Session Chairs:

Sean E. Mulholland, Stonehill College

Papers:

"The Contribution of Offshoring to the Convexification of the U.S. Wage Distribution"
Sarah Kroeger, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Private Unions, Public Unions, and Income Inequality"
Sean E. Mulholland, Stonehill College (Contact Author)
Paul Fazio, Stonehill College

"Human Capital Heterogeneity and the Urban Wage Premium"
Christopher Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Michaela Patton, The University of Alabama
Robert R. Reed, III, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"A Real and Permanent Minimum Wage"
Peter Brummund, University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Michael Strain, American Enterprise Institute

"The Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Income Inequality in Kenya: A Quantile Regression Analysis"
James T. Bang, St. Ambrose University (Contact Author)
Aniruddha Mitra, Bard College

Discussants:

Peter Brummund, University of Alabama
Viviane M. Bastos, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James T. Bang, St. Ambrose University
Sarah Kroeger, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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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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