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Organizers:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

Session Chairs:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"The Fat-Tailed Distribution of Blockbuster Punitive Damages Awards"
W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Benjamin J. McMichael, Vanderbilt University Law School

"The Slippery Slope of Geographic Market Definition: Moving Beyond Aspen"
John W. Mayo, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Costly Voluntary Disclosure in a Signaling Game"
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Mark V. Van Boening, The University of Mississippi

"Inter-State Migration of Same-Sex Couples with Differential State Marriage Legality: Theory and Evidence"
Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
Andrew Horowitz, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University
Raja Kali, University of Arkansas
Carl T. Kitchens, The University of Mississippi
Mushfiq Swaleheen, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Organizers:

David S. Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau

Session Chairs:

David S. Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau

Papers:

"Evaluating Dimensional and Distributional Contributions to Multidimensional Poverty"
James E. Foster, George Washington University (Contact Author)

"The Supplemental Poverty Measure: Examining the Incidence and Depth of Poverty in the U.S. Taking Account of Taxes and Transfers in 2012"
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Supplemental Poverty Measure: A Comparison of Geographic Adjustments with Regional Price Parities vs. Median Rents from the American Community Survey"
Trudi Jane Renwick, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)
Bettina H. Aten, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Troy Martin, Bureau of Economic Analysis

"The Virginia Poverty Measure: An Alternative Poverty Measure for the Commonwealth"
Dustin A. Cable, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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Session Chairs:

Christopher Mann, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Unbalanced Growth and Public Good Provision"
Christopher Mann, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Can Trustworthiness Improve Efficiency in Public Good Provision?"
Evana Afreen, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Misperceptions and Attitudes Towards Income Redistribution: A 'Real Donation' Experiment"
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women (Contact Author)
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University
Philip Grossman, Monash University
Mana Komai, St. Cloud State University

"Perception of Deception: The Fall in Redistribution Preferences and Rise in Government Mistrust after the Great Recession"
Christa Marr, Clark University
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)

"Factors Influencing Capacity Development of Public Water System in Mississippi"
Jesse Tack, Mississippi State University
Alan Barefield, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women
Sean Higgins, Tulane University
Evana Afreen, Georgia State University
Cheng Cheng, Texas A&M University
Alexander B. Ufier, University of Oklahoma

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Organizers:

David Porter, Chapman University

Session Chairs:

David Porter, Chapman University

Papers:

"How to Master your Fantasy (Football)"
Ryan French, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"Auctions with Tokens"
Michael Caldara, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"Auctions with Negotiations"
David Porter, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"Experimental Evidence on the Properties of the California's Cap and Trade Price Containment Reserve"
Rachel Bodsky, MobLab (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Joonyoung Hur, California State University, Northridge

Session Chairs:

Gabriela Best, California State University, Fullerton

Papers:

"Monetary Policy Perceptions"
Gabriela Best, California State University, Fullerton (Contact Author)
Fabio Milani, University of California, Irvine

"Technology Adoption, Job Polarization, and Jobless Recoveries"
Paul Gaggl, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)

"No News Is Good News"
Joonyoung Hur, California State University, Northridge (Contact Author)
Eric Leeper, Indiana University
Todd Walker, Indiana University

"Mismatch in the Great Depression and the 40s: Hysteresis or Structural Unemployment?"
Gabriel Mathy, American University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Session Chairs:

Joshua J. Miller, National Association of Home Builders

Papers:

"The Growth-Equity Tradeoff in Tax Policy Design: Evidence from a Large Panel of Countries"
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Georgia State University
Yongzheng Liu, Renmin University of China (Contact Author)

"Tax Incidence and Tax Evasion"
Denvil Duncan, Indiana University (Contact Author)
Philipp Doerrenberg, University of Cologne

"Transitional Welfare Effects of Environmental Tax Reforms and Overlapping Generations"
Nathalie Mathieu-Bolh, University of Vermont (Contact Author)

"The Behavioral Response of Delinquent Taxpayers to Tax Lien Sales: Evidence from Ohio"
Joshua J. Miller, National Association of Home Builders (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Haishan Yuan, University of Maryland
Nathalie Mathieu-Bolh, University of Vermont
Sutirtha Bagchi, University of Michigan
Yongzheng Liu, Renmin University of China

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Session Chairs:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Papers:

"The Political Economy of Education Finance: The Case of Texas"
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Thomas A. Husted, American University

"Financial Aid and Business Cycles"
Elizabeth S. Bradley, CNA
Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"For Profit and Traditional Colleges: Different Prices for Different Goals"
Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Managing Student Transport Costs in Minnesota School Districts"
Conrad Puozaa, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert Mason, Georgia Gwinnett College
Susan Reilly, American University
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

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Organizers:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Session Chairs:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Papers:

"Does the Power to Use Eminent Domain for Economic Development Actually Enhance Economic Development?"
Geoffrey K. Turnbull, University of Central Florida
Robert Salvino, Coastal Carolina University (Contact Author)
Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University

"Regulatory Interpretation – The Regulator, the Firm, and the Court"
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author)
Jim Fetzner, Brookside Homes of America

"Entrepreneurship and Recruitment Policies in the American States"
Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Informal Institutions on Entrepreneurial Outcomes"
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author)
Marek Rivero, Southern New Hampshire University

"Substitution and Income Effects of Lump-Sum Income at the Aggregate Level: The Effective Budget Constraint of the Government and the Flypaper Effect"
Cristian F. Sepulveda, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"Does Housing Stock Age Matter? The Impact of Housing Stock Age on People’s Decision on Location Choice"
Bo Liu, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University
Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University
Jim Fetzner, Brookside Homes of America
Robert Salvino, Coastal Carolina University

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Session Chairs:

Becky Roselius Haney, Calvin College

Papers:

"Decomposing Inequality in the United States: Fair vs. Unfair Determinants"
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT (Contact Author)

"Income Inequality, Media Fragmentation and Political Polarization"
Jason L. Saving, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
John Duca, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

"Information Technology, Human Capital and Income Inequality"
Li Sun, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Income, Inequality and Technology: What Can Agent-Based Models Tell Us?"
Becky Roselius Haney, Calvin College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Li Sun, West Virginia University
Olga Belskaya, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Byung-Cheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School

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Organizers:

Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University

Session Chairs:

Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Can School Entry Age Affect Marriage and Fertility"
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver (Contact Author)
Elizabeth Dhuey, University of Toronto
Kelly Bedard, University of California-Santa Barbara

"Spare the Rod? What the Changing Nature of Selection Can Tell Us about the Causal Effect of Spanking"
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Birth Spacing and Adolescent Risky Behaviors"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
Elizabeth Munnich, University of Louisville

"Graduated Driver Licensing and Teen Fertility"
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lucie Schmidt, Williams College
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Angela K. Dills, Providence College

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Session Chairs:

Daniel Litwok, Michigan State University

Papers:

"Alcohol Consumption, Availability, and Violent Crime: Evidence from Texas Counties"
Michael Sinkey, University of West Georgia (Contact Author)
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia

"The Deterrence of HOPE: The Impact of the HOPE Scholarship on Crime"
Adam R. Cook, SUNY Buffalo (Contact Author)

"The Game Between Police and Crime: When Neighbors Come into Play"
Longjin Chen, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) (Contact Author)

"Police, Politics, and Public Safety: Do Police Officers Write Tickets in Response to Political Pressure?"
Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Graduated Driver Licensing and Adolescent Outcomes"
Daniel Litwok, Michigan State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher J. Boudreaux, Florida State University
Michael Sinkey, University of West Georgia
Adam R. Cook, SUNY Buffalo
William B. Hankins, The University of Alabama
Melanie Cozad, Furman University

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Session Chairs:

Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University

Papers:

"Bigger Fees and Bigger Firms: An Empirical Examination of Development Impact Fees and Firm Size"
Adam T. Jones, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Contact Author)

"Effects of Merger and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University (Contact Author)
Arnab Nayak, Deloitte and Touche

"Endogenous Institution Selection Influence on Nested PD Games"
Malcolm Kass, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"The Cost of Occupational Fatalities in Small Businesses"
Anasua Bhattacharya, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contact Author)

"The Agents' Preferences in Economic Committee of Congress on the General Budget of Colombia, During the Eight Years of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2009)"
Adriana Francisca Salinas, National University of Colombia (Contact Author)
Jaime Abel Huertas, National University of Colombia

Discussants:

Adriana Francisca Salinas, National University of Colombia
Adam T. Jones, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Anasua Bhattacharya, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malcolm Kass, The University of Texas at Dallas
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida

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Session Chairs:

Michael Good, Florida International University

Papers:

"Remittances, Institutions, and Inequality in Developing Nations"
Joshua Dennis Hall, The University of Tampa (Contact Author)
Karla Borja, University of Tampa

"The Linkage Between Foreign Direct Investment and International Migration"
Xu Xu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Contact Author)
Kevin Sylwester, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

"Immigration and International Trade: Evidence from Recent South Korean Experiences"
Chong-Uk Kim, Sonoma State University (Contact Author)
Gie Young Lim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

"FDI and Temporary or Permanent Immigration"
Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh (Contact Author)

"Reconsidering the Localized Pro-Trade Effect of Immigration with Generalized Propensity Scores: What Really Is the Marginal Contribution?"
Michael Good, Florida International University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh
Joshua Dennis Hall, The University of Tampa
Xu Xu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Christina Houseworth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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Session Chairs:

John Robst, University of South Florida

Papers:

"Family Involvement in Youth Residential Mental Health Treatment: Post-Discharge Placement and Continuity of Care"
John Robst, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"Missing Babies, Missing Heritability--Does Black Birthweight Reach Genetic Potential?"
Muriel Zheng Fang, University of Akron (Contact Author)

"Subcontracting Health Care Services: Lessons from Therapist Staffing in Skilled Nursing Facilities"
John Bowblis, Miami University (Contact Author)
Christopher Brunt, Georgia Southern University

"Effect of Health on Retirement of Older Americans"
Subhasree Basu Roy, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"People Do Respond to Incentives: The Case of Obese ESRD Patients"
Marietou Ouayogode, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John Bowblis, Miami University
Marietou Ouayogode, Georgia State University
Muriel Zheng Fang, University of Akron
Yi Lu, Barry University
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii, Manoa

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Organizers:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

Session Chairs:

Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Have Multilateral Conventions Lowered Corruption Around the World"
Mushfiq Swaleheen, Florida Gulf Coast University (Contact Author)

"Political Connections, Social Network Investment, and Entrepreneurship"
Raja Kali, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne

"The Impact of Variance and Skewness of Court Awards on Settlement Negotiations"
Eric Cardella, Texas Tech University
Carl T. Kitchens, The University of Mississippi

"Does Private Security Affect the Level of Crime? A Test Using State Regulations as Instruments"
Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Brian Meehan, Florida State University

Discussants:

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas
John W. Mayo, Georgetown University
W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

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Organizers:

David S. Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau

Session Chairs:

Graton Gathright, U.S. Census Bureau

Papers:

"Using Synthetic SIPP Data to Gain Access to Linked Survey-Administrative Records"
Martha Stinson, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)
Gary Benedetto, U.S. Census Bureau

"Employment Transitions and Earnings Stability: An Analysis Using SIPP Linked to Administrative Data at the Job-Level"
Holly Monti, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Flexible Bayesian Modeling for Multiple Imputation in the SIPP"
Jared Murray, Duke University
Jared Reiter, Duke University

"Reporting Accuracy in the Re-Designed SIPP"
Christopher Wignall, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Manoj M. Mohanan, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Manoj M. Mohanan, Duke University

Papers:

"Intrinsic Incentives and Motivation: Are Nicer or Happier Health Workers Actually Better"
Kenneth Leonard, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Responding to Incentives: Evidence on the Impact of Rwanda's Pay for Performance Program from Facility Data and Patient Exit Interviews"
Sebastian Bauhoff, RAND
Manoj M. Mohanan, Duke University

"The Market for Provider Performance: Evidence from Data on Provider Competence, Effort and Market Demand"
Manoj M. Mohanan, Duke University
Marcos Vera Hernandez, University College London

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Amanda Ross, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

Amanda Ross, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Is Pork-Barrel Spending a Common Resource? A Search for the Tragedy of the Commons in Pork-Barrel Legislation"
J. Zachary Klingensmith, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Economic Institutions and Global Poverty"
Joseph Connors, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)

"Is Sequestration the (Wicked) Step-Mother of Invention? Expanding Budgets via Strategic Use of Leasing"
William McAndrew, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Paul Speaker, West Virginia University

