Organizers:

Sonja B. Langley, Prairie View A&M University

Session Chairs:

Sonja B. Langley, Prairie View A&M University

Papers:

"Economic Implications of Continental Orientation: Testing Jared Diamond's Hypothesis"
Sonja B. Langley, Prairie View A&M University
Lane Boyte, Troy University - Dothan (Contact Author)

"Labor and Product Market Reforms in an Economy With Distortionary Taxation"
Nikola Bokan, University of St. Andrews
Andrew Hughes Hallett, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Macroeconomic Effects of Currency Crises: Analysis in the Perspective of Structural Change"
Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)

"Beef Export Performance and Trade Patterns in the NAFTA Countries"
Alison M. Keefe, Kennesaw State University
Sonja B. Langley, Prairie View A&M University (Contact Author)

"Prices and Wages: Some Time Series Evidence"
Henry Thompson, Auburn University (Contact Author)
Cassandra Copeland, Oglethorpe University

Discussants:

Sanjukta Roy, West Virginia University
Andrew Hughes Hallett, George Mason University
Lane Boyte, Troy University - Dothan
Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Sonja B. Langley, Prairie View A&M University

Organizers:

Sonja B. Langley, Prairie View A&M University

Session Chairs:

Alison M. Keefe, Kennesaw State University

Papers:

"Financial Market Integration, Risk Sharing, and Institutions: Theory and Evidence"
Vadym Volosovych, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)

"The Out-of-Sample Exchange Rate Predictability With Taylor Rule Fundamentals"
Tanya Molodtsova, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Investment and Money Velocity on the Unemployment Rates in the U.S."
Manik Anand, Auburn University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Manik Anand, Auburn University
Vadym Volosovych, Florida Atlantic University
Tanya Molodtsova, University of Houston