Session Chairs:

Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo

Papers:

"Bias, Efficiency, and Affiliation Effects in Professional Macroeconomic Forecasts"
Robert C. Dolan, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
Jerry L. Stevens, University of Richmond

"The Relationship Between Macroeconomic Uncertainty and the Expected Performance of the Economy"
Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo (Contact Author)

"Does the Social Discount Rate Necessarily Decrease as the Horizon Increases? A Counter Example"
James Peery Cover, University of Alabama

"A Semi-Nonparametric Model of the Pricing Kernel and Bond Yields: Univariate and Multivariate Analysis"
Yuriy Kitsul, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michael C. Davis, University of Missouri - Rolla
Stefan Krause, Emory University

Session Chairs:

Ruby P. Kishan, Texas State University - San Marcos

Papers:

"The Cyclical Behavior of Banks Price-Cost Margins"
Roger A Aliaga-Diaz, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Maria Pia Olivero, Drexel University

"The Behavior of Bank Loans Over the Business Cycle"
Jose Trinidad, Texas State University - San Marcos (Contact Author)
Ruby P. Kishan, Texas State University - San Marcos

"Animal Spirits Redux: Investment, Productivity and Multiple Steady States"
George A. Waters, Illinois State University (Contact Author)

"Does Opportunism Pay Off? A Study of Vote Functions and Policy Preferences"
Stefan Krause, Emory University (Contact Author)
Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Discussants:

Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo
Gary M. Pecquet, Shenandoah University