National Economic Association

National Economic Association
Promoting Economic Growth

2003 MEETINGS & SESSIONS

Review of Black Political Economy - Board Meeting

NEA Executive Board Meeting

Hispanic Economics or Hispanic Economists

Westerfield Luncheon

Educational Attainment and Race: Measurement and Public Policy

Roundtable on Race and Wealth

African Economic Development and Social Policies

Economic Development Targets from the UN World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance: A Trans-National Analysis of Discrimination

General Membership Meeting

Presidential Address and NEA/ASHE Reception

Rhonda Williams Dissertation Award Session

Political Economy of Ending Racism and the WCAR

Access to Social Safety Nets

Thursday, January 2, 5:30PM

Title: Review of Black Political Economy - Board Meeting
Presiding: Thomas D. Boston (Georgia Technical University)
Location: Marriott Metro/Boardroom

Thursday, January 2, 7:30PM

Title: NEA Executive Board Meeting
Presiding: Patrick Mason (Florida State University)
Location: Marriott Metro/Boardroom

Friday, January 3, 10:15AM--NEA/ASHE Session

Session Title: Hispanic Economics or Hispanic Economists (I2, J6, N3, A2)
Presiding: Refugio Rochin (Smithsonian Institution)
Location: Marriott Metro/London I

Joseph M. Guzman (RAND) -- "Bilingualism and Special Language Programs"
José A. Pagán (The University of Texas-Pan American) -- "The Economic Impact of Worker Displacement in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region" Adela de la Torre (The University of Arizona) -- "Minorities and Hispanics in Economics"
Sue Stockly (RAND) -- "Building Learning Environments that Enhance Minority Student Performance in Economics"

Discussants:

Willene Johnson (African Development Bank)
Richard Santos (University of New Mexico)
William Darity (UNC Chapel Hill)
on Oaxaca (The University of Arizona)

Friday, January 3, 12:30PM

Title: Westerfield Award Luncheon

Recipient: Bernard E. Anderson (University of Pennsylvania)
Committee Chairman: Samuel Myers, Jr. (University of Minnesota)
Location: Marriott Metro/Salon A&B
Ticket: $40 ($25 for students). Click here to purchase tickets.

Friday, January 3, 2:30PM—NEA Session

Session Title: Educational Attainment and Race: Measurement and Public Policy (I2, J4)
Presiding: Mark Turner (Optimal Solutions Group & Georgetown University)
Location: Marriott Metro/London I

Duncan Chaplin (Urban Institute and Georgetown University) -- "High School Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity: Alternative Measures"
John H. Tyler (Brown University & NBER) -- "Early-Measured Cognitive Skills and the Later Earnings of Dropouts"
Susan McElroy (University of Texas, Dallas) -- "Does Completing a GED Improve the Labor Market Outcomes of Teen Mothers?"
Linda Loubert (University of Michigan) -- "Political Economy of Housing Markets and Schools"
Gwenell L. Bass (Congressional Research Service) -- "School Choice"

Discussants:

Jens Ludwig (Georgetown University)
William M. Rodgers III (The College of William and Mary)
William E. Spriggs (National Urban League)

Saturday, January 4, 8AM—NEA Session

Session Title: Roundtable on Race and Wealth (N3)
Presiding: Ronald Straight (Howard University)
Location: Marriott Metro/Montreal I

William Darity, Jr. (UNC Chapel Hill) -- "Genesis of Racial Differences in Wealth"
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard (University of Maryland) -- "The Impact of Cooperative Economic Development: The Case of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives"
Debra A. Lindsey (Howard University) -- "Consumer Credit Behavior and Wealth"
Lance Freeman (Columbia University) – "Homeownership in the Hood: The Role of Segregation and Community Reinvestment Agreements in Determining Homeownership Opportunities for African Americans"
Ronald Straight (Howard University) -- "Attitudes and Information on Investments, Credit, and Bequests: Racial Differences"
Leonidas Murembya (Office of Labor Market Information) — "Economic Profile of a Small African American Community – Battle Creek, Michigan: How Much have We Benefited from the 1990s Economic Expansion?"

Saturday, January 4, 10:15AM—NEA Session

Session Title: African Economic Development and Social Policies (I2, O1, O55, H5)
Presiding: Richard America (Georgetown University)
Location: Marriott Metro/Montreal I

Macleans A. Geo-JaJa (Brigham Young University) and Garth Mangum (University of Utah) -- "Sapping Human Capital Investment: The Impact of Structural Adjustment Policies on African Human Development Policies"
Juliet Elu (Spelman College) -- "Education, Gender, and Growth in sub-Saharan Africa"
Augustin K. Fosu (African Economic Research Consortium) -- "External Debt and Social Sector Expenditure: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa"
Pascal T. Ngoboka (University of Wisconsin - River Falls) – "MBA Program Performance and Resources at Makerere University School of Business, and Elsewhere in East Africa"
Kwambena Gymah-Brempong (University of South Florida) – "Graduate Management Education and the Development of Management Capacity in Africa"

Discussants:

Glen Ross (Spelman College)

Saturday, January 4, 2:30PM--NEA Session

Session Title: Economic Development Targets from the UN World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance: A Trans-National Analysis of Discrimination (J7)
Presiding: Samuel Myers, Jr. (University of Minnesota)
Location: Marriott Metro/Montreal I

William E. Spriggs (National Urban League) -- "Racial Gaps in Measures for Global Development in an Advanced Industrial Economy: The United States"
Lucila Bandeira Beato (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) -- "Racial Gaps in Measures for Global Development in a Leading Developing Country: Brazil"
James K. Galbraith (University of Texas) -- "Globalization and Inequality: What is the Evidence"
Jomo K. Sundaram (University of Malaya) -- TBA

Discussants:

Sharon White (World Bank)
Richard B. Freeman (Harvard University)
Yana V. Rodgers (The College of William and Mary)

Saturday, January 4, 5:30PM

Title: NEA Business Meeting, Dissertation Award, and Presidential Address
Presiding: Patrick Mason (Florida State University)
Location: Marriott Metro/Salons C&D

Saturday, January 4, 7:00PM

Title: Presidential Address/NEA and ASHE Reception Party and Reception
Location: Marriott Metro/Salons C&D
Light buffet

Sunday, January 5, 8:00 AM—NEA Session

Session Title: Rhonda Williams Dissertation Award
Presiding: Mark Turner (Optimal Solutions Group & Georgetown University)
Location: Marriott Metro/London

Roland G. Fryer, Jr. (Pennsylvania State University) -- "Mathematical Models of Discrimination and Inequality"
Rucker C. Johnson (University of Michigan) -- "Essays on Urban Spatial Structure, Job Search, and Job Mobility"

Discussants:

Peter Henry (Sanford University)
Susan McElroy (University of Texas-Dallas)
LaShawn Richburg Hayes (MDRC)
Mark Turner (Optimal Solutions Group & Georgetown University)

Sunday, January 5, 10:15AM--AEA/NEA Session

Session Title: Political Economy of Ending Racism and the WCAR (J7)
Presiding: Judge LaJune Thomas Lange (International Leadership Institute)
Location: Marriott Metro/Salon E

William A. Darity, Jr. (UNC Chapel Hill) -- "The Economics of Reparations"
Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (University of Minnesota) -- "The Political Economy of Anti-Racism Initiatives in the Post-Durban Round"
Glenn Loury (Boston University) -- "Racial Stigma: A New Paradigm for Discrimination Theory"
Jomo K. S. Sundaram (University of Malaya) -- "Racism, Rents, Redistribution: Ensuring Equity With Efficiency"

Discussants:

Bruce Corrie (Concoridia University)
Sheldon Danziger (University of Michigan)

Sunday, January 5, 1:30PM--NEA Session

Session Title: Access to Social Safety Nets (I18, I38)
Presiding: Darrell Gaskin (Georgetown University)
Location: Marriott Metro/London I

Jean Mitchell (Georgetown University) and Darrell Gaskin (Georgetown University) -- "The Effect of Medicaid Managed Care on Health Care Utilization for Children with Special Health Care Needs"
Steven C. Hill (AHRQ) and Judith Wooldridge (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc) -- "SSI Enrollees’Health Care in TennCare"
Amy Davidoff (Urban Institute), Ian Hill (Urban Institute), and Alshadye Yemane (Urban Institute) -- "Health Insurance Coverage for Children with Special Health Needs"
Jan E. Christopher (Delaware State University) and Jonathan E. Leightner (Augusta State University) -- "Rethinking Welfare Reform: An Application of Reiterative Truncated Projected Least Squares to Poverty"

Discussant:

Geoffrey Warner (University of Miami School of Medicine)
Shelley White-Means (University of Memphis)