2014 Sessions for M. Kathleen Thomas

 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 06F*
K-12 and Higher Education Policy

Organizers:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Session Chairs:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

Papers:

"The Effect of Accountability Labels on School Performance"
Daniel M. Leeds, Michigan Department of Education (Contact Author)

"Deciding About College: How Soon Is Soon Enough?"
Jeffrey Harding, The University of Georgia
Margaret Parker, The University of Georgia
Robert Toutkoushian, The University of Georgia

"The Impact of High School Arts Participation on Persistence"
Kristin Klopfenstein, University of Northern Colorado
Priyanka Singh, The University of Texas at Dallas
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

"STEM Graduates, Human Capital Externalities, and Wages in the U.S."
John Winters, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Courtney Collins, Rhodes College
Daniel M. Leeds, Michigan Department of Education
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Rachana Bhatt, University System of Georgia

 

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Sunday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
SEA*
Session 06H*
Topics in the Economics of Education

Organizers:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Price Increasing Competition: Evidence from Higher Education"
Angela K. Dills, Providence College
Kurt W. Rotthoff, Seton Hall University

"The Effects of Targeted Recruitment Programs"
Rodney J. Andrews, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Catching Up Is Hard to Do: Undergraduate Prestige, Elite Graduate Programs, and the Earnings Premium"
Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Walking Hand-in-Hand: Early Life Traumatic Victimization and Dropping Out"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Discussants:

Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University
Sara E. Helms, Samford University
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

 

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Monday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 06M
Public Goods and Externalities

Session Chairs:

Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University

Papers:

"Warm Glow Giving Can Be Warmer if Earned"
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women (Contact Author)
Philip Grossman, Monash University

"A New Look at Regional Provision of Public Goods Under Federalism: Governors and Political Parties in Russian Federation"
Elena Andreyeva, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Misperceptions and Attitudes Towards Income Redistribution: A 'Real Donation' Experiment"
Philip Grossman, Monash University
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women (Contact Author)
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University

"Climate Policy and Border Measures: The Case of the US Aluminum Industry"
Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)
Steve McCorriston, University of Exeter

Discussants:

Elena Andreyeva, Georgia State University
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women
Ian Sheldon, The Ohio State University
Antonios M. Koumpias, Georgia State University

 

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