Session Chairs:

Arnab Biswas, University of West Florida

Papers:

"Determinants of Private Tutoring in Turkey"
Arzu Sen, Zirve University (Contact Author)

"Economic Freedom and Educational Attainment"
Seth Norton, Wheaton College (Contact Author)
Annette Tomal, Wheaton College

"The Impact of Internet Access at Home and/or School on Students’ Academic Performance in Brazil"
Narine Badasyan, Murray State University
Simone Silva, Murray State University (Contact Author)

"Mother’s Bargaining Power, Gender Ratio Preferences, and Child Schooling"
Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University (Contact Author)
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University

"Gender Gap and Media Freedom"
Arnab Biswas, University of West Florida (Contact Author)
Aniruddha Mitra, Bard College
James T. Bang, St. Ambrose University

Discussants:

Simone Silva, Murray State University
Arzu Sen, Zirve University
Seth Norton, Wheaton College
Pamela Campa, Stockholm University
Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University

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Session Chairs:

Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi

Papers:

"The Estimation and Testing of a Linear Regression with Near Unit Root in the Spatial Autoregressive Error Term"
Badi Baltagi, Syracuse University (Contact Author)
Chiwa Kao, Syracuse University
Long Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

"Semiparametric Bayesian Inference for Negative Binomial Model with Excess of Zeros and Covariate-Dependent Random Effects"
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Getchew A. Dagne, University of South Florida

"Measuring the Capitalization of School Quality into Housing Prices: A Spatial Approach"
Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
Walter J. Mayer, The University of Mississippi

"Housing Quality Gap for Minorities and Immigrants: Evidence from the 2009 American Housing Survey"
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University, Newark (Contact Author)
Amarendra Sharma, Elmira College

Discussants:

Rokon Bhuiyan, California State University, Fullerton
Stephen J. Cotten, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Jonathan O. Adongo, Missouri Southern State University

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Session Chairs:

Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University

Papers:

"Cournot and Bertrand Competition When Advertising Rotates Demand: The Case of Honda and Scion"
Kosin Isariyawongse, Edinboro University (Contact Author)
Victor J. Tremblay, Oregon State University
Carol Tremblay, Oregon State University

"Who Benefits from Misleading Advertising?"
Keisaku Higashida, Kwansei Gakuin University (Contact Author)
Keisuke Hattori, Osaka University of Economics

"Grab Them Before They Go Generic: Habit Formation and the Emerging Middle Class"
Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University (Contact Author)
Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University

"Innovation, Quality Competition and the Incentive to Support Used Goods Markets"
Max St. Brown, Washington State University (Contact Author)

"Spillover Effects and Returns to Scale: A Reexamination of TV Advertising for Carbonated Soft Drinks"
Xun Li, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Rigoberto Lopez, University of Connecticut

Discussants:

Kosin Isariyawongse, Edinboro University
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University
Michael Ehret, Nottingham Trent University
Suting Hong, Drexel University

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