Organizers:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Papers:

"Professor Quality and Student Outcomes"
Scott E Carrell, University of California, Davis (Contact Author)
Discussant: Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

"Educational Cost Functions"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Timothy J. Gronberg, Texas A&M University
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University
Discussant: Eric J. Brunner, Quinnipiac University

"More Choice, Less Crime"
Angela K. Dills, Mercer University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Lei Zhang, Clemson University and Hoover Institution, Stanford University

"Vouchers and Special Education"
Tim Sass, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Timothy J. Gronberg, Texas A&M University

Organizers:

Ari Van Assche, HEC Montreal

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"When Workers Remit, How Does Policy React? The Macroeconomic Implications of Remittances in Emerging Markets"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Inflation Convergence Within the European Countries"
Claude Lopez, University of Cincinnati (Contact Author)
David H. Papell, University of Houston

"The Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances"
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University
George Naufal, Texas A&M University
Diego Vacaflores, Texas State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

Session Chairs:

Ryan R. Brady, U.S. Naval Academy

Papers:

"Increasing Returns and Price Rigidity"
Michael D. Morris, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Wei Xiao, Binghamton University

"Optimal Monetary Policy and Oil Price Shocks"
Anna Kormilitsina, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Evidence on Asymmetric Gasoline Price Responses from Error Correction Models with Garch Errors"
Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University

"The Diffusion of Housing Prices: Should the Fed Respond?"
Ryan R. Brady, U.S. Naval Academy (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michael D. Morris, Oklahoma State University
Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University