Organizers:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Moderators:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Panelists:

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Session Chairs:

David O. Cushman, Westminster College

Papers:

"A Panel Unit Root Test Approach to Testing for Nonlinear Trends in Real Exchange Rates"
David O. Cushman, Westminster College (Contact Author)
Nils Michael, Health Finance Directorate, The Scottish Government

"Nonlinear Dynamics of Real Exchange Rates for Sectoral Data"
Jaebeom Kim, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Young-Kyu Moh, Texas Tech University

"Explaining Real Exchange Rate Volatility"
Stefan C. Norrbin, Samford University (Contact Author)
Onnie Pipatchaipoom, Samford University

"Heterogeneous Information, Foreign Exchange Intervention, and Exchange Rate Reversion: A Coordination Channel Perspective and Nonlinear Analysis"
Xiaofei Yu, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Stefan C. Norrbin, Samford University
Xiaofei Yu, Suffolk University
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
Dilara Tas, Vassar College

Session Chairs:

Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Papers:

"I’ll Marry You If You Get Me a Job: Cross-Nativity Marriages and Immigrant Employment Rates"
Delia Furtado, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, University of Cyprus

"Does Marriage Delay Really Pay Off? Exploiting Marriage Market Shocks as a Natural Experiment"
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Can Marriage Destroy Marriage? Lessons from the Netherlands"
Mircea Trandafir, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"After School Special: The Wage Effect of Adjusting Work Schedules for After School Childcare"
Daniel Matthew Custance Lawson, Drew University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of National Health Insurance on Elderly Living Arrangements"
Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sumanta Mukherjee, University of Kansas
Amelie Constant, DIW DC
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University
Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Organizers:

Paul H. Rubin, Emory University

Session Chairs:

Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University

Papers:

"The Effect of Attorney Compensation on the Timing of Settlement"
Jonathan Klick, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Contact Author)

"Open Access and Dynamic Efficiency"
Tilman Klumpp, Emory University (Contact Author)
Xuejuan Su, University of Alabama

"Tolerance and HIV"
Andrew Francis, Emory University
Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University

Discussants:

TBA

Session Chairs:

Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven

Papers:

"Inflation Dynamics: Testing the NKPC with Procyclical Marginal Cost"
Sandeep Mazumder, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)

"The Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off: Significance of the Interest Rate"
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven (Contact Author)
Tao Chen, City University of Hong Kong
Paul Gentle, City University of Hong Kong

"The Evolution of Forward-looking Agent Behavior in Inflation Dynamics"
Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College (Contact Author)

"Inflation Targeting in Canada: An Expected Loss Analysis by a DSGE Model with Trade Costs"
Hakan Yilmazkuday, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College
Unro Lee, University of the Pacific
Hakan Yilmazkuday, Vanderbilt University
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven

Session Chairs:

Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Varying the Intensity of Competition in a Rent Seeking Experiment"
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)
Lisa R. Anderson, The College of William and Mary

"Strategic Behavior in Oligopolistic Markets with Exchange Contracts: An Examination of California's Gasoline Market Institutions"
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Test of Peak-Load Pricing and Agglomeration Effects in the Lodging Industry"
Manuel A. Hernandez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Li Gan, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Sebastian Miller, University of Maryland

Organizers:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University

Session Chairs:

Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund

Papers:

"The Distributional Consequences of Government Spending"
Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Pacifying Monogamy: The Mystery Revisited"
Nils-Petter Lagerlof, York University (Contact Author)

"Labor Market Institutions and the Effect of Inequality on Development"
Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Democracy and Industrial Diversification: Theory and Evidence"
David Cuberes, Clemson University (Contact Author)
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University

Discussants:

William Blankenau, Kansas State University
Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund

Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Determinants of Physical Activity"
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Judy A. Shinogle, University of Maryland

"Work, Weathering, and Preterm Birth"
Brian S. Armour, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

"New Mother, Employment, and Compensating Wage Differentials"
Pinka Chatterji, Harvard Medical School
Sara Markowitz, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Welfare Reform on Human Capital Acquisition"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Organizers:

Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University

Papers:

"Information, Institutions, and the Holdout Problem: Theory and Experimental Evidence"
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)
John Cadigan, Gettysburg College
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy
Robert Shupp, Michigan State University

"Groupsize, Competition, and the Holdout Problem"
Pamela M. Schmitt, United States Naval Academy (Contact Author)
Kurtis J. Swope, United States Naval Academy
John Cadigan, Gettysburg College
Robert Shupp, Michigan State University

"Good Versus Bad Leaders"
Vera Holovchenko, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas
Yufei Ren, The University of Texas at Dallas

"Precise and Imprecise Cheap-Talk in the Traveler's Dilemma: An Experimental Investigation"
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University (Contact Author)
Sujoy Chakravarty, Indian Institute of Technology
Jaideep Roy, Brunel University

Discussants:

Jason A. Aimone, George Mason University
Sara Godoy, University of Valencia
Sandra Ludwig, University of Munich
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University

Session Chairs:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"The Unintended Consequences of Agricultural Subsidies: An Empirical Evaluation of the Agricultural Labor Market"
Belinda Acuña, University of California, Santa Barbara (Contact Author)

"When Sex Is Not Enough: Policy Strategies to Increase Condom Use Among High-Risk Female Sex Workers in Tijuana"
Katie Pittenger, University of California, Davis
Adela De La Torre, University of California, Davis

"Measuring the Wage Costs of Limited English: Issues with Using Interviewers Versus Self Reports in Determining Latino Wages"
Darrick Hamilton, The New School (Contact Author)
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"The International Transferability of Skills and the Labor Market Outcomes of Recent Immigrants"
Karla Diaz Hadzisadikovic, Columbia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University

Organizers:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Session Chairs:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Papers:

"Cargo Security Measures and Trade Costs"
Jose E. Signoret, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Commodity Trade Analysis in a General Equilibrium Framework"
Marinos Tsigas, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)
John Giamalva, US International Trade Commission
Joseph Kowalski, US International Trade Commission

"Tariff Aggregation with Nontraded Goods"
William Powers, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"The Nature of US-China Trade in Advanced Technology Products"
Michael Ferrantino, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)
Robert Koopman, US International Trade Commission
Zhi Wang, US International Trade Commission
Falan Yinug, US International Trade Commission

Discussants:

Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University
Kara Reynolds, American University
Mustapha Sadni Jallab, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Walter G. Park, American University

Organizers:

Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College

Session Chairs:

Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College

Papers:

"A Hard Day’s Night: Evening Schools and Child Labor in the United States, 1870-1910"
Linda Carter, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"School Input and Student Achievement: Evidence from Standardized Tests in Texas"
Courtney Collins, Texas A&M University

"Examining the Effect of Instructional Time on Student Performance"
Sarah Hastedt, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Maternal College Enrollment: The Social and Academic Impact on Children"
Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University
C. Lockwood Reynolds, Kent State University
Rachna Maheshwari, University of Virginia
Alison Aughinbaugh, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Organizers:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Adam Martin, George Mason University

Papers:

"The Subjectivist's Solution to Public Choice Excess: In Defense of Rational Ignorance"
Anthony John Evans, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"The Ontology of Capital"
David Harper, New York University (Contact Author)
Anthony Endres, University of Auckland

"To What Extent Is Schumpeter an Evolutionary Economist?"
Stephan Boehm, University of Graz (Contact Author)

"Repugnance in the History of Economic Thought"
Michael D. Thomas, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

E. James Cowan, Institute for Forensic Science Administration
Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Organizers:

Sarah L. Stafford, The College of William and Mary

Session Chairs:

Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University

Papers:

"Deforestation, Development, and Transition Within an Amazonian Frontier Settlement: Methods for Maintaining Quality Panel Data"
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University (Contact Author)
Erin Sills, North Carolina State University
Luke Jones, The University of Tennessee
Dan Harris, Salisbury University
Shubhayu Saha, North Carolina State University
Suzanne Mcardle, East Carolina University
Marcos Pedlowski, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense
Dar Roberts, University of California, Santa Barbara

"Forests Versus Fuel"
Clay Ogg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Contact Author)

"National Security Versus Environmental Stewardship: Optimum Design of Conservation Reserves in and Around Military Installations"
Sahan T. M. Dissanayake, University of Illinois (Contact Author)
Hayri Onal, University of Illinois

"Managing Invasive Plants on Public Conservation Lands: Application of a Bioeconomic-Model"
Damian C. Adams, Oklahoma State University
Donna J. Lee, ENTRIX, Inc.
C.S. Kim, Economic Research Service, USDA

Discussants:

Clay Ogg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, Salisbury University
Damian C. Adams, Oklahoma State University
Paul E. Chambers, University of Central Missouri

Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

John R. Crooker, University of Central Missouri

Papers:

"A Two-Agent Dynamic Model with an Invasive Weed Diffusion Externality: An Application to Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea Solitialis) in New Mexico"
Kristine M Grimsrud, University of New Mexico (Contact Author)
Janie M. Chermak, University of New Mexico
Jason Hansen, University of New Mexico
Jennifer A. Thacher, University of New Mexico
Kate Krause, University of New Mexico

