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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Session Chairs:

John Weicher, Hudson Institute

Papers:

"The Effect on Program Participation of Replacing Current Low-Income Housing Programs with an Entitlement Housing Voucher Program"
Edgar O. Olsen, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Geographical Price Variation, Housing Assistance and Poverty"
Dirk W. Early, Southwestern University (Contact Author)
Edgar O. Olsen, University of Virginia

"Do Blacks Pay More for Identical Rental Housing and Do Whites Pay a Premium to Live in Predominantly White Areas?: Evidence from HUD’s Housing Voucher Program"
Dirk W. Early, Southwestern University (Contact Author)
Paul Carrillo, The George Washington University
Edgar O. Olsen, University of Virginia

Discussants:

Mark Calabria, Cato Institute
Thesia Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Scott Susin, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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