Organizers:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Session Chairs:

John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Papers:

"State Fiscal Adjustment and Tax Reform: A Dynamic Scoring Analysis"
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

"State Budget Stability Through a Budget Stabilization Fund"
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Barry Poulson, University of Colorado

"The Effect of Reduced Support from State Government on Research in State Universities"
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Saving for a Rainy Day: Filtering Approaches for Estimating the 'Optimal' Size of State Budget Stabilization Funds"
Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
John Garen, University of Kentucky
Daniel Sutter, Troy University
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Session Chairs:

Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Papers:

"Female Empowerment and Its Implications for Women’s Nutritional Status in India"
Divya Balasubramaniam, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)

"Intrahousehold Bargaining Power and Its Impact on the Use of Contraceptives: Learning from Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey"
Zarrina Juraqulova, Washington State University (Contact Author)

"Improving Maternal Health with Incentives to Mothers vs. Health Workers: Evidence from India"
Sisir Debnath, Indian School of Business (Contact Author)

"Equalization Transfers and Financial Dependence of Mexican States"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Contact Author)
Raymundo Rodriguez - Guajardo, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Discussants:

Zarrina Juraqulova, Washington State University
Subhasree Basu Roy, Missouri State University
Srimoyee Bose, West Virginia University
Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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