"A Spatial Analysis of Growth and Institutional Quality Across the United States: Evidence from Metropolitan Areas"
Jamie Bologna, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University
Donald J. Lacombe, West Virginia University

Discussants:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Amanda Ross, West Virginia University
Joseph Connors, Wake Forest University
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

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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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Session Chairs:

Zachary Gochenour, George Mason University

Papers:

"Female Participation in Economic Activities and Corruption"
Chandan Kumar Jha, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University

"Gender Effects on Technology Adoption in Zambia"
Mariana Saenz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Contact Author)

"Explaining the Confusion over the Impact of Mother’s Autonomy on her Daughters in Patriarchal Societies"
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author)

"The Political Externalities of Immigration"
Zachary Gochenour, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Alex Nowrasteh, Cato Institute

Discussants:

Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University
Chandan Kumar Jha, Louisiana State University
Mariana Saenz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brian Hill, Salisbury University

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Session Chairs:

Guoliang Feng, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Auto Title Lending and Financial Hardships"
Kathryn Fritzdixon, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Strategic Effects of Environmental Policy Commitments: Climate Change, Solar Radiation Management and Correlated Air Pollutants"
Jingwen Qu, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Emilson Silva, University of Alberta

"Powering Demand: Solar Photovoltaic Subsidies in California"
Kenneth D. Reddix, II, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Consequences of Public and Private Transfers on Household’s Investment in Storm Protection"
Sakib Mahmud, University of Wisconsin-Superior (Contact Author)
Gazi Hassan, University of Waikato

"Local Housing Returns and the Optimal Portfolio of Consumption Constrained Households"
Guoliang Feng, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sakib Mahmud, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Kenneth D. Reddix, II, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathryn Fritzdixon, Vanderbilt University
Guoliang Feng, The George Washington University
Damian Damianov, The University of Texas-Pan American

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Session Chairs:

Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY

Papers:

"Economic Growth Along Mexico's Southern Border"
Gregory J. Brock, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)

"Stages of Diversification in Latin America"
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
W. Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University

"Government Expenditures, Financing, and Economic Growth in Cape Verde"
Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY (Contact Author)
Felix Rioja, Georgia State University

"Time-To-Build Completion Patterns for Residential Structures and for All Structures, 1971-2009"
Michael Montgomery, University of Maine (Contact Author)

"Is an Aversion to Loss Driving Countercyclical Aggregate Volatility?"
M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Gregory J. Brock, Georgia Southern University
Vipul Bhatt, James Madison University
M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University

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Session Chairs:

Jerry Hionis, Jr, Temple University

Papers:

"Non-Parasitic Warlords and Geographical Distance"
Jerry Hionis, Jr, Temple University (Contact Author)

"Concessions and Repression: Can Democratizing Lead to Civil War?"
Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College (Contact Author)
Akifumi Ishihara, Kyoto University

"Protest and Repression: A Model of the Arab Spring"
Lance Kent, The College of William & Mary (Contact Author)
Toan Phan, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Discussants:

Alan Barefield, Mississippi State University
Kusum Singh, LeMoyne-Owen College
Lance Kent, The College of William & Mary
Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Murray State University

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Organizers:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University

Session Chairs:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

Papers:

"Contraception Insurance Mandates, Fertility and Health"
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University (Contact Author)
Angela K. Dills, Providence College

"The Impact of Subsidized Birth Control for College Women: Evidence from the Deficit Reduction Act"
Brad J. Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (Contact Author)
Emily Gray Collins, University of Michigan

"The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
Dan Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

"The Effect of Changes in Emergency Contraception Availability on Pregnancy Intendedness: Evidence from the PRAMS"
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Danielle Atkins, The University of Tennessee

Discussants:

Hope Corman, Rider University
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston

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Session Chairs:

Feler Bose, Alma College

Papers:

"Socioeconomic Determinants of Life Expectancy: A Spatial Econometrics Approach"
Minh Tam Schlosky, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Sexual Freedom Indexes from 1960-2010: A New Source for Sexual Freedom in the 50 States"
Feler Bose, Alma College (Contact Author)

"Economic Freedom and State Bond Ratings"
Ariel Belasen, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Contact Author)
Rik Hafer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Shrikant Jategaonkar, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Discussants:

Ariel Belasen, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Minh Tam Schlosky, West Virginia University
Daniel Litwok, Michigan State University

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Session Chairs:

Ruben Jacobo-Rubio, The University of Georgia

Papers:

"Price-Fixing and the Escape Competition Void"
Andrew Smyth, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation: Paragraph-IV Cases Decisions (1984-2012)"
Ruben Jacobo-Rubio, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
John L. Turner, The University of Georgia
Jonathan W. Williams, The University of Georgia

"How Complex Is the Competition in Regulated Pharmaceutical Markets?"
Berna Colak, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University
Yi Deng, University of South Florida

"Negative Information Sharing in Cooperative R&D"
Ceyhun Coban, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Berna Colak, University of South Florida
Tsvetelin M. Tsonevski, Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
Ceyhun Coban, Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew Smyth, Florida State University

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Session Chairs:

Na Zuo, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Seasonal Diversification of Cropping Pattern as a Behavior towards Risk in Flood Affected Agriculture: Evidence from Assam Plains in Northeast India"
Raju Mandal, Assam University
Madhurjya Prasad Bezbaruah, Gauhati University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Multiple and Redundant Labels in the Case of Eggs"
Yan Heng, Kansas State University (Contact Author)
Hikaru Peterson, Kansas State University
Xianghong Li, Kansas State University

"Did Urban Pasteurization Ordinances Affect Public Health: A Synthetic Control Approach"
Huiqiang Wang, University of Rhode Island (Contact Author)
Thomas Sproul, University of Rhode Island

"An Event Study of the Four Day Soybean Export Embargo in the United States in 1973"
Stephanie Morgan Riche, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Crowding-out Effect or Institutions? Resource Curse Revisit with Investigation of Chinese Provinces"
Na Zuo, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Stephanie Morgan Riche, North Carolina State University
Madhurjya Prasad Bezbaruah, Gauhati University
Yan Heng, Kansas State University
Kalyn T. Coatney, Mississippi State University
Binoy Goswami, Dibrugarh University

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Session Chairs:

