Session Chairs:

Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY

Papers:

"Economic Growth Along Mexico's Southern Border"
Gregory J. Brock, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)

"Stages of Diversification in Latin America"
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
W. Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University

"Government Expenditures, Financing, and Economic Growth in Cape Verde"
Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY (Contact Author)
Felix Rioja, Georgia State University

"Time-To-Build Completion Patterns for Residential Structures and for All Structures, 1971-2009"
Michael Montgomery, University of Maine (Contact Author)

"Is an Aversion to Loss Driving Countercyclical Aggregate Volatility?"
M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Gregory J. Brock, Georgia Southern University
Vipul Bhatt, James Madison University
M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University

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Session Chairs:

Christina Houseworth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Papers:

"Divorce Spillover Effects: The Effects of Marriage Market Participation on Future Divorce Rates"
Sheena Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder (Contact Author)

"Disruptive Events: The Relationship Between Divorce and Immigration"
Christina Houseworth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Contact Author)
Barry R. Chiswick, The George Washington University

"'Don't Worry. I’ll Divorce You When I Get Sick.' Medicaid Long Term Care Eligibility Rules and Divorce Among the Elderly"
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Virginia Hodges, Jessie Ball DuPont Foundation

"Is 'Best Interest of the Child' Best for Every Child? The Long-Term Implications of Gender-Neutral Custody Laws"
Yang Chen, Ohio State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yang Chen, Ohio State University
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
Sheena Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder
Xue Li, Louisiana State University

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Session Chairs:

Vipul Bhatt, James Madison University

Papers:

"Convergence in Education Infrastructure in India: Evidence from District Level Data"
Vipul Bhatt, James Madison University (Contact Author)
Suraj Jacob, James Madison University

"Institutional Determinants of Access to Credit in Indian Country"
Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
Richard Todd, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

"Land Use Efficiency across Farmers with Different Tenure Status in Assam Plains in Northeast India"
Binoy Goswami, Dibrugarh University
Madhurjya Prasad Bezbaruah, Gauhati University (Contact Author)

"Adaptation to Climate Change: Historical Evidence from the Indian Monsoon"
Vis Taraz, Smith College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Vis Taraz, Smith College
Madhurjya Prasad Bezbaruah, Gauhati University
Na Zuo, University of Kentucky
Vipul Bhatt, James Madison University

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Testing the Pollution Haven Hypothesis: Evidence from the European Union Emission Trading Scheme"
Mingge Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Nearby Shale Gas Development on Property Values: Explaining Cross-County Differences"
Caroline Cecot, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Visitor’s Economic Value of Cape Hatteras National Seashore"
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Alyson Renee Lewis, East Carolina University
Hans Vogelsong, East Carolina University

Discussants:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University

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