Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Papers:

"Evaluating the Value of the Chinese Yuan"
Jeff Chen, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"The Environmental Kuznets Curve Through the Lens of Dynamic Optimization"
Bidisha Lahiri, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"A Distributional Analysis of the Native-Immigrant Earnings Gap: The Importance of Occupational Segregation"
Dipanwita D. Sarkar, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"The Single Market and the Pharmaceutical Industry in the European Union: Is There Any Evidence of Price Convergence?"
Aysegul Timur, University of South Florida and International College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

William D. Craighead, Miami University
Michael Anderson, Washington and Lee University
Stephen L. S. Smith, Gordon College

Session Chairs:

Stephen L. S. Smith, Gordon College

Papers:

"Can Foreign Direct Investment Be Predicted?"
Bruce Seaman, Georgia State University
Robert E. Moore, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Debt Maturity Choices When Capital Inflows Can Suddenly Stop: Multiple Maturities in an Infinite Horizon Open Economy Macro Model"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Domestic Investment in Host Countries"
Miao Wang, Marquette University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniel L. Thornton, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Henric Axel Adey, Georgetown University

Session Chairs:

Anthony Paul Andrews, Governors State University

Papers:

"An Empirical Analysis of Globalization in Developing Economies: An Inter-Country Analysis"
Anthony Paul Andrews, Governors State University (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Investigation of Regional Trading Patterns"
Abhra Roy, Kennesaw State University
Samia Islam, Boise State University (Contact Author)

"Fiscal Convergence Within a Customs Union: The Case of MERCOSUR"
Marian Martinez, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

"A Spatial Model of National and International Price Dispersion: Theoretical and Empirical Findings"
Michael Anderson, Washington and Lee University
Kurt C. Schaefer, Calvin College
Stephen L. S. Smith, Gordon College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Huiya (Grace) Chen, University of California - Davis and Reed College
Marian Martinez, College of Charleston