Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA* |
Session 20G* Factors Affecting Student Achievement in Economics |
Organizers: |
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University |
Session Chairs: |
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond |
Papers: |
"Are Homework Effects Robust Across Disciplines? Evidence from an Inter-Disciplinary Field Experiment" "How Do Instructor's Attendance Policies Influence Student Achievement in Principles of Microeconomics" "The Effect of Student Learning Styles and Outcomes: Experiment in an Economics Course" "With a Little Help from My Friends: An Empirical Analysis of Group Exam Retake Effectiveness on Final Exam Performance" |
Discussants: |
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida |
Monday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 26J Topics in Business Behavior and Productivity |
Session Chairs: |
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University |
Papers: |
"Executive Service Histories and the Pattern of Acquisitions" "News Driven Business Cycles and Increasing Returns" "Factor-Specific Productivity" "Other-Regarding Behavior in the Dual-Principle Agent Problem" "Simulating the Role of Specialization at the Firm/Market Boundary" |
Discussants: |
Todd McFall, Wake Forest University |
Monday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 17L Firm Behavior |
Session Chairs: |
Caleb Stroup, Vanderbilt University |
Papers: |
"Director Histories and the Pattern of Acquisitions" "Licensing University Inventions Through Start-Ups" "Do Technological and Product Market Relationships Between Firms Determine if Firms License Early or Late? Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry" "Welfare Effects of Vertical Integration: An Empirical Analysis of the Soft Drinks Industry" |
Discussants: |
Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst |