2006 Sessions for Jenny Minier

 
Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Session 34B
Political Economy of U.S. Trade Policy

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"For Sale: Majoritarian Trade Policy"
Per G. Fredriksson, University of Louisville
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

"Political Stasis or Protectionist Rut? Policy Mechanisms for Trade Reform in a Democracy"
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Gerald Willmann, University of Kiel

"Eight Bills on Chinese Currency and US-China Trade Relations: A Positive Political Economy Approach"
Omer Gokcekus, Seton Hall University (Contact Author)
Ashley Gardner, Seton Hall University

"Do Labor Market Imperfections Increase Trade Protection? A Theoretical Investigation"
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Baier, Clemson University
Kamal Saggi, Southern Methodist University
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia
Emanuel Ornelas, University of Georgia and IBMEC - Rio


 
Saturday
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Session 54C
Global Trade Issues: Borders, Disputes, and Foreign Direct Investment

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Kara Reynolds, American University

Papers:

"Politics and WTO Dispute Settlement: Why Are So Many Disputes Still Pending"
Kara Reynolds, American University (Contact Author)

"Does Where You Go Matter? The Impact of Outward FDI on MNE's Employment at Home"
Peter Debaere, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Hongshik Lee, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
Joonhyyung Lee, University of Texas - Austin

"Bonus Vetus OLS: A Simple OLS Approach for Addressing the "Border Puzzle" and Other Gravity-Equation Issues"
Scott Baier, Clemson University (Contact Author)
Jeffrey H. Bergstrand, University of Notre Dame

"Infrastructure As Absorptive Capacity: FDI Still Matters for Growth"
Yuko Kinoshita, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Chia-Hui Lu, Academia Sinica

Discussants:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut
Omer Gokcekus, Seton Hall University


 
Saturday
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
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Session 58C*
Measurement Error Modeling and Estimation

Organizers:

Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Extreme Bounds Analysis and Measurement Error: Reconciling Two Literatures"
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

"Take a Penny, Leave a Penny: The Propensity to Round Earnings in Survey Data"
Jonathan A. Schwabish, Congressional Budget Office (Contact Author)
Julian Cristia, Congressional Budget Office

"Semiparametric Efficiency in GMM Models With Nonclassical Measurement Errors"
Han Hong, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Identification and Estimation of Nonclassical Nonlinear Errors-In-Variables Models With Continuous Distributions"
Yingyao Hu, University of Texas - Austin (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John V. Pepper, University of Virginia
Edward J. Vytlacil, Columbia University
Philip J. Cross, Georgetown University
Shakeeb Khan, Duke University


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