Jonathan Lee, East Carolina University

Papers:

"An Empirical Test of Offsetting Behavior in Motorcycle Safety Regulation"
Jonathan Lee, East Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Assessing Complementarity of Police Officers and Traffic Cameras"
Sarah Marx Quintanar, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sarah Marx Quintanar, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Caroline Cecot, Vanderbilt University

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Organizers:

Michael Sposi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Session Chairs:

Michael Sposi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Papers:

"Quality of Capital and International Trade: Lessons for Development Accounting"
Piyusha Mutreja, Syracuse University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Banking Deregulations on Inbound Foreign Direct Investment: Transaction-Level Evidence from the United States"
Asli Leblebicioglu, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
Neviana Petkova, University of Oregon

"Capital-Goods Imports, Investment-Specific Productivity, and U.S. Growth"
Anthony Landry, Wharton School
Michele Cavallo, Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System (Contact Author)

"Capital Goods Trade and Economic Development"
Piyusha Mutreja, Syracuse University
B. Ravikumar, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Michael Sposi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Lecture Capture Learning: Do Students Perform Better Compared to Face-to-Face Classes?"
William Bosshardt, Florida Atlantic University
Eric P. Chiang, Florida Atlantic University

"Ten Thousand Words in Economics (A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words)"
Charles A. Holt, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Anna K. Rorem, University of Virginia
Sijia Yang, University of Virginia

"Making Irrational Students Work for You! Motivating Student Performance through Loss Aversion"
Maria Apostolova, University of Kentucky
William Cooper, University of Kentucky
Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Emily Marshall, University of Kentucky

"Cooperative Learning: Can It Off-Set Some of the Costs of Large Enrollment Classes?"
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University
Linda K. Carter, Baylor University
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Discussants:

Abdullah Al-bahrani, Northern Kentucky University
Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College
Lynne Lewis, Bates College
Joab Corey, Florida State University

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Organizers:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland

Session Chairs:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland

Papers:

"Digitizing Doctor Demand: The Impact of Online Reviews on Doctor Choice"
Sonal Vats, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Encouraging Pharmaceutical Innovation"
David Ridley, Duke University (Contact Author)
Margaret Kyle, Toulouse School of Economics

"Protecting Consumers or Reducing Competition? The Impact of Banning Foreign Pharmacies from Sponsored Search"
Matthew Chesnes, Federal Trade Commission
Weijia Dai, University of Maryland
Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Guy David, University of Pennsylvania
William B. Vogt, The University of Georgia

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Organizers:

Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers University

Session Chairs:

Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers University

Papers:

"The Dow Is Killing Me: Risky Health Behaviors and the Stock Market"
Chad Cotti, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Richard Dunn, Texas A&M University
Nathan Tefft, University of Washington

"The Par Clearing Controversy and Progress toward U.S. Monetary Union"
John A. James, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"The Failures that Ignited America's Financial Panics: A Clinical Survey"
Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers University
John A. James, University of Virginia

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Organizers:

Deepraj Mukherjee, Kent State University

Session Chairs:

Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Papers:

"Analyzing Women’s Empowerment"
Sanjukta Roy, The World Bank (Contact Author)

"Is Defending the Exchange Rate Worth It?"
Sheida Teimouri, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author)

"Does Corruption Always Hurt Entrepreneurship?"
Nabamita Dutta, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author)
Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel

Discussants:

Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel
Sanjukta Roy, The World Bank
Nasr Elbahnasawy, Kent State University
Sheida Teimouri, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Organizers:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Papers:

"The Effect of De-Hubbing on Airfares"
Kerry M. Tan, Loyola University Maryland

"The Price and Quality Effects of the Delta-Northwest Merger"
Daniel Greenfield, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Price Matching in Airline Markets"
Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Joe Meskey, East Carolina University

"Value of a Platform to a Seller: The Case of American Airlines Conflict with Online Travel Agencies"
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine
Vivek Pai, University of California, Irvine

Discussants:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American
Kerry M. Tan, Loyola University Maryland
Daniel Greenfield, Federal Trade Commission

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Organizers:

Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University

Session Chairs:

Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University

Papers:

"Parental Health Shocks, Child Labor and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Tanzania"
Shamma Adeeb Alam, University of Washington (Contact Author)

"The Impact of School Cigarette Control Policies on Adolescent Smoking: The Implication of Peers"
Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University (Contact Author)

"Impact of a Higher Rice Price on Rice Consumption in Bangladesh"
Syed Abul Hasan, Australian National University (Contact Author)

"Green Trade, Air Pollution and Environmental Goods Trade in Bangladesh"
Syed Al-Helal Uddin, Florida International University (Contact Author)
Sunera Saba Khan, University of Dhaka

"Are Private Defensive Expenditures against Storm Damages Affected by Public Programs and Natural Barriers? Evidence from Bangladesh Coastal Areas"
Sakib Mahmud, University of Wisconsin-Superior (Contact Author)
Edward Barbier, University of Wyoming

Discussants:

Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University
Sakib Mahmud, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University

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Organizers:

Hossein Radmard, American University of Beirut

Session Chairs:

Adam Pellillo, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University

Papers:

"Entrepreneurship, Corruption, and the Size of U.S. Underground Economies"
Travis Wiseman, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"The Complexity of Property Rights: The Case of Georgia"
Adam Pellillo, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (Contact Author)

"The Shadow of Conflict: An Experimental Investigation"
Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Travis Wiseman, Mississippi State University
Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Adam Pellillo, International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University

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Session Chairs:

Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington

Papers:

"Marriage and Health: Does Risk Aversion Matter?"
Christy Spivey, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"Occupational Stress and Cognitive Outcomes among Older Adults"
Padmaja Ayyagari, University of Iowa
Asia Sikora, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Contact Author)

"Personality Predictors for Health Risk Factors among Older Adults"
J. Catherine Maclean, University of Pennsylvania
Asia Sikora, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Contact Author)
Raees Shaikh, University of Nebraska Medical Center

"Do Higher Income and Health Care Spending Lead to Better Health? A Cross Country Study"
Shafiun Shimul, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Shafiun Shimul, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Bates College
John Robst, University of South Florida
Asia Sikora, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Session Chairs:

Byung-Cheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Does Consumer Inexperience Generate Welfare Losses? Evidence from the Textbook Market"
Forrest Spence, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Competition in the Food Truck Industry"
Brian McNamara, U.S. Department of Transportation (Contact Author)

