Session Chairs:

Rachel Wilson, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Do Decreasing Prices in the Pharmaceutical Industry Provide Evidence of Price Convergence in the European Union?"
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University (Contact Author)
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

"Financial Performance and Patient Safety in Hospitals"
Nakcheon Choi, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Who Pays for Drug Quality?"
Jie Chen, College of Staten Island/City University of New York (Contact Author)
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University

"Health Care Cost in the Age of Google: An Empirical Analysis of the Internet's Impact on Health Care Costs"
Rachel Wilson, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nayoung Lee, University of Southern California
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Jie Chen, College of Staten Island/City University of New York
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University

Session Chairs:

James M. DeVault, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Adjustment Problems in Developing Countries and the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement"
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Do Customs Union Members Engage in More Bilateral Trade Than Free Trade Agreement Members?"
Jayjit Roy, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"CAFTA, Campaign Contributions, and the Role of Special Interests"
James M. DeVault, Lafayette College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yaya Sissoko, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
James M. DeVault, Lafayette College