Session Chairs:

Sandra Trejos, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Papers:

"Literacy and Numeracy Production and Education Sector Reform: Evidence from Ghana"
Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)

"Effect of a Lowering of Academic Standards on Educational Attainment: Evidence from India"
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute and Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Educational Attainment Among Women Sexually Abused in Childhood"
John Robst, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"Does Political Reservation for Minorities Reduce Poverty? Evidence from India."
Nishith Prakash, University of Houston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University
Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College

Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Eric R. Dodge, Hanover College

Papers:

"Monetary Policy in Transition: Exchange Market Pressure in the Czech Republic"
Gennady Lyakir, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"Financial Linkages between the U.S. and Latin America: Evidence from Daily Data"
Srideep Ganguly, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

"Foreign Bank Penetration, Shock Propagation and Monetary Policy in Emerging Countries"
Ji Wu, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"Testing for a Nonlinear Long-run Relationship among House Prices and Market Fundamentals"
Jian Zhou, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)

"Effect of the Political Regime on Asset Returns in Emerging Markets: An Empirical Investigation"
Nabamita Dutta, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gennady Lyakir, University of Memphis