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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Maharouf Oyolola (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM
Session: AEA Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession - Dissertation Session (AEA)
Presiding: Cecilia Rouse (Princeton University)

Prison Labor in a Model of Dynamic and Complete Information
Robynn Cox (Georgia State University)

Poverty Reduction, Aid and Economic Freedom
Maharouf Oyolola (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Noncognitive Ability, College Learning, and Student Retention
Omari H. Swinton (Howard University)
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The Dynamics of Jobholding among Contingent Workers and the Effect on Family Earnings
Leslie Wallace (University of California-San Diego)
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