Organizers:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Moderators:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Panelists:

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Session Chairs:

David O. Cushman, Westminster College

Papers:

"A Panel Unit Root Test Approach to Testing for Nonlinear Trends in Real Exchange Rates"
David O. Cushman, Westminster College (Contact Author)
Nils Michael, Health Finance Directorate, The Scottish Government

"Nonlinear Dynamics of Real Exchange Rates for Sectoral Data"
Jaebeom Kim, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Young-Kyu Moh, Texas Tech University

"Explaining Real Exchange Rate Volatility"
Stefan C. Norrbin, Samford University (Contact Author)
Onnie Pipatchaipoom, Samford University

"Heterogeneous Information, Foreign Exchange Intervention, and Exchange Rate Reversion: A Coordination Channel Perspective and Nonlinear Analysis"
Xiaofei Yu, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Stefan C. Norrbin, Samford University
Xiaofei Yu, Suffolk University
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
Dilara Tas, Vassar College

Session Chairs:

Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Papers:

"I’ll Marry You If You Get Me a Job: Cross-Nativity Marriages and Immigrant Employment Rates"
Delia Furtado, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, University of Cyprus

"Does Marriage Delay Really Pay Off? Exploiting Marriage Market Shocks as a Natural Experiment"
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Can Marriage Destroy Marriage? Lessons from the Netherlands"
Mircea Trandafir, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"After School Special: The Wage Effect of Adjusting Work Schedules for After School Childcare"
Daniel Matthew Custance Lawson, Drew University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of National Health Insurance on Elderly Living Arrangements"
Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sumanta Mukherjee, University of Kansas
Amelie Constant, DIW DC
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University
Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Organizers:

Paul H. Rubin, Emory University

Session Chairs:

Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University

Papers:

"The Effect of Attorney Compensation on the Timing of Settlement"
Jonathan Klick, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Contact Author)

"Open Access and Dynamic Efficiency"
Tilman Klumpp, Emory University (Contact Author)
Xuejuan Su, University of Alabama

"Tolerance and HIV"
Andrew Francis, Emory University
Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University

Discussants:

TBA

Session Chairs:

Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven

Papers:

"Inflation Dynamics: Testing the NKPC with Procyclical Marginal Cost"
Sandeep Mazumder, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)

"The Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off: Significance of the Interest Rate"
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven (Contact Author)
Tao Chen, City University of Hong Kong
Paul Gentle, City University of Hong Kong

"The Evolution of Forward-looking Agent Behavior in Inflation Dynamics"
Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College (Contact Author)

"Inflation Targeting in Canada: An Expected Loss Analysis by a DSGE Model with Trade Costs"
Hakan Yilmazkuday, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Aaron L. Jackson, Bentley College
Unro Lee, University of the Pacific
Hakan Yilmazkuday, Vanderbilt University
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven

Session Chairs:

Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Varying the Intensity of Competition in a Rent Seeking Experiment"
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)
Lisa R. Anderson, The College of William and Mary

"Strategic Behavior in Oligopolistic Markets with Exchange Contracts: An Examination of California's Gasoline Market Institutions"
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Chapman University (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Test of Peak-Load Pricing and Agglomeration Effects in the Lodging Industry"
Manuel A. Hernandez, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Li Gan, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Steven Slutsky, University of Florida
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Sebastian Miller, University of Maryland

Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund

Papers:

"The Distributional Consequences of Government Spending"
Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Pacifying Monogamy: The Mystery Revisited"
Nils-Petter Lagerlof, York University (Contact Author)

"Labor Market Institutions and the Effect of Inequality on Development"
Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Democracy and Industrial Diversification: Theory and Evidence"
David Cuberes, Clemson University (Contact Author)
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University

Discussants:

William Blankenau, Kansas State University
Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund

Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Determinants of Physical Activity"
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Judy A. Shinogle, University of Maryland

"Work, Weathering, and Preterm Birth"
Brian S. Armour, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

"New Mother, Employment, and Compensating Wage Differentials"
Pinka Chatterji, Harvard Medical School
Sara Markowitz, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Welfare Reform on Human Capital Acquisition"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Organizers:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Session Chairs:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Papers:

"Cargo Security Measures and Trade Costs"
Jose E. Signoret, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Commodity Trade Analysis in a General Equilibrium Framework"
Marinos Tsigas, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)
John Giamalva, US International Trade Commission
Joseph Kowalski, US International Trade Commission

"Tariff Aggregation with Nontraded Goods"
William Powers, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"The Nature of US-China Trade in Advanced Technology Products"
Michael Ferrantino, US International Trade Commission (Contact Author)
Robert Koopman, US International Trade Commission
Zhi Wang, US International Trade Commission
Falan Yinug, US International Trade Commission

Discussants:

Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University
Kara Reynolds, American University
Mustapha Sadni Jallab, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Walter G. Park, American University

Organizers:

Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College

Session Chairs:

Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College

Papers:

"A Hard Day’s Night: Evening Schools and Child Labor in the United States, 1870-1910"
Linda Carter, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"School Input and Student Achievement: Evidence from Standardized Tests in Texas"
Courtney Collins, Texas A&M University

