National Economic Association

JISHNU DAS, World Bank, STEPHAN DEARCON, Oxford University, JAMES HABYARIMANA, Georgetown University, and PRAMILA KRISHNAN, Cambridge University--Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia

CRYSTAL G. MUHAMMAD, North Carolina State University--The Black-Black Educational Attainment Gap: Social-Cultural and Academic Identity at Crossroads

OLUGBENGA AJILORE, University of Toledo--Local Public Demand and Education Finance

RHONDA SHARPE, Duke University--Does Educational Attainment Reduce Labor Market Discrimination?

Discussants:
ELIZABETH ASIEDU, University of Kansas
PHILIP JEFFERSON, Swarthmore College
MARVA CORLEY, International Labor Organization

Jan. 6, 10:15 am

NEA
Perspectives of the Economics of Education (I2)
Presiding: CAROLINE M. HOXBY, Harvard University

LISA BARROW, LISA MARKMAN, and CECILIA ROUSE, Princeton University--Can Computers Improve the Math Skills of Girls?

SUSAN WILLIAMS MCELROY, University of Texas-Dallas, and SAMUEL L. MYERS, JR., University of Minnesota--Decomposing Racial Gaps in Test Scores: The Role of Suspensions

ALICIA POWERS, Westat--Connecting the Dots: Linking Prior Student Expectations to High School Completion Outcomes

KRUTI DHOLAKIA, University of Texas-Dallas--Education: A Determinant of Birth Weights in Texas Counties in 2001

Discussants:
DAVID C. RIBAR, George Washington University
BRIDGET TERRY LONG, Harvard University
LAURA RAZZOLINI, Virginia Commonwealth University

January 6, 2006, 12:30-2:00 pm

WESTERFIELD LUNCHEON
Location: Independence West, Sheraton Boston

Jan. 6, 2:30 pm

NEA
Sir Arthur Lewis in Retrospect (B3)
Presiding: KAY HUSBANDS FEALING, National Science Foundation and Williams College

CHARLES BECKER, Duke University and TERRY-ANN CRAIGIE, Michigan State University--W. Arthur Lewis in Retrospect

ROMIE TRIBBLE, Spelman College--Terms of Trade, Inequality and Structural Transformation in Development

HAYDAR KURBAN, Howard University--Lewis to Henderson: An Analysis of Suburban Growth Between 1990 and 2000

KASAUNDRA TOMLIN, Oakland University--Assessing the Efficacy of Consumer Boycotts of the Unfavorable Treatment of Workers in Less-Developed Countries: A Shareholder Analysis of Their Impact on U.S. Target Firms

Discussants:
WILLIAM DARITY, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
KAY HUSBANDS FEALING, National Science Foundation and Williams College
DARRICK HAMILTON, New School University

Jan. 7, 8:00 am

NEA
Skin Tone and Economic Outcomes: Historical Evidence (J7)
Presiding: SHELLEY WHITE-MEANS, University of Tennessee-Memphis

HOWARD BODENHORN and CHRISTOPHER RUEBECK, Lafayette College--Colorism and African-American Wealth: Evidence from Nineteenth Century South

NINA BANKS, Bucknell University--Unpacking Sadie: Creating Her Own Pathways to Practicing Economics

WILLIAM DARITY, Jr., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Sanford Institute, Duke University--Eric Williams and Color Stratification in the Caribbean

GREGORY N. PRICE, Jackson State University--Community Characteristics and Crime

Discussants:
GREGORY N. PRICE, Mississippi Urban Research Center
PATRICK MASON, Florida State University
SHELLEY WHITE-MEANS, University of Tennessee, Memphis

Jan. 7, 10:15 am

AEA/NEA
Skin Tone Discrimination and Economic Outcomes (J1)
Presiding: SHELLEY WHITE-MEANS, University of Tennessee-Memphis

ARTHUR GOLDSMITH, Washington and Lee University, DARRICK HAMILTON, New School University, and WILLIAM DARITY, JR., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill—From Dark to Light: Skin Color and Wages among African-Americans

KWABENA GYIMAH-BREMPONG, University of South Florida, and GREGORY N. PRICE, Jackson State University—Crime and Punishment: And Skin Hue Too?

JONI HERSCH, Harvard University Law School—When Does Skin Tone Affect Treatment of African Americans

HOWARD BODENHORN, Lafayette College—The Economic Consequences of Colorism and Complexion Homogamy in the Black Community: Some Historical Evidence

Discussants:
ORLEY ASHENFELTER, Princeton University
SHELLEY WHITE-MEANS, University of Tennessee-Memphis
LEONCE NDIKUMANA, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
MARGARET SIMMS, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Jan. 7, 2:30 pm

NEA
African-American Economic Outcomes (J1)
Presiding: LEONCE NDIKUMANA, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

WILLIAM BRADFORD, University of Washington, and Timothy Bates, Wayne State University--Minority Focused Private Equity Funds: Performance and Prospects

BROOKS ROBINSON, McLean, VA--African Americans, Television, and Unemployment

JAMES MOORE, U.S. Department of Labor, and CHARLES BETSEY, Howard University--Savings Behavior After Lump-Sum Distribution: Implications for Private Accounts Within Social Security

EBONYA WASHINGTON, Yale University--How Black Candidates Affect Voter Turnout and Candidate Positioning

Discussants:
LEONCE NDIKUMANA, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
BERNARD ANDERSON, University of Pennsylvania
CECILIA CONRAD, Pomona College
MARVA CORLEY, International Labor Organization
KRUTI DHOLAKIA, University of Texas-Dallas--Education: A Determinant of Birth Weights in Texas Counties in 2001

January 7, 2006, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

NEA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Location: Back Bay C, Sheraton Boston

January 7, 2006, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
NEA PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AND RECEPTION
Location: Back Bay C, Sheraton Boston

Jan. 8, 8:00 am

NEA
Education, Health and Welfare from Diverse Perspectives (I0)
Presiding: LINDA LOUBERT, Morgan State University

MICHAEL ASH and DEAN ROBINSON, University of Massachusetts-Amherst--Inequality, Race, and Mortality: A Critical Replication

LEE BADGETT and LISA SAUNDERS, University of Massachusetts-Amherst--Double Disadvantage? African American Same-Sex Couples: Evidence from the 2000 Census

MARY KING, Portland State University--Occupational Segregation by Race and Sex in Brazil, 1989-2001

CATHERINE WEINBERGER, University of California-Santa Barbara--Racial Gaps in High School Leadership Opportunities

Discussants:
MARLENE KIM, University of Massachusetts-Boston
LINDA LOUBERT, Morgan State University
MARTHA OLNEY, University of California-Berkeley

Jan. 8, 10:15 am

NEA
The Political Economy of Race, Crime and Imprisonment (K4)
Presiding: SAMUEL MYERS, JR., University of Minnesota

PATRICK MASON, Florida State University--Racial Bias Policing

SAMUEL MYERS, JR., University of Minnesota--The Deterrent Effects of HUD Enforcement Efforts on Racial Differences in Loan Denial Rates

SHEILA ARDS, University of Minnesota--Modeling Racialized Perceptions: The Case of Child Maltreatment.

ROLAND FRYER, Harvard University--On the Measurement of Gerrymandering

Discussants:
WILLIAM SABOL, U.S. Government Accountability Office
LINDA LOURY, Tufts University
ALBERT OKUNADE, University of Memphis
SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology