Organizers:

Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Session Chairs:

Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Papers:

"The Spatial Impact of Peers in the Workforce: Modeling Shirking Using Major League Baseball"
Amanda Marie Kaler, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"It’s a Small World After All: Internet Access, Emotional Contagion, and Institutional Quality"
Kathleen Sheehan, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University

Discussants:

Kathleen Sheehan, West Virginia University
Maryam Naghsh Nejad, West Virginia University
William McAndrew, West Virginia University
Amanda Marie Kaler, West Virginia University

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Session Chairs:

Alexander McQuoid, Florida International University

Papers:

"The Effect of Transnational Coordination on the Level of Economic Activity: Evidence from the U.S.-Mexico Border"
Daniel Kidane, Texas Tech University
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Does Diversity Divide? Public Goods Provision and Soviet Emigration to Israel"
Alexander McQuoid, Florida International University (Contact Author)

"Female Brain Drains and Women's Social Rights Gaps: A Gravity Model Analysis of Bilateral Migration Flows"
Maryam Naghsh Nejad, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University

"Love of Variety and Immigration"
Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh (Contact Author)

"Monitoring, Endogenous Comparative Advantage, and Immigration"
Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University
James T. Bang, St. Ambrose University
Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Dalarna University

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Session Chairs:

Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University

Papers:

"Explaining Long Run Saving Rates in Developing Asia: Role of Female Labor Force Participation Rates"
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author)

"Borrowing Constraints, Collateral Fluctuations, and the Labor Market"
Julio Garin, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Technology Shocks on Hours Worked at the Sector Level: A FASVAR Approach"
Mzwandile Ginindza, Emory University Economics Dept. (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Maryam Naghsh Nejad, West Virginia University
Weishi (Grace) Gu, Cornell University
Michael Morrison, University of New Mexico

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