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

Organizers:

John H. Huston, Chair, Trinity University

Session Chairs:

John H. Huston, Chair, Trinity University

Papers:

"The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Monetary Policy Predictability"
Erica Gulyas, Trinity University (Contact Author)

"Monetary Policy and Bull Markets: The Federal Reserve's Response to Speculative Excess"
Roger Spencer, Trinity University
John H. Huston, Chair, Trinity University

"Increasing Returns and Optimal Oscillating Labor Supply"
Andreas Lehnert, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
William Dupor, Ohio State University

"Inflation Expectations and Core Inflation"
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

James L. Butkiewicz, University of Delaware
Andreas Lehnert, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
W. Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University
George A Selgin, University of Georgia