Organizers:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Session Chairs:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Papers:

"Estimating Distribution Costs with the Eaton-Kortum Model"
Xuebing Yang, Penn State Altoona (Contact Author)

"Cross-Border Trucking, Protection, and Retaliation"
Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University

"Occupation Switching Behavior and the Wage Impacts of Trade-Related Displacement"
Jooyoun Park, Kent State University (Contact Author)
Vasilios Kosteas, Cleveland State University

Discussants:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University
Sharri C. Byron, Auburn University Montgomery
Farhad Rassekh, University of Hartford

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Organizers:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Session Chairs:

W. Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University

Papers:

"The Growth and Welfare Effects of an Environmental Tax Reform in an Open Economy"
Thomas Osang, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"Growth Dynamics in a Small Open Oil-Producing Economy"
Sharri C. Byron, Auburn University Montgomery (Contact Author)
Rekha Sookraj, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Henry Thompson, Auburn University

"Energy Tariffs and Domestic Income"
Henry Thompson, Auburn University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Alexi Thompson, Kansas State University
Jooyoun Park, Kent State University
Reid W. Click, The George Washington University

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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:

Yongwon Cho, Washington State University

Papers:

"Effects of Cigarette Tax on Child Food Insecurity"
Winnie Fung, Wheaton College (Contact Author)
Omar Robles, Bureau of Labor Statistics

"The Effect of Public Transportation Accessibility on Food Insecurity"
Deokrye Baek, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Drinking and Sports on Popularity of Overweight Adolescents: Implications for Public Policy"
Mir M. Ali, Food and Drug Administration (Contact Author)
Aliaksandr Amialchuk, The University of Toledo
Iryna Pentina, University of Toledo

"The Implications of Business Cycles and Parental Indebtedness for Adolescent Obesity"
Sharri C. Byron, Auburn University Montgomery (Contact Author)
Angela Fertig, The University of Georgia

"The Effect of School Food Programs on Childhood Obesity"
Yongwon Cho, Washington State University (Contact Author)
Bidisha Mandal, Washington State University

Discussants:

Winnie Fung, Wheaton College
Jason M Hockenberry, Emory University and NBER
Jonathan Rothbaum, George Washington University
Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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