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:

Penelope B. Prime, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Productivity Gains from Geographic Concentration of Human Capital: Is Specialization or Diversity More Important?"
Robert R. Reed, III, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Christopher Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Michaela Patton, The University of Alabama

"Exploring Wage Determination by Education Level: A U.S. MSA Analysis for 2005-2011"
Penelope B. Prime, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Donald R. Grimes, University of Michigan

"Noisy Little ZIP Codes: The Role of Population Size in Community Level Measures"
Kylie Jaber, Saginaw Valley State University (Contact Author)
Kaustav Misra, Saginaw Valley State University

Discussants:

Kylie Jaber, Saginaw Valley State University
Brandon Tilley, University of West Georgia
Fahad Gill, Middle Tennessee State University
Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University

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Session Chairs:

Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University

Papers:

"Smoking, Drinking, and Sexual Behavior of Adolescents"
Fafanyo Asiseh, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)
Robert Rosenman, Washington State University

"The Effect of Marijuana Legalization on Risky Behaviors and Educational Attainment in U.S. School-Aged Youth"
Ashley Bradford, The University of Georgia
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"The Effect of State-Level Sex Education Policies on Youth Sexual Behaviors"
Danielle Atkins, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia

"Sex, Drugs, Alcohol and Happiness: Selection or Causation?"
Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Fafanyo Asiseh, North Carolina A&T State University
Sisir Debnath, Indian School of Business
Asia Sikora Kessler, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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