Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Papers:

"Gender and Undergraduate Major Trends: 1990-2011"
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University (Contact Author)
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University

"Who Uses Nontraditional Teaching Methods in Undergraduate Economics?"
Michael Watts, Purdue University
Georg Schaur, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Cynthia Harter, Eastern Kentucky University

"Learning How to Learn in Economics"
Amanda J. Felkey, Lake Forest College (Contact Author)
Joab Corey, Florida State University

"A Survey of Principles Instructors: Why Lecture Prevails"
Bill Goffe, Pennsylvania State University (Contact Author)
David Kauper, Independent Scholar

Discussants:

Caleb Stroup, Grinnell College
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Michael Salemi, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Organizers:

John Garen, University of Kentucky

Panelists:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University "Comparative Economics Versus the Omniscient Benevolent Dictator"

Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University "The Comparative Morality of Markets and Government: An Analytical Examination of an Implicit Bias"

John Garen, University of Kentucky "Economics, Altrusim, and Private and Public Charity"

Brian Strow, Western Kentucky University

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Habit Formation in Children: Evidence from Eating Fruits and Vegetables"
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University (Contact Author)
Kevin Volpp, University of Pennsylvania

"Paying for Change: The Federal Reimbursement Rate and the Nutritional Quality of School Meals"
David E. Frisvold, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Immigrants on Native Student Achievement"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Traumas in Childhood and High School Graduation"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Discussants:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tiffany Green, Virginia Commonwealth University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University

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Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Testing Asymmetry of Optimal Monetary Policy: A Reexamination of the Empirical Evidence"
C. Patrick Scott, Kansas State University (Contact Author)

"The Market for Liquid Treasuries and Its Management"
Michele Giovanni Mazzoleni, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Relative Strength of the Wealth and Credit Channels of Monetary Transmission on Consumer Durables and Housing: A Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Approach"
Menelik S. Geremew, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"What’s So Funny About Making Monetary Policy?"
Kevin W. Capehart, American University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniel J. Smith, Troy University
Vance Ginn, Sam Houston State University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross

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Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"The Returns to Education in the Presence of Uncertainty"
Enrique Lopezlira, Howard University (Contact Author)

"How Does Speculative Information Affect the Oil Price and Does It Matter to the U.S. Economy?"
Junchuan (Jesse) Zeng, University of Missouri (Contact Author)

"Change in the Behavior of Risk Premium in Crude Oil Future Prices"
Xin Jin, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"Loss Firms, Forecast Dispersion, and Issues of Asymmetric Information"
Jorida Papakroni, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Are Entrepreneurs a Different Breed?"
Bing Jiang, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michael McPherson, University of North Texas
Wei Xiao, Binghamton University
Stefan Ruediger, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Lisa Verdon, College of Wooster
Roberto Pasten, University of Talca

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