Organizers:

Francisca Antman, University of Colorado at Boulder

Session Chairs:

Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota

Papers:

"The Long-Term Consequences of Distinctively Black Names"
Lisa D. Cook, Michigan State University
Trevon D. Logan, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)
John M. Parman, College of William and Mary

"The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Employment of Minorities and Women Over Three Decades: 1973-2003"
Fidan Ana Kurtulus, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Contact Author)

"Hispanics and the Great Recession: Differences in Unemployment Rate Duration by Ethnicity and Race 2003-2010"
Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University (Contact Author)
Martin Shields, Colorado State University

Discussants:

Alan Barreca, Tulane University
Keith Finlay, Tulane University
Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University
Sharri C. Byron, Auburn University Montgomery

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Session Chairs:

Alan Barreca, Tulane University

Papers:

"Energizing Livelihoods: The Impact of the Biofuel Act in the Philippines"
Jessica Georges, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Recreational Users Willingness to Pay to Prevent Environmental Degradation of an Urban River in the Amazon: The Case of Tarumã- Açu River, Manaus-AM"
Alexandre Rivas, Instituto Piatam (Contact Author)
James R. Kahn, Washington and Lee University
Beatriz Rodrigues, Piatam Institute
Renata Mourao, Piatam Institute

"Public Preferences for Decentralization: Investigating Household Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Nicaragua"
Dina Franceschi, Fairfield University (Contact Author)
William F. Vásquez Mazariegos, Fairfield University

Discussants:

Dina Franceschi, Fairfield University
Alexandre Rivas, Instituto Piatam
Jessica Georges, University of Florida
Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary

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Organizers:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Parental Beliefs About Children's Abilities and Intrahousehold Investment"
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston (Contact Author)

"A Pint for a Pound? New Evidence on Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Birth Outcomes"
Alan Barreca, Tulane University (Contact Author)
Marianne Page, University of California, Davis

"The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation 'Dip'"
Chris Herbst, Arizona State University (Contact Author)

"Spoil the Best or Build Up the Rest? Child Health Endowments and Parental Investments"
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Jason Lindo, University of Oregon
Glen Waddell, University of Oregon

Discussants:

Keith Finlay, Tulane University
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Lucie Schmidt, Williams College
Sara Markowitz, Emory University

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Session Chairs:

Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary

Papers:

"Dirt and Dirty Air: The Unintended Impacts of the Clean Air Act on Agricultural Productivity"
Alan Barreca, Tulane University
Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary (Contact Author)

"Impact of Climate Change on Corn and Soybean Production in the Midwestern United States: Evidence from Panel Study"
Jaehyuk Lee, Auburn University (Contact Author)
Nazif Durmaz, University of Houston-Victoria

"Industrial and Agricultural Pollution Patterns"
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, Bates College

"Solving the Problem of Carbon Dioxide Emissions"
Sun Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sun Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Jaehyuk Lee, Auburn University
Laura Beaudin, University of New Hampshire

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