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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Organizers:

David J. Molina, University of North Texas

Session Chairs:

Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Papers:

"Offshoring and Volatility: More Evidence from Mexico’s Maquiladora Industry"
Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)

"Unauthorized Immigration and Crime in the United States"
Griselda Martinez, New Mexico State University (Contact Author)
Manuel Reyes-Loya, New Mexico State University

"How Do Economic and Political Status Affect Female Victimization in Mexico?"
Yu Liu, The University of Texas at El Paso
Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr., University of Texas at El Paso

"Homicides, Exchange Rates, and Northern Border Retail Activity in Mexico"
Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr., University of Texas at El Paso
Adam G. Walke, University of Texas at El Paso

Discussants:

David J. Molina, University of North Texas
Vange M. Ocasio, Whitworth University
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University

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Organizers:

Shelley White-Means, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Session Chairs:

Shelley White-Means, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Papers:

"Over-the-Counter and Over-the-Border: An Assessment of the Spillover Effects of Increased Availability of Emergency Contraception in Washington on Neighboring States"
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (Contact Author)

"Gender Roles and Intra-Household Allocation: Identifying Differences in the Incentives to Hide Money Across Spouses in Ghana"
Carolina Castilla, Colgate University (Contact Author)
Thomas Walker, The World Bank

"The Effect of Healthcare Take-up on Social Participation and Leisure Among the Middle-Aged and Elderly in Taiwan"
Chun-Wei Lin, Colorado State University
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University (Contact Author)

"Dynamic Wage and Employment Effects of Elder Parent Care"
Meghan Skira, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University

"Immigrant Employment Through the Great Recession: Individual Characteristics and Metropolitan Contexts"
Cathy Yang Liu, Public Management and Policy
Jason T. Edwards, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

"Did Operation Streamline Slow Illegal Immigration?"
Jesus Canas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Christina Daly, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

"The Impacts of the Great Recession on Undocumented Agricultural Labor"
Maoyong Fan, Ball State University
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University

Discussants:

Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University, Newark
Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University
Sandra Orozco-Aleman, Mississippi State University

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