"Dynamic Platform Competition in a Two-Sided Market: Evidence from the Online Daily Deals Promotion Industry"
Byung-Cheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Jeongsik Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology
Hyunwoo Park, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Word-of-Mouth Communication, Online Reviews and Product Quality"
Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology
Bríd G. Hanna, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bríd G. Hanna, Rochester Institute of Technology
Brian McNamara, U.S. Department of Transportation
Forrest Spence, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College

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Session Chairs:

Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University Northwest

Papers:

"Do Missing Classes Decelerate Student Progress in Gaining Knowledge? Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications"
Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University Northwest (Contact Author)

"Low Hanging Fruit: Explaining Variations in Student Participation Rates in Extra Credit Opportunities"
David L. Lehr, Longwood University (Contact Author)
Melanie Marks, Longwood University

"Non-Cognitive Skills and Performance of Macro Principles Students"
William L. Goffe, Pennsylvania State University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Student Distraction on Student Performance"
Ibrahim Demir, Benedict College (Contact Author)
Jessica Adach White, Benedict College

Discussants:

Ibrahim Demir, Benedict College
David L. Lehr, Longwood University
William L. Goffe, Pennsylvania State University
Amanda L. Wilsker, Georgia Gwinnett College

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Session Chairs:

Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi

Papers:

"The Inter-Generational and Social Transmission of Cultural Traits: Theory and Evidence from Smoking Behavior"
Ahmed Jaber, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Rebekka Christopoulou, Ohio State University
Dean Lillard, Ohio State University

"Teacher Smoking, School Level Policies and Adolescent Smoking in Low and Middle Income Countries"
Silda Nikaj, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)

"Application of Zero Inflated Ordered Probit Model to Marriage, Smoking and Drinking"
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"Distribution and Politics of State Tobacco Policies"
Hui-chen Wang, National Tsing Hua University (Contact Author)
Ming-Feng Hsieh, National Taiwan University

Discussants:

Hui-chen Wang, National Tsing Hua University
Ahmed Jaber, Cornell University
Silda Nikaj, Texas Christian University
John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Organizers:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University

Session Chairs:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

Papers:

"Growth in the Supplemental Security Income Program for Children: The Role of Local Jurisdictions and Fiscal Incentives"
Lucie Schmidt, Williams College (Contact Author)
Julie Berry Cullen, University of California, San Diego

"The Effect of Medicaid Expansions on the Labor Supply of Pregnant Women"
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)
Sandra Decker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert Kaestner, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kosali Simon, Cornell University

"Wearing Out Your Welcome: Examining Differential Medicaid Eligibility of New Entrants and Continuing Recipients"
Sarah Hamersma, Syracuse University (Contact Author)
Burcin Unel, University of Florida

"The Long-Term Impact of Public Investment in Child Care: Evidence from the Lantham Act of 1940"
Chris Herbst, Arizona State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire
Li Feng, Texas State University
Brad J. Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

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Organizers:

Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College

Session Chairs:

Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College

Papers:

"Does It Pay to Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond? Evidence from Chinese Schooling Data"
Courtney Collins, Rhodes College (Contact Author)
Yaojing Wang, Texas A&M University

"'Lock the House, Here Comes the Train’: The Short-Run Effect of the Public Transit on Crime"
David C. Phillips, Hope College (Contact Author)
Danielle Sandler, University of California, Davis

"The Effect of Institutional Expenditures on Employment Outcomes and Wages"
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)
Kevin Rask, Colorado College
Cassandra Benson, Colorado College

"The Distributional Effects of the Federal Empowerment Zone Program"
Curtis L. Reynolds, Kent State University
Shawn Rohlin, Kent State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University
David C. Phillips, Hope College
Shawn Rohlin, Kent State University
Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College

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Session Chairs:

Sutirtha Bagchi, University of Michigan

Papers:

"Kicking the Can Down the Road: Getting Tomorrow’s Taxpayers to Pay for Today’s Public Sector Pensions"
Sutirtha Bagchi, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"A Positive Model of Public Pension Funding"
Gary Wagner, Old Dominion University (Contact Author)
Erick Elder, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

"Partisan Politics and Federal Spending at the State Level"
William B. Hankins, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama
Paul Pecorino, The University of Alabama

"National Representation and Local Public Expenditure: A Natural Experiment from Japan"
Haishan Yuan, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gary Wagner, Old Dominion University
Mario Villarreal, Institute for Humane Studies
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

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Session Chairs:

Sarah Riley, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Expected Income and Labor Market Choices of US Workers: A Locally Weighted Regression Approach"
Grace Li, Virginia Tech (Contact Author)
Thomas A. Mroz, Clemson University

"House Price Dynamics, Unemployment, and the Mobility Decisions of Low-Income Homeowners"
Sarah Riley, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
Giang Nguyen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kim Manturuk, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Which Comes First: Immigration or Jobs?"
Jack Strauss, Reiman School of Finance, Daniels School of Business (Contact Author)
Hailong Qian, Saint Louis University

"Non-Linear Spatial Capitalization Effects of Fire, Police, and Emergency Medical Services"
Trey Trosper, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Trey Trosper, The University of Oklahoma
Jack Strauss, Reiman School of Finance, Daniels School of Business
Grace Li, Virginia Tech
George Mawuli Akpandjar, The University of Mississippi

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Session Chairs:

Kul Kapri, Syracuse University

Papers:

"An Empirical Assessment of the Gains from Trade in Innovative Tasks among European Multinational Firms"
Saleh Tabrizy, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Skill Upgrading, Firm Size and Trade Liberalization in Partner Country: Evidence from Korean Firm-Level Data"
Kul Kapri, Syracuse University (Contact Author)

"Cyclical Sensitivity and Organization of Multinational Firms"
Sooyoung Lee, University of Colorado Boulder (Contact Author)

"Political Environment, Democracy and Japanese Outward FDI: A Panel Data Analysis"
Ivan Deseatnicov, Waseda University (Contact Author)
Hiroya Akiba, Waseda University

Discussants:

Ivan Deseatnicov, Waseda University
Saleh Tabrizy, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Jason Rastovski, Centre College
Sooyoung Lee, University of Colorado Boulder

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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:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Moderators:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Panelists:

James Saunoris, Eastern Michigan University "Using Data to Improve Learning Outcomes in Economics Courses"

Emily Marshall, University of Kentucky "The Assignment-Centered Economics Course"

Abdullah Al-bahrani, Northern Kentucky University "Lessons from Using Social Media to Engage Students"

David Barrus, Brigham Young University-Idaho "1) Using Interactive Graphs in Teaching Principles of Economics Courses and 2) Using Surveys in Teaching Econometrics Courses"

Darshak Patel, University of Tennessee, Martin "Using the 30for30 ESPN Series to Teach Economics"

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Organizers:

J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Moderators:

J.R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Panelists:

Karen Vaughn, George Mason University

Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University

Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

William F. Shughart, II, Utah State University

Paul H. Rubin, Emory University

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Organizers:

R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University

Papers:

"Yeast"
R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Luke Boosey, Florida State University
Douglas A. Norton, Florida State University

"Centrality and Control in Group Production"
Abhijit Ramalingam, University of East Anglia (Contact Author)
David Rojo-Arjona, Chapman University
Arthur Schram, University of Amsterdam
Boris van Leeuwen, University of Amsterdam

"Network Monitoring in Public Goods Provision"
Luke Boosey, Florida State University (Contact Author)
R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University

"Paying to Punish in Public Goods Games"
Sara Godoy, University of Essex (Contact Author)
Antonio J. Morales, University of Malaga
Abhijit Ramalingam, University of East Anglia
James M. Walker, Indiana University

Discussants:

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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:

Raymond Guiteras, University of Maryland
Subhrendu Pattanayak, Duke University
Marc Jeuland, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Subhrendu Pattanayak, Duke University

Papers:

"Demand Coordination with Strong Complementarities and Externalities: Evidence from Sanitation Interventions in Bangladesh"
Raymond Guiteras, University of Maryland
James Levinsohn, Yale University
A. Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University

"Adoption and Use of Improved Stoves in the Presence of Varied Institutions"
Marc Jeuland, Duke University
Subhrendu Pattanayak, Duke University

"Destruction, Disinvestment, and Death: Economic and Human Losses Following Environmental Disaster"
Jesse K Anttila-Hughes, University of San Francisco (Contact Author)
Solomon Hsiang, Princeton University

"Could Droughts Improve Human Capital? Evidence from India"
Manisha Shah, University of California, Los Angeles
Bryce Steinberg, Harvard University

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Developing Student Research Partners"
Bryan C. McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University (Contact Author)

"Research Assistants Are Not Born–-They Are Made"
Aju J. Fenn, Colorado College (Contact Author)

"Incentivizing Quality Research in Economics Capstone Courses"
Michael C. Seeborg, Illinois Wesleyan University (Contact Author)

"Some Approaches to Undergraduate Research in Economics"
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

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Session Chairs:

Susan Chen, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecom Reforms and Growth--A Case Study of Sub-Sahara African Countries"
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition: The Case of Famine in Ghana"
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Kofi Ampaabeng, Clark University

"Heat Waves at Conception and Later Life Outcomes"
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics

"Satisfaction with Life and Risk Preferences in Rural Ethiopia"
Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Jerry Hionis, Jr, Temple University

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Session Chairs:

Jinyoung Eom, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Papers:

"The Role of Spouse’s Health Conditions on the Decision of Nursing Home Entry of the Elderly Couples in the United States"
Jinyoung Eom, State University of New York at Stony Brook (Contact Author)

"Social Interactions and Adherence for Preventive Health Care Recommendations Among the Elderly"
Natallia Gray, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"Heart Attacks and Subsequent Medication Choices: The Effect of Medicare Part D Benefit Phase and Time of Year"
Mary Schroeder, University of Iowa (Contact Author)
John Brooks, University of Iowa
Elizabeth Cook, University of Iowa

"Translational Research in Public Health Education: The Economics of Implementing Community Theater in Combating Diabetes"
Philip Szmedra, Georgia Southwestern State University (Contact Author)

"Cost-Effectiveness of Clinic-Based Interventions to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening: Comparison of FOBT- Versus Colonoscopy-Based Programs"
Ramzi G. Salloum, The University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ramzi G. Salloum, The University of South Carolina
Natallia Gray, University of South Florida
Philip Szmedra, Georgia Southwestern State University
Mary Schroeder, University of Iowa
Tannista Banerjee, Auburn University

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Session Chairs:

Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University

Papers:

"After the Tournament: Outcomes and Effort Provision"
Andrew McGee, Simon Fraser University (Contact Author)
Peter McGee, National University of Singapore

"'I'll Trade You Some Accuracy for that Confidence': The Story of Pundit Accuracy and Viewer Preferences"
Ben O. Smith, Washington State University (Contact Author)

"Rational Addiction and Video Games"
Micah Pollak, Indiana University Northwest (Contact Author)

"No Time to Eat: An Analysis of Eating and Food Preparation Time among Single-Headed Households"
Mark Senia, Iowa State University
Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University
Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

"Peeking Inside the 'Black Box'- Examining the Effects of Leadership Humility and Employee Input on Continual Improvement and Firm Performance"
Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida
Micah Pollak, Indiana University Northwest
Ben O. Smith, Washington State University
Andrew McGee, Simon Fraser University
Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University

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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:

Ding Du, Northern Arizona University

Papers:

"Optimal R&D Subsidies with Heterogeneous Firms in a Dynamic Setting"
Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Joshua Dennis Hall, The University of Tampa

"How Private Property Protection Influences the Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Economic Growth"
Jihong Zhang, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology
Ding Du, Northern Arizona University (Contact Author)
Walter G. Park, American University

"Basic vs. Inventive Research: Optimal R&D Strategies in Patent Races"
Mark Frascatore, Clarkson University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mark Frascatore, Clarkson University
Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University
Ding Du, Northern Arizona University

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Session Chairs:

Christina Houseworth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Papers:

"Divorce Spillover Effects: The Effects of Marriage Market Participation on Future Divorce Rates"
Sheena Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder (Contact Author)

"Disruptive Events: The Relationship Between Divorce and Immigration"
Christina Houseworth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Contact Author)
Barry R. Chiswick, The George Washington University

"'Don't Worry. I’ll Divorce You When I Get Sick.' Medicaid Long Term Care Eligibility Rules and Divorce Among the Elderly"
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Virginia Hodges, Jessie Ball DuPont Foundation

