Organizers:

Roger D. Blair, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Sarah Hamersma, Syracuse University

Papers:

"Econometric Estimates of Monopsony Power in Nurse Labor Market"
Christina DePasquale, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"Tying, Bundling, and Method-of-Use Patents"
Roger D. Blair, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Hospitals Mergers: The Effects of Location on Quality Improvements and Price Competition"
Thomas Knight, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
Bruce A. Seaman, Georgia State University

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Organizers:

Seth Gershenson, American University

Session Chairs:

Seth Gershenson, American University

Papers:

"Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?"
Alison Jacknowitz, American University (Contact Author)
Seth Gershenson, American University

"School Choice in Rural Locales: Do Alternative Jurisdictions Impact Student Performance?"
Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Joshua Cowen, University of Kentucky
Suzanne P. Troske, University of Kentucky

"Are 'Education Lotteries' Less Regressive? Evidence from Texas"
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
Kara D.S. Mitchell, Belmont University (Contact Author)

"The Housing and Educational Consequences of the School Choice Provisions of NCLB: Evidence from Charlotte, NC"
Eric J. Brunner, The University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Stephen Billings, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Stephen L. Ross, University of Connecticut

Discussants:

Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University
Seth Gershenson, American University

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Organizers:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University

Papers:

"State Merit-Aid Programs and College Major: A Focus on STEM"
David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University

"The Specificity of General Human Capital: Evidence from College Major Choice"
Josh Kinsler, University of Rochester
Ronni Pavan, University of Rochester

"Was that SMART? Institutional Financial Incentives and Field of Study"
Jeffrey T. Denning, The University of Texas at Austin (Contact Author)
Patrick Turley, Harvard University

"College Major Competitiveness and Attrition from the Sciences"
Marc Luppino, Federal Trade Commission
Richard H. Sander, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussants:

Christopher M. Cornwell, The University of Georgia
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University

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Organizers:

Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia

Papers:

"The Effects of For-Profit College Training on Earnings"
Anna Chung, The University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"Separate and Unequal in the Labor Market: School Quality and the Black-White Wage Gap"
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Marianne H. Wanamaker, The University of Tennessee

"Public Education and Parent Choice in Market Space That Is Dominated by Public Rent-Seeking"
Chris Fawson, Utah State University (Contact Author)
Roberta Herzberg, Utah State University

Discussants:

Ruben Jacobo-Rubio, The University of Georgia
Robert Toutkoushian, The University of Georgia
Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia

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