Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Imputing Non-Cash Benefits to the Consumer Expenditure Survey Using the Current Population Survey"
Thesia Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Charles Hokayem, U.S. Census Bureau

"The Supplemental Poverty Measure: Examining the Incidence and Depth of Poverty in the U.S. Taking Account of Taxes and Transfers"
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Macroeconomic Conditions and Inequality of Opportunities in U.S. in the Era of the Great Recession: 1969-2009"
Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Contact Author)
Gustavo Marrero, University of Laguna

"Movers Versus Stayers: The Economic Well-Being of Black Caribbean Immigrants vis-à-vis Black Natives"
Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida (Contact Author)

"Is China's Income Distribution Fair? An Analysis of Individual Perceptions"
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Zichong Tom Qu, East Carolina University

Discussants:

Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida
Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hoseong Kim, The University of Alabama
Rafael Salas, East Carolina University
John Formby, The University of Alabama

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Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"The Gini Coefficient and Majority Voting"
Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Rafael Salas, East Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Risk and Inequality Preferences: Does Prospect Theory Extend to Social Choice?"
Steven Beckman, University of Colorado Denver
Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
W. James Smith, University of Colorado Denver

"Chronic and Transitory Poverty in the United States: 1987-2005"
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

"Empirical Issues in Lifetime Poverty Measurement"
Michael Hoy, University of Guelph
Brennan Scott Thompson, Ryerson University
Buhong Zheng, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)

Discussants:

W. James Smith, University of Colorado Denver
Rafael Salas, East Carolina University
Hoseong Kim, The University of Alabama
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University
John Formby, The University of Alabama

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Session Chairs:

Keith Finlay, Tulane University

Papers:

"Explaining the Outcome Gap Between Different Types of Indigent Defense Counsel: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard Effects"
Michael Roach, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Federal Sentencing: A Quantile Regression Approach"
Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)
Monica E. Hartmann, University of St. Thomas

"Deterability by Age"
Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Contact Author)
Benjamin C. Hansen, University of Oregon
Shawn D. Bushway, University at Albany, The State University of New York

"Effects of Changes in Criminal Majority Statutes"
Keith Finlay, Tulane University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Michael Roach, Middle Tennessee State University
Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission
Jeremy Sandford, University of Kentucky

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