Session Chairs:

Kun Yang, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"One Hemisphere, One Currency? How Feasible is Dollarization in Latin America?"
William Miles, Wichita State University (Contact Author)

"The Robustness of Real Interest Rate Parity Tests to Alternative Real Interest Rates"
Stefan C. Norrbin, Florida State University
Onsurang Pipatchaipoom, Newman University (Contact Author)

"Impact of Monetary Policy Shocks on Exchange Rates: A New Approach to Monetary Policy Shock Identification"
Pao-Lin Tien, Washington University in Saint Louis (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Oil Prices on the U.S. Dollar, British Pound, Euro, and Japanese Yen"
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Bill Buchanan, Valdosta State University

"Is There Indeed a Signaling Effect? Testing the Signaling Hypothesis of Tight Monetary Policies Against Speculative Attacks"
Kevin B. Grier, University of Oklahoma
Shu Lin, University of Oklahoma

Discussants:

Hisham S. Foad, Emory University
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University

Session Chairs:

Lisa Dickson, Xavier University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in College Admission Decisions and the Distribution of Human Capital"
David Welsch, Idaho State University (Contact Author)

"The Returns on Higher Education: Gender Evidence"
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

"Welfare (to School?) to Work: How Welfare Reform Affects Collegiate Attainment"
Sarah M. Simmons, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"A Closer Look at Early Admissions: Is There an Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off?"
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Harvard University
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute (Contact Author)

"Labor Choice Decisions by College Students: An Analysis of the Impact of Merit Aid Programs"
L. Wayne Plumly, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
Jack H. Stone, Spelman College
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Discussants:

John Kane, State University of New York - Oswego
James H. Ullmer, Western Carolina University
Michelle Vachris, Christopher Newport University

Session Chairs:

Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

Papers:

"Exchange Rate Elasticity Revisited: Production Sharing Trade vs. Standard Trade"
Amit Ghosh, Claremont Graduate University (Contact Author)

"Real Rigidities and Real Exchange Rate Volatility"
William D. Craighead, Miami University (Contact Author)

"Equity Home Bias and the Introduction of the Euro"
Hisham S. Foad, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Real Exchange Rates and Real Interest Differentials for Sectoral Data: A Dynamic SUR Approach"
Jaebeom Kim, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Fiscal Policy on the Exchange Rate and the Trade Balance"
Faik Koray, Louisiana State University
W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Viktoria Hnatkovska, Georgetown University
William Miles, Wichita State University
Pao-Lin Tien, Washington University in Saint Louis