Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Uranium Sales and Economic Well-being in Niger: Is there ‘Dutch Disease’?"
Issoufou Soumaila, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Welfare Impact of Intragenic and Transgenic GM Food Labeling Policies Using Data from Experimental Auctions"
Gregory J. Colson, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Community Economic Impact of Microfinance Institutions: The Case of Bangladesh"
Vange Mariet Ocasio, Colorado State University (Contact Author)

"Assessing The Economic Implications of an Egypt-U.S. Free Trade Agreement"
Hoda El-Karaksy, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Trade Liberalization, Effective Human Capital and the Dynamics of Income Inequality"
Joshua Dennis Hall, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"Real Interest Rates and Fiscal Policy: A Global Study"
Ellis Heath, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Javed Younas, Central Michigan University
Laurel Adams, Northern Illinois University
Hoda El-Karaksy, University of Alabama
Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston
Mostafa Beshkar, Purdue University
Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University

Session Chairs:

Javed Younas, Central Michigan University

Papers:

"Turkish Tourism Industry, Terrorism, and Warfare"
Mehmet Erdem Yaya, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"The Resource Curse, Corruption, and Governance: Evidence from Emerging Markets"
Mariusz Andrzej Sumlinski, International Monetary Fund
Stephen Everhart, American University in Cairo (Contact Author)

"What Spurs Terrorism in Developing Countries: Poverty, Illiteracy or Political Repressions?"
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Javed Younas, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado
Kim Lehrer, The University of British Columbia
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College