Session Chairs:

Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University

Papers:

"Vertical Specialization-Based Production and Intraindustry Trade"
Don P. Clark, University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"The Relationship Between Liberalization, Trade Concentration and Economic Growth: An Emerging Markets Study"
Tuncer Gocmen, Shepherd University (Contact Author)
Lilian Kamal, Northwestern University
Ryo Takashima, West Virginia University

"Modularity, Incomplete Contracts and the Optimal Outsourcing Strategy for the Multinational Firm"
Ari Van Assche, University of California - Davis (Contact Author)

"What Drives Economic Growth? The Case of Cross-Border M&A and Greenfield FDI Activities"
Miao Wang, Marquette University (Contact Author)
M.C. Sunny Wong, University of Southern Mississippi

Discussants:

Teresa Beckham Gramm, Rhodes College
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College
Hubert P. Janicki, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Session Chairs:

BeomSoo Kim, University of Maryland

Papers:

"Does HIV/AIDS Disproportionately Affect the Poor? Cross-Country Evidence"
Simona Bignami-Van Assche, University of Montreal
Ari Van Assche, University of California - Davis

"Racial, Sexual and Gender Dispasrities in HIV/AIDS Prevalence: An Empirical Study of Male-Biased Bargaining Power and Sexual Health Outcome"
Scott Cunningham, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Christopher M. Cornwell, University of Georgia

"Racial Disparities in the Quality of Health Care Affecting Immigrants: Analyzing Minnesota Health Care Program"
Ben Senauer, University of Minnesota
Bosu Seo, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University
Andrea Kutinova, University of New Hampshire
Jodi Messer Pelkowski, Wichita State University
Christina H. Rennhoff, Saint Joseph's University

Session Chairs:

Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Papers:

"The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Intra-Household Time Allocation in Rural Malawi"
Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania
Simona Bignami-Van Assche, University of Montreal
Peter Fleming, University of Pennsylvania
Flora Nankhuni, University of Pennsylvania
Ari Van Assche, University of California - Davis (Contact Author)
Catherine Van De Ruit, University of Pennsylvania

"Bringing Faith Into the Picture: Socioeconomic and Religious Determinants of Youth Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking"
James J. Jozefowicz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Vanessa A. Wayne, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Discussants:

Govind Hariharan, Kennesaw State University