"Examining the Effect of Instructional Time on Student Performance"
Sarah Hastedt, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Maternal College Enrollment: The Social and Academic Impact on Children"
Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University
C. Lockwood Reynolds, Kent State University
Rachna Maheshwari, University of Virginia
Alison Aughinbaugh, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Do Health Care Consumers Look at Their Provider's Report Cards? An Investigation of the Impact of Cardiac Report Cards in Pennsylvania"
Justin Tsung-Yi Wang, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Diabetes Patients and Their Choices"
Nasim Lari, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Health & Wealth: A Dynamic Demand for Medical Care"
Jennifer Kohn, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Cost Burden of the ‘Presenteeism’ Health Outcome In a Diverse Nursing and Pharmacy Workforce: Implications for Practice Models and Health Policies"
Carol Warren-Blakemore, Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc. (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Gifted Education Programs on Student Achievement"
Patrick Ryan Murphy, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Equal Treatment as a Means of Evaluating Public School Assignment Mechanisms"
Umut Ozek, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University
Colin Knapp, University of Florida
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Matthew Fehnel, West Chester University
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Session Chairs:

Justin May, The College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Intra-Household Resource Allocation and Gender-based Returns to Loans in Rural Bangladesh"
Syed Saad, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Household Attitudes to Price Risk with Multiple Commodities"
Marc F. Bellemare, Duke University (Contact Author)
Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
David R. Just, Cornell University
Zachary Steven Brown, Duke University

"International Water Contracts and Household Outcomes: Evidence from Albania"
Justin May, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)
Andrew Bacher-Hicks, The College of William and Mary

Discussants:

Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
John J. Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau
Marc F. Bellemare, Duke University

Organizers:

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

Papers:

"Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy"
Pedro Dal Bo, Brown University (Contact Author)
Andrew Foster, Brown University
Louis Putterman, Brown University

"Experimental Studies of Costly Voting and Information Aggregation in Committees"
Jens Grosser, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Jacob K. Goeree, California Institute of Technology
Brian Rogers, Northwestern University
Michael Seebauer, Phillips-Universitat Marburg

"Altruism and Political Participation"
Daniel Houser, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Pork Versus Public Goods: An Experimental Study of Public Good Provision Within a Legislative Bargaining Framework"
Guillaume Frechette, New York University (Contact Author)
John H. Kagel, The Ohio State University
Masimo Morelli, Columbia University

Discussants:

Jason Arentz, George Mason University
Kail M. Padgitt, George Mason University
Adam Smith, George Mason University

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:

Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University

Papers:

"Buyer Power and Industry Structure"
David E. Mills, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Governments and Producers’ Surplus in a Multinational Mixed Oligopoly"
Ali Dadpay, Marketing Analytics (Contact Author)

"Referrals in Search Markets"
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University (Contact Author)
Hideo Konishi, Boston College

Discussants:

Chia-Mei Liu, U.S. Department of Transportation
Jessica Calfee Stahl, Boston University
Laila Dabbagh Lambdin, University of Phoenix

Organizers:

John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Successfully Earning a Ph.D. in Economics: Letting the Data Speak"
John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)
Wendy A. Stock, Montana State University
T. Aldrich Finegan, Vanderbilt University

Discussants:

Jeffrey Groen, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Barbara Cunha, The World Bank
Tomas Cvrcek, Clemson University
Emily Owens, Cornell University

Organizers:

Courtney LaFountain, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Steven Yamarik, University of California, Long Beach

Papers:

"Do Revolving Door Laws Advance the Public Interest? Evidence from State Public Utility Commissions"
Marc Law, University of Vermont (Contact Author)
Cheryl Long, Colgate University

"Corruption and Investment Across US States"
Noel Johnson, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Courtney LaFountain, The University of Texas at Arlington
Steven Yamarik, University of California, Long Beach

"Good Government, Good Health: Cross-Country Evidence on Institutional Quality and Public Health Outcomes"
Courtney LaFountain, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

"Testing the Political Business Cycle Using State-Level Data"
Steven Yamarik, University of California, Long Beach (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Noel Johnson, George Mason University
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington
Steven Yamarik, University of California, Long Beach
Marc Law, University of Vermont

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:

Yaya Sissoko, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Papers:

"External Economies and International Trade"
Haiwen Zhou, Old Dominion University (Contact Author)

"Reward, Punishment, and the Byrd Amendment"
Benjamin H. Liebman, St. Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University

"Trade and Informal Labor Markets"
Lourenco Paz, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"West Africa’s Evolving Competitive Exposure in U.S. Import Markets"
Yaya Sissoko, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
David B. Yerger, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Discussants:

Michael E. S. Hoffman, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Subrata Sarker, The University of British Columbia
Peri Agostinho da Silva, Jr., University of North Dakota
William Arthur Carden, Rhodes College

Session Chairs:

Lolita A. Paff, Pennsylvania State University

Papers:

"Deal or No Deal? How Are Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Risk Related to Learning in Microeconomics?"
Lolita A. Paff, Pennsylvania State University (Contact Author)

"Using Interactive Games and Examples to Teach Basic Economic Concepts"
Joab Corey, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Impact of Relative Expected Grade on Student Evaluations of Teachers"
Andrew Ewing, University of Washington (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Auction Bids for PlayStation 3's Under Conditions of Constrained Supply"
Thomas Andrews, West Chester University
Cynthia Benzing, West Chester University (Contact Author)
Matthew Fehnel, West Chester University

Discussants:

Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University
Ann Fender, Gettysburg College
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Organizers:

Steven Craig, University of Houston

Session Chairs:

Steven Craig, University of Houston

Papers:

"Leaving No Child Behind: Two Paths to School Accountability"
David N. Figlio, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University
Analia Schlosser, Tel Aviv University

"Implicit Pay-for-Performance in the Market for Public School Principals"
Julie Berry Cullen, University Of California, San Diego
Michael J. Mazzeo, Northwestern University

"Are Charter Schools Perceived to Be Better Than Regular Public Schools? Evidence from a New Approach Using Private School Enrollment Patterns"
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

