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:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

Supriya Sarnikar, Westfield State University

Papers:

"The Relative Decline in Women in the Consumer Economics Major: A Case Study of UIUC"
Andrea Beller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)
Megan Cott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Repackaging the Bachelor of Arts in Economics Major"
Harold R. Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana (Contact Author)
David J. Hoaas, Centenary College of Louisiana
Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College of Louisiana

"Lessons Learned, Faculty Growth and Development, and Programmatic Improvements from the Development of Outcome Assessment Measures for the Economics Major"
Dimitrios Pachis, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University

"Why Don’t Women Pursue a Major in Economics?"
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University (Contact Author)
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Kevin J. Mumford, Purdue University

Discussants:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College
Steven Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington
Philipp Mandel, University of Leipzig
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

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