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:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

David Molina, University of North Texas

Papers:

"Discrimination in the Credit Market: A Focus on African American-Owned Small Businesses"
Elizabeth Asiedu, The University of Kansas (Contact Author)
Akwasi Nti-Addae, The University of Kansas
James Freeman, Wheaton College

"Comercio Justo and Justice: An Examination of Fair Trade and Its Effect on Indigenous, Latina Women and the Family"
Tamara Stenn, Keene State College (Contact Author)

"Health Perpetuation: The Effect of Parents’ Nativity on Child’s Health"
Monica Garcia-Perez, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Slave Prices: Evidence from the South 1775-1865"
Kirk Adair, Howard University (Contact Author)
Cyril K. Hunte, Howard University

Discussants:

Linda Loubert, Morgan State University
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University

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Organizers:

KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Session Chairs:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Papers:

"Using a Classroom Simulation to Illustrate Basic Economic Concepts"
Alan Green, Lander University (Contact Author)

"Beyond Critical Thinking: An Example of Critical Action Learning in an Economics Course"
Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

"An Interactive Introduction to Randomized Evaluation"
Subha Mani, Fordham University (Contact Author)
Utteeyo Dasgupta, Franklin and Marshall College

"Econometrics as a Capstone Course in Economics"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Melissa Wiseman, Houston Baptist University
Martin Milkman, Murray State University
Jaishankar Raman, Valparaiso University

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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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Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University

Papers:

"On-Line vs. In-Class: Technology in a Principles of Economics Setting"
Carlos Liard-Muriente, Central Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Nara Mijid, Central Connecticut State University

"Adapting Innovative Pedagogical Techniques to an Online Environment - Challenges and Solutions"
Supriya Sarnikar, Westfield State University (Contact Author)

"Online Classes and Time-to Graduation: A Duration Approach"
Hilde Patron-Boenheim, University of West Georgia (Contact Author)
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia
Julia Zyabletsova, University of West Georgia

"Fun Quizzes in Principles of Economics—Using Formative Assessment in Blended Classes"
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University
Adam T. Jones, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Utteeyo Dasgupta, Franklin and Marshall College
Mary Kassis, University of West Georgia

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