"Surge, Stay-the-Course, or Pull-Out: How Public School Districts Respond to Accountability Incentives"
Steven Craig, University of Houston
Scott Imberman, University of Houston
Adam Perdue, University of Houston

Discussants:

Steven Craig, University of Houston
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Michael Lovenheim, Stanford University
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute

Organizers:

Susan Vroman, Georgetown University

Session Chairs:

Susan Vroman, Georgetown University

Papers:

"The Black-White Wage Gap Among US Women Across the Distribution: Derek Neal Redux"
Aico Van Vuuren, Free University Amsterdam
James Albrecht, Georgetown University
Susan Vroman, Georgetown University

"Measuring the Role of Self-Employment in Earnings Inequality"
Brian Bucks, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)
Kevin B. Moore, Federal Reserve Board

"Wage Ceilings and Floors: The Gender Gap in Ukraine's Transition"
Katherine Terrell, University of Michigan (Contact Author)
Ina Ganguli, Harvard University

"The Homeownership Rate Gap Across Segregated Neighborhoods"
Paul Carrillo, The George Washington University
Anthony M. Yezer, George Washington University

Discussants:

Paul Carrillo, The George Washington University
Susan Vroman, Georgetown University
James Albrecht, Georgetown University
Brian Bucks, Federal Reserve Board

Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Peter Rangazas, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Papers:

"Job Creation, Job Destruction, and External Financial Dependence: Theory and Evidence from the US"
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University (Contact Author)
Malhar Nabar, Wellesley College

"Analyzing Skilled and Unskilled Labor Efficiencies in US"
Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"Government Education Expenditures in Early and Late Childhood"
William Blankenau, Kansas State University (Contact Author)
Casey Abington, Kansas State University

"Reforms, Distance to Frontier, and Growth"
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Massimiliano Onorato, Universite Bocconi
Alessandro Prati, International Monetary Fund

Discussants:

Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University
David Cuberes, Clemson University
Carl-Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen
Peter Rangazas, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Organizers:

Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session Chairs:

Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Papers:

"Comparison of Estimates from the Consumer Expenditure Survey with Other Data: CE Expenditures with New 2002 Benchmark Personal Consumption Expenditures from the National Income and Product Accounts and CE Imputed Income with Current Population Survey"
Bill Passero, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Cellular Phone Expenditures Catch Up to Residential Telephone Expenditures"
Brett Creech, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Comparison of Expenditure Patterns by Married Couples and Unmarried Partners"
Jeff Crilley, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Inter-Ethnic Variation in Food Expenditures Among Asian Consumers"
Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jeff Crilley, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brett Creech, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bill Passero, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Organizers:

Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College

Session Chairs:

Teresa Beckham Gramm, Rhodes College

Papers:

"A Dynamic Analysis of Educational, Occupational and Family Choices of Women"
Rachna Maheshwari, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"The Effects of High School Coursework on College Progression: Evidence from the NLSY97"
Alison Aughinbaugh, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"College Major Choice of Student Athletes"
Randall C. Campbell, Mississippi State University
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi State University
Kevin Rogers, Mississippi State University
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"Dorms Versus Homes: What is the Academic Cost of Living at Home During College?"
C. Lockwood Reynolds, Kent State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College
Sarah Hastedt, University of Virginia
Courtney Collins, Texas A&M University
Linda Carter, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama

Papers:

"Tax & Spend: Don't Tax & Still Spend"
Andrew T. Young, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"Stabilizing Monetary Policy Rules Under Trend Inflation"
Olivier Coibion, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)

"Better off Without the Euro? Evaluating Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Performance for Denmark, Sweden, and the U.K."
Stefan Krause, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Price-Output Correlation and the Variance of Output"
James Peery Cover, University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama

Discussants:

Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama
Edgar A. Ghossoub, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Robert R. Reed, III, University of Alabama
Tara Sinclair, The George Washington University

Session Chairs:

Suvayan De, West Virginia State University

Papers:

"A One-Sector Neoclassical Growth Model with Endogenous Retirement: Existence of Multiple Steady States"
Liutang Gong, Peking University
Nianqing Liu, Penn State University (Contact Author)

"Does Patriotism Accelerate Growth?"
Suvayan De, West Virginia State University (Contact Author)
William T. Smith, University of Memphis

"Formal Political Institutions and Income Redistribution"
Jan Schnellenbach, University of Heidelberg (Contact Author)

"Experimental Evidence Under a Marxist or Market Economy: Prices, Wages, GDP and Welfare from Singapore and China Classroom Experiments"
Roland K. Cheo, National University of Singapore (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University
Sharri C. Byron, University of Georgia
Trung T. Bui, Georgetown University
Graciela Laura Kaminsky, The George Washington University

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"Free Trade Agreements and the Consolidation of Democracy"
Xuepeng Paul Liu, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"Free-Riding on Protection for Sale"
Chris Magee, Bucknell University (Contact Author)
Kishore Gawande, Texas A&M University

"Protection and International Sourcing"
John L. Turner, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Emanuel Ornelas, London School of Economics

"Antidumping as Strategic Trade Policy under Asymmetric Information"
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Anja Schoettner, University of Bonn

Discussants:

Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University
John McLaren, University of Virginia
Kishore Gawande, Texas A&M University

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

Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Reconciling Micro and Macro Estimates of Dwelling Services"
Thesia I. Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau

"Metropolitan Growth and the Sen Index of Poverty"
Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida (Contact Author)
Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama

"Spanish Labor Market Efficiency: A Stochastic Frontier Approach"
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University
Ismael Ahamdanech-Zarco, Eurostat
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

"Regional Convergence In Taiwan"
Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University

Discussants:

Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University
Jong-Rong Chiou, Tam Kang University
Hoseong Kim, University of Alabama

Organizers:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Session Chairs:

Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University

Papers:

"Are Community Arrangements with NIMBYs Undermined by School Finance Reform?"
Justin M. Ross, Indiana University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Political Factors on Military Base Closures"
Scott A. Beaulier, Mercer University (Contact Author)
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
Allen Lynch, Mercer University

"Charter Versus Traditional Public Schools: A Panel Study of the Technical Efficiency"
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Contact Author)
Kerry A. King, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Joseph Palardy, Youngstown State University

"Suppressing Liberty, Censoring Information, Wasting Resources, and Calling It Good for the Environment"
J. R. Clark, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Dwight R. Lee, Southern Methodist University

"Spatial Clustering and U.S. State Interest Group Populations"
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Justin M. Ross, Indiana University
Mark T Gillis, Duquesne University
Michael Tasto, Southern New Hampshire University
Gregory M. Randolph, Southern New Hampshire University
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Organizers:

Joshua Kneifel, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Session Chairs:

Joshua Kneifel, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Papers:

"The Effect of Fuel Contracting Constraints on SO2 Trading Program Compliance"
Joshua Kneifel, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Contact Author)

"Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit: Regional Incidence of US Climate Policy"
Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future (Contact Author)
Rich Sweeney, none
Margaret Walls, Resources for the Future

"Measuring the Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Performance"
Barbara C. Lippiatt, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joshua Kneifel, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future

Organizers:

Gregory M. Kurtzon, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session Chairs:

Gregory M. Kurtzon, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Papers:

"The Structure of Labor Costs with Overtime Work in U.S. Jobs"
Anthony J. Barkume, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Price Differentials Across Outlets in Consumer Price Index Data, 2002-2007"
John S. Greenlees, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Robert McClelland, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Panel Data Estimates of Age-Rent Profiles for Rental Housing [with an Application to Aging Bias in the Consumer Price Index for Housing]"
Randal Verbrugge, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Joshua Gallin, Federal Reserve Board

Discussants:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University
Donald J. Boudreaux, George Mason University
Brian Sliker, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Papers:

"Race, Gender, Impatience and School Discipline"
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Bulent Anil, University of Georgia
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ragan Petrie, Georgia State University
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University

"An Empirical Analysis of Teacher Spillover Effects in Secondary School"
Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri (Contact Author)

"The Academic Impact of Massachusetts Charter Schools"
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University (Contact Author)
Robert Costrell, University of Arkansas

"Unitary Status and Academic Achievement in Florida"
Colin Knapp, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University
Susan Reilly, American University
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Georgia
Jeffrey L. Jordan, University of Georgia

Organizers:

Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session Chairs:

Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Papers:

"Comparison of Energy Efficiency Frontiers Across Multiple Manufacturing Sectors"
Gale A. Boyd, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Spatial Patterns in Regulatory Enforcement: Testing for Environmental Justice"
Wayne B. Gray, Clark University
Ronald J. Shadbegian, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Contact Author)

"Water Quality and Performance in the United States Water Industry"
Roberto Mosheim, USDA Economic Research Service (Contact Author)

"Toxic Releases: An Environmental Performance Index for Coal-Fired Electric Power Plants"
Rolf Färe, Oregon State University
Shawna Grosskopf, Oregon State University
Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gale A. Boyd, Duke University
Roberto Mosheim, USDA Economic Research Service
Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ronald J. Shadbegian, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Session Chairs:

Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado

Papers:

"Testing International Financial Contagion with Structural Breaks"
In-Mee Baek, Suffolk University
Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"Further Evidence on Gains from International Diversification"
William Shambora, Ohio University (Contact Author)
Shamila A. Jayasuriya, Ohio University

"Dual Effect of Financial Liberalization: Does Positive Effect Really Outweigh Negative Effect?"
Kossi Makpayo, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"The Changing Dynamics of Foreign Portfolio Investment in the United States"
Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University (Contact Author)
Joseph French, University of Northern Colorado

Discussants:

Marshall Stocker, Choate Investment Advisors, LLC
Jean Sepulveda-Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo
Rosemary T. Cunningham, Agnes Scott College
Swarn Chatterjee, University of Georgia

Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Nils-Petter Lagerlof, York University

Papers:

"Economic Recovery from Natural Disasters: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Approach"
Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"Reconciling Kuznets and Habbakuk in a Unified Growth Theory"
Peter Rangazas, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Contact Author)
Alex Mourmouras, International Monetary Fund

"Entry Barriers, Competition, and Technology Adoption"
Lei Fang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"Appropriate Medical Inventions"
Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon (Contact Author)
Anna-Maria Aksan, University of Oregon

Discussants:

Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University
Nils-Petter Lagerlof, York University
Malhar Nabar, Wellesley College

Session Chairs:

Unro Lee, University of the Pacific

Papers:

"Is All Trade and Finance Created Equal?"
Scott Davis, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Globalization, Job Losses and the Predictors of Economic Anxiety"
Michael E. S. Hoffman, U.S. Government Accountability Office (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Inflation Targeting Regime on the Relationship Between Stock Returns and Inflation: International Evidence"
Unro Lee, University of the Pacific (Contact Author)

"New Internet Measurement Versus Cross-Country Interactions and Globalization"
Ting T. Huang, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Haiwen Zhou, Old Dominion University
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University
Vy Nguyen, American University
Gerald Willmann, CESifo Group
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina

Organizers:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Inspector Objectivity"
Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Competition Between the Credit Rating Agencies and the Quality of Information Provision"
Wei Tan, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)

