2012 Sessions for the Southern Economic Association

Session 13A	Macroeconomics of Recessions
Session 07A	Capital and Open Economy Macroeconomics
Session 02A	Development in China and Arab States
Session 08A*	International Trade Issues
Session 10A*	Evaluating Community Revitalization Strategies
Session 01A*	Entangled Political Economy I
Session 16A	Distribution and Redistribution I
Session 24A*	Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Financial Access and Job Impact
Session 19A	Education and Wages
Session 20A	Health and Inequality
Session 11A*	Law and Economics I
Session 14A*	Rookies, Coaches, and Careers
Session 15A	Empirical Public with a Spatial Bent
Session 12A*	Environmental Policy in Developing Countries
Session 18A	Cigarettes, Alcohol, Violence, and Eating Disorders
Session 17A	The Impact of Public Policy on Entrepreneurial Outcomes
Session AL	Association Lecture
Session 17B	Applied Political Economy
Session 01B*	Entangled Political Economy II
Session 16B	Distribution and Redistribution II
Session 20B	Applied Macroeconomics
Session 13B	Performance Analysis of Educational Production
Session 11B*	Law and Economics II
Session 15B	Public Finance with an Institutional Bent
Session 10B	Development and Foreign Aid
Session 18B	Birth Outcomes
Session 24B*	Business Cycles and Behavior
Session 08B	Foreign Direct Investments, Trade Volatility and the Location Choice of Firms
Session 12B	Human Capital, Technology, and Economic Growth
Session 07B*	Health Provider Ownership and Organizational Behavior
Session 14B	Research in Economic Education
Session 09B	Panel on Free Market Fairness
Session 02B	Economic Development in Transition Economies
Session 19B	Health, Health Insurance, and the Labor Market
Session 24C	Studies on Charitable Behavior and Nonprofit Organizations
Session 12C	Regional Differences in Economic Growth
Session 07C	Forecasting, Business Cycles, and Risk
Session 20C	Schooling and Student Achievement
Session 11C*	Law and Economics III
Session 19C	Economic History
Session 01C*	Political Economy of Trade, Outsourcing, and Corporate Governance
Session 15C*	Health and the Well-Being of Children and Young Adults
Session 09C*	The Economic Analysis of Law
Session 08C	Corruption and Political Freedom
Session 14C*	Emerging Issues in Technology
Session 18C	Hospitals, Welfare, Pharmacies and Insurance
Session 17C	Economics of Gambling
Session 13C	Physician Incentives and Patient Outcomes
Session 16C	Labor Market Analysis with Employer-Employee Matched Data
Session 02C	Topics on Microeconomic Development
Session 21C	State Fiscal Policy
Session 10C	Racial Disparity in Outcomes
Session 19D	Experimental Economics
Session 07D	Health, Disability and Employment
Session 13D	Topics in Labor and Education Economics
Session 15D*	The Impact of Education
Session 16D*	Optimal Income Taxation I
Session 14D*	Entrepreneurship, Community Development and Low Income Mobility
Session 11D	Equine Industry
Session 17D*	Evaluating Policies on Risky Behaviors and in Labor Markets
Session 06D	Biblical Foundations of Economic Freedom and Market Exchange
Session 02D	Economic Development in India
Session 21D	Schools of Choice Policy Issues
Session 09D*	Empirical Issues in Macroeconomics
Session 08D	Shirking, Sanctions, Contagion, and Convictions: The Role of Institutions
Session 01D*	Behavioral Law and Economics
Session 18D	Issues in the Economy
Session 20D	Post-Secondary Schooling: Enrollment and Retention
Session 24D	Monetary Policy, Environmental Risk and Natural Hazards
Session 12D	Resource Allocation in Economic Growth
Session DG	Distinguished Guest Lecture Reception and Graduate Student Poster Fair
Session E	Distinguished Guest Lecture
Session 14F	Effects of Natural Disasters
Session 18F	Public Health Insurance
Session 02F	Environmental Issues in Developing Countries
Session 16F	Parents and Children
Session 11F*	Crime
Session 19F	Risky Practices
Session 17F	Money and Macro
Session 08F	Perspectives on the Time Use of Teenagers and Families
Session 13F*	Property Rights and Resources
Session 21F	Financial Markets, Risk, and Ratings
Session 20F	Education and Job Training
Session 07F	Econometrics I
Session 15F	Tax Policy I
Session 01F*	Issues in Public Sector Economics I
Session 24F	New Research on and Reforms of Federal Regulation
Session 06F	Health Economics I
Session 11G	Household Investment and Family Well-Being
Session 24G	Migration
Session 16G	Public Goods II
Session 08G	Marriage and Divorce
Session 21G	Economics of Religion
Session 20G	Food Insecurity and Obesity
Session 15G	Tax Policy II
Session 17G	The Economics of Higher Education
Session 02G	Regional Economics
Session 07G	Econometrics II
Session 13G	Latin American Economic Development: Household Income and Poverty
Session 01G*	Issues in Public Sector Economics II
Session 14G*	Team-Based and Experiential Learning in Economics
Session 06G	Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Obesity
Session 19G	Preferences and Bias
Session 18G	Teaching Undergraduate Economics I
Session 14H*	Alternative Media and the Economics Classroom
Session 06H*	Optimal Income Taxation II
Session 13H	Topics in Women's Earnings
Session 20H	Welfare Programs
Session 08H	Economics of Decision-Makers in the Legal System
Session 11H*	Law and Economics IV
Session 17H	Topics in Labor Economics II
Session 24H	Adjustment and Recovery in Labor Markets
Session 01H*	How Should We Discuss: Markets vis-a-vis Government, Morality, Altruism and Public Charity, and the Social Welfare System?
Session 07H*	Risk, Health, and Employment Outcomes
Session 15H	Labor Markets in Developing Countries
Session 19H	Noncooperative Games and Markets
Session 16H	Topics in Climate Change
Session 18H	Teaching Undergraduate Economics II
Session 09H	Game Theory and Experimental Economics
Session 01I*	Economic Freedom and Democracy
Session 02I	Mortgages and Housing Policy
Session 06I	Drugs and Addiction
Session 08I	Applied Microeconomics III
Session 07I	Topics in Health Economics
Session 11I	Determinants of Child Health and Education
Session 20I	Welfare and Labor Market Outcomes
Session 24I	Sports Economics II
Session 22I	Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
Session 14I*	Alternative Approaches to Learning Economics
Session 09I	International Trade: New Insights from Using Firm-Level Data
Session 15I	Earnings in Sports and Entertainment
Session 16I	Electricity
Session 18I	Elections and Political Economy
Session 19I	Market Imperfections
Session 13I	Unemployment
Session 17I	Airlines
Session 05J	Labor Market Outcomes II
Session 01J	Issues in Monetary Policy II
Session 16J	Issues in Financial Liberalization, Financial Crises, and Banking
Session 20J	Money Markets, Banking Competition, and Inflation
Session 12J	Sports Economics I
Session 09J	Labor Market Outcomes I
Session 17J	Firm Entry
Session 19J	Issues in Monetary Policy I
Session 06J	Topics in Finance and Taxation
Session 07J	Empirical Macroeconomics Using Regional Data
Session 10J	Open Economy Macroeconomics I
Session 11J	International Financial Markets
Session 08J	Education and Freedom
Session 18J	Issues in Fiscal Policy
Session 14J	Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
Session 02J	Foreign Direct Investment and Institutions
Session 15J	Models of Trade and Trade Policy
Session 13J	School Outcomes and Costs
Session 21J	Monetary Policy
Session 22J	Local Public Finance and Competition
Session 02K	Topics in Microeconomics and Decision Making
Session 09K	Human Capital, Firms, and Innovation
Session 17K	Case Studies in IO
Session 01K*	Control and Valuation of Health Risks
Session 18K	Econometrics III
Session 14K	Parental Investments, Education, and Child Health
Session 07K	Public Sector Economics
Session 13K	Poverty and Inequality
Session 05K	Health Economics II
Session 22K	Environmental Outcomes: Role of Consumers and Workers
Session 19K	Topics in IO
Session 20K	Applied Microeconomics IV
Session 10K	Employment
Session 21K	International Economics II
Session 06K	Uncertainty
Session 12K	How to Give a Good Research Presentation
Session 08K	Fishing and Hunting
Session 16K	Issues in Investing
Session 02L	Environmental Regulation and Firms
Session 18L	Policing and Crime
Session 22L	Marriage Markets and Households
Session 19L	Open Economy Macroeconomics II
Session 12L	Environmental Economics and Agriculture
Session 10L	International Migration
Session 11L	Housing Markets II
Session 13L	Labor Markets and Trade
Session 06L	Topics in Labor Economics I
Session 01L	Issues in Foreign Exchange I
Session 05L	Poverty and Welfare Programs
Session 07L	Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety
Session 20L	Uncertainty and Market Inefficiency
Session 08L*	Undocumented Workers
Session 09L	Topics in Energy Economics
Session 16L	Issues in Portfolio Choice
Session 03L	Advertising and Consumer Demand
Session 21L	College Student Performance
Session 14L	Law and Economics V
Session 18M	Pregnancy, Social Capital and Health
Session 05M	Health Care in the United States
Session 03M	Topics in Housing and Urban Economics
Session 08M	Offshoring, Terms of Trade, and Impacts on Domestic Labor Markets
Session 02M	Patents and Entrepreneurship
Session 01M	Issues in Foreign Exchange II
Session 20M*	Topics in Time Series Econometrics
Session 13M	Historical Studies of Central Banks' Roles in Stabilization
Session 16M	Open-Economy Macroeconomics IV
Session 19M	Macroeconomic Issues
Session 07M	Private Health Care Insurance Markets
Session 15M*	The Economics of International Migration
Session 12M	Macroeconomic Policy and Output Stabilization
Session 09M	International Economics I
Session 10M	Business Cycles, the Great Moderation, and the Gold Standard
Session 06M	Financial and Labor Economics
Session 11M	Issues in Public Economics
Session PL	Presidential Address and Luncheon
Session 28R1	Registration
Session 28R2	Registration
Session R3	Registration
Session R4	Registration
Session 27S1	Continental Breakfast
Session S2	Complimentary Beverages
Session S3	Continental Breakfast
Session S4	Complimentary Beverages
Session S5	Continental Breakfast
Session S6	Complimentary Beverages

Thursday 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. SEA	Session 28R1 Registration
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Friday 7:30 - 5:00 p.m. SEA	Session 28R2 Registration
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Friday 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. SEA	Session 27S1 Continental Breakfast
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 01A* Entangled Political Economy I
*Organizers:*	Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
Session Chairs:	Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
*Papers:*	"Emergent Self-Organization Versus Natural Selection in Evolutionary Political Economy" J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University (Contact Author) "Public Policy: Object of Choice or Emergent Phenomena? What Can We Learn from the Implementation of the Polish Medical Reimbursement Act?" Marta Podemska-Mikluch, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Adam Smith and Entangled Political Economy" Maria Pia Paganelli, Trinity University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Deema Yazigi, George Mason University Petrik Runst, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Alexander Salter, George Mason University
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 02A Development in China and Arab States
Session Chairs:	Mohammed Akacem, Metropolitan State University of Denver
*Papers:*	"Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Iraq" Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (Contact Author) "The Economics of the Arab Spring: Implications of the Resource Curse" Mohammed Akacem, Metropolitan State University of Denver (Contact Author) "Lineage-Based Fragmentation and Cooperative Behavior in Rural China" Quqiong He, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) Ying Pan, Louisiana State University
*Discussants:*	Quqiong He, Louisiana State University Paul Kagundu, Georgia State University Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 07A Capital and Open Economy Macroeconomics
*Organizers:*	Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University
Session Chairs:	Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University
*Papers:*	"Foreign Lending, Local Lending, and Economic Growth" Judit Temesvary, Hamilton College (Contact Author) "Current Account Reversals and Structural Change in Developing Countries" William D. Craighead, Wesleyan University (Contact Author) "Countercyclical Trading Volume and International Stocks" Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University (Contact Author) "Macroeconomic Aggregates and Liquidity Constraints" Ergys Islamaj, Vassar College (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University Ergys Islamaj, Vassar College Judit Temesvary, Hamilton College William D. Craighead, Wesleyan University
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 08A* International Trade Issues
*Organizers:*	Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington
Session Chairs:	Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington
*Papers:*	"Do National Borders Matter? Intranational Trade, International Trade, and the Environment?" Daniel L. Millimet, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author) Carol McAusland, University of Maryland "Gravity and Exchange Rates: More Canadian Border Puzzles" Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University (Contact Author) Mykyta Vesselovsky, DFAIT James E. Anderson, Boston College "Information Transmission and the Strategic Timing of Trade Disputes" Stephen Chaudoin, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author) "Energy Efficiency, Exporting, and Productivity: Evidence from Firm Level Data" Jayjit Roy, Appalachian State University (Contact Author) Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington
*Discussants:*	Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University Daniel L. Millimet, Southern Methodist University Jayjit Roy, Appalachian State University Stephen Chaudoin, University of Pittsburgh
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 10A* Evaluating Community Revitalization Strategies
Session Chairs:	Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology
*Papers:*	"Does Public Housing Residency Create a Stigma Which Limits Economic Mobility" Gregory Price, Morehouse College (Contact Author) "Public Housing Revitalization and Employment Mobility: Case Studies of Atlanta, Chicago and New Haven" Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author) "Community Development Financial Institutions" Gregory B. Fairchild, Tayloe Murphy Center (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jeffrey A. Robinson, Rutgers Business School Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 11A* Law and Economics I
*Organizers:*	W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Session Chairs:	W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
*Papers:*	"On the Relationship Between the Markets for Health Insurance and Medical Malpractice Insurance" W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School Patricia Born, Florida State University (Contact Author) James Bradley Karl, Florida State University "Deterring Rearrests for Drinking and Driving" Frank Sloan, Duke University (Contact Author) "The Accuracy of Self Reported Pollution Data: Evidence from the Clean Water Act" Jay Shimshack, Tulane University (Contact Author) "Choosing to Become a Lawyer: Is It a Good Investment?" Doug Williams, Sewanee: The University of the South (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Keith Finlay, Tulane University Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University Richard T. Boylan, Rice University Rudy Santore, The University of Tennessee
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 12A* Environmental Policy in Developing Countries
*Organizers:*	Dina Franceschi, Fairfield University
Session Chairs:	Dina Franceschi, Fairfield University
*Papers:*	"Perverse Incentives in Fishery Regulation: The Negative Impacts of the Subsidized Closed Season in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil" Maria Corr�a, Universidade Federal do Amazonas James R. Kahn, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author) Carlos Freitas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas "Waste Disposal and Child Morbidity in Guatemala" William F. V�squez Mazariegos, Fairfield University (Contact Author) "Willingness to Accept Carbon Payments Under Different Land Uses in Two Community Forests of Oaxaca, Mexico" Lindsey R. Nieratka, Florida International University Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University (Contact Author) David Bray, Florida International University
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 13A Macroeconomics of Recessions
*Organizers:*	Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Session Chairs:	Taggert J. Brooks, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
*Papers:*	"The Social and Psychological Consequences of Unemployment During the Great Recession: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth" Michael Murray, Bemidji State University (Contact Author) "Reverse Marketization: Changes in Time Use Following the Great Recession" Kathryn Birkeland, University of South Dakota (Contact Author) "Fiscal and Expenditure Multipliers When There Are Adaptive Expectations" James Murray, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author) "Estimating County Level Coincident Indexes for the State of Wisconsin" Taggert J. Brooks, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (Contact Author) Russell Kashian, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
*Discussants:*	James Murray, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chadwick C Curtis, University of Richmond Sheida Teimouri, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 14A* Rookies, Coaches, and Careers
*Organizers:*	Arthur Snow, The University of Georgia Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Session Chairs:	Arthur Snow, The University of Georgia
*Papers:*	"What Matters in Rookie Card Prices?" Arthur L. Zillante, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author) Gregory S. Burge, University of Oklahoma "Did Romer Influence NFL Coaching Decisions? Evidence through 2010" Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author) Christopher Kelly, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Gregory A. Trandel, The University of Georgia "The Effects of Minimum Salaries on Career Length: Evidence from the National Football League" Johnny Ducking, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author) Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
*Discussants:*	Elizabeth S. Bradley, The University of Georgia Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia Jason M. Rivera, The University of Georgia
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 15A Empirical Public with a Spatial Bent
Session Chairs:	David T. Mitchell, University of Central Arkansas
*Papers:*	"A Spatial Econometric Analysis of MSA-to-MSA Migration Flows" Donald J. Lacombe, West Virginia University Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University (Contact Author) Kerry King-Adzima , Penn State-Erie "Measuring the Value of Transit Infrastructure Using Survey and Voting Data" Matt Holian, San Jose State University (Contact Author) Matthew Kahn, University of California, Los Angeles
*Discussants:*	Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 16A Distribution and Redistribution I
*Organizers:*	John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Session Chairs:	John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
*Papers:*	"Maintaining Consumption Levels with In-Kind Benefits over Economic Fluctuations: Consumption- Versus Spending-Based SPM Thresholds" Thesia I. Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author) Marisa Gudruis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics "Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort: A Canonical Growth Model" Gustavo Marrero, University of Laguna (Contact Author) Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid "The Role of Altruism in Well-Being" Sigit Triandaru, Macquarie University Pundarik Mukhopadhaya, Macquarie University (Contact Author) Edwin Franks, Macquarie University "Utility Independent Subjective Poverty Lines and Equivalence Scales" Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University Rafael Salas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
*Discussants:*	Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Hoseong Kim, The University of Alabama Rafael Salas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 17A The Impact of Public Policy on Entrepreneurial Outcomes
*Organizers:*	Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University
Session Chairs:	Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University
*Papers:*	"Institutional Framework and Entrepreneurship" Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author) "Public Policy and Unproductive Entrepreneurship" Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author) "Public Policy and the Productive Entrepreneur" Robert Salvino, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 18A Cigarettes, Alcohol, Violence, and Eating Disorders
*Organizers:*	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Session Chairs:	Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
*Papers:*	"Sororities and Eating Disorders" Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author) Yang Wang, Lafayette College Sabrina Terrizzi, Moravian College "The Effect of the Minimum Legal Cigarette Purchase Age on Smoking Behavior" Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Maryland (Contact Author) Angela K. Dills, Providence College "The Medical Care Costs of Bad Health Behaviors: Some Evidence from U.S. States Regarding Beer and Cigarette Consumption" Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut (Contact Author) Rexford E. Santerre, University of Connecticut Laurie Bates, Bryant University "The Effect of Sexual Violence on Earnings" Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author) Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Maryland Angela K. Dills, Providence College
*Discussants:*	D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg Ari Kang, University of Texas at Austin
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 19A Education and Wages
Session Chairs:	Evgeny Vorotnikov, University of Minnesota
*Papers:*	"Heterogeneity of Human Capital and the Return" Erik Strojer Madsen, Aarhus University (Contact Author) "Characteristics of Exemplary Programs in Preparing Graduate Assistants to Teach Economics" Martin Milkman, Murray State University (Contact Author) James Patrick McCoy, Murray State University "Does Spending Your Parent's Income Keep You in School?" Alexandre Olbrecht, Ramapo College of New Jersey (Contact Author) Jeremy Teigen, Ramapo College of New Jersey Christopher Romano, Ramapo College of New Jersey "Occupational Licensing: A Helpful Tool or a Barrier for Minorities?" Evgeny Vorotnikov, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Alexandre Olbrecht, Ramapo College of New Jersey Erik Strojer Madsen, Aarhus University Martin Milkman, Murray State University
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 20A Health and Inequality
Session Chairs:	Christos Pargianas, University of Scranton
*Papers:*	"Endogenous Growth and Universal Healthcare Coverage: An Investigation of the Growth-Universal Coverage Tradeoff" Mark Kelly, University of Georgia (Contact Author) "The Effects of Household Finance on Food Insecurity" Yunhee Chang, University of Mississippi (Contact Author) Swarn Chatterjee, The University of Georgia Jinhee Kim, University of Maryland "Obesity and Economic Institutions" Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College (Contact Author) Robert Mason, Georgia Gwinnett College "Endogenous Economic Institutions, Wage Inequality, and Economic Growth" Christos Pargianas, University of Scranton (Contact Author) "Financial Development and Health Capital Accumulation" Gunakar Bhatta, Wayne State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College Mark Kelly, University of Georgia Yunhee Chang, University of Mississippi Gunakar Bhatta, Wayne State University Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
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Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 24A* Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Financial Access and Job Impact
*Organizers:*	Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Session Chairs:	Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
*Papers:*	"Assessing the Impacts of the Entrepreneurial Pipeline in U.S. Counties: Jobs and Income" Timothy M. Komarek, Michigan State University Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University "Access to Capital and Spatial Variation of Microenterprises in the Rural United States" Anil Rupasingha, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author) "Minority-Owned Small Businesses� Access to Finance" Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Alan Barefield, Mississippi State University R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 01B* Entangled Political Economy II
*Organizers:*	Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
Session Chairs:	Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
*Papers:*	"Rationality and Selection in Political Economy" Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University (Contact Author) Deema Yazigi, George Mason University "The Entrepreneurial Class and Its Ideology" Petrik Runst, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (Contact Author) "Synthesizing State and Spontaneous Order Theories of Money" William Luther, Kenyon College (Contact Author) Alexander Salter, George Mason University
*Discussants:*	J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University Marta Podemska-Mikluch, George Mason University Maria Pia Paganelli, Trinity University
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 02B Economic Development in Transition Economies
Session Chairs:	Olga Nicoara, George Mason University
*Papers:*	"Measuring Cross-Country Convergence in Income Inequality" Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author) Dustin Chambers, Salisbury University "Development and Income Inequality: A New Specification of the Kuznets Hypothesis" Katherine Christina Theyson, Sewanee: The University of the South Lauren R. Heller, Berry College (Contact Author) "What Factors Have Contributed to the Significant Differences in Economic Outcomes for Former Soviet States?" Lisa Verdon, College of Wooster (Contact Author) Ana Godonoga, College of Wooster "Does Government Ideology Affect Environmental Pollutions?" Aziz Berdiev, Bryant University (Contact Author) Chun-Ping Chang, Shih Chien University Chien-Chiang Lee, National Sun Yat-sen University
*Discussants:*	Lauren R. Heller, Berry College Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology Lisa Verdon, College of Wooster Aziz Berdiev, Bryant University
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 07B* Health Provider Ownership and Organizational Behavior
*Organizers:*	Patrick L. Warren, Clemson University
Session Chairs:	Patrick L. Warren, Clemson University
*Papers:*	"Outsourcing and Quality in For-Profit, Non-Profit, and Public Hospitals" Christina Marsh, University of Georgia (Contact Author) Patrick L. Warren, Clemson University "Organizational Form and the Adoption of New Medical Technologies in the Hospital Industry" Marco A. Castaneda, University of Texas at Tyler (Contact Author) "Understanding Variation in List Prices for Medical Services" Richard C. Lindrooth, University of Colorado (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Marco A. Castaneda, University of Texas at Tyler Patrick L. Warren, Clemson University Christina Marsh, University of Georgia
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 08B Foreign Direct Investments, Trade Volatility and the Location Choice of Firms
*Organizers:*	Andreas Buehn, Utrecht University
Session Chairs:	Joseph Daniels, Marquette University
*Papers:*	"The Determinants of Economic Performance of German Regions: An Empirical Assessment" Michael Berlemann, Helmut-Schmidt University Hamburg Andreas Buehn, Utrecht University (Contact Author) Dominik Maltritz, University of Erfurt "Explaining U.S. MNE Financing Patterns: Do Tax Treaties Matter?" Joseph Daniels, Marquette University (Contact Author) Patrick O'Brien, Marquette University Marc von der Ruhr, St. Norbert College "Japanese Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Institutional and Social Determinants" Navina Lucke, Technische Universtiaet Dresden Alexander Karmann, Technische Universitaet Dresden Stefan Eichler, Dresden University of Technology (Contact Author) "WTO and Trade Volatility" Abdur R. Chowdhury, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Xuepeng (Paul) Liu, Kennesaw State University Miao Wang, Marquette University (Contact Author) M.C. Sunny Wong, University of San Francisco
*Discussants:*	Brian Jones, Marquette University Miao Wang, Marquette University Stefan Eichler, Dresden University of Technology Andreas Buehn, Utrecht University Angela Schrubbe, Marquette University
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 09B Panel on Free Market Fairness
*Organizers:*	John Thrasher, University of Arizona
Moderators:	John Thrasher, University of Arizona
Panelists:	Adam Martin, King's College London "Talk on John Tomasi's "Free Market Fairness"" John Thrasher, University of Arizona "The Role of Idealization in Market Democracy" Keith Hankins, Rutgers University "Comments on Tomasi"
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 10B Development and Foreign Aid
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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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 11B* Law and Economics II
*Organizers:*	Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama
Session Chairs:	Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama
*Papers:*	"Colluding with a Conscience: Some Implications of Other-Regarding Preferences for Tacit Collusion and Antitrust Policy" Rudy Santore, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author) "Does Competition Among Public Offices Reduce Corruption? An Experiment" Danila Serra, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author) Dmitry Ryvkin, Florida State University "On Hatred" Tilman Klumpp, Emory University Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University (Contact Author) "A Case for the Use of Perception Measures" Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas Salar Jahedi, University of Arkansas
*Discussants:*	W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Jay Shimshack, Tulane University
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 12B Human Capital, Technology, and Economic Growth
*Organizers:*	Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Session Chairs:	Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
*Papers:*	"Human Capital Formation and International Trade" Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) "Inequality, Aspirations and the Tunnel Effect" Jeff Allen, University of Oregon (Contact Author) Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon "Directed Technological Change: A Quantitative Analysis" Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University (Contact Author) Robert Tamura, Clemson University "Population, Technology, and Fragmentation: The European Miracle Revisited" Nils-Petter Lagerl�f, York University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University Gunjan Sharma, University of Missouri Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 13B Performance Analysis of Educational Production
Session Chairs:	John Ruggiero, University of Dayton
*Papers:*	"Estimating Allocative Efficiency in Education: An Analysis of Dutch Schools" Carla Haelermans, Maastricht University John Ruggiero, University of Dayton "Technical Efficiency of Pennsylvanian Schools" Shae Brennan, University of Dayton Eric Butt, University of Dayton "Estimating Productivity of Australian Schools Using a Public Sector Malmquist Measure" Vincent Blackburn, New South Wales Department of Education and Training Shae Brennan, University of Dayton John Ruggiero, University of Dayton
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 14B Research in Economic Education
*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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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 15B Public Finance with an Institutional Bent
*Organizers:*	Thomas Snyder, University of Central Arkansas David T. Mitchell, University of Central Arkansas
Session Chairs:	Thomas Snyder, University of Central Arkansas
*Papers:*	"Firm Valuation as a Shadow Price of Economic Freedom" Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University (Contact Author) Rachel Graef-Anderson, College of Charleston "An Economic Freedom Index for U.S. Metropolitan Areas" Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author) "Regulation and the Size of the Firm" Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston (Contact Author) "Political Determinants of Public Debt" Thomas Snyder, University of Central Arkansas (Contact Author) Jared Hall, University of Central Arkansas
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 16B Distribution and Redistribution II
*Organizers:*	John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Session Chairs:	John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
*Papers:*	"Ordering Income Distributions by Economic Disadvantage and Discrimination" Rafael Salas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University (Contact Author) "Dictators Eventually Take it All" Steven Beckman, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author) W. James Smith, University of Colorado Denver "Individual Perceptions of Distributional Fairness: The Case of Taiwan" Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University Zichong Tom Qu, East Carolina University (Contact Author) "A Preference for Equality and the Fiscal Constitution: Evidence from the World Values Survey" John A. Bishop, East Carolina University Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Gustavo Marrero, University of Laguna Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University Hoseong Kim, The University of Alabama W. James Smith, University of Colorado Denver
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 17B Applied Political Economy
*Organizers:*	George R. Crowley, Troy University
Session Chairs:	George R. Crowley, Troy University
*Papers:*	"Phony Federalism" George R. Crowley, Troy University (Contact Author) "Taxing Fun: Government-Created Sindustries in Las Vegas and Atlantic City" Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author) "Determining Local-Option Sales Taxes: Evidence from the Georgia SPLOST" Courtney Collins, Mercer University (Contact Author) Allen Lynch, Mercer University
*Discussants:*	George R. Crowley, Troy University Courtney Collins, Mercer University Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 18B Birth Outcomes
*Organizers:*	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Session Chairs:	Jennifer Kohn, Drew University
*Papers:*	"The Effects of Maternal Health Behavior on Prematurity: Actual Versus Recommended Antepartum Bed Rest" Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author) Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Pregnancy Outcomes for Medicaid Patients in Mandatory Managed Care: The Pennsylvania HealthChoices Program" Tianyan Hu, Lehigh University (Contact Author) Shin-Yi Chou, Lehigh University Mary E. Deily, Lehigh University "Emotional Cues and Low Birth Weight: Evidence from the Super Bowl" Gordon Dahl, University of California, San Diego Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author) Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver "Frailty and Healthy Ageing Strategies: Which Role for Social Policy in Europe?" Nicolas Sirven, IRDES (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State University of Denver Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University Lucie Schmidt, Williams College
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 19B Health, Health Insurance, and the Labor Market
Session Chairs:	Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida
*Papers:*	"Effect of Retirement on Health of Older Americans" Subhasree Basu Roy, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Economic and Health Implications of Long-Term Unemployment: Earnings, Disability Benefits, and Mortality" Kenneth Couch, University of Connecticut (Contact Author) Howard Iams, Social Security Administration Gayle Reznik, Social Security Administration Chris Tamborini, Social Security Administration "The Role of Public Health Insurance During Employment Transitions" Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida (Contact Author) Matthew Kim, University of St. Thomas "Health Insurance and Labor Market Conditions During the Great Recession" Juan Du, Old Dominion University (Contact Author) Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University "Job Categories and Returning to Work on Breastfeeding Behavior" Lori Anderson, Framingham State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Kenneth Couch, University of Connecticut Subhasree Basu Roy, Georgia State University Lori Anderson, Framingham State University Juan Du, Old Dominion University Zheng 'Muriel' Fang, University of Akron
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 20B Applied Macroeconomics
Session Chairs:	Emily Burke, Metropolitan State University of Denver
*Papers:*	"Asymmetric Price Adjustments in Airlines" Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author) "Forecasting U.S. Recessions Using the Marginal Product of Capital" Teodora Stoica, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author) "Monetary Policy Evaluation and Exchange Rate Predictability with Real Time Data: U.S.A. and Its Trading Neighbors" Amlan Datta, University of Memphis (Contact Author) "Petroleum Dependence in the Transportation Sector: Causes and Policy Prescriptions" Emily Burke, Metropolitan State University of Denver (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Amlan Datta, University of Memphis Teodora Stoica, Quinnipiac University Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American Christian Dreger, German Institute for Economic Research
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Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 24B* Business Cycles and Behavior
*Organizers:*	Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Session Chairs:	Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
*Papers:*	"Unemployment and Health Behaviors over the Business Cycle: Longitudinal Evidence" Greg Colman, Pace University Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author) "When It Rains It Pours: Under What Circumstances Does Job Loss Lead to Divorce" Melissa Ruby Banzhaf, U.S. Census Bureau "Multiple Job Holding, Local Labor Markets, and the Business Cycle" Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University Muhammad M. Husain, Georgia State University "Wherefore Laborforce Nonparticipants: Shifts in Nonparticipant Reasons During the 2008 Recession" Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University
*Discussants:*	R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College Susan Chen, University of Alabama
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 01C* Political Economy of Trade, Outsourcing, and Corporate Governance
*Organizers:*	Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington
Session Chairs:	Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University
*Papers:*	"Trade and Unionization" Devashish Mitra, Syracuse University (Contact Author) "Performance Pay and Offshoring" Elias Dinopoulos, University of Florida (Contact Author) Theofanis Tsoulouhas, North Carolina State University "Lobbying for a Common External Tariff from Inside and Out" Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University (Contact Author) "Corporate Governance and Trade" Douglas Nelson, Tulane University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University Shalah Mostashari, University of Texas at Arlington Stephen Chaudoin, University of Pittsburgh Xuepeng (Paul) Liu, Kennesaw State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 02C Topics on Microeconomic Development
Session Chairs:	Paul Kagundu, Georgia State University
*Papers:*	"Agricultural Technology, Schooling Participation, and Child Labor in Developing Countries: Cotton Expansion in Burkina Faso" Harounan Kazianga, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author) "Constraints to Household Savings: The Case of Uganda" Urmimala Sen, Georgia State University Paul Kagundu, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "New Evidence on Unions and Firm�s Performance Case Studies from Latin America" Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Intra-Household Decision-Making and Household Savings: The Case of Uganda" Urmimala Sen, Georgia State University Paul Kagundu, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Harounan Kazianga, Oklahoma State University Yared M. Seid, Georgia State University Katherine Christina Theyson, Sewanee: The University of the South Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 07C Forecasting, Business Cycles, and Risk
Session Chairs:	M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond
*Papers:*	"Is There a Best Measure of Macroeconomic Uncertainty (or Risk)?" James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama (Contact Author) Hye-Jin Lee, University of Texas at Brownsville "Forecasting the End of the Global Recession: Did We Miss the Early Signs?" Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author) "Risk Aversion and Business Cycles: An Empirical Analysis" Cristian Pardo, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author) "Uncertainty Shocks, Mean-Variance Frontiers, and Business Cycles" M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Cristian Pardo, Saint Joseph's University James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Murray State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 08C Corruption and Political Freedom
Session Chairs:	Dekuwmini Mornah, Virginia Military Institute
*Papers:*	"If Corruption Is Not Exogenous, Then What Makes Some Countries More Corrupt Than Others? A Macro Level Study" Dekuwmini Mornah, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author) George Mawuli Akpandjar, University of Mississippi "To Be or Not to Be Corrupt: An Experimental Study of Bribery" Evana Afreen, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Does Economic Freedom Foster Tolerance?" Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics Therese Nilsson, Lund University & IFN (Contact Author) "The Joint Effect of Education and Political Stability on Corruption: A Cross-Country Investigation" Deepraj Mukherjee, Kent State University (Contact Author) Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
*Discussants:*	Therese Nilsson, Lund University & IFN Deepraj Mukherjee, Kent State University Evana Afreen, Georgia State University Mavuto Kalulu, University of Mississippi
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 09C* The Economic Analysis of Law
Session Chairs:	Joanna M. Shepherd, Emory University
*Papers:*	"How Political Party Matters in Judicial Campaign Finance" Joanna M. Shepherd, Emory University (Contact Author) Michael Kang, Emory University "Disentangling Institutional Constraints on Judging" Rafael Pardo, Emory University School of Law Jonathan Nash, Emory University School of Law (Contact Author) "Alcohol, Antitrust, and the 21st Amendment: An Empirical Examination of Post and Hold Laws" Joshua D. Wright, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Forfeiture of Illegal Gains, Attempts, and Implied Risk Preferences" Murat Mungan, Florida State University (Contact Author) Jonathan Klick, University of Pennsylvania Law School
*Discussants:*	Joanna M. Shepherd, Emory University Jonathan Nash, Emory University School of Law Joshua D. Wright, George Mason University Murat Mungan, Florida State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 10C Racial Disparity in Outcomes
Session Chairs:	Moon Haque, The University of Memphis
*Papers:*	"Human Capital and Annual Earnings Variation: An Overview of White and Black Male Workers, 1959 - 2009" Laura L. Coogan, Nicholls State University (Contact Author) "Competitive Swimming and Racial Disparities in Drowning" Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota (Contact Author) Ana Cuesta, University of Minnesota "Does the Enactment of �Affirmative Action Policy� in Indian Labor Market Have Desired Outcomes? A Cross-Sectional Analysis" Moon Haque, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Samuel L. Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota Laura L. Coogan, Nicholls State University Joshua Hill, Middle Tennessee State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 11C* Law and Economics III
*Organizers:*	Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
Session Chairs:	Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
*Papers:*	"Does the Acquisition System of Property Taxation Increase Neighborhood Social Capital?" Richard T. Boylan, Rice University (Contact Author) "Costly Voluntary Disclosure in a Screening Game" Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama Mark V. Van Boening, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author) "The Effectiveness of Criminal Majority and Juvenile Transfer Laws" Keith Finlay, Tulane University (Contact Author) Seth Benzell, Tulane University Parker Smith, Tulane University Kelsey Williams, Tulane University
*Discussants:*	Doug Williams, Sewanee: The University of the South Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas Danila Serra, Southern Methodist University Patricia Born, Florida State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 12C Regional Differences in Economic Growth
*Organizers:*	Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Session Chairs:	Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon
*Papers:*	"Poor Regions of the European Union" Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) "Accounting for Bihar�s Productivity Relative to India�s: What Can We Learn from Recent Developments in Growth Theory?" Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) "Determinants of Clusters in Indian Manufacturing: The Role of Infrastructure, Governance, Education, and Industrial Policy" Gunjan Sharma, University of Missouri (Contact Author) Ana Margarida Fernandes, The World Bank
*Discussants:*	Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund Santanu Chatterjee, The University of Georgia
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 13C Physician Incentives and Patient Outcomes
Session Chairs:	Jason M Hockenberry, Emory University and NBER
*Papers:*	"Tort Reform, Medical Expenditures, and Patient Outcomes" Ehren Schuttringer, Michigan State University (Contact Author) "The Welfare Effects of Free Entry: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Cardiac Care Market" Suhui Li, George Washington University (Contact Author) "Medical Malpractice Lawsuits as Bad Signals: Does the Fear of Being Sued Encourage Better Quality of Care?" Yi Lu, Barry University (Contact Author) "Physician Treatment Incentives: Competition, Moral Hazard, and the Role of Managed Care in Treatment Choice" Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama (Contact Author) "Inattention in the Operating Room? The Effect of Temporal Distance on Physician Performance and Efficiency: Evidence from Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting" Jason M Hockenberry, Emory University and NBER (Contact Author) Lorens Helmchen, George Mason University
*Discussants:*	Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama Ehren Schuttringer, Michigan State University Suhui Li, George Washington University Yi Lu, Barry University Lorenzo Almada, Georgia State University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 14C* Emerging Issues in Technology
*Organizers:*	Eli Dourado, The Mercatus Center
Session Chairs:	Eli Dourado, The Mercatus Center
*Papers:*	"The Technology of Anonymous Governance" Emily Skarbek, King's College London (Contact Author) Brian P. Dorn, San Jose State University "The Trouble with Information Control" Jerry Brito, The Mercatus Center Adam Thierer, The Mercatus Center "The War on Vertical Integration in the Digital Economy" Adam Thierer, The Mercatus Center Brent Skorup, George Mason University "Anarchy on the Internet: How ISPs Enforce Security Norms" Eli Dourado, The Mercatus Center (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 15C* Health and the Well-Being of Children and Young Adults
*Organizers:*	Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Session Chairs:	Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
*Papers:*	"The Effect of Minimum Legal Tobacco Purchase Age Laws on Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Marijuana Use" Ceren Ertan Yoruk, Northeastern University Baris K. Yoruk, The State University of New York at Albany "The Impact of the German Child Benefit Program on Child Well-Being" Christian Raschke, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) "Default Options and Food Choices" Joseph Price, Brigham Young University David R. Just, Cornell University
*Discussants:*	Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver Emilia Simeonova, NBER And Princeton University Baris K. Yoruk, The State University of New York at Albany
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 16C Labor Market Analysis with Employer-Employee Matched Data
*Organizers:*	Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
Session Chairs:	Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
*Papers:*	"Do Volatile Firms Pay Volatile Earnings? Evidence Using Linked Worker-Firm Data" Michael Strain, American Enterprise Institute (Contact Author) "Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap" Douglas Webber, Cornell University (Contact Author) "Gross Employment, Job Flows, and the Role of Education in the Great Recession" John M. Abowd, Cornell University Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University (Contact Author) "Why It Matters Who You Know: Evidence on the Role of Job Information Networks" Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Elizabeth S. Bradley, The University of Georgia Michel Serafinelli, University of California, Berkeley
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 17C Economics of Gambling
*Organizers:*	Douglas M. Walker, College of Charleston
Session Chairs:	Douglas M. Walker, College of Charleston
*Papers:*	"Crime and Casinos: A Spatial and Time Series Analysis" Michael Wenz, Northeastern Illinois University (Contact Author) Ryan Gallagher, Northeastern Illinois University "Casinos: Blessing or Curse?" Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi Brian Richard, University of Southern Mississippi (Contact Author) "Casinos and Economic Growth" Douglas M. Walker, College of Charleston (Contact Author) John D. Jackson, Auburn University
*Discussants:*	Brian Richard, University of Southern Mississippi Douglas M. Walker, College of Charleston Michael Wenz, Northeastern Illinois University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 18C Hospitals, Welfare, Pharmacies and Insurance
*Organizers:*	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Session Chairs:	Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
*Papers:*	"Impact of Physician-Directed Pharmaceutical Promotion on Prescriptions" Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author) Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University "Is There (Now) Any Incentive for Hospitals to Invest in Quality? Implications of Reimbursement-Denial Policies for Adverse Events" Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg (Contact Author) Lynda Dynan, Northern Kentucky University "Religiosity and State Welfare" Angela K. Dills, Providence College Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State University of Denver (Contact Author) "The Price of Control: Decision Rights and the Choice of Health Insurance" Jennifer Kohn, Drew University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Yang Wang, Lafayette College Hope Corman, Rider University Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 19C Economic History
Session Chairs:	Hugo J. Far�a, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administraci�n
*Papers:*	"Assessing the First Federal Financial Rescue: The Case of the War Finance Corporation" James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware (Contact Author) "Japanese Economic Reconstruction After World War II: Focusing on TQC Advocated by an Educator W. Edwards Deming" Akiko Sato, Osaka University (Contact Author) "Identity of the Colonizer, Settlement Strategy and Early Mercantilism: Do They Matter for Modern Development" Hugo J. Far�a, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administraci�n (Contact Author) Daniel Morales, Barna School of Business "The Impact of Progressive Era Labor Regulations on the Manufacturing Labor Market" Samuel K. Allen, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author) Price Fishback, University of Arizona
*Discussants:*	Akiko Sato, Osaka University Samuel K. Allen, Virginia Military Institute James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware Ana Godonoga, College of Wooster
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 20C Schooling and Student Achievement
Session Chairs:	Jessica S. Haynes, University of Florida
*Papers:*	"Class Size on Student Achievement -- Evidence from Matching by Using Propensity Score" Yue Hu, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author) "School Size and Student Achievement: Does One Size Fit All?" Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author) "Does Shortening the School Week Impact Student Performance? Evidence from the Four-Day School Week" D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University (Contact Author) Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University "Test Score Impacts of School-Level Autonomy" Jessica S. Haynes, University of Florida (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University Yue Hu, The University of Texas at San Antonio Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University Shilpi Bhardwaj, Binghamton University, The State University of New York
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 21C State Fiscal Policy
*Organizers:*	John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Session Chairs:	John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
*Papers:*	"State Fiscal Policies for Budget Stabilization and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Scoring Analysis" John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio Barry Poulson, University of Colorado (Contact Author) "Fiscal and Economic Significance of Rainy Day Fund Rules" John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author) Barry Poulson, University of Colorado "The Determinants of the Severity of State Fiscal Crises" Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author) David T. Mitchell, University of Central Arkansas
*Discussants:*	Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College Barry Poulson, University of Colorado
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Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 24C Studies on Charitable Behavior and Nonprofit Organizations
*Organizers:*	Sara E. Helms, Samford University
Session Chairs:	Sara E. Helms, Samford University
*Papers:*	"Entry Thresholds and Competitive Behavior Among Nonprofit Firms" Jeremy Thornton, Samford University (Contact Author) Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University "The Impact of Earmarking Lottery Revenues for Education: Crowding-out Donations Without Increasing Government Spending" Daniel Jones, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author) "Incentives for New Donor Acquisition and Existing Donor Giving" Sara E. Helms, Samford University (Contact Author) Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University Betsy Holloway, Samford University "The Neuroeconomics of Charitable Giving, Volunteering, and Bequests" Russell James, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jeremy Thornton, Samford University Daniel Jones, University of Pittsburgh Sara E. Helms, Samford University Russell James, Texas Tech University
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Friday 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-S2 Complimentary Beverages
*Papers:*
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 01D* Behavioral Law and Economics
*Organizers:*	Vincy Fon, The George Washington University
Session Chairs:	Vincy Fon, The George Washington University
*Papers:*	"When and Why Do People Keep Promises" Alexander Stremitzer, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (Contact Author) "Unlucky or Risky? Unobserved Heterogeneity in Insurance Claims" Joshua C. Teitelbaum, Georgetown University Law Center (Contact Author) "Happiness, Law, and Behavioral Economics" Peter Huang, University of Colorado Law School (Contact Author) "The Dialectical Virtues of Temporary Law" Richard H. McAdams, University of Chicago Law School (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 02D Economic Development in India
Session Chairs:	Rita Ray, Gustavus Adolphus College
*Papers:*	"Indian Constitutional Backdoor: Institutions, Incentives, and Interests" Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Female Inheritance Rights, Status of Women and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Evidence from India" Shreyasee Das, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Contact Author) Aimee Chin, University of Houston "Wither Slumdog Millionaire: India�s Liberalization and Development Themes in Bollywood Films" Rita Ray, Gustavus Adolphus College (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University Shreyasee Das, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 06D Biblical Foundations of Economic Freedom and Market Exchange
*Organizers:*	Anne Rathbone Bradley, Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics
Session Chairs:	Anne Rathbone Bradley, Institute for Faith, Work, & Economics
*Papers:*	"A Rational Choice Analysis of Two Gospel Dominance" Derek K. Yonai, Campbell University (Contact Author) "Faith and Works: The Political Economy of Charity" William Arthur Carden, Samford University (Contact Author) "Income Mobility: An Economic and Biblical Perspective" Joseph Connors, Duke University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 07D Health, Disability and Employment
*Organizers:*	John V. Pepper, University of Virginia
Session Chairs:	Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
*Papers:*	"An Empirical Analysis of Unemployment Duration and Disability Application Decisions" Hugo Benitez-Silva, Stony Brook University (Contact Author) Na Yin, Baruch College "The Importance of State Anti-Discrimination Laws on Employer Accommodation and the Movement of Their Employees onto Social Security Disability Insurance" Richard Burkhauser, Cornell University Lauren Nicholas, University of Michigan Maximilian Schmeiser, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author) "Household Joint Health Transitions" Dina Guo, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Dina Guo, University of Virginia Brent Kreider, Iowa State University Hugo Benitez-Silva, Stony Brook University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 08D Shirking, Sanctions, Contagion, and Convictions: The Role of Institutions
*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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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 09D* Empirical Issues in Macroeconomics
*Organizers:*	W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University
Session Chairs:	W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University
*Papers:*	"Credit Constraints, Home Equity Lending and Entrepreneurship" William D. Lastrapes, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) "Would the Taylor Rule Have Prevented the Great Recession: A Counterfactual Analysis" James S. Fackler , University of Kentucky (Contact Author) W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University "Uncovering the Fed�s Preferences" Munechika Katayama, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) "Fiscal Shocks, the Trade Balance, and the Exchange Rate" Faik Koray, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University
*Discussants:*	W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 11D Equine Industry
*Organizers:*	Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky
Session Chairs:	Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky
*Papers:*	"An Empirical Analysis of Reputation Effects" Emily J. Plant, University of Montana (Contact Author) Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University "Problems in the Horse Racing Industry Commons: Is a National Horse Racing Regulatory Association the Answer?" Ann Gillette, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author) "A New Approach to Revealing Hidden Information in a Lemons Market" Emily J. Plant, University of Montana Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) "Middlemen and Agency in Thoroughbred Markets" Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author) Bradley Wimmer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
*Discussants:*	Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University Emily J. Plant, University of Montana Ann Gillette, Kennesaw State University Jill Stowe, University of Kentucky
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 12D Resource Allocation in Economic Growth
*Organizers:*	Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Session Chairs:	Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University
*Papers:*	"The Efficiency of Human Capital Allocations in Developing Countries" Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston (Contact Author) "The Public and Private Marginal Product of Capital" Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author) Fidel Perez-Sebastian, University of Alicante Matthew Lowe, University of Oxford "Fiscal Policy and the Real Exchange Rate" Santanu Chatterjee, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) Azer Mursagulov, International Monetary Fund
*Discussants:*	Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 13D Topics in Labor and Education Economics
*Organizers:*	Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College
Session Chairs:	Miao Chi, Drew University
*Papers:*	"Relative Returns to Bachelor's and Associate Programs: Exploring Heterogeneity in Education and Employment Outcomes Across Student Ability Groups" Courtney Collins, Mercer University Alex Lockwood, Mercer University "Improved Legal Status as the Major Source of Earnings Premiums Associated with Intermarriage: Evidence from the 1986 IRCA Amnesty" Miao Chi, Drew University (Contact Author) "Determining Classroom Composition for Special Education Students: Is Inclusion Effective?" Courtney Collins, Mercer University (Contact Author) "Discrimination or Inefficiency? A Stochastic Frontier Approach to Immigrant Earnings" Dipanwita Sarkar, Queensland University of Technology Trevor Collier, University of Dayton (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Courtney Collins, Mercer University Miao Chi, Drew University Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College Trevor Collier, University of Dayton
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 14D* Entrepreneurship, Community Development and Low Income Mobility
Session Chairs:	Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology
*Papers:*	"Small Business Financing" Joseph Fairchild, Bank of America (Contact Author) "Entrepreneurship and Urban Development" Jeffrey A. Robinson, Rutgers Business School (Contact Author) "Minority Business Diversification in Southeast Michigan: Program Evaluation Impacts" Daryl Williams, Kauffman Foundation (Contact Author) "Impact of the Recession on Employment in Minority-Owned Businesses" Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Gregory Price, Morehouse College Thomas D. Boston, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 15D* The Impact of Education
Session Chairs:	Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
*Papers:*	"How Does Education Affect Labor Market Outcomes: The Effect of Schooling on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills" Emilia Simeonova, NBER And Princeton University Costas Meghir, Yale University Marten Palme, Stockholm University "Education and Fertility: Evidence from a Policy Change in Kenya" Luke Chicoine, DePaul University (Contact Author) "Empowering Women Through Education: Evidence from Sierra Leone" Colin Cannonier, Belmont University Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University "Do the More Educated Know More About Health? Evidence from Schooling and HIV Knowledge in Zimbabwe" Jorge Aguero, University of California, Riverside Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego
*Discussants:*	Joseph Price, Brigham Young University Christian Raschke, Louisiana State University Jorge Aguero, University of California, Riverside Luke Chicoine, DePaul University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 16D* Optimal Income Taxation I
*Organizers:*	Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
Session Chairs:	Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida
*Papers:*	"Optimal Dynamic Nonlinear Income Taxes: Facing an Uncertain Future with a Sluggish Government" Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author) Shota Fujishima, Washington University "Optimal Income Taxation when Time Endowments Differ" Firouz Gahvari, University of Illinois (Contact Author) Luca Micheletto, Bocconi University "Optimal Income Taxation under Action Revelation" Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida Steven Slutsky, University of Florida (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Eric Stephens, University of Alberta John D. Wilson, Michigan State University Katherine L. Cuff, McMaster University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 17D* Evaluating Policies on Risky Behaviors and in Labor Markets
*Organizers:*	Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Session Chairs:	Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
*Papers:*	"Reducing Underage Alcohol and Tobacco Use: Evidence from the Introduction of Vertical Identification Cards" Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Drunk Driving in the U.S.: The Role of Social Forces and the Role of Law" Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author) "Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis" Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) "Evaluating Workplace Mandates with Flows Versus Stocks: An Application to California Paid Family Leave" Mark Curtis, Georgia State University Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University (Contact Author) Mary Schroeder, University of Iowa
*Discussants:*	D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 18D Issues in the Economy
Session Chairs:	Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology
*Papers:*	"War and Piecework: The Economy and Policymaking During the Truman Administration" Frederick J. Oerther, III, Greensboro College (Contact Author) "Economic Determinants of CBRN Terrorism" Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author) "Institutions and the Allocation of Immigrant Entrepreneurship" Olga Nicoara, George Mason University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Frederick J. Oerther, III, Greensboro College Olga Nicoara, George Mason University Stephen Nicar, St. Cloud State University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 19D Experimental Economics
Session Chairs:	Jason P. Hulbert, University of Maryland
*Papers:*	"Dishonesty and Charitable Behavior" Nicolae Adrian Stoian, California State University East Bay (Contact Author) Doru Cojoc, University of Iowa "Learning Under Ambiguity: An Experiment" Othon Martino Moreno Gonzalez, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author) Yaroslav Rosokha, The University of Texas at Austin "A Large-Scale Experimental Study of Risk Tolerance" Jason P. Hulbert, University of Maryland (Contact Author) Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission Lisa R. Anderson, The College of William & Mary "Rebels Without a Clue? Experimental Evidence on Explicit Cartels" Georg Clemens, DICE-Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (Contact Author) Holger A. Rau, DICE-Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
*Discussants:*	Georg Clemens, DICE-Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics Jason P. Hulbert, University of Maryland Othon Martino Moreno Gonzalez, The University of Texas at Austin Nicolae Adrian Stoian, California State University East Bay
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 20D Post-Secondary Schooling: Enrollment and Retention
Session Chairs:	Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University
*Papers:*	"Modeling Retention at a Women�s College" Joseph Dean Craig, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Kelly Winer, Sweet Briar College (Contact Author) "The Effect of the Business Cycle on Freshmen Major Choice" Elizabeth S. Bradley, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) "On the Impact of In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants" Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author) Chad Sparber, Colgate University
*Discussants:*	Jessica S. Haynes, University of Florida Pedro de Araujo, Colorado College Joseph Dean Craig, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 21D Schools of Choice Policy Issues
*Organizers:*	John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Session Chairs:	John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
*Papers:*	"A Preliminary Assessment of the Post-Katrina New Orleans School System" Nathan L. Gray, Young Harris College (Contact Author) John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio "Predicting Fiscal Impacts of School Choice Legislation: Issues, Capabilities, and an Example" Michael Ford, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author) John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio "Are Charters the Cost-Effective Alternative? A Cost-Function Analysis of Alternative Schools in Texas" Timothy J. Gronberg, Texas A&M University Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University Nathan L. Gray, Young Harris College Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University
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Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 24D Monetary Policy, Environmental Risk and Natural Hazards
Session Chairs:	Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University
*Papers:*	"Monetary Shocks Under 2008 Quantitative Easing Regime in U.S." Ali Ashraf, University of New Orleans (Contact Author) M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans "Socioeconomic Sustainability and Adaptation Policy to Climate Change Vulnerability in Malaysia: Empirical Study on the Agricultural Sector" Mahmudul Alam, National University of Malaysia (Contact Author) Chamhuri Siwar, National University of Malaysia Rafiqul Islam Molla, Multimedia University Basri Talib, National University of Malaysia "Valuing Health Risks Against Storm Damages Given the Presence of Private Defensive Strategies, Public Programs, and Natural Barriers: Evidence from Bangladesh Coastal Areas" Sakib Mahmud, University of Wisconsin - Superior (Contact Author) Edward Barbier, University of Wyoming "Natural Disaster, Credit Availability and School Attendance: Evidence from Bangladesh" Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University (Contact Author) Nafisa Halim, Boston University
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Friday 5:00 - 6:15 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-E Distinguished Guest Lecture
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Friday 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-DG Distinguished Guest Lecture Reception and Graduate Student Poster Fair
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Saturday 7:30 - 6:00 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-R3 Registration
*Papers:*
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Saturday 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. SEA	Session No session number set-S3 Continental Breakfast
*Papers:*
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 01F* Issues in Public Sector Economics I
*Organizers:*	J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Session Chairs:	J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
*Papers:*	"Preference Formation, Choice Sets, and the Creative Destruction of Preferences" Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga "Differential Increases in Longevity and Progressivity of Social Security in the U.S." Shantanu Bagchi, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author) T. Scott Findley, Utah State University "The 17th Amendment, Senator Ideology, and the Growth of Government" Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College (Contact Author) Danko Tarabar, Beloit College "Institutional Quality and the Tenure of Dictators" Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author) Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University
*Discussants:*	Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 02F Environmental Issues in Developing Countries
Session Chairs:	Alan Barreca, Tulane University
*Papers:*	"Energizing Livelihoods: The Impact of the Biofuel Act in the Philippines" Jessica Georges, University of Florida (Contact Author) "Recreational Users Willingness to Pay to Prevent Environmental Degradation of an Urban River in the Amazon: The Case of Tarum�- A�u River, Manaus-AM" Alexandre Rivas, Instituto Piatam (Contact Author) James R. Kahn, Washington and Lee University Beatriz Rodrigues, Piatam Institute Renata Mourao, Piatam Institute "Public Preferences for Decentralization: Investigating Household Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Nicaragua" Dina Franceschi, Fairfield University (Contact Author) William F. V�squez Mazariegos, Fairfield University
*Discussants:*	Dina Franceschi, Fairfield University Alexandre Rivas, Instituto Piatam Jessica Georges, University of Florida Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 06F Health Economics I
*Organizers:*	Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University
Session Chairs:	Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University
*Papers:*	"Quality Information and Medicare Plan Choice: What Quality Measures Influence Enrollment?" Michael Darden, Tulane University (Contact Author) "Physicians� Decisions to Adopt New Medical Technologies and Market Power" Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University (Contact Author) Sharmila Vishwasrao, Florida Atlantic University "Annual Health Insurance Decisions, Uncertain Health Transitions, and Within Year Medical Care Consumption" Chris Cronin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Michael Darden, Tulane University Sharmila Vishwasrao, Florida Atlantic University
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 07F Econometrics I
*Organizers:*	John V. Pepper, University of Virginia
Session Chairs:	Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
*Papers:*	"Uniform Inference on a Finite Mixture Model of Types in Some Experimental Games" Xiaohong Chen, Yale University Elie Tamer, Northwestern University (Contact Author) "Root-n Consistent Estimation of Discrete Choice Models with Heteroskedastic and Endogenous Regressors" Shakeeb Khan, Duke University (Contact Author) Xun Tang, University of Pennsylvania "CCP Estimation of Dynamic Discrete/Continuous Choice Models with Generalized Finite Dependence and Correlated Unobserved Heterogeneity" Wayne Gayle, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 08F Perspectives on the Time Use of Teenagers and Families
*Organizers:*	Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Session Chairs:	Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
*Papers:*	"Food Assistance and Family Routines in Three American Cities" David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author) Daniela Zapata, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro "Measuring the Relative Productivity of Sole-Tasking to Multi-Tasking in Household Production: New Experimental Evidence" Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author) Gigi Foster, University of New South Wales "Wasting the Summer Away? Summer Learning Loss and the Black-White Achievement Gap" Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University Sara E. Helms, Samford University (Contact Author) "The Effects of the Great Recession on Teenagers� Time Use" Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Joseph Price, Brigham Young University Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University Angela K. Dills, Providence College Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 11F* Crime
*Organizers:*	Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Session Chairs:	Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
*Papers:*	"Your Friends and Neighbors: Localized Economic Development, Inequality, and Criminal Activity" Matthew Freedman, Cornell University Emily Owens, Cornell University "Estimating the Relationship Between Alcohol Policies and Youth Violence" Sara Markowitz, Emory University Erik Nesson, Ball State University Eileen Poe-Yamagata, IMPAQ International, LLC Curtis S. Florence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Partha Deb, Hunter College Tracy Andrews, IMPAQ International, LLC Sarah Beth L. Barnett, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control "Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Regulation, and Crime" Hope Corman, Rider University Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University "Crime and International Tourism" Duha T. Altindag, Auburn University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver Emily Owens, Cornell University Sara Markowitz, Emory University Hope Corman, Rider University
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 13F* Property Rights and Resources
*Organizers:*	Roger E. Meiners, University of Texas at Arlington
Session Chairs:	Roger E. Meiners, University of Texas at Arlington
*Papers:*	"Electricity Regulation in an Environment of Technological Change and Competitive Retail Markets" L. Lynne Kiesling, Northwestern University (Contact Author) "Dodd-Frank and the Unintended Consequences of Conflict Mineral Regulations" Dominic Parker, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Contact Author) "What Have Carbon Market Designers Missed?" Jason Pearcy, Montana State University (Contact Author) "Gasoline Markets and Public Policy" Roger E. Meiners, University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author) Andrew P. Morriss, University of Alabama
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 14F Effects of Natural Disasters
*Organizers:*	Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University
Session Chairs:	Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University
*Papers:*	"Extreme Weather, Extreme Vulnerability, and the 2011 Tornado Season" Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College Daniel Sutter, Troy University (Contact Author) "Investigating Power Laws in Hurricane Damages" Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston (Contact Author) "Natural Disasters and Public Sector Corruption" Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author) Charles A. Register, Florida Atlantic University "Catastrophe Economics: Modeling the Losses Due to Tropical Cyclone Related Flooding During Hurricane Ivan in 2004" Jeffrey Czajkowski, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author) Gabriele Villarini, Willis Research Network Erwann Michel-Kerjan, University of Pennsylvania James Smith, Princeton University "What Really Matters for Evacuee Return? Spatial Analysis of Katrina Returnees" David T. Mitchell, University of Central Arkansas (Contact Author) Jennifer Wang, University of Central Kansas Sam Stutsman, University of South Alabama
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 15F Tax Policy I
Session Chairs:	Aliya Sassi, University of New Hampshire
*Papers:*	"Mind the Gap: A Decomposition of VAT Collection Shortfalls" Chandler McClellan, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Entrepreneurship Taxation and the Welfare State" Mikael Stenkula, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (Contact Author) Gunnar Du Rietz, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics Dan Johansson, HUI Research "Human Capital Taxation with Heterogenous Skill Formation - A Dynamic Mirrleesian Approach" Meraj Allahrakha, George Washington University (Contact Author) "1994 � 2010 Enlargement of the E.U. and the European Market for Motor Fuels" Aliya Sassi, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Meraj Allahrakha, George Washington University Chandler McClellan, Georgia State University Mikael Stenkula, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 16F Parents and Children
Session Chairs:	Yared M. Seid, Georgia State University
*Papers:*	"Child Care Pricing and Parent Characteristics" Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas (Contact Author) "The Effect of Birth Order on Children's Time Allocation" Yared M. Seid, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "The Impact of Household Structure on Female Autonomy in Developing Countries" Sisir Debnath, University of Virginia (Contact Author) "Is Unsecured Debt an Alternative for Single Mother Families During Periods of Income Shortfall?" Anca Traian, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Sisir Debnath, University of Virginia Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas Anca Traian, Middle Tennessee State University Dana Rotz, Mathematica Policy Research
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 17F Money and Macro
*Organizers:*	Thomas L. Hogan, West Texas A&M University
Session Chairs:	Thomas L. Hogan, West Texas A&M University
*Papers:*	"Monetary Policy and the Quest for Robust Political Economy" Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University Daniel J. Smith, Troy University (Contact Author) "The International Effects of Monetary Policy in the Capital Structure of Production: The Cases of Columbia and Panama (2001-2008)" Nicolas Cachanosky, Suffolk University (Contact Author) "Expectations, Information, and NGDP Targeting" Thomas L. Hogan, West Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 18F Public Health Insurance
Session Chairs:	Roberta Herzberg, Utah State University
*Papers:*	"The Effect of Health Insurance Benefit Mandates on Premiums" James Bailey, Temple University (Contact Author) "An Evaluation of Healthcare Quality Measures and Possible Cost Implications" Nasim Lari, American Institute of Higher Education (Contact Author) Syed Saad, University of Saint Thomas Alireza Lari, Wake Forest University "Risk Conflation in Federal Health Reform Efforts: The Case of Accountable Care Organizations" Roberta Herzberg, Utah State University (Contact Author) Chris Fawson, Utah State University
*Discussants:*	James Bailey, Temple University Nasim Lari, American Institute of Higher Education Ramzi G. Salloum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 19F Risky Practices
Session Chairs:	W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
*Papers:*	"The Effect of State Contraceptive Parity Laws on Teen Birth Control Use" Danielle Atkins, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia Vicky Wilkins, The University of Georgia "Do Social Settings Affect Sexual Assault Prevalence? Evidence from Texas Alcohol Consumption" Michael Sinkey, University of West Georgia (Contact Author) William J. Smith, University of West Georgia "Association Between Increased Emergency Contraception Availability and Risky Sexual Practices" Danielle Atkins, The University of Georgia W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) "Peer Effects and Youth Smoking: Evidence from Africa" Silda Nikaj, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Michael Sinkey, University of West Georgia Danielle Atkins, The University of Georgia Silda Nikaj, Texas Christian University Mir M. Ali, Food and Drug Administration
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 20F Education and Job Training
Session Chairs:	Vitaliy Strohush, Elon University
*Papers:*	"Home Language Use and Student Achievement During Early Childhood" Le Wang, University of New Hampshire Jia Gao, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author) "Impact of Foreclosure on Education" Nikhil Jha, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Contact Author) Tammy C.M. Leonard, The University of Texas at Dallas James C. Murdoch, The University of Texas at Dallas "Wage Premiums and Costs of Education" Vitaliy Strohush, Elon University (Contact Author) Justin Wanner, Elon University "Student Uncertainty and Major Choice" Joshua Congdon-Hohman, College of the Holy Cross Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross (Contact Author) Justin Svec, College of the Holy Cross
*Discussants:*	Jia Gao, University of New Hampshire Nikhil Jha, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross Katherine Yewell, Rhodes College
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 21F Financial Markets, Risk, and Ratings
Session Chairs:	Jonathan O. Adongo, Missouri Southern State University
*Papers:*	"AIG�s Announcements, Fed�s Innovation, Contagion, and Systemic Risk in the Financial Industry" Mohammad Safa, University of New Orleans (Contact Author) M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans Neal Maroney, University of New Orleans "Does Work Experience in Venture Capital or Private Equity Matter? Evidence from Matching Markets in Africa" Jonathan O. Adongo, Missouri Southern State University (Contact Author) "Direct and Indirect Exporting and Productivity: Evidence from Firm-Level Data" Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington Mohammad Safa, University of New Orleans
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Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 24F New Research on and Reforms of Federal Regulation
*Organizers:*	Richard A. Williams, Mercatus Center
Session Chairs:	Richard A. Williams, Mercatus Center
*Papers:*	"How Well Do Federal Agencies Do Regulatory Impact Analysis?" Jerry Ellig, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Reforming the Federal Regulatory Process" Richard A. Williams, Mercatus Center (Contact Author) "A Description of the Industry-Specific Regulatory Constraint Database, Some Trends, and Some Applications" Patrick McLaughlin, Mercatus Center (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 01G* Issues in Public Sector Economics II
*Organizers:*	J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Session Chairs:	J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
*Papers:*	"An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Fair-Trade, with Rumination on the Popularity of Economists" J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University "Dangling at the Abyss: How Political Economy Equilibrium Pushes Us to the Edge of the Abyss. . .but Keeps Us from Going in" John Garen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga "Think Tank Expenditures and Interest Group Activity: A Dynamic Panel Granger Causality Test" Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University (Contact Author) Claudia R. Williamson, Mississippi State University Joseph Palardy, Youngstown State University
*Discussants:*	John Garen, University of Kentucky Todd M. Nesbit, The Ohio State University Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 02G Regional Economics
Session Chairs:	Adam Perdue, University of Houston
*Papers:*	"Local Politics and Economic Geography" Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author) Takatoshi Tabuchi, University of Tokyo "Private Provision of Public Goods: The Case of the 'Best Shot' Production Function" Stefano Barbieri, Tulane University (Contact Author) David Malueg, University of California, Riverside "Schooling and R&D Externalities: Evidence from a Dual Growth Accounting Application to U.S. States" Bibhudutta Panda, University of Minnesota-Morris (Contact Author) "Economic Relations Between Urban Employment Centers: A Directional Density Function Approach" Adam Perdue, University of Houston (Contact Author) Steven G. Craig, University of Houston Janet Kohlhase, University of Houston
*Discussants:*	Arnab Biswas, University of West Florida Bibhudutta Panda, University of Minnesota-Morris Stefano Barbieri, Tulane University Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis Chao Yue Tian, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 06G Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Obesity
*Organizers:*	Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University
Session Chairs:	Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University
*Papers:*	"Income Inequality Along Waist Lines: Weight Related Differences in Employment Behavior Over the Life Cycle" Matthew Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author) "Parents� Socioeconomics Status and Children�s Obesity" Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author) YingYing Dong, University of California at Irvine "Income, Medications, and Health: Evidence from Elderly Women in Russia" Alicia Sparling, Davidson College (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University Matthew Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alicia Sparling, Davidson College
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 07G Econometrics II
*Organizers:*	John V. Pepper, University of Virginia
Session Chairs:	Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
*Papers:*	"Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of a Binary Choice Model of Loan Approval Using Only Approved Loans" Wei Jiang, Columbia University Ashlyn Aiko Nelson, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Edward J. Vytlacil, NYU (Contact Author) "The Effect of WIC on Very Low Food Insecurity: A Partial Identification Analysis" Brent Kreider, Iowa State University (Contact Author) John V. Pepper, University of Virginia "Inference in Generalized Conditional Moment Inequality Models in Empirical I/O" Andres Aradillas-Lopez, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 08G Marriage and Divorce
Session Chairs:	Dana Rotz, Mathematica Policy Research
*Papers:*	"Why Have Divorce Rates Fallen? The Role of Women's Age at Marriage" Dana Rotz, Mathematica Policy Research (Contact Author) "Divorce Spillover Effects: The Effects of Divorce Law Liberalization on Neighboring States' Divorce Rates" Sheena Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder (Contact Author) "Does the Marriage Wage Premium End After Divorce?" Lyliana Gayoso, Washington State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Lyliana Gayoso, Washington State University Sheena Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder Bo Shippen, ERS Group
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 11G Household Investment and Family Well-Being
*Organizers:*	Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Session Chairs:	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
*Papers:*	"Parental Beliefs About Children's Abilities and Intrahousehold Investment" Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston (Contact Author) "A Pint for a Pound? New Evidence on Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Birth Outcomes" Alan Barreca, Tulane University (Contact Author) Marianne Page, University of California, Davis "The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation 'Dip'" Chris Herbst, Arizona State University (Contact Author) "Spoil the Best or Build Up the Rest? Child Health Endowments and Parental Investments" Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author) Jason Lindo, University of Oregon Glen Waddell, University of Oregon
*Discussants:*	Keith Finlay, Tulane University Scott Cunningham, Baylor University Lucie Schmidt, Williams College Sara Markowitz, Emory University
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 13G Latin American Economic Development: Household Income and Poverty
*Organizers:*	Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
Session Chairs:	Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
*Papers:*	"Comparative Advantage, Segmentation and Informal Earnings: A Marginal Treatment Effects Approach" Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University (Contact Author) Omar Arias, World Bank "Conditional Cash Transfers, Political Participation and Voting Behavior" Emily Conover, Hamilton College (Contact Author) Javier E. Baez, The World Bank Adriana Camacho, Universidad de los Andes Raul A. Zarate, Universidad de los Andes "Crime and Microenterprise Growth: Evidence from Mexico" Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College (Contact Author) Ariel BenYishay, University of New South Wales "Is Ignorance Bliss? Field Experiment on the Effect of Asymmetric Information on Intra-Household Allocation in Ghana" Carolina Castilla, Colgate University Thomas Walker, The World Bank
*Discussants:*	Emily Conover, Hamilton College Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 14G* Team-Based and Experiential Learning in Economics
*Organizers:*	Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Moderators:	Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University
Panelists:	Jasminka Ninkovic, Oxford College of Emory University "Team Based Learning in Principles of Economics Classes and Its Effects on Learning Outcomes" Bill Goffe, Pennsylvania State University "Team-Based Learning in the Economics Classroom" Joab Corey, Florida State University "The Regulation Dice Game" John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University "Community Based Economic Research" Lynne Lewis, Bates College "Experiential Learning: What Happens When the Reality Shifts?"
