Organizers:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Session Chairs:

Kara Olson, American University

Papers:

"The Returns From Rent-Seeking: Campaign Contributions, Firm Subsides and the Byrd Amendment"
Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kara Olson, American University

"Tariff Liberalization and Increased Administered Protection: Is There a Quid Pro Quo?"
Robert M. Feinberg, American University
Kara Olson, American University (Contact Author)

"China's Export Growth and US Trade Policy"
Chad Bown, Brandeis University (Contact Author)
Meredith Crowley, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

"Antidumping "Facts Available" and Strategic Behavior of Respondent Firms"
Alan Fox, U.S. International Trade Commission
Michael O. Moore, George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Steve Trost, U.S. International Trade Commission
Kenneth A. Reinert, George Mason University
Robert M. Feinberg, American University
Tom Prusa, Rutgers University

Session Chairs:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Papers:

"Effect of Political Asymmetry in Trade Policy: An Empirical Investigation"
Suryadipta Roy, University of Redlands (Contact Author)
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, West Virginia University

"Free Entry and Commercial Policies in an Open Economy"
Peter D. Gulyn, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Steel Safeguards and the Welfare of U.S. Steel Firms and Downstream Consumers of Steel: A Shareholder Wealth Perspective"
Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University

"The Effects of Labor Wages, Tariffs, Exchange Rate, and NAFTA on U.S. Textile and Apparel Trade"
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University (Contact Author)
Mikhail Kouliavtsev, Philadelphia University

"Regional Specialization and Wage Patterns in China"
Chang Hong, University of California - Davis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College
Miao Wang, Marquette University
Ronald J. Baker, II, Millersville University

Session Chairs:

Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University

Papers:

"Fiscal Policy and Migration Flows: Evidence From the European Union"
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Socrates Karidis, Bentley College

"The Effects of Border Enforcement on Migrants' Border Crossing Choices, Destination Choices, Economic Outcomes, and Public Benefits Consumption"
Todd Sorensen, University of Arizona (Contact Author)
Carmen Carrion Flores, University of Arizona

"Immigration, FDI, and International Trade"
Chong-Uk Kim, University of Oregon (Contact Author)

"Is There Something Rotten in Denmark? An Examination of the Danish Immigrant-Trade Link"
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Miao Wang, Marquette University
Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University