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:

Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University

Papers:

"The Political Debate on Outsourcing and the Market Reaction to Layoffs"
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University (Contact Author)
Donna L. Paul, Washington State University

"Competition Between Tax Havens: Does Geographic Distribution Matter?"
Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University (Contact Author)
Cynthia Rogers, University of Oklahoma

Discussants:

Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University

Papers:

"Horizontal Mergers with Switching Costs Under Spatial Competition"
John L. Turner, University of Georgia
Mathew Weinberg, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Market Structure, Knowledge Spillovers, and the Stock of R&D"
Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Ana Rodrigues, Autoridad de Concorrencia

"Does Your Church Have Padded Pews? Market Structure & Competition in the Market for Religion"
Mark F. Owens, Middle Tennessee State University
Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University