Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Alberto Davila, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"Does Participation in 4-H Improve Schooling Outcomes? Evidence from Florida"
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Effect of a Dual Language Program on Student Achievement: A Quasi-Natural Experiment"
Ivan De Jesus, Columbia University (Contact Author)

"Does the Choice of High School Matter? Evidence from the UAE on the Effects of Schooling on Students' University Performance"
Samer Kherfi, American University of Sharjah
George Sami Naufal, American University of Sharjah (Contact Author)

"Physicians' Stigma and Quality of Care for Obese Individuals"
Patrick Richard, George Washington University (Contact Author)
Christine Ferguson, George Washington University
Jennifer Leonard, George Washington University
Anthony Lara, George Washington University
Anna Muldoon, George Washington University

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

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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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