Session Chairs:

Ruby P. Kishan, Texas State University - San Marcos

Papers:

"An Empirical Investigation of the Interrelatedness of Selected Middle Eastern Countries"
Arif Qayyum, University of Louisiana - Monroe (Contact Author)
Tammy Parker, University of Louisiana - Monroe
Michael Parker, University of Louisiana - Monroe

"Economic Agents Behavior Towards Government Budget Deficits: The Case of the GCC Countries"
Abdullah H. Albatel, King Saud University - Riyadh (Contact Author)
Khan A. Mohabbat, Northern Illinois University

"The Permanent Income Hypothesis Debate: Evidence From the G-8 Countries Using the Panel Data Approach"
Mohammad Ashraf, University of North Carolina - Pembroke
Khan A. Mohabbat, Northern Illinois University

"Common Trends Within Industrial Production of Twenty-Three Sectors: An Empirical Investigation of Economic Development Applications"
Tammy Parker, University of Louisiana - Monroe
Michael Parker, University of Louisiana - Monroe

Discussants:

Lance Bachmeier, Kansas State University
Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University

Session Chairs:

Chi-Young Choi, University of New Hampshire

Papers:

"The Start of Interest Rate Smoothing in the U.S.: Is It a Monetary or Fiscal Story?"
Kyongwook Choi, Ohio University (Contact Author)
Tony Caporale, Ohio University

"Governor Eugene Meyer and the Great Contraction"
James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware (Contact Author)

"Welfare Effects of Anti-Bubble Policy When Central Banks Make Mistakes"
Guo Kai, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi

"The Industry Effects of Monetary Policy"
Ruby P. Kishan, Texas State University - San Marcos (Contact Author)
Dean Showalter, Texas State University - San Marcos

"Financial Development and Monetary Policy Efficiency"
Stefan Krause, Emory University
Felix Rioja, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert R. Reed, III, University of Kentucky
Chong-Uk Kim, University of Oregon
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University