ASHE-sponsored and co-sponsored sessions at the Western Economic Association conference

[84] Saturday, June 29 @ 10:15 am–12:00 pm Allied Societies: CSWEP, CSMGEP, and ASHE (and Professional Development) PANEL OF JOURNAL EDITORS OFFERING ADVICE ON PUBLISHING Organizer(s): Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University, and T. Renee Bowen, Stanford University Moderator: Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University Panelists: Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley Brad R. Humphreys, West Virginia University Charles I. Jones, Stanford University Wesley W. Wilson, University of Oregon

[186] Sunday, June 30 @ 8:15 am–10:00 am Allied Society: ASHE ETHNICITY, MIGRATION, AND HUMAN CAPITAL Organizer(s): Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College Chair: Mary J. Lopez, Occidental College Papers: Immigrant English Proficiency and the Academic Performance of Their Children *Alberto Ortega, Whitman College, and Tyler Ludwig, University of Virginia Do Social Learning Skills Improve Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills *Cary Cruz Bueno, Georgia State University Nontraditional Returns to Skill by Race and Ethnicity? Evidence from the PIAAC Prison *Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, and Thomas Briggs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Local Financial Shocks and Its Effect on Crime *Salvador Contreras, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Amit Ghosh, Illinois Wesleyan University Informal Care-giving and the Labor Market Outcomes of Grandparents *Enrique Lopezlira, Grand Canyon University (Colangelo College of Business) Discussants: Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College Eduardo Saucedo, Tecnologico de Monterrey Marie T. Mora, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

[210] Sunday, June 30 @ 2:30 pm–4:15 pm Allied Society: ASHE FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Organizer(s): Raffi Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Chair: Raffi Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Papers: Global Perceptions of the United States and International Student Enrollments *Mary J. Lopez, Occidental College, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University, and Ashley Muchow, Pardee RAND Graduate School Input-Output Linkages and Sectoral Volatility *Michael A. Olabisi, Michigan State University Crowding Out or Standing on Shoulders: Measuring the Effects of Knowledge Stocks and International Collaboration on Patent Quality *Wei Jia, Brandeis University Survival and Labor Decisions: Experience versus Sunk Costs in Exporting *Raffi Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Discussants: Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College Raffi Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Olabisi, Michigan State University Wei Jia, Brandeis University

[232] Sunday, June 30 @ 4:30 pm–6:15 pm Allied Society: ASHE LATIN AMERICAN DIASPORAS Organizer(s): Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College Chair: Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College Papers: Environment Matters: New Evidence from Mexican Migration *Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University, and Xiyue Li, Wesleyan University Does English Fluency Affect Self-Employment among Recent Puerto Rican Migrants on the U.S. Mainland? *Marie T. Mora, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Alberto Davila, Southeast Missouri State University Northbound Border Crossings at U.S.-Mexico Ports of Entry: Panel Data Evidence *Eduardo Saucedo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Rene Cabral, Tecnologico de Monterrey, and Andre Varella Mollick, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley New Exporters: Plant Labor Structure and Female Employment *Raffi Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Discussants: Fernando Antonio Lozano, Pomona College Alberto Ortega, Whitman College Mary J. Lopez, Occidental College Salvador Contreras, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley