Organizers:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University

Session Chairs:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Learning Abroad and Technology Adoption"
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Antonio Spilimbergo, International Monetary Fund

"Trade Liberalization and Firm-Level Productivity"
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
Phillip McCalman, University of California, Santa Cruz

"Digital Information, the Internet, and Corruption: Evidence from American States and Across Countries"
Carl-Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lei Fang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University
Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston

Organizers:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Do Remittances Boost Economic Development? Evidence from Mexican States"
Jesus Canas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College

"The Labor Market Experience and Impact of Undocumented Workers"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Remittances, Exchange Rate Regimes and the Dutch Disease: A Panel Data Analysis"
Federico S. Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Pablo Acosta, Corporación Andina de Fomento

"The Impact of Remittance Income Volatility on Labor Supply: Evidence from Mexico"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University

Discussants:

Federico S. Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Antonio Spilimbergo, International Monetary Fund
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kirsten K. Madden, Millersville University