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:

Michael Parker, University of Louisiana - Monroe

Papers:

"Endogenous Mortality and Persistence of Income Inequality"
Jayanta Sarkar, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"Market Access and Poverty in China"
M. Shahe Emran, George Washington University
Zhaoyang Hou, George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Sociopolitical Instability, Income Shocks and Savings of Households in Peru"
Solomon Aklilu, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)

"Traffic Fatalities, the Kuznets Curve, and Public Sector Corruption"
Nejat Anbarci, Florida International University
Monica Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)
Charles A. Register, Florida Atlantic University

"Fractionalization, Political Support, and Provision of Public Goods"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University
Garett Jones, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville