Session Chairs:

Tami Gurley-Calvez, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Geographic Location and Industry Dynamics"
Emma Bojinova, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Amenity Value of Climate: A Dynamic Discrete Choice Model of Location Decisions"
Kelly C Bishop, Department of Economics, Duke University (Contact Author)

"A Monocentric City Model of Tenure Choice"
Santiago Pinto, West Virginia University
Justin M. Ross, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Education, Local Business Conditions and Employment Location by County: Spatial Estimation in Four Industries"
Penelope B. Prime, Mercer University (Contact Author)
Donald Grimes, University of Michigan
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

Discussants:

Alan P. Grant, Baker University
Rachna Maheshwari, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Linda S. Ghent, Eastern Illinois University

Papers:

"Assessing the Performance of a Life-cycle Allocation Strategy in Personal Retirement Accounts: A Simulation Study"
Benjamin Bridges, Social Security Administration (Contact Author)
Robert Gesumaria, Social Security Administration
Michael Leonesio, Social Security Administration

"Do Fiscal Factors Affect Interstate Moves?"
Tami Gurley-Calvez, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Kate Harper, US Government Accountability Office

"Intergovernmental Grants and Budget Constraints in Appalachian Kentucky"
Lisa A. Cave, Morehead State University (Contact Author)
Jeremy Hall, University of Alabama at Birmingham

"The Impact of College Financial Aid on Household Portfolio Choice"
Tansel Yilmazer, Purdue University (Contact Author)
Patryk Babiarz, Purdue University

Discussants:

Andrew Cassey, University of Minnesota
Tansel Yilmazer, Purdue University

Session Chairs:

Hao Audrey Fang, University of California, Irvine

Papers:

"Disability"
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"The Mixed Market for Foster-care Provision"
Jeremy Thornton, Samford University (Contact Author)
Lisa A. Cave, Morehead State University

"The Distributional Equity of Substituting a State Sales Tax for Property Taxes"
Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida (Contact Author)
Harriet A. Stranahan, University of North Florida
William Voorhees, University of North Florida

"The Impact of Pharmacy-Specific Any-Willing-Provider Legislation on Prescription Drug Expenditures"
Christine Piette Durrance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Partial Benefits in the Social Security Disability Insurance System: A Policy Alternative to Foster Work Among the Disabled"
Na Yin, SUNY-Stony Brook (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tami Gurley-Calvez, West Virginia University
Jeremy Thornton, Samford University
Christine Piette Durrance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Na Yin, SUNY-Stony Brook

Session Chairs:

Tami Gurley-Calvez, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Do the Romer and Romer Data on Monetary Policy Shocks Have Symmetric Effects on the Economy?"
James Peery Cover, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Changes in the Federal Reserve System Open Market Account"
Seth J. Kopchak, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Changes in the Monetary Transmission Mechanism, Evidence From the U.S. Banking System"
David Vera, Kent State University (Contact Author)

"Real Time Changes in Monetary Transmission – A Nonparametric VAR Approach"
Heather L. R. Tierney, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

James Peery Cover, University of Alabama
Heather L. R. Tierney, College of Charleston