Organizers:

Michael S. Kofoed, United States Military Academy

Session Chairs:

Michael S. Kofoed, United States Military Academy

Papers:

"Extracurricular Participation and the Effects on Risky Behaviors During High School"
Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University
Muriel Zheng Fang, University of Akron

"Are You There God? It's Me, a College Student: Higher Education and Religious Convictions"
Jay Walker, Niagara University (Contact Author)
Wesley Routon, Georgia Gwinnett College

"Ready, Writing, and Ready to Succeed: Exploring the Link Between Teacher Gender and the Non-cognitive Skills of Students"
Evan Rhinesmith, University of Arkansas
Julie Trivitt, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Gainful Employment Regulations on the Access to Higher Education"
Ian K. McDonough, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michael S. Kofoed, United States Military Academy

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Session Chairs:

Sean E. Mulholland, Stonehill College

Papers:

"The Political Economy of State-Level Immigrant Policy"
Qinping Feng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)

"Motivation Is My Human Capital: 21st Century Immigration into the US"
Fahad Gill, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Family or Work: Preference-Based Immigration and City Growth"
Jason J. Delaney, Georgia Gwinnett College (Contact Author)

"Under the Table and Dreaming: The Migratory Response of Immigrants and Natives to Differences in State Minimum Wages"
Sean E. Mulholland, Stonehill College (Contact Author)
Kristen Veit, Stonehill College

"Location Preferences of Retirees"
Ryan Mickey, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jillian Beaugez Carr, Texas A&M University
Hal Martin, Georgia State University
Wesley Routon, Georgia Gwinnett College
Ryan Mickey, Georgia State University
Qinping Feng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Session Chairs:

Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Beloit College

Papers:

"Military Service and Marital Dissolution: A Trajectory Analysis"
Wesley Routon, Georgia Gwinnett College (Contact Author)

"Does Simplifying Divorce and Marriage Registration Matter? Regression Discontinuity Evidence from China"
Cheng Cheng, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Marital Stability on the Labor Supply Response to Changes in Wage Rates and Taxes"
Yonghui Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Contact Author)

"Paying for Violence? Spousal Abuse and Son Preference in India"
Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Beloit College (Contact Author)
Erin K. Fletcher, Lafayette College

Discussants:

Yonghui Zhang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wesley Routon, Georgia Gwinnett College
Cheng Cheng, The University of Mississippi
Rebecca Valenzuela, Monash University

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