Monday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 21L Microeconomic Development |
Session Chairs: |
Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia |
Papers: |
"Factors that Influence the Use of Informal Credit in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan" "Informality and Corruption in Africa" "Born with a Right Surname: Lineage Networks and the Political and Economic Opportunities in Rural China" "Specificity of Control: The Case of Mexico's Ejido Reform" "Curse of Foreign Aid: Rent Seeking and Knowledge Problem in Afghanistan" |
Discussants: |
Tobias Pfutze, Oberlin College |
Monday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 19M School Issues: Choice, Performance, Tenure, and Collective Bargaining |
Session Chairs: |
Michael McPherson, University of North Texas |
Papers: |
"Pupils or Pride: What Motivates Failing Schools to Improve?" "Primary School Students and the Demand for Intra-District, Interdistrict, and Private Schools" "Tenure and Promotion at U.S. Economics Departments" "Collective Bargaining and Job Satisfaction Among Collegiate Faculty" |
Discussants: |
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University |