Session Chairs:

Claus C. Portner, Seattle University

Papers:

"Labor Market Frictions and Compensating Wage Differentials"
T. Yudo Wicaksono, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky

"Does Government Health Insurance Reduce Job Lock and Job Push?"
Scott J. Barkowski, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Economic Burden of Occupational Injuries/Illnesses in U.S. Manufacturing Sector"
Tapas Ray, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contact Author)

"Testing the Theory of Equalizing Differences Using Online Labor Market Experiments"
Claus C. Portner, Seattle University (Contact Author)
Nail Hassairi, University of Washington
Michael Toomim, University of Washington

Discussants:

Scott J. Barkowski, Clemson University
T. Yudo Wicaksono, University of Kentucky
Yanling Qi, Georgia State University
Shintaro Yamaguchi, McMaster University

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Session Chairs:

Jonathan Bauchet, Purdue University

Papers:

"Bigger Is Better: Group Size and Loan Repayment in Microfinance"
Jonathan Bauchet, Purdue University (Contact Author)
Sugato Chakravarty, Purdue University

"Evaluating the Impact of the Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme on the Girl Child"
Nayana Bose, Washington and Lee University
Shreyasee Das, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Contact Author)

"Sex of the First Child, Fertility, Birth Interval and Parental Inputs in Northern India"
Md Nazmul Ahsan, University of Southern California
Riddhi Bhowmick, University of Southern California (Contact Author)

"Women’s Reservation and India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme"
Nayana Bose, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nayana Bose, Washington and Lee University
Shreyasee Das, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Robert M. Gonzalez, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Claus C. Portner, Seattle University

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Session Chairs:

Matthew Makofske, The University of Mississippi

Papers:

"Accounting for Uncertain Worker Quality in Monopsonistic Labor Markets: An Application to Collegiate Football"
Matthew Makofske, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"Racial Discrimination Among Employees: Evidence from Beaned Batters in Major League Baseball"
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University (Contact Author)
Bryan Vadheim, London School of Economics
Claus C. Portner, Seattle University

Discussants:

Maria Sorokina, West Virginia University
Gregory A. Falls, Central Michigan University

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