Session Chairs:

Sandra McPherson, Millersville University

Papers:

"Adjustment of Inputs and Measurement of Technical Efficiency: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis"
Aditi Bhattacharyya, University of California, Riverside (Contact Author)

"Common Smooth Transition Trend-Stationarity"
Javier Ordonez, Jaume I University (Contact Author)
Massimo Franchi, University of Insubria

"Do City Price Indices Converge Faster at the Regional Level in the U.S.?"
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Viera Chmelarova, Sam Houston State University

"The Canadian Beveridge Curve: A Panel Data Analysis"
Sandra McPherson, Millersville University (Contact Author)
Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Discussants:

Hamilton Fout, Kansas State University
Maggie Chen, George Washington University
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University
William Miles, Wichita State University

Session Chairs:

Scott Sumner, Bentley College

Papers:

"Asset Pricing in a Small, Open Economy"
Mohammad Jahan-Parvar, East Carolina University
Xuan Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Philip A. Rothman, East Carolina State University

"Model-Consistent Learning and the Kalman Filter: Timing Matters"
Hamilton Fout, Kansas State University (Contact Author)
Neville Francis, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Will Economist s Ever Again Be Able to Forecast a Recession?"
Scott Sumner, Bentley College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Stefan Avdjiev, Southern Methodist University
Samuel K. Allen, Virginia Military Institute
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute

Session Chairs:

Ellis B. Heath, West Virginia University

Papers:

"Aggregate Labor Market Responses to Monetary and Technology Shocks"
Hamilton Fout, Kansas State University (Contact Author)

"Is the GCC an Optimum Currency Area? An Analysis of Shock Symmetry"
Wissam Talal Harake, American University (Contact Author)

"Habit Formation in State-Dependent Pricing Models: Implications for the Dynamics of Output and Inflation"
Phuong V. Ngo, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Do Credit Shocks Matter for Output and Inflation?"
Ellis B. Heath, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Edward E. Ghartey, The University of the West Indies
Suvayan De, West Virginia State University
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University
Hamilton Fout, Kansas State University