"Is 'Best Interest of the Child' Best for Every Child? The Long-Term Implications of Gender-Neutral Custody Laws"
Yang Chen, Ohio State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yang Chen, Ohio State University
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
Sheena Murray, University of Colorado, Boulder
Xue Li, Louisiana State University

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Organizers:

Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College

Session Chairs:

Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College

Papers:

"Publicly-Provided Health Insurance and Health Behavior: The Case of Medicaid Expansions for Pregnant Women"
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)
Robert Kaestner, University of Illinois at Chicago
George Wehby, University of Iowa

"Health Insurance Premiums, Medical Care Utilizations, and the Well-Being of the Elderly"
Yuping Tsai, Carter Consulting, Centers for Disease Control (Contact Author)

"Adjusting BMI for Measurement Error with Invalid Validation Data"
Joshua Pinkston, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Breaking Bad: Are Meth Labs Justified in Dry Counties?"
Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Stephan F. Gohmann, University of Louisville
Joshua Pinkston, University of Louisville

Discussants:

Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
Yuping Tsai, Carter Consulting, Centers for Disease Control
Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville
Joshua Pinkston, University of Louisville

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Session Chairs:

Chi-ang Lin, National Chengchi University

Papers:

"North Korean Internal Migration"
Max St Brown, Erckerd College (Contact Author)

"The Impact of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit on Migration"
Amanda Ross, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Brian Cushing, West Virginia University

"Spatial Diffusion of the Hispanic Population in the United States"
Chi-ang Lin, National Chengchi University (Contact Author)
Mingming Pan, New Mexico State University

Discussants:

Amanda Ross, West Virginia University
Max St Brown, Erckerd College
Karla Borja, University of Tampa

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Session Chairs:

Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College

Papers:

"The Impact of Information Technology Investment on Firm Survival During 30 Years of Railroad Consolidation"
Will Holmes, Georgia Gwinnett College (Contact Author)
Melinda Cline, Georgia Gwinnett College
Andrew Stephenson, Georgia Gwinnett College

"The Effects of Inter-Industry Competition on Prices in Chinese Airline Markets: Two Natural Experiments from High-Speed Rails"
Jihui Chen, Illinois State University (Contact Author)
Feng Wei, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
Lan Zhang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

"A New Risk Approach to Analyze Shipping Financial Performance"
Grace Wang, Texas A&M University at Galveston (Contact Author)
Zaili Yang, Liverpool John Moores University

"Environmental Regulation, Electricity Restructuring, and Labor Productivity in Surface Coal Mining Industry"
Xing Liu, University of Arizona (Contact Author)

"Price Discrimination Based upon the Product Use: New Evidence in the Coal Market of the United States"
Qingxin He, Winston Salem State University (Contact Author)
Jonathan Lee, East Carolina University

Discussants:

Grace Wang, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Jacob Malone, The University of Georgia
Jihui Chen, Illinois State University
Qingxin He, Winston Salem State University

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Session Chairs:

Jason Rastovski, Centre College

Papers:

"Is All Debt Created Equal?"
Jarrod Hunt, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Shadow Banking and External Borrowing in the United States"
Jason Rastovski, Centre College (Contact Author)

"Foreign Bank Behavior During Financial Crises"
Julian Caballero, Inter-American Development Bank (Contact Author)
Jonathon Adams-Kane, World Bank
Jamus Lim, World Bank

Discussants:

Jarrod Hunt, University of Houston
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
Indrit Hoxha, Penn State University Harrisburg

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Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, Litigation Analytics, Inc.

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, Litigation Analytics, Inc.

Papers:

"The Effects of Sexual and Physical Assault on Suicidality in High School"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, Litigation Analytics, Inc. (Contact Author)

"The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Alcohol Consumption"
Angela K. Dills, Providence College (Contact Author)

"School Attendance and the Business Cycle"
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, Litigation Analytics, Inc.
Angela K. Dills, Providence College
Sara Markowitz, Emory University
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

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Session Chairs:

Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School

Papers:

"Ben Bernanke: Theory and Practice"
Alexander Gill, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Sparking Fertility: The Rural Electrification Administration and Fertility in the United States 1930-1940"
Carl T. Kitchens, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Rural Farm Structure and Agricultural Portfolios"
Dustin Frye, University of Colorado, Boulder (Contact Author)

"From the Field to the Classroom: The Boll Weevil's Impact on Education in Rural Georgia"
Richard B. Baker, Boston University (Contact Author)

"An Economic Examination of the Evolution of War-Making Power in the United States"
Chad W. Seagren, Naval Postgraduate School (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Richard B. Baker, Boston University
Alexander Gill, North Carolina State University
Carl T. Kitchens, The University of Mississippi
Dustin Frye, University of Colorado, Boulder
Julie Trivitt, University of Arkansas

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Session Chairs:

Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint

Papers:

"Impact of Maternal Depression on Educational Outcomes of School Age Children"
Linyue Yu, Beijing Jiaotong University
Virginia Wilcox-Gok, Northern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"The Earlier or More, the Better: The Effects of Prenatal Care on Maternal Health and Health Behavior"
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Mothers’ Earnings on Health Inputs and Infant Health"
Christian Raschke, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University

"Early Health Interventions and Early Scholastic Achievement in the United States"
Bhavneet Walia, Western Illinois University (Contact Author)
Thomas Sadler, Western Illinois University

"The Effects of Foster Care Legislation on the Length of Time Spent in Care"
Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint (Contact Author)
Brian Hill, Salisbury University

Discussants:

Bhavneet Walia, Western Illinois University
Christian Raschke, Sam Houston State University
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Leslee Brooke Conaway, Georgia College & State University
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University

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Organizers:

Seth Sanders, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Seth Sanders, Duke University

Papers:

"The Consequences of the Great Migration for Blacks in the U.S."
Kenneth Chay, Brown University
Kaivan Munshi, Brown University

"The Impact of the Great Migration on Mortality of African Americans: Evidence from the Deep South"
Dan Black, University of Chicago
Seth Sanders, Duke University (Contact Author)
Evan Taylor, University of Michigan
Lowell Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University

"Access to Schooling and the Black-White Crime Gap in the Early 20th Century: Evidence from Rosenwald Schools"
Katherine Eriksson, California Polytechnic State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

