Organizers:

Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"The Unexpected Consequence of One-Child Policy"
Elaine Liu, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua"
Conner Mullally, Inter-American Development Bank (Contact Author)

"Assessing Farmers' Willingness to Pay for a New Technology Using a Binding Experimental Auction in India"
Nicholas Magnan, International Food Policy Research Institute (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University
Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University
Sharon Shewmake, Vanderbilt University

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Session Chairs:

Haiwen Zhou, Old Dominion University

Papers:

"Effects of Agricultural Technology on Contract Choice: Evidence from Confucius’s Lineages in Late Qing China (1759-1901)"
He Yang, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Internal Rebellions and External Threats: A Model of Government Organizational Forms in Ancient China"
Haiwen Zhou, Old Dominion University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Migration on Malaria Deaths in the Early 20th Century United States"
Alan Barreca, Tulane University (Contact Author)
Price Fishback, University of Arizona
Shawn Kantor, University of California, Merced

"The Role of Lactose Tolerance in Pre-Colonial Development"
Charles J Cook, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"The Local Economic Effects of Public Housing in the United States, 1940-1970"
Katharine L. Shester, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Charles J Cook, Louisiana State University
He Yang, George Mason University
Katharine L. Shester, Washington and Lee University
Shatanjaya Dasgupta, University of Colorado Boulder
Conner Mullally, Inter-American Development Bank

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