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

Session Chairs:

William Miles, Wichita State University

Papers:

"Inflation and Uncertainty in Emerging Markets"
William Miles, Wichita State University (Contact Author)
Samuel Schreyer, Claremont McKenna College

"Monetary Announcements as an Inflation Stabilization Tool in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Nicole R Baerg, Emory University (Contact Author)
Gustavo Canavire-Bacarrez, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Monetary Policy and Natural Disasters in a DSGE Model: How Should the Fed Have Responded to Hurricane Katrina?"
Benjamin D. Keen, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)
Michael R. Pakko, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Discussants:

Brian W. Buckles, University of Florida
Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College