Session Chairs:

Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Papers:

"Location Characteristics, Spatial Inequality and Liberalization: Evidence From India"
Utsav Kumar, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable? A Total Factor Productivity Growth Analysis"
Paul D. Melvin, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (Contact Author)
Subhash C. Sharma, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

"Diversity and Economic Performances: A Study of Indian States"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"TFP in Indian Manufacturing: Is There Evidence of Creative Destruction?"
Jigna Sampat, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Steven Payson, Chief, Special Studies Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mihaela Iulia Pintea, Florida International University

Session Chairs:

Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University

Papers:

"Corruption in Iraq: Poor Data, Questionable Policies"
Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"The Economic Effects of Stability of the Cabinet"
Kanybek Nur-tegin, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Private Property Institutions and Economic Growth: Is the Relationship Nonlinear"
Nabanita Nandi, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author)

"Is Codification of Informal Property Institutions Necessary for Economic Development?"
Carrie B. Kerekes, West Virginia University
Claudia R. Williamson, West Virginia University

Discussants:

Gustavo Barboza, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Utsav Kumar, University of Maryland