2013 Sessions for Charles M. Becker

 
Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 11B*
Human Capital and Work in Development

Organizers:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Charles M. Becker, Duke University

Papers:

"Father’s Alcohol Consumption and Children’s Education Outcomes: Lessons from India"
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Sen Yan, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Political Violence, Land Reform, and Child Health: Results from Zimbabwe"
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Gender Differences in Education, Work, and Wages in Central Asia: Impact of Conflict and Economic Instability"
Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Charles M. Becker, Duke University
Nurgul Ukueva, American University of Central Asia

 

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Saturday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
SEA*
Session 08D*
Migration, Forced and Voluntary-Case Studies from Three Countries

Organizers:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Sex Ratio and Migration: Evidence from China"
Ren Mu, Texas A&M University
Meiyan Wang, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

"Remittances and Investment in Assets and Education: Results from Kyrgyz Panel Data"
Charles M. Becker, Duke University (Contact Author)
Nurgul Ukueva, American University of Central Asia

"Remittances and the Human Capital of Children: New Evidence from Kyrgyzstan During Revolution and Financial Crisis, 2005-2009"
Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)
Antje Kroeger, German Institute for Development Evaluation

Discussants:

Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jennifer Bennett Shinall, Vanderbilt University
Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

 

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