Organizers:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Anthony John Evans, George Mason University

Papers:

"A Reformulation of the Foundation of Welfare Economics"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle in Light of Schutz's Gradations of Ideal Types"
Gene Callahan, Cardiff University (Contact Author)
Steven G. Horwitz, St. Lawrence University

"The Limits of Monetary Policy"
Gerald Patrick O'Driscoll, Jr., Cato Institute (Contact Author)

"Informal Institutions and a Free Press"
Nabamita Dutta, West Virginia University
Sanjukta Roy, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher J. Coyne, West Virginia University
Nikolai G. Wenzel, Hillsdale College

Session Chairs:

Aleksandra Markovic, The George Washington University

Papers:

"A Class of Association Sensitive Multidimensional Well-being Indices"
Suman Seth, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Measuring Human Capital and Accounting for Total Factor Productivity"
Till Schreiber, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)

"Rank Robustness of Multidimensional Well-being Measures"
James E. Foster, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)
Mark McGillivray, United Nations University
Suman Seth, Vanderbilt University

"The Strength of Strong Ties: Effort, Care, and the Nature of Our Connections"
Aleksandra Markovic, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Suzanne K McCoskey, The George Washington University
David R. Just, Cornell University
Sanjukta Roy, West Virginia University
Nabamita Dutta, West Virginia University

Session Chairs:

Sandwip K. Das, University of California, Riverside

Papers:

"FDI Location When Investment Costs are Two-Tiered"
Laurel Adams, Northern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"Do Neighbors of Host Countries Matter to Outflows of US FDI?"
Francis Kemegue, Bryant University (Contact Author)

"Foreign Aid, Financial Development and Capital Mobility: An Investigation of Aid-receiving Countries"
Sanjukta Roy, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Foreign Direct Investment, Joint Ventures and Export"
Sandwip K. Das, University of California, Riverside (Contact Author)
Monica Das, Skidmore College

Discussants:

Deepraj Mukherjee, University of Memphis
Ellis B. Heath, West Virginia University
Laurel Adams, Northern Illinois University

Session Chairs:

Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College

Papers:

"Impact of Economic Freedom on Emigration: The Case for Developing Nations"
Nabamita Dutta, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Sanjukta Roy, West Virginia University

"Social Policies, Immigration and the European Union"
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College
Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College
David Ortmeyer, Bentley College (Contact Author)

"Technological Progress and Immigration Patterns"
Gerardo Gomez-Ruano, Boston University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Serife Genc, University of Pittsburgh
Gerardo Gomez-Ruano, Boston University
Sanjukta Roy, West Virginia University