ACE at the ASSA Meetings in San Francisco

We have two sessions as well as a luncheon and business meeting set for the ASSA meetings in January. If you are attending the conference we would love to see you at one or all of these. The details are here. For the paper abstracts, check out the ASSA program here, and filter for sessions sponsored by the Association of Christian Economists.

ACE Fellowship Luncheon and Business Meeting

Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
John’s Grill – 63 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA

Located 0.2 miles from the Conference Session.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Are We In A Fertility Crisis? Reflections on Demographic, Environmental, and Policy Concerns around Fertility Rates (D1 J1)

Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Chair: Sarah E. Hamersma, Syracuse University

Panelists
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame
Steven McMullen, Hope College

JEL Classifications
  • D1 – Household Behavior and Family Economics
  • J1 – Demographic Economics

Faith-Based Organizations and Poverty (I3, O1)

Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Chair: David Phillips, University of Notre Dame

Long-Lasting Effects of Exposure to Bible Translations: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Vinicius Okada da Silva, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Maria Noelia Romero, University de San Andres
Abigail Stocker, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Rebecca Thornton, Baylor University (Presenting Author)

The Impacts of Clubfoot and Clubfoot Treatment on Ethiopian Children
Bruce Wydick, University of San Francisco (Presenting Author)
Gianna Camacho, University of San Francisco
Patrizio Piraino, University of Notre Dame

The Role of Community-based Support for Foster Families in Stabilizing Foster Care
Any Brownback, University of Arkansas
Vivian Crumlish, University of Notre Dame
Jonathan Davis, University of Oregon
Sarah Kroeger, United States Department of the Treasury (Presenting Author)
Sally Sadoff, University of California-San Diego

The Effect of Holistic, Wrap-Around, Intensive Case Management on Employment: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Javier Espinosa, Rochester Institute of Technology
Bill Evans, University of Notre Dame
David Phillips, University of Notre Dame (Presenting Author)
Tim Spilde, University of Notre Dame

Discussant(s)

Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame
Russel Toth, University of Sydney
Neil Silveus, Hope College
Craig Gundersen, Baylor University

JEL Classifications
  • I3 – Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
  • O1 – Economic Development