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:

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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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:

Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Robert Toutkoushian, The University of Georgia

Papers:

"An Empirical Analysis of Racial Segregation in Higher Education"
Peter Hinrichs, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Contact Author)

"The Production and Stock of College Graduates for U.S. States"
John Winters, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"Does Vocational Course-Taking Ease School-to-Work Transitions? A Dynamic Choice Model"
Daniel Kreisman, Georgia State University
Kevin Stange, University of Michigan

Discussants:

Robert Toutkoushian, The University of Georgia
Daniel Kreisman, Georgia State University
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Texas Tech 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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