"The Anatomy of U.S. Personal Bankruptcy Under Chapter 13"
Hulya Eraslan, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)
Wenli Li, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Pierre-Daniel Sarte, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

"Semiparametric Identification of Multidimensional Screening Models"
Heleno Pioner, EPGE - FGV (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
Oliver Richard, U.S. Department of Justice
Allan Collard-Wexler, New York University
Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania

Organizers:

John J. Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau

Session Chairs:

Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau

Papers:

"Mortgage Choice and Debt Burdens"
Amy B. O'Hara, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Comparing and Contrasting U.S. National, Regional, and State-Level Income Inequality, 2000-2006."
John J. Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"The Dynamics of Labor Force Participation Among Low-Income Single Mothers: The Role of Paid Work Experience in Welfare Reform Outcomes"
Katherine G. Giefer, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Juggling Act: Caregiving for an Elderly Family Member and Female Labor Market Earnings"
Alfred O. Gottschalck, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)
Sheri S. Sharareh Craig, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussants:

Anthony M. Yezer, George Washington University
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Maury Gittleman, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Thesia I. Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Kara Reynolds, American University

Papers:

"Industry Mobility Following Trade-Induced Job Displacement"
Kara Reynolds, American University (Contact Author)

"Trade Shocks and Labor Adjustment: A Structural Empirical Approach"
John McLaren, University of Virginia

"Where the Girls Are: Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Segregation in Columbia"
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

"International Trade and Labor Market Risk in the U.S."
Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)
Pravin Krishna, John Hopkins University

Discussants:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
Chad Bown, Brandeis University
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Oleksandr Movchan, North Carolina State University

Papers:

"Integration and Cointegration Properties of Crime Rates in the United States"
Kalidas Jana, The University of Texas at Brownsville (Contact Author)

"A Rational Addiction-Treatment Model with Interacting Stocks"
Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno (Contact Author)
Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University

"GMM Estimation for Non-Gaussian and Non-Linear State Space Models"
Oleksandr Movchan, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Major Switch During College"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Contact Author)
Misael Mauricio, Banorte

Discussants:

Jun Ma, University of Alabama
Gennady Lyakir, Champlain College
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University
Roland K. Cheo, National University of Singapore

Organizers:

Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeremy Thornton, Samford University

Session Chairs:

Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jeremy Thornton, Samford University

Papers:

"Time or Money: A COPPS Investigation into Charitable Giving"
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Contact Author)
Jeremy Thornton, Samford University

"Using Benefit Cost Analysis to Assess Nonprofit Performance"
Joseph J. Cordes, George Washington University (Contact Author)
Catherine Coventry, George Washington University

"Competition for Funding in the Nonprofit Sector"
Debra Yurenka, University of Chicago (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver
Joseph J. Cordes, George Washington University
Debra Yurenka, University of Chicago

Organizers:

Arthur Snow, University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Arthur Snow, University of Georgia

Papers:

"Watershed Development Restrictions and Land Prices: Empirical Evidence from Southern Appalachia"
Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Carolyn A. Dehring, University of Georgia
John F. Chamblee, University of Georgia

"The Long-Term Effects of Studying Economics on Attitudes and Civic Behavior"
Sam Allgood, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
William Bosshardt, Florida Atlantic University
Wilbert van der Klaauw, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Michael Watts, Purdue University

"Measuring Structural Competitive Imbalance in Major League Baseball"
Gregory A. Trandel, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ronald S. Warren, Jr., University of Georgia
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University
Raymond Sauer, Clemson University

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey W. Hoffman, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Wal-Mart and Urban Food-at-Home Markets"
Jeffrey W. Hoffman, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Going Natural: An Instrument of Competition Among Retail Formats?"
Ming-Feng Hsieh, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Contact Author)

"Impact of Internet and Other Web-based ICTs on the Determinants of Agglomeration"
Abdullah Khan, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ali Dadpay, Marketing Analytics
Manuel A. Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Tesa E. Leonce, Eastern Illinois University

Organizers:

Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session Chairs:

Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Papers:

"What Are Establishment Fixed Effects?"
Matthew Dey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Manufacturers' Use of Employment Services"
Matthew Dey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Susan Houseman, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Anne Polivka, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"A Discussion of the Challenges of Matching FDI and Trade in Services Data from BEA with BLS Data on Employment Patterns"
Mina Kim, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Discussants:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Brian Bucks, Federal Reserve Board
John McLaren, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

John Robst, University of South Florida

Papers:

"Uninsurance and Spillovers in the US Health Care System: Evidence from AMI Patients"
Meltem Daysal, University of Maryland, College Park (Contact Author)

"Incentives in Managed Care Careve-Out Plans"
John Robst, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"HMO and the Erosion of Patient Trust: Revisited"
Hong Liu, Central University of Finance and Economics (Contact Author)
Hai Fang, University of Miami

Discussants:

Yulia Khodneva, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

Organizers:

Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida

Papers:

"Do Charter Schools 'Cherry-Pick' Good Teachers?"
Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Medical Malpractice Liability on Physician Supply"
Daniel Weinberg, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Temporary Help Work: Compensating Differentials and Multiple Jobs"
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Carolyn J. Heinrich, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Discussants:

Matthew Kim, University of St. Thomas
Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Paan Jindapon, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Do Firms Overstate Their Costs? A Test on Moral Hazard in Telecommunications Subsides"
Liangliang Jiang, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Chen Lin, Lingnan University

"The Importance of Past Violations on the Probability of Future Violations: An Empirical Analysis in Airline Safety"
Chia-Mei Liu, U.S. Department of Transportation (Contact Author)

