoker to Nonsmoker: How Long Does It Take in the Eyes of the Labor Market?"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"Peer Effects and the Freshman 15: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"
Olga Yakusheva, Marquette University (Contact Author)
Kandice A. Kapinos, University of Michigan

"Siblings, BMI, and Body Image: An Analysis of Birth Order and Adolescent Weight Outcomes"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Joseph J. Sabia, United States Military Academy

Discussants:

Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida
Erik Nesson, Emory University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
David E. Frisvold, Emory University

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