Organizers:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Papers:

"Not Whether, but Where? How Pell Grants Shape College Choices"
Jilleah Welch, The University of Tennessee
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee

"Explaining Racial Differences in College Major Choice and Post-College Aspirations"
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University
Gary Cohen, Cornell University
Ronald Ehrenberg, Cornell University

"Science and Engineering PhDs and Postdocs: Career Preferences Versus Realized Outcomes"
Henry Sauermann, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"The Market for College Since the 1970s: Bumps on the Road to Meritocracy"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University

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Organizers:

Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee

Session Chairs:

Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"The Impact of Competitive Food Bans in Schools on BMI and Nutrition"
Rachana Bhatt, University System of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Do Pell Grants Affect Student Labor Supply?: Evidence from a Regression Kink Design"
Michael S. Kofoed, United States Military Academy (Contact Author)

"High School and Peer Influences on College Application"
Sandra Black, The University of Texas
Kalena E. Cortes, Texas A&M University
Jane Lincove, The University of Texas (Contact Author)

"Aid for All: College Coaching, Financial Aid, and Postsecondary Persistence in Tennessee"
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
William Fox, The University of Tennessee

Discussants:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University

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