"Refund Contracts and Price Discrimination in Airlines"
Paan Jindapon, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Diego A. Escobari, San Francisco State University

"On-Time Performance and Airline Market Power"
Chia-Mei Liu, U.S. Department of Transportation (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Monica E. Hartmann, University of St. Thomas
Kenneth P. Sanford, University of Kentucky
Buhong Zheng, University of Colorado Denver
Liangliang Jiang, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Logan Kelly, Bryant University

Papers:

"News About Productivity and Asset Prices in a Stochastic General Equilibrium Setting"
Stefan Avdjiev, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"Rating System Design: Transforming Preferences to Rating Scores"
Lingfang (Ivy) Li, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Anna E. Bargagliotti, University of Memphis

"The Currency Equivalent Index and the Current Stock of Money"
Logan Kelly, Bryant University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
Jaclyn Donna Kropp, Clemson University
Xuan Liu, East Carolina University

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

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Uranium Sales and Economic Well-being in Niger: Is there ‘Dutch Disease’?"
Issoufou Soumaila, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Welfare Impact of Intragenic and Transgenic GM Food Labeling Policies Using Data from Experimental Auctions"
Gregory J. Colson, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Community Economic Impact of Microfinance Institutions: The Case of Bangladesh"
Vange Mariet Ocasio, Colorado State University (Contact Author)

"Assessing The Economic Implications of an Egypt-U.S. Free Trade Agreement"
Hoda El-Karaksy, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Trade Liberalization, Effective Human Capital and the Dynamics of Income Inequality"
Joshua Dennis Hall, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"Real Interest Rates and Fiscal Policy: A Global Study"
Ellis Heath, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Javed Younas, Central Michigan University
Laurel Adams, Northern Illinois University
Hoda El-Karaksy, University of Alabama
Heather L.R. Tierney, College of Charleston
Mostafa Beshkar, Purdue University
Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University

Session Chairs:

Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University

Papers:

"Making the Indifference-Curve Approach to Excess Burden More Understandable"
Gregory A. Trandel, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Macroeconomic Facts for Managers"
Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University (Contact Author)
Richard Sprinkle, The University of Texas at El Paso

"A Note on Scarcity"
M. Northrup Buechner, St. John's University (Contact Author)

"Does the Order of Test Questions Matter in Economics?"
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University
William M. Doerner, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Aleksandra Markovic, The George Washington University
Andrew Ewing, University of Washington
Lolita A. Paff, Pennsylvania State University
Misael Mauricio, Banorte

Organizers:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Plant Selection and Productivity Dispersion in the Ready-Mix Concrete Industry"
Allan Collard-Wexler, New York University (Contact Author)

"A Dynamic Model of Competition in the U.S. Airline Industry"
Jonathan W. Williams, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Strategic Deterrence in a Dynamic Game: Evidence from the Airline Industry"
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland
Ignacio Esponda, New York University
Wei Tan, Stony Brook University

Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Papers:

"Growth and Volatility in the U.S. States: Registered Interest Organizations and Institutional Sclerosis"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

"Corruption, Investment, and Growth in U.S. States"
Noel Johnson, George Mason University
Courtney LaFountain, The University of Texas at Arlington
Steven Yamarik, University of California, Long Beach

"A Matched Pairs Analysis of State Growth Differences"
Brian Goff, Western Kentucky University
Alex Lebedinsky, Western Kentucky University
Stephen E. Lile, Western Kentucky University

"Knowledge Matters: The Long-Run Determinants of State Income Growth"
Paul W. Bauer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Garett Jones, George Mason University
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nathan J. Ashby, The University of Texas at El Paso
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Elias Dinopoulos, University of Florida

Papers:

"Intellectual Property Rights, Multinational Firms, and Economic Growth"
Elias Dinopoulos, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Liquidity Constraints and Linkages with Multinationals"
Mariana Spatareanu, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Finding Vertical Multinational Enterprises"
Jeffrey H. Bergstrand, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)

"Agglomeration, Backward and Forward Linkages: Evidence from South Korean Investment in China"
Peter Debaere, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mariana Spatareanu, Rutgers University
Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University
Chris Magee, Bucknell University

Session Chairs:

Jason E. Taylor, Central Michigan University

Papers:

"Resale Price Maintenance as Exclusion: Did the Supreme Court Discover the Missing Theory?"
Timothy Brennan, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Compatibility on Competition Between Proprietary and Open Two-Sided Platforms"
Wafa Hakim Orman, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Contact Author)

"A Panel Examination of the Efficient-Cartel Hypothesis: The National Industrial Recovery Act, 1933-1935"
Jason E. Taylor, Central Michigan University (Contact Author)

"An Economic Analysis of the Aldo Moro Kidnapping and Assassination"
Bertrand Crettez, University Paris 10
Regis Deloche, University of Franche-Comte (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Rosa Ferrer, Vanderbilt University
Laura Schultz, University of Albany
Rimvydas Baltaduonis, Chapman University
Thomas E. Cooper, Georgetown College

Organizers:

Deborah Fletcher, Miami University

Session Chairs:

Deborah Fletcher, Miami University

Papers:

"Information Versus Access: Why Do Firms Become Politically Active?"
Randall Kroszner, University of Chicago
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Inefficient Redistribution and Inefficient Redistributive Politics"
Daniel J. Kovenock, University of Iowa
Brian Roberson, Miami University

"Political Reputation, Negative Campaigning, and Strategic Shirking"
Deborah Fletcher, Miami University (Contact Author)
Steven Slutsky, University of Florida

Discussants:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
Donald E. Campbell, The College of William and Mary
James E. Foster, Vanderbilt University

Organizers:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

Moderators:

