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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Kathleen Thomas (Mississippi State University)

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM
Session: K-12 Economic and Financial Literacy Education (AEA)
Presiding: Richard MacDonald (National Council on Economic Education)

District Level Mandates and High School Students' Understanding of Economics
Paul W. Grimes (Mississippi State University)
Meghan J. Millea (Mississippi State University)
Kathleen Thomas (Mississippi State University)
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Is Financial Literacy Improved by Participating in a Stock Market Game? Preliminary Results
Cynthia Harter (Eastern Kentucky University)
John Harter (Eastern Kentucky University)

Measuring the Effects of the Financial Fitness for Kids Program for Early Elementary School Students in Chicago
Helen Roberts (University of Illinois-Chicago)
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Establishing State Specific Benchmarks in Economic Education
Roger B. Butters (Nebraska Council on Economic Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Tammie Fischer (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
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