Organizers:

David Molina, University of North Texas

Session Chairs:

Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center

Papers:

"Health and Health Habits Among Mexican Immigrants to the U.S.: A Time Use Perspective"
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Do Spending Patterns or Time Use Decrease the Educational Investment in African American and Hispanic Communities"
David Molina, University of North Texas (Contact Author)
Megan Dorman, University of North Texas

"What’s Our Next Best Alternative? Estimating the Opportunity Cost of Graduate School for Minority Scholars"
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University (Contact Author)
Michael Snipes, Eastern New Mexico University

"Private Insurance Consumption Preferences of Immigrants in United States"
Jennifer L. Rice, Eastern Michigan University
Mehmet E. Yaya, Eastern Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"The Impact of Mandated Employment Verification Systems on Labor Market Outcomes: Does E-Verify Affect Hiring Practices?"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University

"What Are the Effects of State Level Legislation Against the Hiring of Unauthorized Immigrants?"
Sarah Bohn, Public Policy Institute of California (Contact Author)
Magnus Lofstrom, Public Policy Institute of California
Steven Raphael, University of California, Berkeley

"Differential Monopsony Power, CES Production Functions, and the Substitutability of Low-Skilled Workers"
Todd Sorensen, University of California, Riverside (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center
J. David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau

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