James D. Gwartney, Florida State University

Panelists:

W. Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Wayne Angell, Former Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

Lawrence H. White, University of Missouri - St. Louis

James Andrew Dorn, Cato Institute

Lawrence J. White, New York University

Organizers:

David N. Figlio, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

David N. Figlio, University of Florida

Papers:

"Working Conditions, School Characteristics and Teacher Mobility: Evidence from North Carolina"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University
Helen F. Ladd, Duke University
Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University

"Making a Difference? The Effects of Teach for America in High School"
Jane Hannaway, The Urban Institute (Contact Author)
Zeyu Xu, The Urban Institute
Colin Taylor, The Urban Institute

"Alternative Certification and Teacher Quality"
Tim Sass, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Teachers, Race and Discipline"
David N. Figlio, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Cecilia Rouse, Princeton University
Elizabeth Wilde, Princeton University

Discussants:

TBA

Organizers:

Huiran Pan, Oklahoma State University

Session Chairs:

Huiran Pan, Oklahoma State University

Papers:

"Does Exchange Rate Volatility Affect Foreign Firms Differently?"
Fırat Demir, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Institutional Quality and Sudden Stops"
Uluc Aysun, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Adam Honig, Amherst College

"International Portfolio Choice and Information Heterogeneity"
Huiran Pan, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mahmut Yasar, The University of Texas at Arlington
Mohammad Jahan-Parvar, East Carolina University
Luis Marques, Johns Hopkins University

Organizers:

Sushanta K. Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London

Session Chairs:

Sushanta K. Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London

Papers:

"Monetary Model Strikes Back: Evidence from the World"
Valerie Cerra, International Monetary Fund
Sweta C. Saxena, Bank for International Settlements (Contact Author)

"Monetary and Financial Stability in the Euro Area: Pro-Cyclicality Versus Trade-Off"
Brigitte E. Granville, Queen Mary, University of London
Sushanta K. Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London (Contact Author)

"Government Bond Market Integration Within European Union"
Nikiforos T. Laopodis, Fairfield University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mohammed Mohsin, The University of Tennessee
Ellen Meade, American University
Valerie Cerra, International Monetary Fund
Nikiforos T. Laopodis, Fairfield University

Organizers:

R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Doug Norton, Florida State University

Papers:

"Charitable Fundraising with Product Sales: Evidence from a Field Experiment"
Brian McManus, University of North Carolina (Contact Author)

"Diversity and Crowding Out: A Theory of Cold-Glow Giving"
Dan Hungerman, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)

"Revolutions Start in Coffee Shops: Retained Earnings-Maximizing Non-Profits"
Doug Norton, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Government Inefficiency and Reverse Crowd Out"
R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Doug Norton, Florida State University

Discussants:

Doug Norton, Florida State University

Organizers:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Session Chairs:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Papers:

"Peer Influences on Alcohol Consumption"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University (Contact Author)

"The Role of Obesity and Social Networks in Education Accumulation"
Tim J Classen, Loyola University Chicago (Contact Author)

"Disabled or Young? Relative Age and Special Education Diagnoses in Schools"
Elizabeth Dhuey, University of Toronto (Contact Author)

"Binge Drinking, Peers and Grades in High School"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University

Papers:

"Remittances and Relative Prices"
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University

"Price Differences Across Colombian Cities: Gravity or the Guerillas?"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University

"Remittances and Segmented Markets"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University
Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University

Session Chairs:

Zhe Li, Stony Brook University

Papers:

"Financial Market Openings: Is There Gain for Stock Market Development?"
Vy Nguyen, American University (Contact Author)

"Complex Dynamics in Ecologic-Economic Systems"
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University (Contact Author)

"Monopsony and Fragile Developing Country Labor Markets: A Case Study in Liberia’s Past Development and Current Post-Conflict Reconstruction"
Suzanne K McCoskey, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Chris Perrin, The George Washington University

"Investment Choice and Savings in Defined Contribution Pensions"
Zhe Li, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Rei Odawara, The George Washington University
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University
Suzanne K McCoskey, The George Washington University
Nabamita Dutta, West Virginia University

Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Peter Coughlin, University of Maryland

Papers:

"Probabilistic and Spatial Models of Voting"
Peter Coughlin, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Scoring Rule Lotteries with Multiple Winners"
Frederick Chen, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

"Evaluating Voting Rules by Their Probability of Success: An Empirical Analysis"
T. Nicolaus Tideman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Florenz Plassmann, State University of New York at Binghamton

"Uniformly Bounded Information and Social Choice"
Donald E. Campbell, The College of William and Mary
Jerry S. Kelly, Syracuse University

Discussants:

Lingfang (Ivy) Li, University of Louisville
Bryan McCannon, Wake Forest University
Helena Poon, Georgetown University
Yong J. Yoon, George Mason University

Organizers:

Kathryn Graddy, Brandeis University

Session Chairs:

Douglas Hodgson, Université du Québec à Montréal, Dept. of Economics

Papers:

"Prices for Paintings by African American Artists"
Richard Agnello, University of Delaware (Contact Author)

"How Much is a Tony Worth?"
Lesley Chiou, Occidental College (Contact Author)
Melissa Boyle, College of the Holy Cross

"How to Win Twice at Auction: On the Incidence of Commissions in Auction Markets"
Nicolas Sahuguet, HEC Montreal (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Douglas Hodgson, Université du Québec à Montréal, Dept. of Economics
Kathryn Graddy, Brandeis University
Nikhil Agarwal, Harvard University

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:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Consumer Choice in the Airline Industry and Antitrust Implications"
Oliver Richard, U.S. Department of Justice (Contact Author)
Olivier Armantier, Universite de Montreal
Dennis Carlton, University of Chicago

