Organizers:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Emory University

Papers:

"Elder Entrepreneurs versus Low-Income Elder Entrepreneurs"
Barbara J. Robles, Federal Reserve Board
Marysol McGee, Federal Reserve Board

"Are Women 'Naturally' Better Credit Risks in Microcredit? Evidence from Field Experiments in Patriarchal and Matrilineal Societies in Bangladesh"
Sugato Chakravarty, Purdue University
S.M. Zahid Iqbal, Purdue University
Abu Zafar Shahriar, Monash University

"Coordination Requires More than One Leader! Experimental Evidence from Rural Producer Organizations in Senegal"
Tanguy Bernard, International Food Policy Research Institute
Ligane Sene, International Food Policy Research Institute
Angelino C.G. Viceisza, Spelman College
Fleur Wouterse, International Food Policy Research Institute

"The Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances"
Berrak Bahadir, The University of Georgia
Santanu Chatterjee, The University of Georgia
Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher, The University of Georgia

Discussants:

Lee Cohen, The University of Georgia
Bento Lobo, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Emory University
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Francis W. Ahking, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"City Growth Across the E.U."
Gina Pieters, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Scott Petty, University of Minnesota

"How Urbanization Drives the Growth of Urban Economy: The Case of Shanghai"
Haobin Fan, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Raising Dragons"
John V. Nye, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Melanie Meng Xue, George Mason University

"The Economies of the Great Lakes Region"
Francis W. Ahking, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher, The University of Georgia
Gina Pieters, Trinity University
Melanie Meng Xue, George Mason University
David N. van der Goes, University of New Mexico

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Session Chairs:

Wendi Sun, Suffolk University

Papers:

"Health Care, Productivity Growth, and Convergence in the Vietnamese Agricultural Sector"
Alison Kelly, Suffolk University
Wendi Sun, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"Innovation and Credit Constraints—Evidence from a Survey of Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises"
Mai-Anh Ngo, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Understanding Technology Diffusion: The Role of Trade, FDI, and Migration"
Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Thomas Lebesmuehlbacher, The University of Georgia
Mai-Anh Ngo, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nathan Blascak, Temple University

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