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:

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