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 15G Tax Policy II
Session Chairs:	Preston M. Brashers, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research
*Papers:*	"Where Are Income Tax Rates Headed?" Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author) Alan Viard, American Enterprise Institute "The Effects of Tax Policy in the Size and Composition of the Economy" Andreas Buehn, Utrecht University (Contact Author) Cristian F. Sepulveda, International Center for Public Policy "Tax Incidence: Do Institutions Matter? An Experimental Study" James C. Cox, Georgia State University Mark Rider, Georgia State University Astha Sen, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Does Relative Cost of Living Determine the Tax Instrument Choices and Migration Patterns of States and Counties?" Preston M. Brashers, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Astha Sen, Georgia State University Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Andreas Buehn, Utrecht University Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 16G Public Goods II
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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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 17G The Economics of Higher Education
*Organizers:*	Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia Elizabeth S. Bradley, The University of Georgia
Session Chairs:	Elizabeth S. Bradley, The University of Georgia
*Papers:*	"How Late Is Too Late? The Influence of Summer Outreach on FAFSA Completion and College Enrollment for the Uncommitted High School Graduate" Eric Bettinger, Stanford University Bridget Terry Long, Harvard University Phil Oreopoulos, University of Toronto Laura Owen, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author) "Undeclared: The Effect of Financial Aid on Postsecondary Courses of Study" Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author) Umut Ozek, American Institutes for Research "State Merit-based Financial Aid Programs and College Attainment" David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University John Winters, University of Cincinnati (Contact Author) "Is It Where You Go or What You Study? The Relative Effects of College Quality and College Major on Earnings" Eric R. Eide, Brigham Young University (Contact Author) Mark H. Showalter, Brigham Young University Michael J. Hilmer, San Diego State University
*Discussants:*	Mark L. Hoekstra, Texas A&M University Mark H. Showalter, Brigham Young University Jason M. Rivera, The University of Georgia Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 18G Teaching Undergraduate Economics I
Session Chairs:	Jason Beck, Armstrong Atlantic State University
*Papers:*	"A Simple Model of Entrepreneurship for Principles of Economics Courses" Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (Contact Author) "Make My Valentine: A Classroom Production Activity" Lolita A. Paff, Pennsylvania State University (Contact Author) "Microeconomics or Macroeconomics: Does Order Matter?" Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas (Contact Author) Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas "Why You Shouldn�t Use Traditional End‐of‐the‐Chapter Problems: Integrating Conceptual and Quantitative Knowledge" Matthew Metzgar, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author) "The Macroeconomics Journal in Principles Classes: Design, Implementation, and Benefit" Jason Beck, Armstrong Atlantic State University (Contact Author) Nicholas Mangee, Armstrong Atlantic State University
*Discussants:*	Matthew Metzgar, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University Lolita A. Paff, Pennsylvania State University Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 19G Preferences and Bias
Session Chairs:	Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas
*Papers:*	"Information Aggregation in the Presence of Confirmatory Bias" Matthew Clements, St. Edward's University (Contact Author) "Agency and Social Preferences" Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author) "On the Origin of Preferences" Marek Jenoeffy-Lochau, Buero am Carlsplatz (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Marek Jenoeffy-Lochau, Buero am Carlsplatz Matthew Clements, St. Edward's University Randall E. Parker, East Carolina University
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 20G Food Insecurity and Obesity
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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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 21G Economics of Religion
Session Chairs:	Neil R. Meredith, West Texas A&M University
*Papers:*	"An Economic Theory of Religious Affiliation, Commitment Inducement, and Radicalization" Prosper Raynold, Miami University (Contact Author) "Religion and Economic Growth: A Spatial Approach" Hossein Radmard, West Virginia University (Contact Author) "Grieving the Good of Others: Greed, Envy, and Economics" Jordan Ballor, Acton Institute Victor V. Claar, Henderson State University (Contact Author) "Religious Service Attendance and Labor Force Status: Evidence Using Count Data Methods" Neil R. Meredith, West Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Victor V. Claar, Henderson State University Prosper Raynold, Miami University Hossein Radmard, West Virginia University Emily Burke, Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 24G Migration
Session Chairs:	Sandra Orozco-Aleman, Mississippi State University
*Papers:*	"Who Stays and Who Goes Back Home? Evidence from Mexican Immigrants in the U.S." Sandra Orozco-Aleman, Mississippi State University (Contact Author) "On the Determinants and Consequences of Hostility Toward Undocumented Immigrants" Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University (Contact Author) "Does Low Wealth Constrain Long-Distance Migration? Evidence from the NLSY79 Cohort" Peter McHenry, The College of William & Mary (Contact Author) "Internal Migration of College Graduates: Out-of-State Versus In-State Students and Foreign-Born Versus U.S. Born Students" Ritu Sapra, Rutgers University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Peter McHenry, The College of William & Mary Ritu Sapra, Rutgers University Yao Pan, The George Washington University
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Saturday 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-PL Presidential Address and Luncheon
Speaker:	Bruce J. Caldwell, Duke University
Topic:	Of Positivism and the History of Economic Thought
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 01H* How Should We Discuss: Markets vis-a-vis Government, Morality, Altruism and Public Charity, and the Social Welfare System?
*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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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 06H* Optimal Income Taxation II
*Organizers:*	Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
Session Chairs:	Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
*Papers:*	"Monitoring with Involuntary Unemployment and Preference Heterogeneity" Robin Boadway, Queen�s University Katherine L. Cuff, McMaster University (Contact Author) "Pigou, Becker and the Regulation of Punishment‐Proof Firms" John D. Wilson, Michigan State University (Contact Author) Lawrence Martin, Michigan State University Carl Davidson, Michigan State University "Financial Externalities and the Tax Mix" Eric Stephens, University of Alberta (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 07H* Risk, Health, and Employment Outcomes
*Organizers:*	M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Session Chairs:	Robert E. Moore, Georgia State University
*Papers:*	"Risk and Female Promotions" Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina "Combat Exposure and Risky Health Behaviors: New Evidence from Deployment Assignments" Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University "Are Recessions Good for Your Health Behaviors? Impacts of the Financial Crisis in Iceland" Tinna Laufey Asgeirsd�ttir, University of Iceland (Contact Author) Hope Corman, Rider University Kelly Noonan, Rider University Thorhildur Olafsdottir, University of Iceland Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School "Adolescent Risky Behavior, Government Restrictions, and Young Adult Outcomes" Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
*Discussants:*	Melissa Ruby Banzhaf, U.S. Census Bureau Erik Nesson, Ball State University Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 08H Economics of Decision-Makers in the Legal System
*Organizers:*	Bryan C. McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University
Session Chairs:	Mark Wilson, Saint Bonaventure University
*Papers:*	"The Effect of Truth-in-Sentencing Laws and Sentencing Guidelines on the Crime Rate" Mark Wilson, Saint Bonaventure University (Contact Author) "Learning the Ropes: Task-Specific Experience and the Output of Idaho State Troopers" Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Contact Author) Emily Owens, Cornell University "Prosecutor Elections and Mistakes in the Courtroom" Bryan C. McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University (Contact Author) "Announced Versus Surprise Inspections with Corruption" Andrew Samuel, Loyola University Maryland (Contact Author) Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University
*Discussants:*	Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Wilson, Saint Bonaventure University Andrew Samuel, Loyola University Maryland Bryan C. McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 09H Game Theory and Experimental Economics
*Papers:*	"The UN in a Lab" Malcolm Kass, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author) Catherine C. Eckel, Texas A&M University Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas Enrique Fatas, University of East Anglia "An Analysis of the Cournot Game with Boundedly Rational Players" Mariano Runco, Auburn University at Montgomery (Contact Author) "Finding/Avoiding Similar Strangers and Their Acquaintances: A Search-Based Formation of Random Social Networks" Yongsheng Xu, Georgia State University (Contact Author) Urmimala Sen, Georgia State University "Policymaker Costs in a Rent-Seeking Experiment" Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author) Lisa R. Anderson, The College of William & Mary "Does Contract Enforcement Limit the Distribution of Bargaining Abstract Power? An Experimental Study" Paula Cordero Salas, University of Alabama (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Mariano Runco, Auburn University at Montgomery Xun Li, University of Connecticut Philip Grossman, Monash University Roberto Pasten, University of Talca Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 11H* Law and Economics IV
*Organizers:*	Vincy Fon, The George Washington University
Session Chairs:	Vincy Fon, The George Washington University
*Papers:*	"Sexual Harassment and Wages" Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author) "Jury Decision-Making" Francesco Parisi, University of Minnesota Law School (Contact Author) "The Advantage of Auction over Contract in Multi-Stage Investment Projects" Barry E. Adler, New York University School of Law (Contact Author) "Sovereign Debt Default Problem: A Game Theoretic Interpretation of the Boilerplate and yet Mysterious Pari Passu Clause" Vincy Fon, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 13H Topics in Women's Earnings
Session Chairs:	Paramita Dhar, Central Connecticut State University
*Papers:*	"The Gender Earnings Gap: Measurement and Analysis" Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author) "The Long-Term Impact of Discrete Life Course Events: A Multi-Cohort Analysis of Divorce and Women�s Earnings" Kenneth Couch, University of Connecticut (Contact Author) Chris Tamborini, Social Security Administration Gayle Reznik, Social Security Administration "Does Marriage Delay Really Pay Off?" Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Kenneth Couch, University of Connecticut Chunbei Wang, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Paramita Dhar, Central Connecticut State University
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 14H* Alternative Media and the Economics Classroom
*Organizers:*	Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Moderators:	Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Panelists:	Kristen Collett-Schmitt, University of Notre Dame "Leprechaunomics: Blog, Read, and Discuss" Marieta Velikova, Belmont University "Twitternomics: Using Tweets to Teach Economics" Howard H. Cochran, Belmont University "Twitternomics: Using Tweets to Teach Economics" Caroline S. Padgett, Francis Marion University "Teaching Large Courses in Economics: Incorporating News Articles" Bridget O'Shaughnessy, McMaster University "The 'Learning Object' Project in Economics" Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University "Clicking in the Classroom"
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 15H Labor Markets in Developing Countries
Session Chairs:	Yao Pan, The George Washington University
*Papers:*	"Female Labor Supply Elasticities in Urban China: 1995-2008" Chuanjian Bao, Beijing Normal University (Contact Author) Xiaobo Hu, Clemson University "Modeling Monopsony Labor and Employment Transitions in Brazil" Brandon Vick, Fordham University (Contact Author) "The Effect of Labor Mobility Restrictions on Human Capital Accumulation in China" Yao Pan, The George Washington University (Contact Author) "Women�s Choice Change with Children Number? Empirical Tests Based on PSID Data" E. Yang, SUNY--Stony Brook University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Brandon Vick, Fordham University E. Yang, SUNY--Stony Brook University Jennifer Graves, University of Oklahoma Chuanjian Bao, Beijing Normal University
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 16H Topics in Climate Change
Session Chairs:	Laura Beaudin, University of New Hampshire
*Papers:*	"Has Climate Change Affected Outdoor Recreation Industries? A Case Study of New England Ski Resorts" Laura Beaudin, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author) Ju-chin Huang, University of New Hampshire "Hurricane and Risk Averting Behavior: Analyzing the Cost of Evacuation Using Revealed and Stated Preference Data" Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University (Contact Author) William F. V�squez Mazariegos, Fairfield University Hugh Gladwin, Florida International University "Decomposing the Environmental Kuznets Curve for Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Emissions" Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, Bates College (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, Bates College Sun Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 17H Topics in Labor Economics II
Session Chairs:	Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
*Papers:*	"CEO Compensation: Does Financial Market Development Matter?" Yu Peng Lin, University of Detroit Mercy (Contact Author) "Using the Adverse Impact Ratio as a Measure of Practical Significance in Employment Selection Analysis" Julie Frizell, ERS Group (Contact Author) Bo Shippen, ERS Group "The 'Amelioration' of Child Labor, 'A Modest Proposal'" Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Benjamin C. Anderson, Colgate University Sarah Marx Quintanar, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Yu Peng Lin, University of Detroit Mercy Julie Frizell, ERS Group
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 18H Teaching Undergraduate Economics II
Session Chairs:	David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas
*Papers:*	"Beyond Attendance: Key Determinants to Improve Students� Academic Performance" Hisaya Kitaoka, Franklin College (Contact Author) "Application of an Endogenous Growth Empirical Model to Student Performance Growth" Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University Northwest (Contact Author) "The Effectiveness of Academic Early Intervention Programs" Douglas Campbell, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Douglas Campbell, The University of Memphis Hisaya Kitaoka, Franklin College Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University Northwest Jason Beck, Armstrong Atlantic State University
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 19H Noncooperative Games and Markets
Session Chairs:	Roxana Postolache, Capital University
*Papers:*	"The Dictator's Knowledge Problem" Charity-Joy Acchiardo, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Non-Cooperative Entry Deterrence in a Multi-Unit Auction: An Application to PJM's Capacity Auction" David P. Brown, University of Florida (Contact Author) "Noncooperative Game Theory in Computational Economics: Cournot and Stackelberg Games" Roxana Postolache, Capital University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Roxana Postolache, Capital University Charity-Joy Acchiardo, George Mason University David P. Brown, University of Florida
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 20H Welfare Programs
Session Chairs:	Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University
*Papers:*	"The Impact of Welfare Reform on Rates of Abortion" Rand Ressler, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Contact Author) Melissa Waters, Southern University R. Carter Hill, Louisiana State University "Household Composition, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Adult Obesity" Lorenzo Almada, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Does WIC Improve Birth Outcomes? New Evidence from Sibling Births" Ji Yan, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Ji Yan, Appalachian State University Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University Rand Ressler, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA	Session 24H Adjustment and Recovery in Labor Markets
Session Chairs:	Irina Panovska, Washington University in St. Louis
*Papers:*	"Structural Changes in Employment Dynamics" Irina Panovska, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author) "Benefits Cost and Employment Dynamics in Recent U.S. Recoveries" Weishi (Grace) Gu, Cornell University (Contact Author) "Employment-at-Will Exceptions and Jobless Recovery" James P. DeNicco, Drexel University (Contact Author) "Heterogeneous Workers, Optimal Job Seeking, and Aggregate Labor Market Dynamics" Brendan Epstein, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond Simon Bilo, George Mason University Julio Garin, University of Georgia Brendan Epstein, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Weishi (Grace) Gu, Cornell University
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Saturday 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-S4 Complimentary Beverages
*Papers:*
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 01I* Economic Freedom and Democracy
*Organizers:*	Joseph Connors, Duke University
Session Chairs:	Joseph Connors, Duke University
*Papers:*	"Business Cycles and Economic Freedom Across Countries" John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University (Contact Author) "The Impact of Democracy on Economic Freedom" James D. Gwartney, Florida State University (Contact Author) Martin Rode, Florida State University "Institutions, Lobbying, and Economic Performance" Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University (Contact Author) Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University "Economic Freedom, Democracy, and Economic Performance" Joseph Connors, Duke University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University James D. Gwartney, Florida State University Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University Joseph Connors, Duke University
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 02I Mortgages and Housing Policy
Session Chairs:	Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint
*Papers:*	"Financial Literacy and Mortgage Borrowing" Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) Swarn Chatterjee, The University of Georgia "Mortgage Default Risk and Local Unemployment" Chao Yue Tian, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author) Roberto G. Quercia, The University of North Carolina Anthony Pennington-Cross, Marquette University "The Impact of Inclusionary Zoning on Housing Markets in California" Tom Means, San Jose State University (Contact Author) Edward Stringham, Fayetteville State University "The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Incentives: Did They Work?" Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint (Contact Author) "Heterogeneity in the Neighborhood Spillover Effects of Foreclosed Properties" Lei Zhang, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author) Tammy C.M. Leonard, The University of Texas at Dallas James C. Murdoch, The University of Texas at Dallas
*Discussants:*	Lei Zhang, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, The University of Georgia Tom Means, San Jose State University Simona Bigerna, Uninettuno University Bernard Cornet, University of Kansas
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 06I Drugs and Addiction
Session Chairs:	Lauren R. Heller, Berry College
*Papers:*	"Exercise and Addictive Behavior: Does Exercise Reduce Smoking and Drug Use Among Adolescents?" Mir M. Ali, Food and Drug Administration (Contact Author) Aliaksandr Amialchuk, The University of Toledo Lauren R. Heller, Berry College "Addictive Commodity Consumption Patterns: An Agent Based Simulation Approach" Nathan KI. Forczyk, Auburn University Montgomery (Contact Author) "The Swedish Experience and the Incentives Created by Harm Reduction" Jennifer Maki, North Carolina State University (Contact Author) "An Evaluation of State Methamphetamine Precursor Controls" Keith Finlay, Tulane University (Contact Author) Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
*Discussants:*	W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia Roberta Herzberg, Utah State University R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University Whitney T. Douglas-Buser, Berry College
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 07I Topics in Health Economics
*Organizers:*	Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College
Session Chairs:	Jennifer Kohn, Drew University
*Papers:*	"The Change in Health, Consumption, and the Demand for Medical Care" Jennifer Kohn, Drew University (Contact Author) "Risky Behaviors Between Spouses: Evidence from Smoking Behaviors" Jennifer Kohn, Drew University Kerry Anne McGeary, Ball State University "The Effects of Smoking on Cognition" Padmaja Ayyagari, University of Iowa (Contact Author) "Working and 'Working Out': Time Use as Health Investment" Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author) Shalah Mostashari, University of Texas at Arlington
*Discussants:*	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College Jennifer Kohn, Drew University Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 08I Applied Microeconomics III
*Organizers:*	Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
Session Chairs:	Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
*Papers:*	"Health Effects of Economic Shocks: Evidence from Individual and County-Level Data" Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) Jason Lindo, University of Oregon Ann Huff Stevens, University of California, Davis "Summer Time Use and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education" Seth Gershenson, American University Bradley Hardy, American University (Contact Author) "Does Strengthening Self-Defense Law Deter or Escalate Crime? Evidence from Castle Doctrine" Mark L. Hoekstra, Texas A&M University (Contact Author) Cheng Cheng, Texas A&M University "Salary Compression in Public Education: Evidence and Implications" Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University (Contact Author) Domonic Bearfield, Texas A&M University
*Discussants:*	Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida John Winters, University of Cincinnati Seth Gershenson, American University Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 09I International Trade: New Insights from Using Firm-Level Data
*Organizers:*	Michael Anderson, Washington & Lee University Stephen L.S. Smith, Gordon College
Session Chairs:	Stephen L.S. Smith, Gordon College Michael Anderson, Washington & Lee University
*Papers:*	"Export Prices of Indian Firms: An Examination of Market and Firm Characteristics" Michael Anderson, Washington & Lee University Jose E. Signoret, U.S. International Trade Commission Stephen L.S. Smith, Gordon College (Contact Author) "Gazelles in India: Who, What, and Where" Michael Ferrantino, U.S. International Trade Commission (Contact Author) Megha Mukim, World Bank "Are Services Tradable? Evidence From U.S. Microdata" Antoine Gervais, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author) J. Bradford Jensen, Georgetown University
*Discussants:*	Thomas Osang, Southern Methodist University Earl Grinols, Baylor University
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 11I Determinants of Child Health and Education
*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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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 13I Unemployment
Session Chairs:	Denise Hoffman, Mathematica Policy Research
*Papers:*	"Labor Market Inefficiency During the Current Business Cycle: Evidence from Industry Beveridge Curves" Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author) "Skills Disconnect at the State Level: Disparities of Education and Structural Unemployment" Michael A. Brown, Wells Fargo (Contact Author) John Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Kaylyn Swankoski, Wells Fargo "Participant Outcomes Under the Revised Ticket to Work Regulations" Denise Hoffman, Mathematica Policy Research (Contact Author) Gina Livermore, Mathematica Policy Research
*Discussants:*	Christian Brown, Middle Tennessee State University Timothy N. Bond, Purdue University Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 14I* Alternative Approaches to Learning Economics
*Organizers:*	Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Moderators:	KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Panelists:	Justin M. Dubas, Texas Lutheran University "Using Mind Maps in the Economics Classroom" Katherine M. Sauer, Metropolitan State University of Denver "Art and Microeconomics" Natalia V. Smirnova, College of Mount Saint Vincent "Teaching International Economics Through the Interdisciplinary Course" Nelson Altamirano, National University "Student Game Assignments: Another Approach to Deeper Learning" Joab Corey, Florida State University "'Economics for Life' Online" Jason Beck, Armstrong Atlantic State University "The Macroeconomics Journal in Principles Classes" Nicholas Mangee, Armstrong Atlantic State University "The Macroeconomics Journal in Principles Classes"
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 15I Earnings in Sports and Entertainment
Session Chairs:	Celia Patricia Vera, Stony Brook University
*Papers:*	"Salary Dispersion in Major League Baseball: Evidence from Individual and Team Performance" Hwei-Lin Chuang, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan Yu-Li Tao, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan (Contact Author) Eric Lin, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan "Occam Back to Pass: The NFL Quarterback Rating and Occam�s Razor" Ronald Crowe, Our Lady of the Lake University (Contact Author) George Ignatin, University of Alabama Birmingham "Explaining Actors and Actresses Earnings" Celia Patricia Vera, Stony Brook University (Contact Author) "Payroll Disparity and Team Competitiveness in Major League Baseball: Evidence from Postseason Participation" Hwei-Lin Chuang, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan Yu-Li Tao, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan (Contact Author) Eric Lin, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan
*Discussants:*	Ronald Crowe, Our Lady of the Lake University Yu-Li Tao, National Tsing Hua University,Taiwan Evgeny Vorotnikov, University of Minnesota Christopher Marfisi, Florida State University
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 16I Electricity
Session Chairs:	Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University
*Papers:*	"Spatial Inefficiencies in the Deployment of Renewable Electricity Generating Capacity" Erik P. Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author) "Measuring Market Power in the Restructured U.S. Electricity Market, the Case of PJM" Ying Tang, University of Florida (Contact Author) "Economies of Scale, Learning-by-Doing and Offshore Wind Development Costs" David E. Dismukes, Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Ying Tang, University of Florida Erik P. Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology Taro Mieno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 17I Airlines
Session Chairs:	Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
*Papers:*	"The Effect of Competition on Price Discrimination in International Flight Market Between the U.S. and China" Qingxin He, North Carolina State University (Contact Author) Xiaoyong Zheng, North Carolina State University "The Influence of Low-Cost Carriers on the Use of Regional Airlines" Kerry M. Tan, Loyola University Maryland (Contact Author) "Does Product Quality Improve from a Threat of Entry? Evidence from Airline Markets" Darin Lee, Compass Lexecon Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University (Contact Author) "Dynamic Pricing in the Airline Industry" Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University (Contact Author) Joe Meskey, East Carolina University
*Discussants:*	Kerry M. Tan, Loyola University Maryland Qingxin He, North Carolina State University Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 18I Elections and Political Economy
Session Chairs:	Mavuto Kalulu, University of Mississippi
*Papers:*	"Economic Systems, Stages Theory, and the Political Economy of Regulatory Capitalism" Paul Dragos Aligica, George Mason University (Contact Author) Vlad Tarko, George Mason University "The Reelection Chances of Incumbent Politicians: The Case of Developing Countries" Mavuto Kalulu, University of Mississippi (Contact Author) Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi "The Educational Attainment of State Legislators" Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida (Contact Author) David A. Denslow, Jr., University of Florida "Home State Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections" William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University Beth A. Freeborn, Federal Trade Commission Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 19I Market Imperfections
Session Chairs:	Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis
*Papers:*	"Addressing Additionality in REDD Contracts When Formal Enforcement Is Absent" Paula Cordero Salas, University of Alabama (Contact Author) Brian Roe, Ohio State University Brent Sohngen, Ohio State University "The Bunny and the Batteries: Advertising to Consumers with Limited Attention" Carmen Astorne-Figari, University of Memphis (Contact Author) "Endogenous Multi-Dimensional Price Discrimination" Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author) Jie Shuai, Nankai University "Mitigating Hold-up Through Complementarities and Refundability" Jenny Hawkins, Oberlin College (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma Paula Cordero Salas, University of Alabama Jenny Hawkins, Oberlin College Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 20I Welfare and Labor Market Outcomes
*Organizers:*	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Session Chairs:	Yang Wang, Lafayette College
*Papers:*	"Women and Crime: The Role of Welfare Reform" Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author) Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey "The Effect of Teen Parenthood on Labor Market Outcomes" Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author) H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University Reginald Covington, Cornell University "The Social Safety Net and Child Health" Lucie Schmidt, Williams College (Contact Author) Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College Tara Watson, Williams College "Childhood Parental Inputs and the Labor Market Success of Children" Ari Kang, University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver Angela K. Dills, Providence College Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut Joshua Price, Litigation Analytics Inc.
