Session Chairs:

James Peery Cover, University of Alabama

Papers:

"Happiness and Globalization: The Impact of Sector-Level Shocks on Individual Happiness"
Cahit Guven, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Crisis and Consumption Smoothing"
Qiang Zhang, University of Memphis (Contact Author)
Sung Jin Kang, Korea University

"Identifying Structural Supply and Demand Shocks and the Changes in the NAIRU Using a 4-Variable VAR"
Ting Qin, University of Alabama (Contact Author)
James Peery Cover, University of Alabama

"Demand and Supply in General Equilibrium: A Multisector Approach to Price and Output Movements"
Nathan S. Balke, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University

"The Effects of Monetary Policy Using Structural Factor Analysis"
Dandan Liu, Bowling Green State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

George A. Waters, Illinois State University
Michael C. Davis, University of Missouri - Rolla

Session Chairs:

Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Papers:

"Location Characteristics, Spatial Inequality and Liberalization: Evidence From India"
Utsav Kumar, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable? A Total Factor Productivity Growth Analysis"
Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (Contact Author)
Subhash C. Sharma, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

"Diversity and Economic Performances: A Study of Indian States"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"TFP in Indian Manufacturing: Is There Evidence of Creative Destruction?"
Jigna Sampat, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Steven Payson, Chief, Special Studies Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mihaela Iulia Pintea, Florida International University

Organizers:

Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University

Session Chairs:

Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University

Papers:

"How Do Economies Respond to Capital Shocks? Evidence From Natural Disasters"
Atonu Rabbani, University of Chicago (Contact Author)
Ali Hortacsu, University of Chicago
Tobias Moskowitz, University of Chicago

"Natural Disaster, Credit Availability and School Attendance: Evidence From Bangladesh"
Pallab Mozumder, University of Massachusetts (Contact Author)

"Have the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Muslims Deteriorated in the Post 9-11 US Labor market?"
Md. Faisal Rabby, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Control, Price or Education: What Works Best for Curbing Adolescent Smoking and Drinking?"
Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University
Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University
Pallab Mozumder, University of Massachusetts