2014 Sessions for the American Society of Hispanic Economists

Session 21A Labor Market Experiences and Well-Being of Undocumented Immigrants
Session 21B Employment, FDI and Competition
Session 21D Human Capital and Housing Outcomes

 
Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ASHE
Session 21A
Labor Market Experiences and Well-Being of Undocumented Immigrants

Organizers:

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Impact of Temporary Protected Status on Labor Market Outcomes"
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College

"Foreign-Born Mexican Workers and Unions: A Longitudinal Analysis"
Arthur Saenz, SEIU-USWW (Contact Author)
Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University

"Falling Through the Cracks? Grade Retention and School Dropout Among Children of Likely Unauthorized Immigrants"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Mary Lopez, Occidental College

"Unauthorized Immigration and Electoral Outcomes"
Nicole R. Baerg, Emory University
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia

Discussants:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University
Daniel J. Parisian, State University of New York at Binghamton
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia

 

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Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
ASHE
Session 21B
Employment, FDI and Competition

Organizers:

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

Session Chairs:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"Paid Employment, Self-Employment, and the Labor Force Participation of Hispanic Populations"
Alberto Davila, The University of Texas-Pan American
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)
Havidán Rodriguez, The University of Texas–Pan American

"The Productivity-Employment Link in Mexican Maquiladoras"
Andre Varella Mollick, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)
Rene Cabral, Tecnológico de Monterrey

"Determinants of Sectoral FDI in Latin America"
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University (Contact Author)
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
W. Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University

"Pay-What-You-Want Pricing and Competition: Breaking the Bertrand Trap"
Yong Chao, University of Louisville
Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Babu Nahata, University of Louisville

Discussants:

Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
Carolina Rodriguez Zamora, Banco de México
Alberto Davila, The University of Texas-Pan American

 

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Saturday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
ASHE
Session 21D
Human Capital and Housing Outcomes

Organizers:

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

Session Chairs:

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

Papers:

"The Effect of Degree Attainment on Crime: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment"
Daniel J. Parisian, State University of New York at Binghamton (Contact Author)
Carlos A. Flores, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse University
Vikesh Amin, Central Michigan University

"Effects of Mortgage Lending on House Sales and House Prices in Mexico: The Case of Co-financed Credits for High-income Infonavit Beneficiaries"
Carolina Rodriguez Zamora, Banco de México (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

 

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