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:

Sharron L. Terrell, University of the District of Columbia

Papers:

"Immigration, Outsourcing and Labor Income Tax"
Sudeshna Pal, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Who Benefits From Tax Evasion? The Incidence of Tax Evasion"
Edward Batte Sennoga, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Public Expenditure in China"
Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yung-nian Tung, Georgetown University
David H. Eaton, Murray State University