Organizers:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Session Chairs:

Andrea Beller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Papers:

"Risk Taking in the Classroom"
Justine Burns, University of Cape Town (Contact Author)
Simon Halliday, University of Siena

"What Determines Students' Preferences for Small Class Sizes?"
Philipp Mandel, University of Leipzig (Contact Author)
Bernd Süssmuth, University of Leipzig

"Using Exam Performance to Improve Students' Study Skills and Time Management"
Melissa Wiseman, Houston Baptist University (Contact Author)

"Assessing Economic Competencies"
Klass Macha, Universität Siegen (Contact Author)
Marco Rehm, Universität Siegen
Hans Jürgen Schlösser, Universität Siegen
Michael Schuhen, Universität Siegen

Discussants:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Alan Green, Lander University
Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston

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Organizers:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

Supriya Sarnikar, Westfield State University

Papers:

"The Relative Decline in Women in the Consumer Economics Major: A Case Study of UIUC"
Andrea Beller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)
Megan Cott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Repackaging the Bachelor of Arts in Economics Major"
Harold R. Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana (Contact Author)
David J. Hoaas, Centenary College of Louisiana
Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College of Louisiana

"Lessons Learned, Faculty Growth and Development, and Programmatic Improvements from the Development of Outcome Assessment Measures for the Economics Major"
Dimitrios Pachis, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University

"Why Don’t Women Pursue a Major in Economics?"
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University (Contact Author)
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Kevin J. Mumford, Purdue University

Discussants:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College
Steven Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington
Philipp Mandel, University of Leipzig
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

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