Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University

Papers:

"Capital Flows, Bank Runs and Economic Growth"
Chia-Ying Chang, Victoria University of Wellington (Contact Author)

"Rent Seeking and Two-Tier Lending in China's Banking System"
Ying Wu, Salisbury University (Contact Author)

"Pharmaceutical Price Control, Pharmaceutical Innovation, and Health Durability"
Tetsuji Yamada, Rutgers University
Chia-Ching Chen, Columbia University
Tadashi Yamada, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Gordon G. Liu, Peking University and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

"The Horizon Matters? - The Uncovered Interest Parity Reconsidered"
Yanchun Zhang, San Francisco State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University
Tao Tzeng, North Carolina State University
Juan Liu, Ohio State University
Ying Wu, Salisbury University

Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Tetsuji Yamada, Rutgers University

Papers:

"Sen's Theorem: Geometric Proof and Resolutions"
Lingfang (Ivy) Li, University of California - Irvine (Contact Author)
Donald G. Saari, University of California - Irvine

"Brand Equity as a Driver in Firms' Growth Option Value: Empirical Evidence From Food and Nonfood Firms"
Juan Liu, Ohio State University (Contact Author)
Tom Sporleder, Ohio State University

"Farming Efficiency and the Determinants of Multiple Job Holding by Chinese Rural Households"
Tao Tzeng, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Chia-Ying Chang, Victoria University of Wellington
Chia-Ching Chen, Columbia University
Jian guang Shen, European Central Bank

Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Ying Wu, Salisbury University

Papers:

"Estimating the Inter-Temporary Effects of 9-11 on Stock Market Values for the Top 45 Companies in Chicago, 2001-2004"
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University (Contact Author)
Jian-Chern Jason Chen, Chicago State University
Mahomed Ouedraogo, Chicago State University
Howard King, California State Insurance Commission

"Economic Growth and Income Inequality: The Case of Taiwan"
Yvonne Chen, Shenandoah University (Contact Author)

"Impacts of Macroeconomic Policies on Output Fluctuations: The Case of a New EU Country?"
Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University (Contact Author)
Jo-Anne Gibson, Southeastern Louisiana University
Henry Thomasson, Southeastern Louisiana University

"Emerging Asia's Growth and Integration: How Autonomous Are Business Cycles?"
Jian guang Shen, European Central Bank (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lingfang (Ivy) Li, University of California - Irvine
Tetsuji Yamada, Rutgers University
Yanchun Zhang, San Francisco State University
Yvonne Chen, Shenandoah University