Organizers:

Maria Pia Olivero, Drexel University

Session Chairs:

Maria Pia Olivero, Drexel University

Papers:

"Credit Constraints, Firm Dynamics, and the Transmission of External Financial Shocks"
Sangeeta Pratap, Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY (Contact Author)
Carlos Urrutia, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Méx
Discussant: Luis San Vicente Portes, Montclair State University

"Financial Development, Foreign Direct Investment, Macro Volatility and Growth"
Luis San Vicente Portes, Montclair State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Maria Pia Olivero, Drexel University

"Twin Crises in Emerging Markets: The Role of Liability Dollarization and Imperfect Competition in Banking"
Alina C. Luca, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University

Organizers:

Ari Van Assche, HEC Montreal

Session Chairs:

Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University

Papers:

"The Impact of Cooperation in Research and Development on Collusion in Product Markets"
Julie Anne Carlson, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)
Discussant: Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University

"The Democratization of U.S. Research and Development after 1980"
Robert M. Hunt, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Contact Author)
Leonard Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Discussant: TBA

"Market Structure, Knowledge Spillovers, and the Stock of R&D"
Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Ana Sofia Domingues Rodrigues, University of York
Discussant: Robert M. Hunt, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia