Organizers:

Anil Rupasingha, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Alan Barefield, Mississippi State University

Papers:

"Business Development and Immigrant Country of Origin"
Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University
Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University

"Patience and Local Economic Development"
Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University
Timothy M. Komarek, Valdosta State University

"Social Capital and Rural Small Business"
Bjorn Markeson, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Contact Author)

"Home Equity Lending and Small Business: Relaxing Credit Constraints in Texas"
Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
Chadi Abdallah, International Monetary Fund
William D. Lastrapes, The University of Georgia

Discussants:

Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College
Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Benjamin W. Pugsley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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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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