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