Session Chairs:

Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University

Papers:

"Bigger Fees and Bigger Firms: An Empirical Examination of Development Impact Fees and Firm Size"
Adam T. Jones, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Contact Author)

"Effects of Merger and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University (Contact Author)
Arnab Nayak, Deloitte and Touche

"Endogenous Institution Selection Influence on Nested PD Games"
Malcolm Kass, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"The Cost of Occupational Fatalities in Small Businesses"
Anasua Bhattacharya, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contact Author)

"The Agents' Preferences in Economic Committee of Congress on the General Budget of Colombia, During the Eight Years of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2009)"
Adriana Francisca Salinas, National University of Colombia (Contact Author)
Jaime Abel Huertas, National University of Colombia

Discussants:

Adriana Francisca Salinas, National University of Colombia
Adam T. Jones, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Anasua Bhattacharya, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malcolm Kass, The University of Texas at Dallas
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida

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Organizers:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland

Session Chairs:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland

Papers:

"Digitizing Doctor Demand: The Impact of Online Reviews on Doctor Choice"
Sonal Vats, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Encouraging Pharmaceutical Innovation"
David Ridley, Duke University (Contact Author)
Margaret Kyle, Toulouse School of Economics

"Protecting Consumers or Reducing Competition? The Impact of Banning Foreign Pharmacies from Sponsored Search"
Matthew Chesnes, Federal Trade Commission
Weijia Dai, University of Maryland
Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Guy David, University of Pennsylvania
William B. Vogt, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Susan Chen, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecom Reforms and Growth--A Case Study of Sub-Sahara African Countries"
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition: The Case of Famine in Ghana"
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Kofi Ampaabeng, Clark University

"Heat Waves at Conception and Later Life Outcomes"
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics

"Satisfaction with Life and Risk Preferences in Rural Ethiopia"
Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Jerry Hionis, Jr, Temple University

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Session Chairs:

Kpoti Kitissou, Binghamton University

Papers:

"HIV Epidemic’s Impact on Intergenerational Human Capital Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Kpoti Kitissou, Binghamton University (Contact Author)
Yanan Chen, Rollins College

"Social Interactions and Malaria Preventive Behaviors in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics (Contact Author)
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida

"The Effect of the Distribution of Bednets on Child Health: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa"
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics
Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida

"Individuals’ Preventive Behavioral Response to Changes in Malaria Risks and Government Interventions: Evidence from Six African Countries"
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Robyn Kibler, University of South Florida
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics

Discussants:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Yi Lu, Barry University
Mary Schroeder, University of Iowa
Kpoti Kitissou, Binghamton University

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