Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. AERE |
Session 04F Development II |
Session Chairs: |
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University |
Papers: |
"Understanding the Humans Impacts of Tropical Deforestation Using Economic Analysis to Inform Remote Sensing Imagery Findings" "Ecosystem Services in the Settled Amazon: Current Provision and Potential Incentive Mechanisms" "Comparing the Costs of Preserving Tropical Forests in an Economy Specialized in Agriculture and in a Diversified Economy" "Water Quality, Waterborne Disease, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Thailand" |
Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA* |
Session 20G* Factors Affecting Student Achievement in Economics |
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" "How Do Instructor's Attendance Policies Influence Student Achievement in Principles of Microeconomics" "The Effect of Student Learning Styles and Outcomes: Experiment in an Economics Course" "With a Little Help from My Friends: An Empirical Analysis of Group Exam Retake Effectiveness on Final Exam Performance" |
Discussants: |
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida |
Sunday 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. AERE |
Session 04I Top Ten Tips for Young Economists: Teaching, Research and Service |
Moderators: |
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University |
Panelists: |
Laura Taylor, North Carolina State University "Achieving Tenure and the Work-Life Balance" Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University "Teaching Environmental Economics" Will Wheeler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "Grant Writing Best Practices" Glenn C. Blomquist, University of Kentucky "Sayings from the Professors' Almanac" Lynne Lewis, Bates College "The Liberal Arts Perspective" Glenn Sheriff, U.S. EPA National Center for Environmental Economics "Navigating the Journal Review Process" |