2008 Sessions for Roger White

 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 18L
Microfinance and Well-being

Session Chairs:

Zhaoyang Hou, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Seasonal Variation in Microloan Repayment: Examining Microfinance Data from Bangladesh"
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College (Contact Author)
Shamma Alam, Franklin & Marshall College

"Access to Markets, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from China"
Zhaoyang Hou, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
M. Shahe Emran, The George Washington University

Discussants:

Miranda A. Moore, U.S. Department of Labor
Anirban Mukherjee, The University of British Columbia


 
Sunday
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 10N
Growth and Development

Session Chairs:

Abhay Gupta, The University of British Columbia

Papers:

"Political Regime Changes: Implications for Economic Growth"
Yaroslava Babych, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"A Tale of Three Countries: Economic Development in Argentina, Australia, and Canada from Independence to WWII"
Graciela Laura Kaminsky, The George Washington University
Pablo Vega-Garcia, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Indian Economy - TFP or Factor Accumulation: A Comprehensive Growth Accounting Exercise"
Abhay Gupta, The University of British Columbia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Liutang Gong, Peking University
Nianqing Liu, Penn State University
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College


 
Sunday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 10O
Industry Studies and International Trade

Session Chairs:

Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University

Papers:

"Heterogeneous Plants, International Trade, Inter-Sector Resource Reallocation"
Charles Braymen, Kansas State University (Contact Author)

"Does the Immigrant-Trade Link Vary Across North-South Cohorts?"
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College (Contact Author)

"Firm Heterogeneity and Trade Liberalization: An Empirical Investigation"
Pinar Uysal, Boston College
Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"Temporary Interruption of International Capital Mobility: Capital Controls on Inflows and Its Impact on Firm Investment Behaviors"
Rei Odawara, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robert F. Quinn, Northern Michigan University
Aleksandr Vashchilko, Vanderbilt University
Roger White, Franklin & Marshall College
Huiran Pan, Oklahoma State University


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