Session Chairs:

Linda M. Hooks, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Product Liability Litigation: An Issue of Merck and Lawsuits Over Vioxx"
Kurt W. Rotthoff, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"A VAR Analysis of Dividend Payouts"
Benjamin Russo, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)
Stanislav Radchenko, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Caleb Cox, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"Deposit Insurance Incentives for Banks in Pre-Depression Texas"
Linda M. Hooks, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)

"Peer Effects and Dividend Policy"
Fang Yang, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Residential Mortgage Sales and Securitization By Commercial Banks"
Yixiu Zhou, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yuriy Kitsul, Georgia State University
Liping Zheng, University of New Hampshire
Stefan Avdjiev, Southern Methodist University

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