Session Chairs:

Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC

Papers:

"Economic Freedom: A New Investment Heuristic"
Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC (Contact Author)

"Measurement of Frictions in International Asset Market"
Yohei Okawa, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Complex Integration Strategies of U.S. Multinational Enterprises: A Spatial Econometric Approach to Location Theory Using U.S. Direct Investment Outflows"
Andrew Nelson, Colorado College (Contact Author)

"Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Indian IT Firms"
David M. Kemme, University of Memphis
Volodymyr Lugovskyy, University of Memphis
Deepraj Mukherjee, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Andrew Nelson, Colorado College
Deepraj Mukherjee, University of Memphis
Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC

Session Chairs:

Johanna Palmberg, Jönköpings International Business School

Papers:

"Does Bank Holding Affiliation Affect Small Businesses' Credit Constraints?"
David Vera, Kent State University (Contact Author)
Jaume Franquesa, Kent State University

"The Direct Shock of Bank Failure and Investment Self-Selection Bias"
Naoaki Minamihashi, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Understanding Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Using Real-Time Data and Forward-Looking Taylor Rules"
Gennady Lyakir, Champlain College (Contact Author)
David M. Kemme, University of Memphis

"Ownership Structure, Board Composition and Investment Performance"
Johanna Palmberg, Jönköpings International Business School (Contact Author)
Johan Eklund, Jönköping International Business School
Daniel Wiberg, Jönköping International Business School

Discussants:

Felix Rioja, Georgia State University
Michael Ehrlich, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Johanna Palmberg, Jönköpings International Business School
David M. Kemme, University of Memphis

Session Chairs:

Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Papers:

"The Competitive Effects of a New Product: The Case of Crystal Pepsi"
Wei Xiao, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Economics (Contact Author)

"Non-Wage Job Characteristics: The Missing Margin In Job Choice and Unemployment Insurance Program Evaluation"
Dan Becker, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Multinationals and the Shutdown of State-Owned Firms"
Grzegorz Pac, University of Colorado at Boulder (Contact Author)

"Bank Runs and Monetary Arrangements: A Computational Examination"
Pedro Romero Aleman, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Unintended Effects of Environmental Regulation"
Esteban Afonso, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Do Teachers’ Unions Really Affect Teacher Attrition?: A Potential Outcomes Bayesian Analysis"
Gregory Gilpin, Indiana University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Benjamin D. Keen, University of Oklahoma
M. Northrup Buechner, St. John's University
Erik Strojer Madsen, University of Aarhus
David M. Kemme, University of Memphis
Vange Mariet Ocasio, Colorado State University
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas