Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College

Papers:

"Adolescent Steroid Use and Intercollegiate Athletic Incentives"
Brad R. Humphreys, University of Alberta (Contact Author)
Jane E. Ruseski, University of Alberta

"Modelling College Sports Conferences"
Rodney Fort, University of Michigan

"Determinants of Total Compensation for NCAA Football Coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision"
Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College (Contact Author)
John J. Perry, Centre College
Marie Petkus, Centre College

"Region-Based Athletic Performance: An Insight into Comparative Advantage Specialization"
Joseph M. Kimeu, Western Kentucky University
Brian Goff, Western Kentucky University
Dennis P. Wilson, Western Kentucky University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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Session Chairs:

Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Bates College

Papers:

"Happy Mothers, Successful Children: Effects of Maternal Life Satisfaction on Child Outcomes"
Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University (Contact Author)

"Analysis of Maternal Employment and Child Care Arrangements on Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development"
Didem Pekkurnaz, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Son Preference and Gender Gaps in Child Nutrition: Does the Level of Female Autonomy Matter?"
Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Bates College (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Plan B on Teen Abortions: Evidence from the 2006 FDA Ruling"
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii, Manoa (Contact Author)
Morgen S. Johansen, University of Hawaii, Manoa

Discussants:

Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University
Didem Pekkurnaz, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John J. Perry, Centre College
Jason M. Hockenberry, Emory University
Julio Garin, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Hina Sahni, Northern Illinois University

Papers:

"Social Capital and Gender Wage Gap in CEO Labor Market"
Hina Sahni, Northern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"The Money and Beauty of University Presidents"
John J. Perry, Centre College (Contact Author)
Marie Petkus, Centre College
Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College

"The Effect of Net Income Shocks on Firm Behavior: A Variance Decomposition Approach to Firm Level Data"
Edward Hoang, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (Contact Author)
Indrit Hoxha, Penn State University Harrisburg

"Good Little Debts Gone Bad: An Empirical Study of Decisions in the Small Claims Court of 18th-Century Augusta County, Virginia"
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute
Turk McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute

Discussants:

Edward Hoang, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute
Giulia La Mattina, University of South Florida
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University

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Session Chairs:

Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Papers:

"More Battles Among Licensed Occupations: Estimating the Effects of Scope of Practice and Direct Access on the Chiropractic, Physical Therapist, and Physician Labor Market"
Edward Timmons, Saint Francis University (Contact Author)
Jason M. Hockenberry, Emory University
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"The Enigma of Race in Brazil: A Forensic Study of RAIS and PNAD Data"
Jason M. Rivera, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
Christopher M. Cornwell, The University of Georgia

"The Effect of Changes in Maternity Leave Policy on Labor Market Outcomes for Females in Brazil"
Viviane M. Bastos, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Contact Author)

"An Analysis of Fatal Commercial Fishing Accidents"
Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John J. Perry, Centre College
Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Zhonghui Liu, State University of New York at Binghamton

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