Organizers:

Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University

Session Chairs:

Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University

Papers:

"Corruption and Inspection in the Electricity Sector in Bangladesh"
Wahid Abdullah, University of Washington-Seattle (Contact Author)

"Does Microfinance Help the Ultrapoor Cope with Seasonal Shocks? Evidence from Seasonal Famine (Monga) in Bangladesh"
Claudia Berg, The George Washington University
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Decision-making Under Surprise and Uncertainty: Arsenic Contamination of Water Supplies Insurance"
Timothy O. Randhir, University of Massachusetts (Contact Author)
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University

"De Soto vs. Yunus: Microfinance, Property Rights, and Poor"
Forhad Shilpi, The World Bank (Contact Author)
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University
Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University

Discussants:

Claudia Berg, The George Washington University
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University
Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University
Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University

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Session Chairs:

Dzung Nguyen, University at Albany, The State University of New York

Papers:

"Magic Transition? International Educational and Occupational Mobility in Rural China: 1988-2002"
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University
Yan Sun, International Food Policy Research Institute (Contact Author)

"Self-employment Versus Wage-Employment: A Dynamic Choice Model"
Cristian Pardo, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Jaime Ruiz-Tagle, Universidad de Chile

"The Effects of Job Mobility and Intermittent Work History on Earnings: A Comparison of Men and Women"
Anna Nesterenko, ERS Group (Contact Author)
Douglas A. Fox, ERS Group

"Impact of Parental Bargaining Power on Intergenerational Mobility of Earnings: Evidence in the United States"
Dzung Nguyen, University at Albany, The State University of New York (Contact Author)

"Does the Duration of VR Services Associate with Higher Earnings of Consumers? Evidence from RSA-911, 2006-2009"
Zafar Nazarov, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Arun Karpur, Cornell University

Discussants:

Cristian Pardo, Saint Joseph's University
Zafar Nazarov, Cornell University
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University
Douglas A. Fox, ERS Group
Timothy Yang Bian, Georgetown University

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