Session Chairs:

Joshua Dennis Hall, Drexel University

Papers:

"Institutions and the Rural-Urban Gap in Developing Countries"
Bornali Bhandari, Fitchburg State College
Christina Steiger, University of Oregon (Contact Author)

"Heterogeneity in Ability and Inheritance, Disparities and Development"
Sherif Khalifa, California State University, Fullerton (Contact Author)

"Impact of Trade Liberalization on Within and Across Country Income Inequality"
Joshua Dennis Hall, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"Short Term Investments in Agriculture: Is there a Gender Bias?"
Priya Bhagowalia, Purdue University (Contact Author)
Susan Chen, Purdue University
Gerald E. Shively, Purdue University

Discussants:

Bornali Bhandari, Fitchburg State College
Michael Bonnal, University of Alabama

Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Ruth Uwaifo, Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Intellectural Property Rights and Development: A Longitudinal vs. Cross Sectional Study"
Kristie Briggs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"U.S. Antidumping and The World Catfish Market"
Duc M. Nguyen, Auburn University (Contact Author)

"Child Labor, Openness, Investments In Human Capital and Technological Innovation, And Credit Market Constraints: A Panel Data Approach"
Michael Bonnal, University of Alabama

"Credit Shocks and Consumption Volatility: Resolving the Emerging Economies Puzzle"
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Trust and Development"
Jacob T Dearmon, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michael Bonnal, University of Alabama
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, Emory University