Organizers:

Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College
Kristin A. Van Gaasbeck, California State University - Sacramento

Session Chairs:

Kristin A. Van Gaasbeck, California State University - Sacramento

Papers:

"A Model of Credit Card Liquidity: To Smooth or Not to Smooth"
Ryan R. Brady, U.S. Naval Academy
Kristin A. Van Gaasbeck, California State University - Sacramento (Contact Author)

"Better Measures of Core Inflation?"
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College (Contact Author)

"Inflation Targeting and Financial Market Efficiency"
Roisin O'Sullivan, Smith College (Contact Author)
Marc Tomljanovich, Drew University

"Long-Run Wealth With Progressive Taxation: The Complete Markets Case"
Daniel R. Carroll, University of Virginia
Eric Young, University of Virginia

"Generalized Quasi-Geometric Discounting"
Eric Young, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ryan R. Brady, U.S. Naval Academy
Linda M. Hooks, Washington and Lee University
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute
Eric Young, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College

Papers:

"Determinants of Business Alumni Executive Giving at a Comprehensive Public University"
Albert A. Okunade, University of Memphis
Phanindra V. Wunnava, David K. Smith Professor of Applied Economics, Middlebury College

"From Ph.D. Program Applicant to Tenured Professor: A Longitudinal Study of the Determinants of Success"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College (Contact Author)
Stephen Wu, Hamilton College

"Comparing Returns to Higher Education: 1990 Versus 2000"
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

"Estimating External Returns to Education in the US: A Production Function Approach"
Michael P. Shields, Central Michigan University
Gail Shields, Central Michigan University

"University Admissions Policies and Economic Growth"
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky
Jen-Ruey Tsaur, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Imberman, University of Maryland
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Joseph P. McGarrity, University of Central Arkansas

Papers:

"The Greenspan Fed and Asset Prices: Could the Tech Bubble Have Been Moderated by Monetary Policy?"
Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Sean McEwan, BAE Systems

"Adjustment Costs, Asset Prices, and Monetary Policy"
Edgar A. Ghossoub, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky

"Supply Shocks and Menu Costs"
Joseph P. McGarrity, University of Central Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Generalized Method of Moments and Inverse Control"
Gregory E. Givens, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Michael K. Salemi, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

"Monetary Policy and Stock Market: An International Analysis"
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mohammed Mohsin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Beata Bierut, De Nederlandsche Bank

Session Chairs:

Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Inflation Expectation, Real Interest Rate and Risk Premiums--Evidence From Bond Market and Consumer Survey Data"
Dong Fu, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Financial Crisis on the Stability of Money Demand: Evidence from Korea and Malaysia"
Jae-Kwang Hwang, Virginia State University (Contact Author)

"Predicting Federal Funds Rate Target Changes Using High Frequency Data"
Seth J. Kopchak, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Imperfect Competition in the Financial Sector and the Effects of Monetary Policy"
Thanarak A. Laosuthi, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Mohammed Mohsin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University