Session Chairs:

Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis

Papers:

"Nonlinear Class Size Effects in Higher Education"
Erik Strojer Madsen, Aarhus University (Contact Author)

"Perceived vs. Actual Returns from College and Educational Outcomes - Evidence from a Classroom Survey"
Prabal De, The City College of New York (Contact Author)
Robert Melara, The City College of New York

"The Psychology of Major Choice and Wage Differential Between Black Women and White Women in Connecticut"
Margaret Letterman, Eastern Connecticut State University
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University

"How Do Gender Differences in Noncognitive Skills and Labor Market Tastes Determine MBA Enrollment and Completion?"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Erik Strojer Madsen, Aarhus University
Prabal De, The City College of New York
Garry Fleming, Roanoke College

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Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Supriya Sarnikar, Westfield State University

Papers:

"The Relative Decline in Women in the Consumer Economics Major: A Case Study of UIUC"
Andrea Beller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)
Megan Cott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Repackaging the Bachelor of Arts in Economics Major"
Harold R. Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana (Contact Author)
David J. Hoaas, Centenary College of Louisiana
Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College of Louisiana

"Lessons Learned, Faculty Growth and Development, and Programmatic Improvements from the Development of Outcome Assessment Measures for the Economics Major"
Dimitrios Pachis, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University

"Why Don’t Women Pursue a Major in Economics?"
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University (Contact Author)
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Kevin J. Mumford, Purdue University

Discussants:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College
Steven Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington
Philipp Mandel, University of Leipzig
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

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