Session Chairs:

Vange M. Ocasio, Whitworth University

Papers:

"Microfinance and Its Effect on Income Inequality: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh"
Vange M. Ocasio, Whitworth University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Natural Disasters on Foreign Aid and Growth"
T.M. Tonmoy Islam, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (Contact Author)

"Foreign Aid, Institutional Quality, and Growth"
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Kathleen Sheehan, West Virginia University

"Types of Foreign Aid"
Christian Bjornskov, Aarhus University (Contact Author)

"Sorting Equilibrium with Respect to Water Access: An Analysis of Household Location Choice in Southwestern Sri Lanka"
Rotua Lumbantobing, Westminster College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

T.M. Tonmoy Islam, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Rotua Lumbantobing, Westminster College
Christian Bjornskov, Aarhus University
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University
Divya Balasubramaniam, Saint Joseph's University

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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:

R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women

Papers:

"A Reexamination of Warm Glow Giving"
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women (Contact Author)
Philip Grossman, Monash University

"Giving Versus Taking: A 'Real Donation' Comparison of Warm Glow and Cold Prickle"
Philip Grossman, Monash University (Contact Author)
Catherine C. Eckel, Texas A&M University

"Is Foreign Aid a Public Good?"
Travis Wiseman, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University

"(Central) Planning for Disaster Relief: Evaluating Government Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami"
Nakul Kumar, George Mason University/Denison University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nakul Kumar, George Mason University/Denison University
Travis Wiseman, West Virginia University
Philip Grossman, Monash University
Douglas MacKenzie, Carroll College

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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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