Session Chairs:

Jerry Hionis, Jr., Widener University

Papers:

"Aiding the Underground: Foreign Aid and the Shadow Economy"
Travis Wiseman, Mississippi State University
Kathleen Sheehan, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"On Aid Giving and Its Effectiveness: Grants vs. Loans"
Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah (Contact Author)
Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah

"Spatial Spillover Effects of International Aid on Poverty"
Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, Sewanee: The University of the South (Contact Author)

"The Case for a Centralized Zakat Distribution Mechanism"
Jerry Hionis, Jr., Widener University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Minh Tam Tammy Schlosky, Sewanee: The University of the South
Kathleen Sheehan, Texas Tech University
Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah
Nisha Rai, Georgetown University

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Breaking with Tradition: Integrating Birth Attendants with Formal Clinics in Western Kenya"
Nisha Rai, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Education and For-Profit Universities"
Jared Ashworth, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Women and Corruption: What Positions Must They Hold to Make a Difference?"
Chandan Kumar Jha, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University

"Economic Freedom and the Education of Women: An Empirical Analysis"
Rosemarie Fike, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute
William L. Goffe, Pennsylvania State University

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