Session Chairs:

Kun Yang, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"One Hemisphere, One Currency? How Feasible is Dollarization in Latin America?"
William Miles, Wichita State University (Contact Author)

"The Robustness of Real Interest Rate Parity Tests to Alternative Real Interest Rates"
Stefan C. Norrbin, Florida State University
Onsurang Pipatchaipoom, Newman University (Contact Author)

"Impact of Monetary Policy Shocks on Exchange Rates: A New Approach to Monetary Policy Shock Identification"
Pao-Lin Tien, Washington University in Saint Louis (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Oil Prices on the U.S. Dollar, British Pound, Euro, and Japanese Yen"
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Bill Buchanan, Valdosta State University

"Is There Indeed a Signaling Effect? Testing the Signaling Hypothesis of Tight Monetary Policies Against Speculative Attacks"
Kevin B. Grier, University of Oklahoma
Shu Lin, University of Oklahoma

Discussants:

Hisham S. Foad, Emory University
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University

Session Chairs:

Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

Papers:

"Exchange Rate Elasticity Revisited: Production Sharing Trade vs. Standard Trade"
Amit Ghosh, Claremont Graduate University (Contact Author)

"Real Rigidities and Real Exchange Rate Volatility"
William D. Craighead, Miami University (Contact Author)

"Equity Home Bias and the Introduction of the Euro"
Hisham S. Foad, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Real Exchange Rates and Real Interest Differentials for Sectoral Data: A Dynamic SUR Approach"
Jaebeom Kim, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Fiscal Policy on the Exchange Rate and the Trade Balance"
Faik Koray, Louisiana State University
W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Viktoria Hnatkovska, Georgetown University
William Miles, Wichita State University
Pao-Lin Tien, Washington University in Saint Louis

Session Chairs:

William Miles, Wichita State University

Papers:

"Bond Yield Differentials in the Financial Integration for European Countries"
Faruk Balli, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Monetary Policy and Foreign Portfolio and Credit Investment in the United States"
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)

"Exchange Rate Volatility and Export Oriented FDI"
Hisham S. Foad, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Official Interventions and Occasional Violations of Uncovered Interest Parity in the Dollar-DM Market"
Nelson C. Mark, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Young-Kyu Moh, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"International Stock Market Co-Movement: Evidence From High-Frequency Data"
Kun Yang, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

William D. Craighead, Miami University
Ozan Sula, Claremont Graduate University

Session Chairs:

Hisham S. Foad, Emory University

Papers:

"Degree of Capital Mobility in a Dynamic Current Account Framework: Median Unbiased Persistency Measure of Current Account"
Levent Bulut, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"International Capital Flows in a World of Greater Financial Integration"
Martin D. D. Evans, Georgetown University
Viktoria Hnatkovska, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Measuring the Reversibility of Components of Capital Flows"
Ozan Sula, Claremont Graduate University (Contact Author)

"Surges and Sudden Stops of Capital to the Emerging Markets"
Ozan Sula, Claremont Graduate University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Faruk Balli, University of Houston