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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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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Organizers:

Dan Lafave, Colby College

Session Chairs:

Dan Lafave, Colby College

Papers:

"Catch-up Effects in Health Outcomes--Linear and Quantile Regression Estimates from Four Countries"
Subha Mani, Fordham University (Contact Author)

"Height and Cognition at Work: Labor Market Performance in a Low Income Setting"
Dan Lafave, Colby College (Contact Author)

"The Mexican Drug War and Early-Life Health: The Impact of Violent Crime on Birth Outcomes"
Ryan Brown, Duke University (Contact Author)

"The Mexican Drug War and Migration"
Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver
Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Organizers:

Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

Session Chairs:

Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College

Papers:

"Gender-Differential Effects of Conflict on Education: The Case of the 1981-1993 Punjab Insurgency"
Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College (Contact Author)
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Terrorism and the Labor Force: Evidence of an Effect on Female Labor Force Participation and the Labor Gender Gap"
Claude Berrebi, RAND (Contact Author)
Jordan Ostwald, RAND

"Armed Conflict and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Rwanda"
Giulia La Mattina, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"For Better or for Worse: The Long-Term Effects of Postwar Reconstruction on Family Formation"
Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Subha Mani, Fordham University
Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut
Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College

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