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:

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