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

Organizers:

Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

Session Chairs:

Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

Papers:

"Losing the Edge at the Final Frontier: Declining Scientific Input and Its Consequences"
Atin Basu Choudhary, Virginia Military Institute
Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

"Anticipated Future Changes Under State-Dependent Pricing: A Simple Special Case"
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi

"Barriers Facing Women in the Competition for Legislative Seats"
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Gökhan Karahan, Nicholls State University
Thomas R. Dalton, Southern University at New Orleans

"Taxonomy: Removing Segregationist Provisions From Alabama's State Constitution"
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi
Michael Reksulak, Georgia Southern University

Discussants:

R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University
John T. King, Georgia Southern University
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute
Atin Basu Choudhary, Virginia Military Institute

Session Chairs:

David Rahman, University Of California - San Diego

Papers:

"Discrete Bid Increments and Late Bidding Equilibria in English Style Internet Auctions"
Richard Cox, University of Arkansas - Little Rock (Contact Author)

"Optimal Multi-Object Auctions With Risk Averse Buyers"
Cagri Kumru, University of Pittsburgh
Hadi Yektas, University of Pittsburgh

"Open Source Software: A Solution to the Intellectual Property Dilemma?"
Shuo Chen, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi
William F. Shughart, II, University of Mississippi

"The Design and Use of a Computerized Microeconomic Simulation: Beat the Market"
Steven Gold, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Clarence C. Morrison, Indiana University
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Session Chairs:

Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

Papers:

"The Dynamics of Plant-Level Productivity in U.S. Manufacturing"
Arpad Abraham, University of Rochester
Kirk White, Duke University (Contact Author)

"How Persistent are Shocks to GDP? Evidence From the Forecasting Community"
Matthew J. Cushing, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Contact Author)

"The Malmquist Index and Its Implications for Business Cycle Analysis"
Jeong-Joon Lee, Towson University (Contact Author)

"A Note on the Ball-Mankiw Aggregate Supply Shock Proxy Variable"
Yang Li, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi

Discussants:

Patrick M. Crowley, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christie
Jeong-Joon Lee, Towson University