| Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*/CSMGEP |
Session 10C* Topics in Savings, Growth, and Other Socioeconomic Outcomes |
Session Chairs: |
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University |
Papers: |
"Hate Crimes and State Labor Market Conditions in the Early 2000s" "Savings Incentives and Prices: A Study of the 529 College Savings Plan Market" "An Instrumental Variable Analysis of the Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" |
Discussants: |
Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University |
| Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 6G Different Perspectives on Relative Price Changes: Remittances and Economic Conditions |
Organizers: |
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas |
Session Chairs: |
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University |
Papers: |
"Remittances and Relative Prices" "Price Differences Across Colombian Cities: Gravity or the Guerillas?" "Remittances and Segmented Markets" |
Discussants: |
Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University |
| Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 6H Monetary Policy: Central Bank Preferences Regarding Inflation and Exchange Rates |
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" "Better Inflation Performance in the Emerging Market Countries: Improved Monetary Policy, Structural Change or Plain Good Luck?" "Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise: A DSGE Approach" |
Discussants: |
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University |
| Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 6J Foreign Direct Investment and Outsourcing Dynamics, Determinants and Effects |
Organizers: |
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas |
Session Chairs: |
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University |
Papers: |
"The Political Debate on Outsourcing and the Market Reaction to Layoffs" "Competition Between Tax Havens: Does Geographic Distribution Matter?" |
Discussants: |
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University |