Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University

Papers:

"Racial/Ethnic Income Inequality Responses to Government Maintenance Programs in the U.S."
Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama
Mehmet E. Yaya, Eastern Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Distribution of Well-Being for Hispanics Versus Non-Hispanics Based on the Expenditure Distributions of Nine Expenditure Categories"
David Molina, University of North Texas (Contact Author)

"Poverty and the Binational Population"
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, University of Florida
Alberto Davila, The University of Texas-Pan American

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Session Chairs:

Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University

Papers:

"Does It Matter Who I Work for and Who I Work with? The Impact of Owners and Coworkers on Hiring and Wages"
Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of 9/11 on Intermarriages in the U.S."
Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Differences in Expected Starting Salaries by Gender and Race of Bachelor Degree Recipients"
Rhona Free, Eastern Connecticut State University
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama
Xinrong Li, Texas A&M University

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Session Chairs:

Jaime Acosta, Rice University

Papers:

"Does the VAT on Food and Medicaments Benefit the Poor?"
Jaime Acosta, Rice University (Contact Author)

"Private and Pareto Efficient Public Transfers"
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez (Contact Author)
Ikuho Kochi, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez

"The Poverty of States: Do State Tax Policies Affect State Labor Productivity?"
Peter F. Orazem, Iowa State University (Contact Author)
Joseph Mcphail, Iowa State University
Rajesh Singh, Iowa State University

"How Does Economic Freedom Impact the Entire Income Distribution of the U.S.?"
Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Daniel Giedeman, Grand Valley State University
Ryan Compton, University of Manitoba

Discussants:

Peter F. Orazem, Iowa State University
Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez
Hyung-Jai Choi, Korea University Sejong Campus

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