Organizers:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Pierre Nguimkeu, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida

Papers:

"Public Compensation Policies, Occupational Choice, and Aggregate Productivity"
Pierre Nguimkeu, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, International Monetary Fund

"Infant Mortality, Fertility, and Malaria: The Effect of Mosquito Net Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics
Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida

"Remittances and the Voter Turnout in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Macro and Micro Level Data"
Urbain Thierry Yogo, CERDI-Université d'Auvergne-France (Contact Author)
Christian Ebeke, International Monetary Fund

"Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy, Mosquito Net Distribution, and Child Educational Outcomes"
Robyn Kibler, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Pierre Nguimkeu, Georgia State University
Taiwo Abimbola, Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida

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Session Chairs:

Subhasree Basu Roy, Missouri State University

Papers:

"Effect of the Great Recession on Health and Health Behavior of Older Americans"
Subhasree Basu Roy, Missouri State University (Contact Author)

"The Evolution of Health and Older Age"
Drew Barker, University of West Georgia
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Interviews on Memory Ability Among Older Americans"
Huan Ni, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"Health Insurance Premiums and the Medical Care Utilization of the Elderly"
Yuping Tsai, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yuping Tsai, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Huan Ni, Kennesaw State University
Svetlana N. Beilfuss, Eastern Michigan University
Urbain Thierry Yogo, CERDI-Université d'Auvergne-France
Fafanyo Asiseh, North Carolina A&T State University

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Session Chairs:

Pablo Peña, Microanalitica

Papers:

"Effects of Free Primary Education on Educational Outcomes in Benin"
Gbeton. B Somasse, Clark University (Contact Author)

"Decisions About Postsecondary Education, Their Returns in Colombia"
Fabiola Saavedra-Caballero, Universidad EAFIT (Contact Author)
Monica Ospina-Londoño, Universidad EAFIT

"Education Language Choice and Youth Entrepreneurship in Chad"
Urbain Thierry Yogo, CERDI-Université d'Auvergne-France (Contact Author)
Douzounet Mallaye, University of N'DJAMENA-CHAD
Fomba Kamga Benjamin, University of Yaoundé 2
Nanguer Blandine, Institut du Sahara et du Sahel d’Iriba, Chad
Thormal Eurydice, University of Yaoundé

"Creating Winners and Losers: Relative Age in School, Academic Performance and Long-Run Outcomes"
Pablo Peña, Microanalitica (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gbeton. B Somasse, Clark University
Fabiola Saavedra-Caballero, Universidad EAFIT
Urbain Thierry Yogo, CERDI-Université d'Auvergne-France
Mette Verner, KORA, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research

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