| Monday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. CSMGEP  | 
						Session 04J The Status of Women and Minorities in the Economics Profession  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama  | 
Moderators:  | 
          Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama  | 
Panelists:  | 
              
           Ragan Petrie, George Mason University Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama  | 
| Monday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA  | 
						Session 06K Economics of Education Policy and Human Capital  | 
            
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" "Do Pell Grants Affect Student Labor Supply?: Evidence from a Regression Kink Design" "High School and Peer Influences on College Application" "Aid for All: College Coaching, Financial Aid, and Postsecondary Persistence in Tennessee"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University  | 
| Monday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA  | 
						Session 05M Topics in Applied Microeconomics  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Sources of Cost Variations in Defense Contracts" "Does Patent Litigation Have an Adverse Effect on Patent Grants at the Firm Level?" "In Dempster-Shafer Equilibrium, Types Should Be Ambiguous" "Quality Adjusted Multiproduct Hospital Production Cost Structure by Payer Type 1"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          Gary Hoover, The University of Alabama  |