Session Chairs:

Amanda L. Wilsker, Georgia Gwinnett College

Papers:

"1,001 Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Teaching Economics"
Wayne Geerling, Pennsylvania State University
Kim Holder, University of West Georgia
G. Dirk Mateer, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"From Economists to Data Scientists: How Our Discipline Can Participate in the Growth of Analytics"
Kenneth P. Sanford, SAS Institute (Contact Author)

"Are Our Students Prepared? -- Exploring the Gaps in Undergraduate Economics Preparation"
Alexandre Olbrecht, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Natalia V. Smirnova, American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) (Contact Author)

"Oral Exams in Principles Courses: Developing a More Holistic Approach to Economic Education"
Amanda L. Wilsker, Georgia Gwinnett College (Contact Author)
Janita Rawls, Georgia Gwinnett College
Richard Rawls, Georgia Gwinnett College

"Sidewalk Economics: Sidewalk Art as a Mechanism to Teach Economics"
Sean E. Mulholland, Stonehill College (Contact Author)
Sherri Wall, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Discussants:

Kenneth P. Sanford, SAS Institute
Wayne Geerling, Pennsylvania State University
Sean E. Mulholland, Stonehill College
Paul Chambers, University of Central Missouri
Amanda L. Wilsker, Georgia Gwinnett College

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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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