Organizers:

Maria Heracleous, American University

Session Chairs:

Maria Heracleous, American University

Papers:

"Investigating the Effects of Road Investments on Farming Communities and Rural Welfare: An Applied Micro Analysis Using Caribbean Data"
Ainsley Charles, American University (Contact Author)

"The Gender Pay Gap in the Transition From Communism: Evidence From Albania"
Marenglen Marku, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Contact Author)

"The 2001 Ponzi Crisis: A Micro Application of Minsky's Financial Instability"
Rex Ballinger, American University (Contact Author)
Stephanie Bell, American University

"International Price Dispersion and the Direction of the Trade"
Ozlem Inanc, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
Marios Zachariadis, Louisiana State University

Discussants:

Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University
Paul Winters, American University
Robert M. Feinberg, American University
Narine Badasyan, Murray State University

Organizers:

Amos Golan, American University

Session Chairs:

Amos Golan, American University

Papers:

"Revisiting Structural Breaks"
Andreas Koutris, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Maria Heracleous, American University
Aris Spanos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

"Sample Kurtosis, Student's t GARCH and the Degrees of Freedom Issue"
Maria Heracleous, American University (Contact Author)

"Schooling Costs and Child Labour in India"
Gautam Hazarika, University of Texas - Brownsville (Contact Author)

"Microfinance in Jordan"
Moh'd Al-azzam, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Amos Golan, American University
Thomas Hertz, American University
Gautam Hazarika, University of Texas - Brownsville