Session Chairs:

Jay Walker, The University of Memphis

Papers:

"Do In-State Tuition Benefits Affect the Enrollment of Non-Citizens? Evidence from Universities in Texas"
Lisa Dickson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)
Matea Pender, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC

"Does Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities Affect College Completion?"
Xueyu Cheng, Alabama State University (Contact Author)

"An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship Between Student Earnings and Postsecondary Retention"
Darshak Patel, Roanoke College (Contact Author)
Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

"The Effects of HOPE on Post-Schooling Retention in the Georgia Workforce"
David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, University of Cincinnati (Contact Author)

"Greeks Just Want to Have Fun, or Do They? Fraternal Membership and College Outcomes"
Jay Walker, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John Winters, University of Cincinnati
Xueyu Cheng, Alabama State University
Lisa Dickson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Youngok Lim, Drew University
Luis Gonzalez, Valdosta State University

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Organizers:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Session Chairs:

Ronald Caldwell, Jr., The University of Kansas

Papers:

"The Digital Scarlet Letter: The Effect of Online Criminal Records on Crime"
Dara Lee, University of Missouri-Columbia (Contact Author)

"New Estimates of Public Employment and Training Program Net Impacts: A Nonexperimental Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Program"
Carolyn J. Heinrich, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)
Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
Kyung-Seong Jeon, University of Missouri-Columbia
Daver C. Kahvecioglu, IMPAQ International, LLC

"Cigarette Excise Tax Increases and State Tax Revenue: Have Some States Reached Their Limit?"
Ronald Caldwell, Jr., The University of Kansas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ronald Caldwell, Jr., The University of Kansas
Suqin Ge, Virginia Tech

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Organizers:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Session Chairs:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Labor Market Returns to a Private Two-Year College Education"
Stephanie Riegg Cellini, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Latika Chaudhary, Scripps College

"Estimating the Returns to Schooling: Implications from a Structural Model"
Suqin Ge, Virginia Tech (Contact Author)

"Pension-Induced Rigidities in the Labor Market for School Principals"
Jason Grissom, University of Missouri (Contact Author)
Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri
Shawn Ni, University of Missouri
Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri

"Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis"
Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
Philippe Belley, Kansas State University

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