Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Papers:

"Sounding the Alarm on Inflation Indexing and Strict Inflation Targeting"
David M. Eagle, Eastern Washington University (Contact Author)

"Private Information and Inflation Targeting in Small Open Economies"
Paula L. Hernandez-Verme, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Can Inflation Targeting Perpetuate Current Account Deficits?"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"Institutions, Arrangements and Preferences for Inflation Stability: Evidence and Lessons From a Panel Data Analysis"
Stefan Krause, Emory University
Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Discussants:

Not yet assigned

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