Saturday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. ASE |
Session 15D Gender Differences in Earnings and Employment: Are the Times A-Changin'? |
Organizers: |
Martha A. Starr, American University |
Session Chairs: |
Aparna Mitra, The University of Oklahoma |
Papers: |
"Are We There Yet? Women's to Men's Earnings Gap in the 21st Century" "The Intersection of Labor Economics and EEO Law" "Gender and the 2007-09 Recession: Looking Within the Household" "Business Cycles and Gender Diversification: An Analysis of Staffing Patterns by Industry and Firm Size" |
Discussants: |
Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research |
Sunday 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. SEA* |
Session 21I* Unauthorized Immigrant Workers |
Organizers: |
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Session Chairs: |
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Papers: |
"The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers" "The Impact of Mandated Employment Verification Systems on Labor Market Outcomes: Does E-Verify Affect Hiring Practices?" "What Are the Effects of State Level Legislation Against the Hiring of Unauthorized Immigrants?" "Differential Monopsony Power, CES Production Functions, and the Substitutability of Low-Skilled Workers" |
Discussants: |
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University |
Monday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA* |
Session 20J* Interactive Enhancements in the Economics Classroom |
Organizers: |
Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky |
Moderators: |
Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky |
Panelists: |
Mary Kassis, University of West Georgia "Brainstorming - Discussion Activity in the ……. Class" William J. Smith, University of West Georgia "Excel and the Central Limit Theorem: An Interactive Demonstration" Suchandra Basu, Rhode Island College "Co-operate and Learn? Using Interactive Teaching to Motivate Data Analysis in Macro Principles Courses" Shawn Humphrey, University of Mary Washington "La Ceiba: Bridging the Gap Between the Theory and Practice of Microfinance" Hilde Patron-Boenheim, University of West Georgia "The Effect of Fiscal and Monetary Policies on Economics Outcomes: A Classroom Activity Using Mankiw's "Presidential Game"" Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University "The Fed Challenge: An Innovation in Cooperative Learning" Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College "The Fed Challenge: An Innovation in Cooperative Learning" |