Session Chairs:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Papers:

"Effect of Political Asymmetry in Trade Policy: An Empirical Investigation"
Suryadipta Roy, University of Redlands (Contact Author)
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, West Virginia University

"Free Entry and Commercial Policies in an Open Economy"
Peter D. Gulyn, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Steel Safeguards and the Welfare of U.S. Steel Firms and Downstream Consumers of Steel: A Shareholder Wealth Perspective"
Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University

"The Effects of Labor Wages, Tariffs, Exchange Rate, and NAFTA on U.S. Textile and Apparel Trade"
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University (Contact Author)
Mikhail Kouliavtsev, Philadelphia University

"Regional Specialization and Wage Patterns in China"
Chang Hong, University of California - Davis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College
Miao Wang, Marquette University
Ronald J. Baker, II, Millersville University

Session Chairs:

Peter D. Gulyn, Federal Trade Commission

Papers:

"Does Gibrat's Law Hold When Control is Made for Small Firm Survival Bias?"
Jan Bentzen, Aarhus School of Business - Denmark
Erik Strøjer Madsen, Aarhus School of Business - Denmark (Contact Author)
Valdemar Smith, Aarhus School of Business - Denmark

"The Effects of Price-Matching Guarantees on Prices: Some Experimental Evidence"
Subhasish Dugar, University of Arizona (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Nonprofit Entry and Exit Decisions"
Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"A Markov Perfect Industry Model With Cost Reducing R&D Spillovers"
Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Ana Rodriguez, University of York - United Kingdom

"The Competitive Significance of Collusive Quality Degradation"
Roger D. Blair, University of Florida
Christine A. Piette, University of Florida

Discussants:

Yang-Ming Chang, Kansas State University
Paul Comolli, University of Kansas
Ching-I Huang, Northwestern University