Organizers:

Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston

Session Chairs:

Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston

Papers:

"Time Series Nonparametric Regression Using Asymmetric Kernels with an Application to Estimation of Scalar Diffusion Processes"
Nikolay Gospodinov, Concordia University and CIREQ
Masayuki Hirukawa, Northern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"Functional-Coefficient Models for Nonstationary Time Series Data"
Zongwu Cai, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)
Qi Li, Texas A&M University
Joon Y. Park, Texas A&M University

"Semiparametric Cointegrating Rank Selection"
Xu Cheng, Yale University (Contact Author)
Peter C. B. Phillips, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics at Yale University

"A Nonparametric Prewhitening Approach to Predict Multivariate Quantiles"
Deniz Baglan, University of California, Riverside (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Zongwu Cai, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Masayuki Hirukawa, Northern Illinois University
Deniz Baglan, University of California, Riverside
Dustin Chambers, Salisbury University

Organizers:

Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston

Session Chairs:

Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston

Papers:

"Uncovering the (Ir)Relevance of Finance on Economic Growth"
Daniel J. Henderson, Binghamton University (Contact Author)
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund
Christopher Parmeter, Virginia Tech

"Nonparametric Estimation of the Growth Elasticity of Poverty"
Dustin Chambers, Salisbury University (Contact Author)
Shatakshee Dhongde, Rochester Institute of Technology

"Health Care Cost and Workers’ Productivity: A Nonparametric Bootstrap Based SUR Analysis"
Monica Das, Skidmore College (Contact Author)
Debasri Mukherjee, Western Michigan University

"A Local Examination for Persistence in Exclusions- from-Core Measures of Inflation Using Real-Time Data"
Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniel J. Henderson, Binghamton University
Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston
Debasri Mukherjee, Western Michigan University
Dustin Chambers, Salisbury University

Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Mei Hsu, National Taipei University

Papers:

"Accounting for the Second-Generation Immigrants and Natives Earnings Differentials in Taiwan"
Mei Hsu, National Taipei University (Contact Author)
Been-Lon Chen, Academia Sinica

"Is Being Single Better? An Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of Employment and Wages of Female Japanese Workers"
Sanae Tashiro, Rowan University

"Wealth Accumulation Among the Richest 100 Billionaires in U.S.: A Comparative Analysis"
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University (Contact Author)
John Johnson, Chicago State University
Lydia Jones, Chicago State University
Joseph Deskin, Chicago State University

"Nonparametric Estimation of the Growth Elasticity of Poverty"
Dustin Chambers, Salisbury University (Contact Author)
Shatakshee Dhongde, Rochester Institute of Technology

Discussants:

Sanae Tashiro, Rowan University
Mei Hsu, National Taipei University
Ying Wu, Salisbury University

Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University

Papers:

"Macroeconomic Policy Legacy on Inequality and Poverty: Experiences from China's Provinces"
Ying Wu, Salisbury University (Contact Author)
Hong Yao, Salisbury University

"Variations in Stock Market Prices and Capitalized Market Values Among the Top 40 Companies in Chicago: 2006-2007"
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University (Contact Author)
John Johnson, Chicago State University
Lydia Jones, Chicago State University
Joseph Deskin, Chicago State University

"Does Corporate Misconduct Lead to Financial Anomalies? An Analysis of Asset Returns with Earnings Management"
Bo Sun, University of Virginia

Discussants:

Dustin Chambers, Salisbury University
Bo Sun, University of Virginia
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University
Ying Wu, Salisbury University