Session Chairs:

Zaki Zahran, Georgetown University

Papers:

"On the Economic Factors Behind National Inequalities in People's Self-Perceived Level of Well-Being"
Tomi Ovaska, University of Regina (Contact Author)
Ryo Takashima, West Virginia University

"The Effect of Economic Freedom on Net Migration Flows Between US States: Is Economic Freedom a Determinant of Flow Differentials?"
Nathan J. Ashby, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"The Fate of Disputed Territories: An Economic Analysis"
Yang-Ming Chang, Kansas State University (Contact Author)
Joel Potter, Kansas State University
Shane Sanders, Kansas State University

"Do Democracies Value Life Differently from Dictatorships in Military Conflicts"
Pavel A. Yakovlev, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey
Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
Gary M. Pecquet, Shenandoah University

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