Session Chairs:

Joseph P. McGarrity, University of Central Arkansas

Papers:

"The Greenspan Fed and Asset Prices: Could the Tech Bubble Have Been Moderated by Monetary Policy?"
Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Sean McEwan, BAE Systems

"Adjustment Costs, Asset Prices, and Monetary Policy"
Edgar A. Ghossoub, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky

"Supply Shocks and Menu Costs"
Joseph P. McGarrity, University of Central Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Generalized Method of Moments and Inverse Control"
Gregory E. Givens, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Michael K. Salemi, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

"Monetary Policy and Stock Market: An International Analysis"
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mohammed Mohsin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Beata Bierut, De Nederlandsche Bank

Session Chairs:

Mohammed Mohsin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Papers:

"Inflation Targeting Versus Traditional Monetary Regimes: Inflation Stabilization and Trade Deficits"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"Output Costs and Inflation Targeting in Open Economies"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"Inflation Targeting in Open Economies With Durable and Non-Durable Consumption"
Sushanta K. Mallick
Mohammed Mohsin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Contact Author)

"Measuring the Reaction of Monetary Policy to Remittances: The Case of Colombia"
Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Vermont (Contact Author)
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University

"Money and Worker's Remittances: Empirical Evidence"
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gregory E. Givens, Middle Tennessee State University
Joseph P. McGarrity, University of Central Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Inflation Expectation, Real Interest Rate and Risk Premiums--Evidence From Bond Market and Consumer Survey Data"
Dong Fu, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Financial Crisis on the Stability of Money Demand: Evidence from Korea and Malaysia"
Jae-Kwang Hwang, Virginia State University (Contact Author)

"Predicting Federal Funds Rate Target Changes Using High Frequency Data"
Seth J. Kopchak, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Imperfect Competition in the Financial Sector and the Effects of Monetary Policy"
Thanarak A. Laosuthi, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Robert R. Reed, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Mohammed Mohsin, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University