Session Chairs:

Chi-Young Choi, University of New Hampshire

Papers:

"The Start of Interest Rate Smoothing in the U.S.: Is It a Monetary or Fiscal Story?"
Kyongwook Choi, Ohio University (Contact Author)
Tony Caporale, Ohio University

"Governor Eugene Meyer and the Great Contraction"
James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware (Contact Author)

"Welfare Effects of Anti-Bubble Policy When Central Banks Make Mistakes"
Guo Kai, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)
John R. Conlon, University of Mississippi

"The Industry Effects of Monetary Policy"
Ruby P. Kishan, Texas State University - San Marcos (Contact Author)
Dean Showalter, Texas State University - San Marcos

"Financial Development and Monetary Policy Efficiency"
Stefan Krause, Emory University
Felix Rioja, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert R. Reed, III, University of Kentucky
Chong-Uk Kim, University of Oregon
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University

Session Chairs:

Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University

Papers:

"Money and Risk Sharing"
Robert R. Reed, III, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Christopher J. Waller, University of Notre Dame

"What Determines the Dynamics of Real Interest Rates? Inflation Rates, Nominal Interest Rates, or Else?"
Chi-Young Choi, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Federal Budget Deficits and Long-Term Interest Rates"
Lance Bachmeier, Kansas State University (Contact Author)
Khushid M. Kiani, Wilfrid Laurier University
Lloyd B. Thomas, Jr., Kansas State University

"Inflation and the Distribution of Relative Prices: The Role of Productivity and Money Supply Shocks"
William D. Lastrapes, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

William D. Lastrapes, University of Georgia
Hatice Ozer-Balli, University of Houston