Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University

Papers:

"Remittances and Relative Prices"
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University

"Price Differences Across Colombian Cities: Gravity or the Guerillas?"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University

"Remittances and Segmented Markets"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University
Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Exchange Market Pressure: Empirical Evidence from Latin America Countries"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Better Inflation Performance in the Emerging Market Countries: Improved Monetary Policy, Structural Change or Plain Good Luck?"
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Niamh Sheridan, International Monetary Fund
Tine Olsen, International Monetary Fund
Chorng-Huey Wong, International Monetary Fund

"Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise: A DSGE Approach"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco