Organizers:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Papers:

"Are Homework Effects Robust Across Disciplines? Evidence from an Inter-Disciplinary Field Experiment"
Eli Hvastkovs, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

"How Do Instructor's Attendance Policies Influence Student Achievement in Principles of Microeconomics"
Todd Broker, Murray State University (Contact Author)
Martin Milkman, Murray State University
Victor Raj, Murray State University

"The Effect of Student Learning Styles and Outcomes: Experiment in an Economics Course"
Nirupama Devaraj, Valparaiso University (Contact Author)
Jaishankar Raman, Valparaiso University

"With a Little Help from My Friends: An Empirical Analysis of Group Exam Retake Effectiveness on Final Exam Performance"
Adam T. Jones, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Caleb Stroup, Vanderbilt University
Linda K. Carter, Baylor University
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University

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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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Session Chairs:

Xuelian Zhang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Papers:

"Obtaining a Match Made in Heaven: The Role of Dynamic Asymmetric Information in Occupational Mobility"
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University (Contact Author)

"Overeducation and Earnings Within an Occupation: Controlling for Occupational Heterogeneity of Nurses"
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University (Contact Author)

"Optimal Parental Leave with Cost Differentials Across University Faculties"
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University

"Long-term Health and Socioeconomic Consequences of Child Labor: Evidence from Brazil"
Xuelian Zhang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ilker Kaya, American University of Sharjah
Anna Nesterenko, ERS Group
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University
Dzung Nguyen, University at Albany, The State University of New York

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