Session Chairs:

Maggie Chen, George Washington University

Papers:

"Business Environment and New Firm Creation: An International Comparison"
Andrew J. Dyck, Queen's University
Tomi Ovaska, Youngstown State University (Contact Author)

"Commercialization of Innovation and Firm Performance"
Erik Strojer Madsen, University of Aarhus (Contact Author)
Valdemar Smith, University of Aarhus

"Spatial Interdependence in the Multinational Subsidiary Network"
Maggie Chen, George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Andrew Nelson, Colorado College
Aditi Bhattacharyya, University of California, Riverside
Erik Strojer Madsen, University of Aarhus

Session Chairs:

Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC

Papers:

"Economic Freedom: A New Investment Heuristic"
Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC (Contact Author)

"Measurement of Frictions in International Asset Market"
Yohei Okawa, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Complex Integration Strategies of U.S. Multinational Enterprises: A Spatial Econometric Approach to Location Theory Using U.S. Direct Investment Outflows"
Andrew Nelson, Colorado College (Contact Author)

"Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Indian IT Firms"
David M. Kemme, University of Memphis
Volodymyr Lugovskyy, University of Memphis
Deepraj Mukherjee, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Andrew Nelson, Colorado College
Deepraj Mukherjee, University of Memphis
Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC