Organizers:

Robert P. Gilles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University

Session Chairs:

Robert P. Gilles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Papers:

"Nonspecific Networking"
Hans Haller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Contact Author)

"Contagion in Networks"
Dunia Lopez-Pintado, Columbia University (Contact Author)

"A Spatial Interaction Model With Heterogeneous Agent"
Virginie Masson, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author)

"Private Peering Among Internet Backbone Providers"
Narine Badasyan, Murray State University

Discussants:

Frank Page, University of Alabama
Brian Rogers, California Institute of Technology
Sumit Joshi, George Washington University

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