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 22I Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
Session Chairs:	Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University
*Papers:*	"How Banking Deregulation Affects Growth: Evidence from a Panel of U.S. States " Ranajoy Ray-Chaudhuri, The Ohio State University (Contact Author) "The Role of Non-Zero Foreign Debt in Transmitting and Amplifying International Shocks" Olena Mykhaylova, University of Richmond (Contact Author) James Staveley-O'Carroll, II, Lander University "Empirical Identification of Factors Model" Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University (Contact Author) Piyachart Phiromswad, Chulalongkorn University "Signal Extraction, Adaptive Learning, and Macroeconomic Persistence" Wei Xiao, Binghamton University (Contact Author) Hyein Chung, Binghamton University
*Discussants:*	Olena Mykhaylova, University of Richmond Ranajoy Ray-Chaudhuri, The Ohio State University Wei Xiao, Binghamton University Edgar A. Ghossoub, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SEA	Session 24I Sports Economics II
Session Chairs:	Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky
*Papers:*	"Home Court Advantage in Men�s Collegiate Basketball: A Multilevel Modeling Approach" Jadrian Wooten, Washington State University (Contact Author) Lyliana Gayoso, Washington State University "The Intensity of Sports Rivalries" Kenneth P. Sanford, SAS Institute Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) "Parity in the NFL 2003-2011" Harold R. Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana (Contact Author) Manoah O'Dell, Bowling Green State University "Violence in Hockey: Evidence for the Enforcement of Hockey�s Unwritten Code" Jessi Troyan, George Mason University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jessi Troyan, George Mason University Jadrian Wooten, Washington State University Harold R. Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana Kelly Carter, Morgan State University
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Saturday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-AL Association Lecture
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Sunday 7:30 - 1200 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-R4 Registration
*Papers:*
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Sunday 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. SEA	Session No session number set-S5 Continental Breakfast
*Papers:*
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 01J Issues in Monetary Policy II
Session Chairs:	Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Murray State University
*Papers:*	"Household Credit and Monetary Policy Transmission" Jingping Gu, University of Arkansas (Contact Author) Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas "Monetary Policy, Labor Markets, and Financial Frictions" Julio Garin, University of Georgia (Contact Author) Robert Lester, University of Notre Dame "Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Unemployment, and Monetary Policy" Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Murray State University (Contact Author) "Asymmetric Interest Rate Pass-Through from Monetary Policy: The Role of Bank Regulation" Sebastian Roelands, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Sebastian Roelands, University of Notre Dame Jingping Gu, University of Arkansas Julio Garin, University of Georgia Mzwandile Ginindza, Emory University Economics Dept.
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 02J Foreign Direct Investment and Institutions
Session Chairs:	Firat Demir, The University of Oklahoma
*Papers:*	"Institutional Differences and the Direction of Bilateral FDI Flows: Are South-South Flows Any Different than the Rest?" Firat Demir, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author) Chenghao Hu, The University of Oklahoma "Natural Resources, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)" Elizabeth Asiedu, The University of Kansas (Contact Author) Akwasi Nti-Addae, The University of Kansas Isaac Kanyama, The University of Kansas "Preferential Trade Agreements, Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment: The European Union's Everything But Arms (EBA) Initiative for Least Developed Countries" Dekuwmini Mornah, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author) George Mawuli Akpandjar, University of Mississippi
*Discussants:*	Elizabeth Asiedu, The University of Kansas Dekuwmini Mornah, Virginia Military Institute Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi, Whitworth University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 05J Labor Market Outcomes II
Session Chairs:	Christian Brown, Middle Tennessee State University
*Papers:*	"English Proficiency and Earnings of Foreign-Born Immigrants in the U.S. from 1980 to 2000 and the Role of Minority-Language Enclaves" Ying Zhen, Wesleyan College (Contact Author) "High School Employment and the Economic Assimilation of the Children of Immigrants" Giuseppe Rionero, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author) "The Effect of Alcohol Use on the Wage Returns to Education" Jeremy Bray, RTI International Arnie Aldridge, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author) Jesse Hinde, RTI International "Comparing the Effects of Legal and Illegal Drug Use on Work Absenteeism" Wesley Austin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Contact Author) Sarah J. Skinner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette "On the Evolution of Incarceration-Induced Labor Frictions" Christian Brown, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Wesley Austin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ying Zhen, Wesleyan College Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University Arnie Aldridge, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 06J Topics in Finance and Taxation
Session Chairs:	Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University
*Papers:*	"Is More Information Always Better?: A Case in the Credit Markets" Priyanka Sharma, Texas A&M University (Contact Author) "The Market for Venture Capital: Entry, Competition, and Survival of New Firms" Suting Hong, Drexel University (Contact Author) Kostas Serfes, Drexel University Veikko Thiele, Queen's University "The Effect of Soft Drinks Taxes on Consumption: Evidence from Scanner Data" Francesca Colantuoni, University of Massachusetts Amherst (Contact Author) "Portability Effects on Jurisdictional Tax Bases" Austin Boyle, Florida State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, The University of Georgia W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University Shantanu Bagchi, Georgia Southern University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 07J Empirical Macroeconomics Using Regional Data
*Organizers:*	Daniel Groft, McNeese State University
Session Chairs:	Daniel Groft, McNeese State University
*Papers:*	"Regional Effects of Monetary Policy Using the Quasi-Narrative Approach" Daniel Groft, McNeese State University (Contact Author) "The Regional Effects of Monetary Policy: Forty Eight Contiguous States Case" Taehee Han, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) "Unbalanced Productivity Growth in U.S. States: Evidence from Factor Prices" Bibhudutta Panda, University of Minnesota-Morris (Contact Author) "Household Balance Sheet Shocks or Expected Nominal Income Shocks? A Regional Investigation of the Determinants of the Great Depression" David Beckworth, Western Kentucky University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	David Beckworth, Western Kentucky University Daniel Groft, McNeese State University Taehee Han, Louisiana State University Bibhudutta Panda, University of Minnesota-Morris
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 08J Education and Freedom
Session Chairs:	Arnab Biswas, University of West Florida
*Papers:*	"Determinants of Private Tutoring in Turkey" Arzu Sen, Zirve University (Contact Author) "Economic Freedom and Educational Attainment" Seth Norton, Wheaton College (Contact Author) Annette Tomal, Wheaton College "The Impact of Internet Access at Home and/or School on Students� Academic Performance in Brazil" Narine Badasyan, Murray State University Simone Silva, Murray State University (Contact Author) "Mother�s Bargaining Power, Gender Ratio Preferences, and Child Schooling" Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University (Contact Author) Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University "Gender Gap and Media Freedom" Arnab Biswas, University of West Florida (Contact Author) Aniruddha Mitra, Bard College James T. Bang, St. Ambrose University
*Discussants:*	Simone Silva, Murray State University Arzu Sen, Zirve University Seth Norton, Wheaton College Pamela Campa, Stockholm University Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 09J Labor Market Outcomes I
Session Chairs:	Christopher Marfisi, Florida State University
*Papers:*	"Military Service and Civilian Labor Outcomes" Wesley Routon, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author) "A Matching Model with Overlapping Generations" Christopher Marfisi, Florida State University (Contact Author) "Spousal Labor Supply Responses to Government Programs: Evidence from the Disability Insurance Program" Susan Chen, University of Alabama (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Wesley Routon, Middle Tennessee State University Carolyn Wolff, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 10J Open Economy Macroeconomics I
Session Chairs:	Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
*Papers:*	"Currency Intervention: Culprit to China�s High Current Account Surplus?" Tong Wang, Iowa State University Hailong Jin, Iowa State University (Contact Author) "Effect of Volatility of U.S. Money Supply on Current Account Deficit" David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author) "Global and Local Inflation Channels: Revisiting the Global" Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University Hailong Jin, Iowa State University Andinet Woldemichael, Georgia State University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 11J International Financial Markets
Session Chairs:	Minh Tam Schlosky, West Virginia University
*Papers:*	"Financial Contagion in Asian Equity Markets Before, During, and After the 2008 Financial Crisis" Jae-Kwang Hwang, Virginia State University (Contact Author) "Spatial Spillover Effects of Governance Quality on Stock Market Performance" Minh Tam Schlosky, West Virginia University (Contact Author) Serkan Karadas, West Virginia University "Globalization and Patented Innovation in Developing Vs. Developed Countries across Eight Manufacturing Industries from 1980 to 2008" Abdullah M. Khan, Claflin University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Nicholas Mangee, Armstrong Atlantic State University Abdullah M. Khan, Claflin University Jae-Kwang Hwang, Virginia State University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 12J Sports Economics I
Session Chairs:	Narek K. Sahakyan, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
*Papers:*	"Home Field Advantage and Uncertainty of Outcome in Major League Soccer: Evidence from Stoppage Time" Steven B. Caudill, Rhodes College (Contact Author) Katherine Yewell, Rhodes College "Impact of Contract Time Horizon on Performance and Human Capital Investment" Yongwon Cho, Washington State University (Contact Author) "The Triumph of Passion: How Strong Domestic Clubs Lead to National Soccer Success" Narek K. Sahakyan, Wisconsin Center for Education Research (Contact Author) Michael W. Nicholson, U.S. Agency for International Development Dave Kritzberg, Appian Data services
*Discussants:*	Ronald Crowe, Our Lady of the Lake University Yongwon Cho, Washington State University Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 13J School Outcomes and Costs
Session Chairs:	Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia
*Papers:*	"Stigma or Threat, What Motivates Failing Schools to Improve?" Daniel Henry Bowen, University of Arkansas Julie Trivitt, Walton College of Business (Contact Author) "What Determines Charter School Survival?" James VanderHoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Contact Author) Julia Schwenkenberg, Rutgers Newark "Winning and Losing School Districts � An Analysis into the Flow of Students Among the Public and Private School Sectors" Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University (Contact Author) "For Profit and Traditional Colleges: Different Prices for Different Goals" Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia (Contact Author) "Privatization and Student Transport Costs in Minnesota School Districts" Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Julia Schwenkenberg, Rutgers Newark Kylie Goggins, Saginaw Valley State University Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi James VanderHoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 14J Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
Session Chairs:	Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey
*Papers:*	"Obesity a Public Health Problem in the Developing World: A Study on School Going Children in Rural and Urban India" Divya Balasubramaniam, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author) Echu Liu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale "Out of Pocket Health Expenditure and Inequalities: The Case of Senegal" Sophie Faye, Suffolk University (Contact Author) "Without Crowding Out the Family � The Effects of National Health Insurance on Elderly Living Arrangements" Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author) Echu Liu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Hsien-Ming Lien, National Cheng-Chi University Shin-Yi Chou, Lehigh University "A New Formula to Assign Conditional Transfers to Mexican Municipalities" Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University Moon Haque, The University of Memphis Paula Cordero Salas, University of Alabama Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 15J Models of Trade and Trade Policy
Session Chairs:	Mingge Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology
*Papers:*	"Increasing Marginal Costs: Presence, Sources, and Aggregate Implications" Alexander McQuoid, Florida International University (Contact Author) JaeBin Ahn, International Monetary Fund "A Reappraisal of Voluntary Import Expansion" Robert Stapp, University of Arkansas (Contact Author) Masao Oda, Ritsumeikan University "Vertical Specialization, Intermediate Tariffs, and the Pattern of Trade: Assessing the Role of Tariff Liberalization to U.S. Bilateral Trade 1989-2001" Shalah Mostashari, University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author) "Whether Pollution Haven Hypothesis Holds: Evidence from European Union Emission Trading System Impact on International Trade" Mingge Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Shalah Mostashari, University of Texas at Arlington Alexander McQuoid, Florida International University Robert Stapp, University of Arkansas Lirong Liu, Sam Houston State University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 16J Issues in Financial Liberalization, Financial Crises, and Banking
Session Chairs:	Robert Ott, Sewanee: The University of the South
*Papers:*	"Financial Liberalization, Crisis, and the Poor" Kossi Makpayo, Siena College (Contact Author) "Modeling the Causes and Manifestation of Bank Stress: An Example from the Financial Crisis" John Kandrac, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Contact Author) "The Effects of the Real and Inflation Rates on the Duration of Deposits" Robert Ott, Sewanee: The University of the South (Contact Author) "Liquidity, Collateral Constraint and Financial Intermediation" Yulei Peng, Texas A&M University (Contact Author) "The Evolving Relationship Between Debt, GDP and Interest Rate: An Evaluation" Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (Contact Author) John Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
*Discussants:*	Yulei Peng, Texas A&M University Kossi Makpayo, Siena College John Kandrac, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 17J Firm Entry
Session Chairs:	Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University
*Papers:*	"Entry Barriers, Strategies, and Post Entry Performance of Micro and Nano Breweries in Denmark" Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus (Contact Author) Jan Bentzen, Aarhus University "Competition Between For-Profits and Nonprofits in the Market for Child Care Services" Mark F. Owens, Middle Tennessee State University Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author) "Environmental Groups and Greenwashing: Dealing with the Treat of Green Entry" Thomas Knight, University of Florida (Contact Author) "Estimating Cost Efficiency Without Cost Data" Levent Kutlu, Georgia Institute of Technology Ran Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Thomas Knight, University of Florida Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus Ran Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology Sang H. Lee, Southeastern Louisiana University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 18J Issues in Fiscal Policy
Session Chairs:	James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama
*Papers:*	"Does Foreign Aid Reduce Tax Revenue? Further Evidence" John Thornton, Bangor Business School (Contact Author) Danny McGowan, Bangor Business School "Tax Tilting and Politics: Some Theory and Evidence for Latin America" James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama (Contact Author) Roberto Pasten, University of Talca "Threshold Effects in Spillovers of U.S. Fiscal Policy Shocks" Stephen Nicar, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author) "Were Fiscal Policies Diverging in the Eurozone Prior to the Debt Crisis?" Mark C. Strazicich, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Mark C. Strazicich, Appalachian State University John Thornton, Bangor Business School Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 19J Issues in Monetary Policy I
Session Chairs:	Rokon Bhuiyan, California State University, Fullerton
*Papers:*	"Real-Time Exchange Rate Predictability with Taylor Rule Fundamentals" Onur Ince, Appalachian State University (Contact Author) Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University "The Effects of Monetary Policy Shocks in the U.S.A.: A Forecast-Augmented VAR Approach" Rokon Bhuiyan, California State University, Fullerton (Contact Author) "Temporal Aggregation and Monetary Policy Inertia" Omer Bayar, University of Evansville (Contact Author) "Social Trust and Central-Bank Independence" Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (Contact Author) Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Dalarna University J�rgen Hellstr�m, Ume� University
*Discussants:*	Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics Omer Bayar, University of Evansville Thomas L. Hogan, West Texas A&M University Mohammed Mohsin, The University of Tennessee
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 20J Money Markets, Banking Competition, and Inflation
Session Chairs:	Edgar A. Ghossoub, The University of Texas at San Antonio
*Papers:*	"Are All Crises Created Equal? An Examination of the Money Market Dependence During Financial Crises" David Vera, California State University Fresno (Contact Author) Kazuki Onji, Australian National University "Estimating the User Cost of Monetary Assets Using Stochastic Discount Factors" Diego A. Restrepo-Tobon, Binghamton University (Contact Author) "Money Demand and the Role of Monetary Indicators in Forecasting Euro Area Inflation" Christian Dreger, German Institute for Economic Research (Contact Author) Juergen Wolters, Free University of Berlin "Banking Competition: Implications for Welfare and Monetary Policy" Edgar A. Ghossoub, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Diego A. Restrepo-Tobon, Binghamton University David Vera, California State University Fresno Nicolas Cachanosky, Suffolk University
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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 21J Monetary Policy
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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Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA	Session 22J Local Public Finance and Competition
Session Chairs:	William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina
*Papers:*	"Does Fiscal Competition Discipline Governments? The Role of Fiscal Equalization" Yongzheng Liu, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "If You Build It, Will They Come? Fiscal Federalism, Local Provision of Public Tourist Amenities, and the Vision Iowa Fund" Austin Quackenbush, Iowa State University Deepak Premkumar, Iowa State University Georgeanne Artz, Iowa State University Peter F. Orazem, Iowa State University (Contact Author) "State Executive Power and State Economic Performance" William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina (Contact Author) Janice Boucher Breuer, University of South Carolina John McDermott, University of South Carolina "The Cost of Matching in Sequential Common Value English Auctions: Evidence from Illinois Tax Lien Sales" Joshua J. Miller, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Yongzheng Liu, Georgia State University Peter F. Orazem, Iowa State University Joshua J. Miller, Texas Christian University Preston M. Brashers, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA*	Session 01K* Control and Valuation of Health Risks
*Organizers:*	W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Session Chairs:	W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
*Papers:*	"Crystal Clear? The Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and Risky Sexual Behavior" Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University (Contact Author) Erik Nesson, Ball State University Michael Samuel, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section "Eliminating the U.S. Drug Lag: Implications for Drug Safety" Mary Olson, Tulane University (Contact Author) "Are People Overoptimistic About the Effects of Heavy Drinking?" Frank Sloan, Duke University (Contact Author) "Assessing the Cancer Premium for the Value of Statistical Life" W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School (Contact Author) Joel Huber, Duke University Jason Bell, Duke University
*Discussants:*	Scott Cunningham, Baylor University Sara Markowitz, Emory University David E. Frisvold, Emory University
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 02K Topics in Microeconomics and Decision Making
Session Chairs:	R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University
*Papers:*	"Comparative Statics and the Gross Substitutes Property of Consumer Demand" Anne-Christine Barthel, University of Kansas (Contact Author) "Network Formation in the Model of Asking and Giving" Quqiong He, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) "Experiment Associations and Agricultural Innovation" Ben Zamzow, University of Arizona (Contact Author) "Testing for Efficiency Differences Between Critical Access Hospitals and Prospectively Paid Rural Hospitals" Justin C. Nedelea, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mariano Runco, Auburn University at Montgomery Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College David L. May, Oklahoma City University Eli Spiegelman, Vanier College
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 05K Health Economics II
Session Chairs:	Annette Tomal, Wheaton College
*Papers:*	"Effect of HIV Testing on Own and Peer Behavior" Mykhailo Sitiuk, University of Houston (Contact Author) "Does Incentive Pay Alter Physician Effort? An Analysis of the Time and Care that Physicians Provide to Patients" Carolyn Wolff, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author) "Sex, Drugs, and Cancer: The Association Between Oral Tobacco Use, HPV, and Cancers of the Head and Neck" Jennifer Maki, North Carolina State University (Contact Author) "Increasing Organ Donation via Changes in the Default Choice or Allocation Rule" Danyang Li, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "Medicare Part D and Physician Drug Prescribing" Tianyan Hu, Lehigh University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Suhui Li, George Washington University Lauren R. Heller, Berry College John Robst, University of South Florida Melanie Cozad, Furman University Kyle Ross, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 06K Uncertainty
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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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 07K Public Sector Economics
Session Chairs:	Alberto Batinti, West Virginia University
*Papers:*	"Do Immigrant Outflows Lead to Native Inflows? An Empirical Analysis of the Migratory Responses to U.S. State Immigration" Michael Good, Florida International University (Contact Author) "The Impact of Foreign Aid on Trade: Examining the Existence and Variation of this Relationship across Sectors" Shankar Ghimire, Western Michigan University (Contact Author) "Bounds on Treatment Effects in the Presence of Sample Selection and Noncompliance: The Wage Effects of Job Corps" Xuan Chen, University of Miami (Contact Author) "An Estimation of the Effects of Legislature Size on the Fiscal Response to Common and Country-Specific Shocks" William B. Hankins, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jair Ojeda-Joya, Banco de la Republica Victor V. Claar, Henderson State University M. Garrett Roth, Duke University Stephen L.S. Smith, Gordon College
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 08K Fishing and Hunting
Session Chairs:	James R. Kahn, Washington and Lee University
*Papers:*	"Red Snapper Price Volatility Under Individual Fishing Quota Management Regime with Quota Changes and Oil Spill" Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Contact Author) Antonio Lamberte, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Eric Hillebrad, Creative Recycling Enviro-Arts Training and Education Service "A Bioeconomic Model of Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in a Highly Intact Area of the Brazilian Amazon" James R. Kahn, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author) Alexandre Rivas, Instituto Piatam Lawrence Hurd, Washington and Lee University Carlos Freitas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas Miguel Petrere, Universidade Estadual do Amazonas "The Demand for Deer Hunting" Caroline S. Padgett, Francis Marion University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Caroline S. Padgett, Francis Marion University Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Maria Corr�a, Universidade Federal do Amazonas
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 09K Human Capital, Firms, and Innovation
Session Chairs:	Kelly Carter, Morgan State University
*Papers:*	"Funding the Biomedical Workforce: Does Mechanism Matter?" Dadhi Adhikari, University of New Mexico Margaret Blume-Kohout, University of New Mexico (Contact Author) "Good Firms, Worker Flows, and Productivity" Michel Serafinelli, University of California, Berkeley (Contact Author) "Testing the Human Capital Versus Signaling Theory of Job Performance" Kelly Carter, Morgan State University (Contact Author) "Time Cost and Multinational Firms' Trade in Manufacturing" Eugene Bempong Nyantakyi, Whitworth University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Margaret Blume-Kohout, University of New Mexico Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo Sarah J. Skinner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Firat Demir, The University of Oklahoma
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 10K Employment
Session Chairs:	Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
*Papers:*	"A Structural Approach to Explain Teachers� Attrition and Returning Decisions Accounting for Fertility Behavior" Celia Patricia Vera, Stony Brook University (Contact Author) "The Effect of Social Networks Skills on Labor Market Outcomes" Joshua Hill, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author) "Employment Differences and Inequality Along Waist Lines" Matthew Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author) "Employment and Aggregate Uncertainty in the U.S." Weishi (Grace) Gu, Cornell University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Neil R. Meredith, West Texas A&M University Charmaine Tan, Civil Service College Singapore Matthew Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 12K How to Give a Good Research Presentation
*Organizers:*	Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University
Moderators:	Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Panelists:	Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University "How to Give a Good Research Presentation: Four Essential Elements" Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida "Comments on How to Give a Good Research Presentation: A Former Chair and Graduate Director's Perspective" Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University "Comments on How to Give a Good Research Presentation: An Assistant Professor's Perspective"
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 13K Poverty and Inequality
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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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 14K Parental Investments, Education, and Child Health
Session Chairs:	Jennifer Graves, University of Oklahoma
*Papers:*	"Parental Investment, Child Health Formation, and Racial Differences" Zheng 'Muriel' Fang, University of Akron (Contact Author) "Mother Pre-Pregnancy BMI, Weight Gain, and Infant Health" Ji Yan, Appalachian State University (Contact Author) "School Calendars, Child Care Availability, and Maternal Employment" Jennifer Graves, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University Wesley Routon, Middle Tennessee State University Ji Yan, Appalachian State University
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 16K Issues in Investing
Session Chairs:	Nicholas Mangee, Armstrong Atlantic State University
*Papers:*	"Correlated Trades and Herd Behavior in the Stock Market: Empirical Results from an Intra-Day Analysis" Simon Jurkatis, Free University Stephanie Kremer, Free University Berlin Dieter Nautz, Free University Berlin (Contact Author) "Why So Happy? The Meese-Rogoff Methodology Meets the Stock Market: A Reexamination" Nicholas Mangee, Armstrong Atlantic State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Dieter Nautz, Free University Berlin Gokcen Ogruk, University of Houston
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 17K Case Studies in IO
Session Chairs:	Sang H. Lee, Southeastern Louisiana University
*Papers:*	"A Firm-Level Analysis of ICT Adoption in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from the Colombian Manufacturing Industries" Sang H. Lee, Southeastern Louisiana University (Contact Author) Luis Gutierrez, University of Rosario, Bogot�, Colombia Juan Gallego, University of Rosario, Bogot�, Colombia "Consumer Preferences for Goat Meat in the US: An Application of Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis" Jessica Hill, Louisiana State University (Contact Author) R. Wes Harrison, Louisiana State University Kenneth W. McMillin, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Jeffrey M. Gillespie, Louisiana State University "An Econometric Study of Softwood Stumpage Market in Louisiana" Rajan Parajuli, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (Contact Author) Sun Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center "Endogenous R&D Investment and Market Structure: A Case Study of the Agricultural Biotechnology Sector" Benjamin C. Anderson, Colgate University (Contact Author) Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University
*Discussants:*	Jessica Hill, Louisiana State University Shana M. McDermott, University of New Mexico Benjamin C. Anderson, Colgate University Jayani Jayawardhana, University of Georgia
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 18K Econometrics III
Session Chairs:	Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi
*Papers:*	"The Estimation and Testing of a Linear Regression with Near Unit Root in the Spatial Autoregressive Error Term" Badi Baltagi, Syracuse University (Contact Author) Chiwa Kao, Syracuse University Long Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio "Semiparametric Bayesian Inference for Negative Binomial Model with Excess of Zeros and Covariate-Dependent Random Effects" Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University (Contact Author) Getchew A. Dagne, University of South Florida "Measuring the Capitalization of School Quality into Housing Prices: A Spatial Approach" Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi (Contact Author) Walter J. Mayer, The University of Mississippi "Housing Quality Gap for Minorities and Immigrants: Evidence from the 2009 American Housing Survey" Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University, Newark (Contact Author) Amarendra Sharma, Elmira College
*Discussants:*	Rokon Bhuiyan, California State University, Fullerton Stephen J. Cotten, University of Houston-Clear Lake Jonathan O. Adongo, Missouri Southern State University
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 19K Topics in IO
Session Chairs:	Jihui Chen, Illinois State University
*Papers:*	"How Does Generic Drug Entry Increase the Brand Name Drug Price?" Musa Ayar, University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County (Contact Author) "Does Search Intensity Reduce Price Dispersion? New Evidence from the Retail Markets for Prescription Drugs" Jihui Chen, Illinois State University (Contact Author) "Tacit Collusion in Highway Contracting: Political Boundaries as Focal Points" Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky (Contact Author) David Barrus, Brigham Young University-Idaho "A Location-Theoretical Analysis of Music in Advertising" Kirsten Lackson, General Electric Mark Frascatore, Clarkson University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky Musa Ayar, University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County Mark Frascatore, Clarkson University Keisaku Higashida, Kwansei Gakuin University
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 20K Applied Microeconomics IV
Session Chairs:	Manu Raghav, DePauw University
*Papers:*	"A Student�s Dilemma: Higher Salary or Higher GPA" Manu Raghav, DePauw University (Contact Author) Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University "Do Reticent Managers Lie During Firm Surveys?" George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University (Contact Author) "Mountain Home Music: A Combined Revealed-Stated Preference Study with a Test of Predictive Validity" John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University Douglas S. Noonan, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	George Mawuli Akpandjar, University of Mississippi Michael A. Brown, Wells Fargo Manu Raghav, DePauw University
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 21K International Economics II
Session Chairs:	James Cobbe, Florida State University
*Papers:*	"Energy Use in the US Manufacturing and Increasing Imports from China" Kyungsoo Oh, University of Colorado at Boulder (Contact Author) "Estimating Economic Losses in Africa Using Synthetic Control Method Approach" Onyumbe Lukongo, Mississippi State University (Contact Author) "Price Convergence After Cataclysm" Michael Morrison, University of New Mexico (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jan Bentzen, Aarhus University Michael Davis, Southern Methodist Univeristy
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Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA	Session 22K Environmental Outcomes: Role of Consumers and Workers
Session Chairs:	Stephen Finger, University of South Carolina
*Papers:*	"Environmental Concern, Diffusion of Knowledge and Learning, and Adoption of Green Technology" Chiradip Chatterjee, Florida International University (Contact Author) Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University "Philanthropists or Profit Chasers: A Theoretical Model of Voluntary Rewards for Not Using Plastic Bags" Jingze Jiang, Washington State University (Contact Author) "Measuring Nonmarket Benefits of Environmental Projects: A Case of Reclamation Project in Japan" Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Akita Prefectural University (Contact Author) Christian Crowley, U.S. Department of the Interior Takashi Shinzato, Akita Prefectural University Shuhei Kudo, Akita Prefectural University Kazushi Ito, Akita Prefectural University "Post-Monitoring of Energy Efficiency Labeling Program: The Case of Korea" Kihyun Park, Korea Energy Economics Institute (Contact Author) "Protecting Workers from Adverse Chemical Exposures: Formal versus Informal Regulation" Stephen Finger, University of South Carolina (Contact Author) Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, University of Pittsburgh
*Discussants:*	Jingze Jiang, Washington State University Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Akita Prefectural University Chiradip Chatterjee, Florida International University Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, Bates College
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 01L Issues in Foreign Exchange I
Session Chairs:	Menna Bizuneh, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
*Papers:*	"Survey-Based Forecasts as Predictors of Future Spot Exchange Rates" Nevin Cavusoglu, James Madison University (Contact Author) Andre Neveu, James Madison University "Economic Intersections and International Cycles" Simon Bilo, George Mason University (Contact Author) "The Impact of the Introduction of the Euro on Exchange Rate Exposure" Junnan Zhao, The Graduate Center, CUNY (Contact Author) "Duration of Fixed Exchange Rate Regime: An Empirical Analysis" Menna Bizuneh, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Nevin Cavusoglu, James Madison University Simon Bilo, George Mason University Junnan Zhao, The Graduate Center, CUNY Onur Ince, Appalachian State University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 02L Environmental Regulation and Firms
Session Chairs:	Taro Mieno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
*Papers:*	"Unraveling Deterrence Effects of Regulatory Activities Under the Clean Water Act" Taro Mieno, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author) Nicholas Brozovic, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Intra-Industry Reallocations and Long-Run Impacts of Environmental Regulation" Nori Tarui, University of Hawaii (Contact Author) Yoshifumi Konishi, Sophia University "Press and Firms Accountability: Evidence from Toxic Emission in the US" Pamela Campa, Stockholm University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Nori Tarui, University of Hawaii Mingge Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology Stephen Finger, University of South Carolina
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 03L Advertising and Consumer Demand
Session Chairs:	Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University
*Papers:*	"Cournot and Bertrand Competition When Advertising Rotates Demand: The Case of Honda and Scion" Kosin Isariyawongse, Edinboro University (Contact Author) Victor J. Tremblay, Oregon State University Carol Tremblay, Oregon State University "Who Benefits from Misleading Advertising?" Keisaku Higashida, Kwansei Gakuin University (Contact Author) Keisuke Hattori, Osaka University of Economics "Grab Them Before They Go Generic: Habit Formation and the Emerging Middle Class" Alon Eizenberg, Hebrew University (Contact Author) Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University "Innovation, Quality Competition and the Incentive to Support Used Goods Markets" Max St. Brown, Washington State University (Contact Author) "Spillover Effects and Returns to Scale: A Reexamination of TV Advertising for Carbonated Soft Drinks" Xun Li, University of Connecticut (Contact Author) Rigoberto Lopez, University of Connecticut
*Discussants:*	Kosin Isariyawongse, Edinboro University Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University Michael Ehret, Nottingham Trent University Suting Hong, Drexel University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 05L Poverty and Welfare Programs
Session Chairs:	Charles Hokayem, U.S. Census Bureau
*Papers:*	"DB Versus DC: Labor Supply and Welfare of Business Cycle" Insook Lee, University of California, Berkeley (Contact Author) "The Labor Supply and Welfare Effects of Early Access to Medicare Through Social Security Disability Insurance" Seonghoon Kim, Ohio State University (Contact Author) "Anti-Poverty Program Participation: Do the Urban Poor Self-Exclude in Brazil?" Sean Higgins, Tulane University (Contact Author) "The Role of Family Transfers in Response to Unemployment" Michael Dalton, Duke University (Contact Author) "Rising Income Inequality and Economic Growth � Are Americans Better Off? Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data" Boris Nikolaev, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	David J. Molina, University of North Texas Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University Andreas Bergh, Lund University Burhan Biner, DePaul University Ying Zhen, Wesleyan College
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 06L Topics in Labor Economics I
*Papers:*	"School, Firm, and Family: Emergence of the Japanese Internal Labor Markets" Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo (Contact Author) "The Dog that Didn't Bark: What We Can Learn from Item Non-Response" Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University (Contact Author) David Hedengren, George Mason University "Changing Replacement Rates and the Relative Generosity of Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance" Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Celia Patricia Vera, Stony Brook University Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida Lyliana Gayoso, Washington State University Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 07L Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety
*Organizers:*	Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University
Session Chairs:	Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
*Papers:*	"Alcohol and Drunk Driving Fatalities: Understanding the Impact of Consumption Location" Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Contact Author) Nathan Tefft, Bates College "High Potential, Poor Performance: A Study of Three Drunk Driving Initiatives" Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author) "Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption" D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University (Contact Author) Benjamin C. Hansen, University of Oregon Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
*Discussants:*	Angela K. Dills, Providence College Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 08L* Undocumented Workers
*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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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 09L Topics in Energy Economics
Session Chairs:	David L. May, Oklahoma City University
*Papers:*	"Are the Macroeconomic Effects Greater from an Oil Price Shock or a Global Demand for Oil Shock?" Vance Ginn, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author) "Testing for Co-Movements Between the Prices of Biofuls and Fossil Fuels Using Long-Run Time-Series Data" Jan Bentzen, Aarhus University (Contact Author) Tanja Groth, Aarhus University "Does Government Promote or Hinder the Orderly Development, Production and Efficient Conservation of Non-Renewable Resources?" David L. May, Oklahoma City University (Contact Author) "Open Access Resources with Heterogeneous Discounting" Marc St. Pierre, Sewanee: University of the South (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Marc St. Pierre, Sewanee: University of the South Vance Ginn, Sam Houston State University Jan Bentzen, Aarhus University Kyungsoo Oh, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 10L International Migration
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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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 11L Housing Markets II
Session Chairs:	Paramita Dhar, Central Connecticut State University
*Papers:*	"The Dependency of Rent-to-Price Ratio on Appreciation Expectations" Indrit Hoxha, Penn State University Harrisburg (Contact Author) Mustafa Hattapoglu, Bursa Orhangazi University "Role of Neighborhood in Housing Discrimination" Paramita Dhar, Central Connecticut State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Adam Perdue, University of Houston Austin Boyle, Florida State University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 12L Environmental Economics and Agriculture
Session Chairs:	Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary
*Papers:*	"Dirt and Dirty Air: The Unintended Impacts of the Clean Air Act on Agricultural Productivity" Alan Barreca, Tulane University Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary (Contact Author) "Impact of Climate Change on Corn and Soybean Production in the Midwestern United States: Evidence from Panel Study" Jaehyuk Lee, Auburn University (Contact Author) Nazif Durmaz, University of Houston-Victoria "Industrial and Agricultural Pollution Patterns" Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author) Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, Bates College "Solving the Problem of Carbon Dioxide Emissions" Sun Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Sun Joseph Chang, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee Jaehyuk Lee, Auburn University Laura Beaudin, University of New Hampshire
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 13L Labor Markets and Trade
Session Chairs:	John J. Perry, Centre College
*Papers:*	"Internal Labor Markets in Equilibirum" Timothy N. Bond, Purdue University (Contact Author) "The Hazard of Job Switching: The Case of Academic Economists" Michael McPherson, University of North Texas (Contact Author) "Medical Malpractice Liability and the Attorney Labor Market " John J. Perry, Centre College (Contact Author) "The Role of Product Quality Differences in the Model of Heterogeneous Firms" Unjung Whang, The University of Colorado at Boulder (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Michael McPherson, University of North Texas Steven G. Craig, University of Houston Curtis L. Reynolds, Kent State University J.Z. Garrett, Hampden-Sydney College
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 14L Law and Economics V
Session Chairs:	Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute
*Papers:*	"A Two-Way Model of Prison Gangs" M. Garrett Roth, Duke University (Contact Author) David B. Skarbek, Duke University "Liberalization in 19th Century United States Divorce Law" Jayme Lemke, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Surrogate Motherhood Law in the United States: Economic Analysis of Contractual Enforcement" Pavel Kuchar, University of Economics, Prague (Contact Author) "Jurisdiction and Economic Prosperity in Indian Country: New Evidence on the Impact of Public Law 280" Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author) Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
*Discussants:*	Pavel Kuchar, University of Economics, Prague M. Garrett Roth, Duke University Jayme Lemke, George Mason University Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 16L Issues in Portfolio Choice
Session Chairs:	Bernard Cornet, University of Kansas
*Papers:*	"Excess Asset Trading and Investor Impatience: An Experimental Approach" Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University (Contact Author) "Financial Economics with Portfolio Constraints" Bernard Cornet, University of Kansas (Contact Author) "Habits, Catching Up with the Joneses and International Risk Sharing" Jair Ojeda-Joya, Banco de la Republica (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jair Ojeda-Joya, Banco de la Republica Nicholas Mangee, Armstrong Atlantic State University Priyanka Sharma, Texas A&M University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 18L Policing and Crime
Session Chairs:	Sarah Marx Quintanar, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
*Papers:*	"'Low Priority' Laws and the Allocation of Police Resources" Anne Walker, West Virginia University Amanda Ross, West Virginia University (Contact Author) "Do School Administrators Consider Student Characteristics When Involving Law Enforcement?" Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University (Contact Author) "The Effect of Automated Traffic Enforcement on Crime Rates" Sarah Marx Quintanar, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Martin Milkman, Murray State University Anne Walker, West Virginia University Vitaliy Strohush, Elon University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 19L Open Economy Macroeconomics II
Session Chairs:	Mohammed Mohsin, The University of Tennessee
*Papers:*	"Linkage Between Economic Growth and Remittance: Evidence from Asia" Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University (Contact Author) Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado "Domestic Inflation and International Oil Price in a Two-Sector Small Open Economy" Mohammed Mohsin, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author) Kihyun Park, Korea Energy Economics Institute "Dynamic Portfolio Choices and Monetary Policy for Small Open Economy" Young-Jin Choi, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University Young-Jin Choi, North Carolina State University Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 20L Uncertainty and Market Inefficiency
Session Chairs:	Randall E. Parker, East Carolina University
*Papers:*	"Loss Firms, Forecast Dispersion and Issues of Asymmetric Information" Jorida Papakroni, West Virginia University (Contact Author) "Late Money and Betting Market Efficiency: Evidence from Australia" Randall E. Parker, East Carolina University (Contact Author) Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College Carl Nicholas McKinney, Rhodes College "Impact of Idiosyncratic Volatility on Stock Returns: A Cross-Sectional Study" Serguey Khovansky, Clark University Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University (Contact Author) "Turnover Costs, Uncertainty, and Expected Equity Returns" Juan Marcelo Ochoa, Duke University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University Jorida Papakroni, West Virginia University Juan Marcelo Ochoa, Duke University Deepa Datta, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 21L College Student Performance
Session Chairs:	Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University
*Papers:*	"College Student Performance and Alcohol Consumption" Shilpi Bhardwaj, Binghamton University, The State University of New York (Contact Author) Edward Kokkelenberg, SUNY Binghamton "The Impact of Greek Membership on Collegiate Outcomes: Evidence from a National Survey " Jay Walker, Niagara University (Contact Author) Wesley Routon, Middle Tennessee State University "Determinants of College Acceptance and Performance: Accounting for Selection Bias" Pedro de Araujo, Colorado College (Contact Author) Geoff Clemm, Deloitte Consulting "Do Leaders of Student Organizations Lead in the Classroom?" David Taylor, University of Memphis (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Julie Trivitt, Walton College of Business David Taylor, University of Memphis Jay Walker, Niagara University Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University
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Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA	Session 22L Marriage Markets and Households
*Organizers:*	Scott Cunningham, Baylor University Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Session Chairs:	Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
*Papers:*	"A Foreign Affair: Fertility and Divorce Responses of Local Women Due to the Influx of Foreign Brides" Elaine Liu, University of Houston (Contact Author) Lena Edlund, Columbia Jin-Tan Liu, National Taiwan University "Learning By Dating, Commitment, and Assortative Mating" Finn Christensen, Towson University (Contact Author) "Does Time Shared with Spouse Vary by Within-Couple Differences?" Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author) Terra McKinnish, University of Colorado Boulder "Does Decriminalization of Indoor Prostitution Reduce Rape and Gonorrhea? Evidence from Rhode Island's Natural Experiment" Scott Cunningham, Baylor University (Contact Author) Manisha Shah, University of California at Irvine
*Discussants:*	Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston Mark L. Hoekstra, Texas A&M University Trevon D. Logan, The Ohio State University
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Sunday 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. SEA	Session No session number set-S6 Complimentary Beverages
*Papers:*
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 01M Issues in Foreign Exchange II
Session Chairs:	Olesia Kozlova, University of New Hampshire
*Papers:*	"Risk and Imperfect Knowledge in Currency Markets: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries" Olesia Kozlova, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author) "Safety in Numbers: Public Attitudes Toward Adopting the Euro in Bulgaria" Menna Bizuneh, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University (Contact Author) Neven T. Valev, Georgia State University "The Next Step in African Development: Aid, Investment, or Another Round of Debt?" Michael W. Nicholson, U.S. Agency for International Development (Contact Author) Sarah Lane, U.S. Agency for International Development
*Discussants:*	Menna Bizuneh, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Michael W. Nicholson, U.S. Agency for International Development Igor Sorkin, The Graduate Center, CUNY
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 02M Patents and Entrepreneurship
Session Chairs:	Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University
*Papers:*	"Dynamic Modeling of the Effects of University Patenting on Downstream Innovation" Margaret Blume-Kohout, University of New Mexico (Contact Author) "Speed of Entrepreneurial Learning and Firm Growth" Indu Khurana, Florida International University (Contact Author) "Patent Pools, Product Lifecycles, and Innovation: An Analysis of the Motion Pictures Patent Company During the Early American Film Industry" Stefan Ruediger, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Contact Author) Scott Wallace, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Caz McChrystal, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point "Optimal Licensing Contract for an Insider Licensee Under Private Information" Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Indu Khurana, Florida International University Stefan Ruediger, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Max St. Brown, Washington State University Margaret Blume-Kohout, University of New Mexico
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 03M Topics in Housing and Urban Economics
Session Chairs:	Tom Means, San Jose State University
*Papers:*	"Dual Income Couples and Interstate Migration" Ahmet Ali Taskin, University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author) "Dispersed Skill-Biased Technology and the U.S. Housing Market Dynamics" Tiefeng Qian, Virginia Tech (Contact Author) "Where to Draw the Line: A Network Based Analysis of Political Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Municipal Boundaries" Echo Keif, George Mason University (Contact Author) "Should I Stay or Should I Go: Do Better Amenities and Higher Incomes Fully Compensate Workers for Higher Price Levels in a MSA?" Brian Glassman, Temple University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Frederick J. Oerther, III, Greensboro College Indrit Hoxha, Penn State University Harrisburg Christian Crowley, U.S. Department of the Interior Simona Bigerna, Uninettuno University
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 05M Health Care in the United States
Session Chairs:	Ramzi G. Salloum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
*Papers:*	"Measuring Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Use in Medicare Relative to Guideline Recommendations" Ramzi G. Salloum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author) "The Effects of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars on Veteran's Administration Hospitals" Melanie Cozad, Furman University (Contact Author) "The Impact of Technological Change on the Choice Between In-Kind and Monetary Transfers in Health Care Insurance" Alberto Batinti, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Alberto Batinti, West Virginia University Melanie Cozad, Furman University Mary Schroeder, University of Iowa
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 06M Financial and Labor Economics
Session Chairs:	Mohammad Safa, University of New Orleans
*Papers:*	"Does Gender Diversity in the Boardroom Improve Firm Performance?" Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Dalarna University (Contact Author) "Governance Structure and Executive Compensation in Banking and Non-Banking Industries" Mohammad Safa, University of New Orleans (Contact Author) M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans Abdullah Mamun, Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan "What Do Insiders Really Forecast?" Serkan Karadas, West Virginia University (Contact Author) "A Dynamic Search Model of Education-Job Mismatch" Burhan Biner, DePaul University (Contact Author) Turkmen Goksel, Ankara University
*Discussants:*	Burhan Biner, DePaul University Serkan Karadas, West Virginia University Robert Ott, Sewanee: The University of the South Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Dalarna University
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 07M Private Health Care Insurance Markets
Session Chairs:	Andinet Woldemichael, Georgia State University
*Papers:*	"Do Employers Know the Quality of the Medical Benefits They Offer?" John Robst, University of South Florida (Contact Author) "Health Insurance, Moral Hazard, and Oligopolistic Competition in Health Care Markets: A Welfare Analysis" Kyle Ross, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Contact Author) Yang-Ming Chang, Kansas State University "On Second Thought: Uncertainty, Learning, and Lapsing Behavior in Long-Term Care Insurance Market" Andinet Woldemichael, Georgia State University (Contact Author) "A Dynamic Model of Maternal Employment, Maternal Care and Child Health in Rural China: Policy and Behavior" Bharati Basu, Central Michigan University Jianfeng Yao, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Jianfeng Yao, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill John Robst, University of South Florida Kyle Ross, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 08M Offshoring, Terms of Trade, and Impacts on Domestic Labor Markets
Session Chairs:	Lirong Liu, Sam Houston State University
*Papers:*	"Task Trade, Wages, and Transportation Costs" Paul Steven Landefeld, Joint Committee on Taxation (Contact Author) "Offshoring with Non-Homothetic Preferences" Martin Davies, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author) "Does Offshoring Lift All Boats? The Role of Induced Technology Adoption and Innovation" Manisha Goel, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author) "U.S. Services Trade with China and India" Lirong Liu, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author) Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University
*Discussants:*	Manisha Goel, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Paul Steven Landefeld, Joint Committee on Taxation Martin Davies, Washington and Lee University Muhammad M. Husain, Georgia State University
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 09M International Economics I
*Organizers:*	Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Session Chairs:	James Murray, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
*Papers:*	"Currency Crises and Dynamics of Real Wages" Sheida Teimouri, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author) "China's Westward Expansion: China's Labor Market Effects from Exports to the United States" Chadwick C Curtis, University of Richmond (Contact Author) "Domestic Investment and Aid: The Role of Political Instability" Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author) Sanjukta Roy, World Bank Institute
*Discussants:*	Michael Murray, Bemidji State University Taggert J. Brooks, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Kathryn Birkeland, University of South Dakota
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 10M Business Cycles, the Great Moderation, and the Gold Standard
Session Chairs:	Michael Clark, Hillsdale College
*Papers:*	"Sectoral Allocation, Risk Efficiency and the Great Moderation" Manjola Tase, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Contact Author) "Is the Great Moderation Common Across Countries?" Michael Clark, Wesleyan University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Manjola Tase, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Michael Clark, Wesleyan University
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 11M Issues in Public Economics
Session Chairs:	Gokhan Karahan, Delta State University
*Papers:*	"Selfless Voting, the Demand for Public Policies, and Conflicts" Douglas MacKenzie, Carroll College (Contact Author) "Heterogeneous Strategic Behavior in Mass Elections: Evidence from Spain" Joaquin Art�s, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Contact Author) Enrique Garcia Vi�uela, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ignacio Jurado, Oxford University "Economics of Eminent Domain" Leslie Hunt, University of Mississippi Gokhan Karahan, Delta State University (Contact Author) Donald J. Lacombe, West Virginia University Jim F. Couch, University of North Alabama "Strategic Bidding and Contract Renegotiation" Hojin Jung, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author) Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of Oklahoma Carlos Lamarche, University of Kentucky Richard Sicotte, University of Vermont
*Discussants:*	Joaquin Art�s, Universidad Complutense de Madrid John J. Perry, Centre College Hojin Jung, University of Oklahoma R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 12M Macroeconomic Policy and Output Stabilization
*Organizers:*	Sandeep Mazumder, Wake Forest University
Session Chairs:	Sandeep Mazumder, Wake Forest University
*Papers:*	"Determinants of the Sacrifice Ratio: Evidence from OECD and Non-OECD Countries" Sandeep Mazumder, Wake Forest University (Contact Author) "Disinflation Effects in a Medium-Scale New Keynesian Model: Money Supply Rule Versus Interest Rate Rule" Guido Ascari, University of Pavia (Contact Author) Tiziano Ropele, Bank of Italy "Does Globalization Lead to Higher Income Inequality?" Abdur Chowdhury, Marquette University (Contact Author) "Gross Domestic Product Growth Predictions Through the Yield Spread: Time-Variation and Structural Breaks" Pierangelo De Pace, Pomona College (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Sandeep Mazumder, Wake Forest University Pierangelo De Pace, Pomona College Joseph Daniels, Marquette University
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 13M Historical Studies of Central Banks' Roles in Stabilization
*Organizers:*	John A. James, University of Virginia
Session Chairs:	John A. James, University of Virginia
*Papers:*	"English Financial Panics and the Bank of England as a Lender of Last Resort Before 1826" John A. James, University of Virginia (Contact Author) "National Banking's Role in U.S. Industrialization and Stabilization, 1850-1900" Matthew Jaremski, Colgate University (Contact Author) "Bagehot, Sprague, Friedman and Schwartz, and the Great Depression" Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers University (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Joseph Mason, Louisiana State University John A. James, University of Virginia
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 15M* The Economics of International Migration
*Organizers:*	Barry R. Chiswick, George Washington University
Session Chairs:	Orn Bodvarsson, St. Cloud State University
*Papers:*	"Undocumented Immigration and Human Trafficking" Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author) "Immigrants in the Labor Market" Harriet Duleep, College of William & Mary (Contact Author) "Migration Theory: The Determinants of Immigration" Orn Bodvarsson, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author) Nicole B. Simpson, Colgate University Chad Sparber, Colgate University
*Discussants:*	Harriet Duleep, College of William & Mary Orn Bodvarsson, St. Cloud State University Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 16M Open-Economy Macroeconomics IV
*Organizers:*	William D. Craighead, Wesleyan University
Session Chairs:	William D. Craighead, Wesleyan University
*Papers:*	"Monetary Shocks and Real Exchange Rates: Evidence from Two Centuries" William D. Craighead, Wesleyan University (Contact Author) Pao-Lin Tien, Wesleyan University "Business Cycles, Exchange Rate Regimes, and Productivity Growth" Dessislava Slavtcheva, Clark University (Contact Author) "Causes of Nonlinearity in Low Order Models of the Real Exchange Rate" Yamin Ahmad, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Dessislava Slavtcheva, Clark University William D. Craighead, Wesleyan University Yamin Ahmad, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 18M Pregnancy, Social Capital and Health
*Organizers:*	Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Session Chairs:	Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University
*Papers:*	"The Impact of State Level Anti-Immigrant Legislation on Pregnancy Rates Among Hispanic Women" Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author) Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University "Teen Parenthood and Adult Civic Engagement: New Evidence from the NLSY97" Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author) Reginald Covington, Cornell University H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University "Air Quality and Infant Death: Evidence from Natural Gas Expansion in Turkey" Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut (Contact Author) "The Effect of an Increase in Autism Prevalence on the Demand for Auxiliary Healthcare Workers: Evidence from California" Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville (Contact Author) Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
*Discussants:*	Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver Sabrina Terrizzi, Moravian College Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA	Session 19M Macroeconomic Issues
Session Chairs:	Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University
*Papers:*	"Explaining Long Run Saving Rates in Developing Asia: Role of Female Labor Force Participation Rates" Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author) "Borrowing Constraints, Collateral Fluctuations, and the Labor Market" Julio Garin, University of Georgia (Contact Author) "The Impact of Technology Shocks on Hours Worked at the Sector Level: A FASVAR Approach" Mzwandile Ginindza, Emory University Economics Dept. (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	Maryam Naghsh Nejad, West Virginia University Weishi (Grace) Gu, Cornell University Michael Morrison, University of New Mexico
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Sunday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA*	Session 20M* Topics in Time Series Econometrics
*Organizers:*	William Crowder, The University of Texas at Arlington
Session Chairs:	William Crowder, The University of Texas at Arlington
*Papers:*	"A Monte Carlo Investigation of Unit Root Tests and Long Memory in Detecting Mean Reversion in I(0) Regime Switching, Structural Break, and Nonlinear Data" Aaron Smallwood, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author) "Real Volatility Spillovers in Southeast Asia" Paul Beaumont, Florida State University Stefan Norrbin, Florida State University (Contact Author) "Uncertainty Is Depressing" Kevin Grier, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author) "Are Consumers More Ricardian when Debt Levels Are Higher" William Crowder, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)
*Discussants:*	TBA
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