Organizers:

Daniel Kuehn, Urban Institute

Session Chairs:

Daniel Kuehn, Urban Institute

Papers:

"A Generalized Maximum Entropy Approach to Propensity Score Matching with Low Common Support and Selection on Unobservables"
Daniel Kuehn, Urban Institute (Contact Author)

"Generalized Maximum Entropy Estimation of a Switching Regression, a New Stata Command"
Paul Corral, American University (Contact Author)

"Examining Household Asset Allocation: A Maximum Entropy Approach"
Ermengarde Jabir, American University (Contact Author)

"Improving Small Sample Performance of the Generalized Cross Entropy Estimator"
Heath Henderson, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Papers:

"The LEP Earnings Penalty and Gender Differences Among Foreign-Born Latino Immigrants in the United States"
Ying Zhen, Wesleyan College (Contact Author)

"Measuring Access to Healthful, Affordable Food in American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Areas"
Phil Kaufman, USDA, Economic Research Service (retired) (Contact Author)
Chris Dicken, USDA, Economic Research Service
Ryan Williams, USDA, Economic Research Service

"Why Are the Location Choices of Hispanics Different? Theory and Evidence"
Daniel A. Broxterman, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Steven Payson, AIRLEAP
Anita Cassard, University of Phoenix

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Papers:

"Fair Value Accounting and Measures of Corporate Profits in the U.S. National Accounts"
Dylan Rassier, Bureau of Economic Analysis (Contact Author)

"Methods of Temporal Disaggregation for Estimating Quarterly Output of the Insurance Industry"
Ricci Reber, American University and Bureau of Economic Analysis (Contact Author)
Sarah J. Pack, Federal Reserve Board

"Of Sugar and Skypes and Everything Nice; That's What the Economy Is Made Of"
Steven Payson, AIRLEAP (Contact Author)

Discussants:

James McCown, Toltec Group

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Papers:

"The Case for Including Economic Thought in the Education of Business Students"
Brian W. Sloboda, University of Phoenix/US DOL (Contact Author)
Anita Cassard, University of Phoenix

"Can Reducing Inequality Aggravate the Problem of the Commons?"
Johnson Kakeu, Morehouse College (Contact Author)
Maxime Agbo, Agrocampus Ouest (France)

"The Economic Arguments for Government-Sponsored, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Economics"
Steven Payson, AIRLEAP (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY
Michael Mamo, Westminster College of Utah

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Papers:

"Estimating the New Keynesian Phillips Curve Using Expected Inflation from Financial Market Instruments"
James McCown, Toltec Group
Ron Shaw, Oklahoma City University

"Occupational Injuries and Employer Dynamics"
Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dylan Rassier, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Brian W. Sloboda, University of Phoenix/US DOL

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Papers:

"Tax Reform and Social Equity: The Case of Jamaica"
Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY (Contact Author)
Claremont Kirton, University of the West Indies

"Lowering State Taxes to Create More Jobs: A Cross-State Survey of Taxes, Expenditures, and Skilled Jobs"
Michael Mamo, Westminster College of Utah (Contact Author)

"How Strongly Are Private Lending Rates Affected by Government-Administered Interest Rates? Evidence from Before and After the 2008 Financial Crisis"
Areerat Kichkha, Lindenwood University (Contact Author)
Gaurango Banerjee, Lindenwood University
Richard Anderson, Lindenwood University

Discussants:

John T. Jones, Social Security Administration

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Session Chairs:

Leonard A. Carlson, Emory University

Papers:

"All the King’s Men: Fractionation in Indian Country"
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Jacob W. Russ, George Mason University

"Evaluating Indian Water Claims Settlements"
Peter Grigelis, U.S. Department of the Interior
Benjamin Simon, U.S. Department of the Interior (Contact Author)

"How Much American Indian Land Did the Federal Government Supervise and Why Are Totals Misleading? Indian Land Tenure in an Incongruous Land System, 1880-1940"
Leonard A. Carlson, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dachao Ruan, Louisiana State University
Steven Payson, AIRLEAP
Daniel A. Broxterman, The George Washington University

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, AIRLEAP

Session Chairs:

Michael R. Caputo, University of Central Florida

Papers:

"Fundamental Problems with the Empirical Implementation of Rational Addiction Theory and Their Resolution"
Knut Reidar Wangen, University of Oslo
Michael R. Caputo, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Mark Dickie, University of Central Florida

"Unintended Consequences of Tobacco Taxation and Regulation"
James E. Prieger, Pepperdine University (Contact Author)
Jonathan Kulick, Pepperdine University

"Economics of Immigration Enforcement"
Bryan Roberts, Econometrica (Contact Author)
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign Relations
Rey Koslowski, State University of New York-Albany
John Whitley, Institute for Defense Analysis

Discussants:

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