Organizers:

Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute
Sara E. Helms, Samford University

Session Chairs:

Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute

Papers:

"Ethnic Diversity and Religious Giving: Evidence from the Louisiana Baptist Convention"
Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
Taylor Smith, Georgia Gwinnett College

"Volunteerism and Crowding Out in the Public Goods Game"
Sara E. Helms, Samford University (Contact Author)
Brian Scott, Washington College

"Leadership and Motivation for Public Good Contribution"
Bryan C. McCannon, Saint Bonaventure University (Contact Author)

"Toward an Understanding of Prosocial Preferences through ‘Citizen-Soldier’ Training"
Bing Jiang, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Samuel K. Allen, Virginia Military Institute

Discussants:

Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
Taylor Smith, Georgia Gwinnett College
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute
Mark Wilson, Saint Bonaventure University

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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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Organizers:

Sara E. Helms, Samford University

Session Chairs:

Sara E. Helms, Samford University

Papers:

"Wasting the Summer Away? Student Time Use as an Explanation for Summer Learning Loss"
Sara E. Helms, Samford University (Contact Author)
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

"Time Allocation in College: Do Extracurriculars and Work Hours Crowd Out Study Time?"
Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)

"The Caregiving Responsibilities of Retirees: What Are They and How Do They Affect Retirees’ Well-being?"
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)
Eakamon Oumtrakool, Texas Tech University

"Effect of Extracurricular Participation on the High School Dropout Decision by 'At-Risk' Status"
Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Laura Crispin, Saint Joseph's University
Sara E. Helms, Samford University

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Katharine L. Shester, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Bargain Hunting and Best Prices—Evidence from Retailer Scanner Data"
Wen Long, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"First Party Content in Platform-Based Markets"
Joseph Greene, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"The National Broadband Plan: Estimated Economic Growth and Welfare Improvement"
Theeradej Suabtrirat, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Risk Sharing in Three Texas Communities: Does Insurance Crowd Out Informal Risk-Sharing?"
Haley Harwell, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Katharine L. Shester, Washington and Lee University
Angela C.M. de Oliveira, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sara E. Helms, Samford University
Sophia Xiaofei Pan, University of the South- Sewanee

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