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:

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