George Levi-Gayle, Washington University in St. Louis
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

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Organizers:

James C. Cox, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

James C. Cox, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Caste, Efficiency and Fairness with Public Goods and Common Pool Resources"
James C. Cox, Georgia State University
Urmimala Sen, Georgia State University

"Only Mine or All Ours: An Artefactual Field Experiment on Procedural Altrusim"
Utteeyo Dasgupta, Franklin and Marshall College
Subha Mani, Fordham University

"Intra-Household Reciprocity"
James C. Cox, Georgia State University
Urmimala Sen, Georgia State University

"Fishy Behavior: A Field Experiment on Cheating in a Real Market"
Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary
Haimanti Bhattacharya, University of Utah

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session Chairs:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Lighting the Fires: Explaining Youth Smoking Initiation and Experimentation in the Context of a Rational Addiction Model with Learning"
Brett Matsumoto, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Parental Health as Foreshadowing? The Effect of Parental Health Shocks on the Smoking Behavior of Adult Offspring"
Michael Darden, Tulane University (Contact Author)
Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Genes, Smoking, and Health over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey"
Kevin Thom, New York University (Contact Author)
David Cesarini, New York University
Andrew Caplin, New York University
Patrick Turley, Harvard University
Daniel Benjamin, Cornell University

Discussants:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

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Organizers:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Session Chairs:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Papers:

"The Effects of Indiana's Twenty-First Century Scholars Program on College Aspirations and Completion"
Robert Toutkoushian, The University of Georgia
Donald Hossler, Indiana University
Stephen L. DesJardins, University of Michigan
Brian McCall, University of Michigan
Manuel Canche, The University of Georgia

"Intra-Family Relations, Poverty, and High School Performance"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Strategic Senioritis and the Impact of Texas's Top Ten Percent Law on High School Outcomes"
Daniel M. Leeds, Michigan Department of Education
Lindsay Daugherty, RAND
Isaac Martorell, Jr., RAND
Isaac McFarlin, Jr., University of Michigan

"Have the Returns to an Incomplete Education Changed Over Time?"
Rodney J. Andrews, The University of Texas at Dallas
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University

"Middle School Music Education and Its Impact on High School Persistence: An Examination of Little Kids Rock"
Priyanka Singh, The University of Texas at Dallas
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Discussants:

John Winters, Oklahoma State University
David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
Courtney Collins, Rhodes College
Marigee Bacolod, Naval Postgraduate School

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Session Chairs:

Olga Belskaya, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Explaining the Declining Gender Pay Gap among College Educated Workers in Russia"
Olga Belskaya, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"An Analysis of Gender Wage Gap over Time in China's Urban Labor Market"
Zhonghui Liu, State University of New York at Binghamton (Contact Author)
Solomon Polachek, State University of New York at Binghamton

"Occupational Concentration and Wages"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Dipanwita Sarkar, Queensland University of Technology

Discussants:

Anna Nesterenko, ERS Group
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University
Ceren Ertan Yoruk, Sage College of Albany

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Organizers:

Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

Session Chairs:

Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University

Papers:

"The Effect of Income on Child Health"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Yang Wang, Lafayette College

"Cigarette Taxes and Youth Smoking: Pre- and Post-MSA Estimates"
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Benjamin C. Hansen, University of Oregon

"Maternal Depression and Housing Outcomes"
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)
Marah A. Curtis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kelly Noonan, Rider University
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

"The Relationship between Smoking and Labor Supply"
Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
Nicholas Sanders, College of William & Mary
Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University
Lindsey Woodworth, University of Florida

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Organizers:

Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University

Moderators:

Dean B. Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University

Panelists:

Russell S. Sobel, The Citadel

Joshua C. Hall, West Virginia University

Patrick McLaughlin, Mercatus Center

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Session Chairs:

Augustina Odame, Utah State University

Papers:

"Rubber Plantation in Non Traditional Areas in India: A Study of Economic and Environmental Sustainability under Different Land Tenure Systems"
Dharmendra Nath, S.B. Deorah College (Contact Author)

"Cost-Effective Placement of Best Management Practices: Lessons from the CEAP Studies"
Luba Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)

"Assessing the Chilling Effect of the WTO on Multilateral Environmental Agreements"
Daniel L. Millimet, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)
Jayjit Roy, Appalachian State University

"Water-Saving Infrastructure Investment under Uncertainty"
Augustina Odame, Utah State University (Contact Author)
Charles Sims, Utah State University

"Managing Groundwater Quantity and Quality: Competitive Myopic Equilibrium Extraction, Competitive Extraction with Limited Foresight, and Optimal Extraction"
Keith Willett, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Sanchari Ghosh, Oklahoma State University

Discussants:

Keith Willett, Oklahoma State University
Dharmendra Nath, S.B. Deorah College
Luba Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University
Bidisha Lahiri, Oklahoma State University
Augustina Odame, Utah State University

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Session Chairs:

Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University

Papers:

"Endogenous Market Structure and Fixed-to-Mobile Competition in the US Telecommunications Industry"
Chengyan Gu, Northeastern University (Contact Author)

"The End of an Era: Is Usage-Based Pricing Right for Residential Broadband?"
Jacob Malone, The University of Georgia
Jonathan W. Williams, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Food Allergen Liability and Regulation When Consumer Label-Reading Effort Counts"
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University (Contact Author)
Maria Vyshnya Aslam, Emory University

"Competitive Pricing with Ordered Consumer Search"
Jian Shen, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Chengyan Gu, Northeastern University
Jian Shen, The Ohio State University
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University

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Organizers:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Session Chairs:

Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Environmental Pollution and Subjective Well-Being in China"
Julia Brandes, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"Two Can Live as Cheaply as One, But Three's a Crowd"
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
Cheti Nicoletti, University of York
Stephen Pudney, University of Essex

"Influence of Level of Corruption on Individual Subjective Well-Being on the Example of Russia"
Daria Milakhina, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"How Do Alternative Nutrition Assistance Programs Affect Health Outcomes?"
Tami Gurley-Calvez, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"Writing Tort Reform Laws: Do Details Matter?"
Rachel Childers, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Philippe Belley, Kansas State University
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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Session Chairs:

Miesha Williams, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Deep Habits and Unemployment Fiscal Multipliers"
Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Murray State University (Contact Author)
Ching Wai (Jeremy) Chiu, Independent Scholar