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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Session Chairs:

Jonathan Rothbaum, George Washington University

Papers:

"Determinants of Youth Poverty: A Kentucky, County-Level Analysis"
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University (Contact Author)
Kaustav Misra, Mississippi State University

"Life on the Edge: Living near Poverty in the United States, 1962-2010"
Misty Heggeness, U.S. Census Bureau
Charles Hokayem, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Inequality and Endogenous Dynasties: Aiyagari-Huggett Meet Barro-Becker and Epstein-Zin"
Juan Carlos Cordoba, Iowa State University
Xiying Liu, Iowa State University (Contact Author)
Marla Ripoll, University of Pittsburgh

"Distribution-Sensitive Mobility: A Cutoff-Based Approach to Mobility Measurement"
James E. Foster, George Washington University
Jonathan Rothbaum, George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Trust, Welfare States and Income Equality: What Causes What?"
Andreas Bergh, Lund University (Contact Author)
Christian Bjornskov, Aarhus University

Discussants:

Andreas Bergh, Lund University
Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University
Charles Hokayem, U.S. Census Bureau
Xiying Liu, Iowa State University
Aliya Sassi, University of New Hampshire

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