Organizers:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

Session Chairs:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"On the Optimality of Enhanced Interrogation"
Paan Jindapon, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Walter Enders, The University of Alabama

"Optimal Compensation for Regulatory Takings with a Redistributive Government"
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Fundraising in a Network"
Alison Watts, Southern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"Growth Networks"
Raja Kali, University of Arkansas
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Josh B. McGee, University of Arkansas
Stuart Shirrel, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
Tilman Klumpp, Emory University
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi

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Session Chairs:

Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University

Papers:

"Employment Based Health Insurance and the Minimum Wage"
Laura Bucila, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)

"What Predicts the Adoption of Broad-Based Stock Options Program: Safeguard Human Capital and Recruit Wanted Skills"
Yu Peng Lin, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Contact Author)

"Who Leaves and Who Stays: An Analysis of Teacher's Behavioral Response to Retirement ‎Incentives"
Josh B. McGee, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Robert Costrell, University of Arkansas

"The Impact of Social Security Contributions on Employment Sector Choice: Evidence from Colombia"
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Josh B. McGee, University of Arkansas
Laura Bucila, Texas Christian University
Yu Peng Lin, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Jane Osburn, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Session Chairs:

Peter Hinrichs, Georgetown University

Papers:

"A Non-Experimental Evaluation of Curricular Effectiveness in Math"
Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri

"High School Curriculum Choice and the Transition to College"
Neal Olitsky, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Contact Author)

"When the Bell Tolls: The Effects of School Starting Times on Academic Achievement"
Peter Hinrichs, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Peer Effects in Higher Education: A Look at Heterogeneous Impacts"
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)
Kevin Rask, Wake Forest University

Discussants:

Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University
Josh B. McGee, University of Arkansas
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University
Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University

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