"Stated Preference Study of Water Use Decisions by Organic and Conventional Farmers in Georgia"
Joseph Price, University of Georgia
Rebecca Moore, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Economic and Environmental Impacts of the Production and Transportation of Crop Residues as Bioenergy Feedstocks in North Carolina"
Mark L. Burkey, North Carolina A&T State University
Stephen P. Holland, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
Lyubov Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University

"Final Evaluation of Swedish Agricultural Support Programs (2000-2006) to Reduce Nutrient Losses"
Dennis Collentine, University of Gavle (Contact Author)
Lars Bergstrom, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Holger Johnsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Helena Angersson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Discussants:

Edmund M. Tavernier, Rutgers University
Dennis Collentine, University of Gavle
Jennifer A. Thacher, University of New Mexico
Rebecca Moore, University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Do Health Care Consumers Look at Their Provider's Report Cards? An Investigation of the Impact of Cardiac Report Cards in Pennsylvania"
Justin Tsung-Yi Wang, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Diabetes Patients and Their Choices"
Nasim Lari, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Health & Wealth: A Dynamic Demand for Medical Care"
Jennifer Kohn, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Cost Burden of the ‘Presenteeism’ Health Outcome In a Diverse Nursing and Pharmacy Workforce: Implications for Practice Models and Health Policies"
Carol Warren-Blakemore, Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc. (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Gifted Education Programs on Student Achievement"
Patrick Ryan Murphy, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Equal Treatment as a Means of Evaluating Public School Assignment Mechanisms"
Umut Ozek, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University
Colin Knapp, University of Florida
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Matthew Fehnel, West Chester University
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Session Chairs:

Justin May, The College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Intra-Household Resource Allocation and Gender-based Returns to Loans in Rural Bangladesh"
Syed Saad, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Household Attitudes to Price Risk with Multiple Commodities"
Marc F. Bellemare, Duke University (Contact Author)
Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
David R. Just, Cornell University
Zachary Steven Brown, Duke University

"International Water Contracts and Household Outcomes: Evidence from Albania"
Justin May, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)
Andrew Bacher-Hicks, The College of William and Mary

Discussants:

Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
John J. Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau
Marc F. Bellemare, Duke University

Organizers:

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

Papers:

"Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy"
Pedro Dal Bo, Brown University (Contact Author)
Andrew Foster, Brown University
Louis Putterman, Brown University

"Experimental Studies of Costly Voting and Information Aggregation in Committees"
Jens Grosser, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Jacob K. Goeree, California Institute of Technology
Brian Rogers, Northwestern University
Michael Seebauer, Phillips-Universitat Marburg

"Altruism and Political Participation"
Daniel Houser, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Pork Versus Public Goods: An Experimental Study of Public Good Provision Within a Legislative Bargaining Framework"
Guillaume Frechette, New York University (Contact Author)
John H. Kagel, The Ohio State University
Masimo Morelli, Columbia University

Discussants:

Jason Arentz, George Mason University
Kail M. Padgitt, George Mason University
Adam Smith, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Sandra McPherson, Millersville University

Papers:

"Adjustment of Inputs and Measurement of Technical Efficiency: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis"
Aditi Bhattacharyya, University of California, Riverside (Contact Author)

"Common Smooth Transition Trend-Stationarity"
Javier Ordonez, Jaume I University (Contact Author)
Massimo Franchi, University of Insubria

"Do City Price Indices Converge Faster at the Regional Level in the U.S.?"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Viera Chmelarova, Sam Houston State University

"The Canadian Beveridge Curve: A Panel Data Analysis"
Sandra McPherson, Millersville University (Contact Author)
Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Discussants:

Hamilton Fout, Kansas State University
Maggie Chen, George Washington University
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University
William Miles, Wichita State University

Session Chairs:

Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University

Papers:

"Buyer Power and Industry Structure"
David E. Mills, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Governments and Producers’ Surplus in a Multinational Mixed Oligopoly"
Ali Dadpay, Marketing Analytics (Contact Author)

"Referrals in Search Markets"
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University (Contact Author)
Hideo Konishi, Boston College

Discussants:

Chia-Mei Liu, U.S. Department of Transportation
Jessica Calfee Stahl, Boston University
Laila Dabbagh Lambdin, University of Phoenix

Organizers:

John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Successfully Earning a Ph.D. in Economics: Letting the Data Speak"
John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)
Wendy A. Stock, Montana State University
T. Aldrich Finegan, Vanderbilt University

Discussants:

Jeffrey Groen, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Barbara Cunha, The World Bank
Tomas Cvrcek, Clemson University
Emily Owens, Cornell University