Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Civil Liberties and Access to Clean Water"
Jennis J. Biser, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)
Jeffrey A. Edwards, North Carolina A&T State University

"Crime, Civil Liberty and Economic Freedom: An Examination of the Gallup World Poll's Embedded Victim Survey"
Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University (Contact Author)

"The Relationship Between Economic Freedom, State Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in U.S. States"
Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University (Contact Author)
Don Nyonna, Austin Peay State University
K.J. Kim, Austin Peay State University

"On Sovereignty of Religion and State"
Zeynab Masoudnia, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Clifford F. Thies, Shenandoah University
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas
Zeynab Masoudnia, George Mason University

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Session Chairs:

Douglas Campbell, The University of Memphis

Papers:

"Does Test Taking Cement Learning in Economics?"
David Lehr, Longwood University (Contact Author)

"Long-Run Effects of Supplemental Instruction on Student Performance"
Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas

"The Effectiveness of Academic Early Intervention Programs"
Douglas Campbell, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"What Makes an Excellent Teacher?"
Shishu Zhang, University of the Incarnate Word (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Shishu Zhang, University of the Incarnate Word
David Lehr, Longwood University
Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas
Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University Northwest

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Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"The Role of Network Effects in Technology Diffusion Through International Trade"
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Labor Market Opportunities and Sex-Specific Investment in Children’s Human Capital: Evidence from Mexico"
Kaveh Majlesi, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)

"Nicaragua, the Food Crisis, and the Future of Smallholder Agriculture: Structural Transformation"
Heath Henderson, American University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Education in Kenya"
Luke Chicoine, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Bidisha Lahiri, Oklahoma State University
Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

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Session Chairs:

Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University

Papers:

"The Implications of Property Rights in Economic Development: The Case of Fifteen Sub-Saharan African Countries"
Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"The Role of Migration Costs in China’s Structural Transformation"
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Structural Reforms and Regional Convergence"
Antonio Spilimbergo, International Monetary Fund
Natasha X. Che, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Does Freedom of the Press Affect Asset’s Returns?"
Tuan Le, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"'Fair Trade' and Market Failures"
Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola University Maryland (Contact Author)
Andrew Samuel, Loyola University Maryland
Charles Scott, Loyola Univeristy Maryland

Discussants:

Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola University Maryland
Natasha X. Che, Georgetown University
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas
Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia
Tuan Le, West Virginia University

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