2006 Sessions for Steven Payson

 
Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Session 32B
Poverty and Economic Development

Session Chairs:

Gwendolyn Alexander Tedeschi, Fordham University

Papers:

"Beyond the Subsidy: Coyotes, Credit, and Fair Trade Coffee"
Gwendolyn Alexander Tedeschi, Fordham University (Contact Author)
Julie DeCourcy, Trinity University

"Efficiency Comparison Between Conventional Development Aid and Missionary Work"
Tomi Ovaska, University of Regina (Contact Author)
Esa Mangeloja, University of Jyvaskyla

Discussants:

Steven Payson, Chief, Special Studies Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce


 
Monday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Session 168N
Economic Development in India

Session Chairs:

Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Papers:

"Location Characteristics, Spatial Inequality and Liberalization: Evidence From India"
Utsav Kumar, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable? A Total Factor Productivity Growth Analysis"
Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (Contact Author)
Subhash C. Sharma, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

"Diversity and Economic Performances: A Study of Indian States"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"TFP in Indian Manufacturing: Is There Evidence of Creative Destruction?"
Jigna Sampat, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Steven Payson, Chief, Special Studies Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mihaela Iulia Pintea, Florida International University


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