These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Seema Jayachandran (Stanford University)

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM
Session: Health and Education in Developing Countries (AEA)
Presiding: Alicia Menendez (University of Chicago)

Impact of Malaria Eradication on Education and Fertility
Adrienne Lucas (Wellesley College)
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HIV Testing and Subjective Expectations in Rural Malawi
Adeline Delavande (RAND Corporation and Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
Hans-Peter Kohler (University of Pennsylvania)
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Incentives to Teach Badly? After-School Tutoring in Developing Countries
Seema Jayachandran (Stanford University)
Paul Glewwe (University of Minnesota)

The Impact of Sibling Sex Composition on Educational Attainment: A Unique Natural Experiment by Twins Gender Shocks
Stacey Chen (State University of New York-Albany and NBER)
Jin-Tan Liu (National Taiwan University and NBER)
Yen-Chien Chen (National Taiwan University and NBER)
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June 2013 AER

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May 2013 AEJ: Policy

May 2013 AEJ: Micro

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April 2013 AEJ: Applied

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