Session Chairs:

Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia

Papers:

"Factors that Influence the Use of Informal Credit in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan"
Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia (Contact Author)

"Informality and Corruption in Africa"
George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University (Contact Author)

"Born with a Right Surname: Lineage Networks and the Political and Economic Opportunities in Rural China"
Ying Pan, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"Specificity of Control: The Case of Mexico's Ejido Reform"
Paul Castaneda Dower, New Economic School
Tobias Pfutze, Oberlin College (Contact Author)

"Curse of Foreign Aid: Rent Seeking and Knowledge Problem in Afghanistan"
Homa Saleh, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tobias Pfutze, Oberlin College
Ying Pan, Louisiana State University
George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University
Michael McPherson, University of North Texas
Homa Saleh, George Mason University

Back to top

Session Chairs:

Michael McPherson, University of North Texas

Papers:

"Pupils or Pride: What Motivates Failing Schools to Improve?"
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University (Contact Author)
Daniel Henry Bowen, University of Arkansas

"Primary School Students and the Demand for Intra-District, Interdistrict, and Private Schools"
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University (Contact Author)

"Tenure and Promotion at U.S. Economics Departments"
Michael McPherson, University of North Texas (Contact Author)
Megan Dorman, University of North Texas
Nishelli Perera, University of North Texas
Myungsup Kim, University of North Texas

"Collective Bargaining and Job Satisfaction Among Collegiate Faculty"
John M. Krieg, Western Washington University (Contact Author)
Steve Henson, Western Washington University
David Hedrick, Central Washington University
Charles Wassell, Central Washington University

Discussants:

Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University
John M. Krieg, Western Washington University

Back to top