Organizers:

Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas
Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Eisenach, Navigant Economics

Papers:

"Prices and Capacity with Correlated Demands"
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
William T. Smith, University of Memphis

"Financial Liberalization and Industry Productivity: Evidence from Indian Firms"
Zhenhui Xu, Georgia College and State University (Contact Author)
Sudeshna Pal, Georgia College and State University

"Can Empirical Demand Models Assist in CON Comparative Reviews? A Case Study in Florida"
Gary M. Fournier, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Yunwei Gai, Babson College

"Regulation, Trust, and Cronyism in Middle Eastern Societies: The Simple Economics of 'Wasta'"
Andy Barnett, American University of Sharjah (Contact Author)
Bruce Yandle, Clemson University
George Sami Naufal, American University of Sharjah

Discussants:

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Session Chairs:

Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University

Papers:

"An Investigation for a More Sensible Approach to the Educational Cost Analysis: Examples from Texas"
Mustafa U. Karakaplan, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Choosing Where to Teach: The Effect of Teacher Quality on the Charter Versus Public School Decision"
Lauren Calimeris, University of Colorado at Boulder (Contact Author)

"Contract Rigidities and the Quantity and Quality of Teachers: An Analysis of Differential Effects Across Teaching-Subject Areas"
Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University (Contact Author)
D. Chris Ferguson, University of Wisconsin-Stout

"Estimating the Expected Net Returns to College"
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University

"Measuring the High School Graduation Rate in the Ninth Federal Reserve District"
Wonho Chung, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
Rob Grunewald, Federal Reseve Bank of Minneapolis

Discussants:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University
Manisha Goel, The Ohio State University
Priyanka Singh, The University of Texas at Dallas
Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Wonho Chung, University of Minnesota

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Session Chairs:

Yunwei Gai, Babson College

Papers:

"Medical Care Utilization and the Business Cycle"
Danny R. Hughes, American College of Radiology (Contact Author)

"Labor Market Conditions and Medicare Utilization and Spending"
Melissa McInerney, The College of William & Mary (Contact Author)
Jennifer Mellor, The College of William & Mary

"Allocation of Medical Technology Under Certificate of Need Laws and Its Impact on Market Power"
Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)
Timothy Mathews, Kennesaw State University
Govind Hariharan, Kennesaw State University

"Will Universal Health Insurance Enhance Entrepreneurship Activity?"
Yunwei Gai, Babson College (Contact Author)
Maria Minniti, Southern Methodist University

Discussants:

Melissa McInerney, The College of William & Mary
Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University
Danny R. Hughes, American College of Radiology
Seth M. Freedman, University of Michigan

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Session Chairs:

Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in MBA Programs: Investigating the Mismatch Hypothesis for Race and Gender"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College (Contact Author)
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis

"The Psychology of Major Choice and Wage Differential Between Black Men and White Men in Connecticut"
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Margaret Letterman, Eastern Connecticut State University

"Direct and Indirect Effects of Maternal Education on Children's Outcomes"
Ishita Dey, Dalton State College (Contact Author)

"Family Learning Environment on Early Literacy: Comparing Bilingual with Monolingual Children"
Li Feng, Texas State University - San Marcos (Contact Author)
Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Xiaoning Chen, SUNY Fredonia

Discussants:

Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Ishita Dey, Dalton State College
Jeffrey L. Jordan, The University of Georgia
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University

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