"Endogenous Participation and Local Market Power in Highway Procurement"
Ignacio Esponda, New York University (Contact Author)
Liran Einav, Stanford University

"Public Monopoly and Economic Efficiency: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Entry Decisions"
Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Joel Waldfogel, University of Pennsylvania

Discussants:

Jonathan W. Williams, University of Virginia
Hulya Eraslan, Johns Hopkins University
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia

Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Session Chairs:

Alison Jacknowitz, American University

Papers:

"Interactions Between the Food Stamp Program and the Economy"
Laura Castner, Mathematica Policy Research (Contact Author)
James Mabli, Mathematica Policy Research
Emily Sama Martin, Mathematica Policy Research

"Food Stamps, TANF, and Food Hardships in Three American Cities"
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
Richard DePolt, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University

"Economic Incentives in Dietary Improvement Among Food Stamp Recipients"
Steven T. Yen, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Biing-Hwan Lin, USDA
Diansheng Dong, USDA
David M. Smallwood, USDA

Discussants:

Caroline Ratcliffe, The Urban Institute
Laura Tiehen, USDA
Molly Jacobs, George Washington University

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University

Papers:

"The Tip of the Iceberg: Actual Trade Flows Grossly Understate the Extent of Globalization"
Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University (Contact Author)

"Is Exporter's Labor Demand More Elastic?"
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Outsourcing and U.S. Economic Growth"
Christopher J. Kurz, Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Contact Author)
Paul Lengermann, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

"Avoidance Behaviours of Exporters and Importers: Evidence from the US-China Trade Data Discrepancy"
Xuepeng Paul Liu, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Elias Dinopoulos, University of Florida
Peter Debaere, University of Virginia
Alberto Salvo, Northwestern University
Mina Kim, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University

Papers:

"A Theory of Trade Disagreement"
Alan Spearot, University of California, Santa Cruz (Contact Author)

"Commitment, Terms of Trade, and the WTO: Evidence from New Trade Restrictions and Dispute Settlements"
Chad Bown, Brandeis University (Contact Author)

"The Free-Riding Effect of the MFN Clause: Evidence Across Commodities and Countries"
Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Agricultural Policy in Multilateral Negotiations"
Kishore Gawande, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John L. Turner, University of Georgia
Robert M. Feinberg, American University
Kara Reynolds, American University
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

Organizers:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Measuring Aggregate Airline Flight Delays"
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Buhong Zheng, University of Colorado Denver

"Distribution of Airline Tickets: A Tale of Two Market Structures"
Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)
Marija Pejcinovska, University of California, Irvine

"Stochastic Peak-Load Pricing with Real-Time Demand Learning in the U.S. Airline Industry"
Diego A. Escobari, San Francisco State University (Contact Author)

"On the Factors that Affect Airline Flight Frequency and Similar Choice in City-Pair Markets"
Vivek Pai, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine
Diego A. Escobari, San Francisco State University
Vivek Pai, University of California, Irvine

Organizers:

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Moderators:

Edward Golding, Freddie Mac

Panelists:

Michael Carliner, Independent Economist

Thomas Lawler, Lawler Economic and Housing Consulting, LLC

Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac

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

Organizers:

Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session Chairs:

Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Papers:

"Time to Work or Time to Play: The Effect of Student Employment on Homework and Leisure"
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author)
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Institutional Settings, Power, and Time Use by Couples: A Cross-National Comparison"
Nabanita Datta Gupta, The Danish National Center for Social Research
Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)

"Time Use and Obesity"
Josh Pinkston, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Do Parents with a Higher Rate of Time Preference Spend Less Time on Enriching Childcare Activities? Evidence from Time Diaries"
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Younghwan Song, Union College

Discussants:

Donna Rothstein, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University
Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Organizers:

Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Toward Policy Relevant Benchmarks for Interpreting Effect Sizes: Combining Effects with Costs"
Douglas Harris, University of Wisconsin (Contact Author)

"The Financing, Provision, and Consequences of School-Site Mental Health Services for Young Children in the US"
Randall Reback, Barnard College (Contact Author)

"The Labor-Market Returns for Community College Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates"
Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David N. Figlio, University of Florida
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

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

Organizers:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Session Chairs:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Papers:

"Using Genetic Lotteries Within Families to Examine the Causal Impact of Poor Health on Academic Achievement"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University (Contact Author)

"Biology, Stress, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Status"
Anna Aizer, Brown University (Contact Author)

"Stress and Smoking in Older Individuals"
Padmaja Ayyagari, Yale University (Contact Author)
Jody Sindelar, Yale University

Discussants:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Exchange Market Pressure: Empirical Evidence from Latin America Countries"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Better Inflation Performance in the Emerging Market Countries: Improved Monetary Policy, Structural Change or Plain Good Luck?"
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Niamh Sheridan, International Monetary Fund
Tine Olsen, International Monetary Fund
Chorng-Huey Wong, International Monetary Fund

"Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise: A DSGE Approach"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Session Chairs:

Minghua Li, Franklin Pierce University

Papers:

"Do Precursor Laws Matter? An Investigation into the Methamphetamine Market in the US"
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Contact Author)
Bryce S. Sutton, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Melissa Woodley, Samford University
Yulia Khodneva, University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Effect of State Health Mandates on Employer-Provided Health Insurance"
Katharine C. Wolchik, Lehigh University (Contact Author)
Justin Tsung-Yi Wang, Lehigh University

"SCHIP and Parents' Well-being"
Minghua Li, Franklin Pierce University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Katharine C. Wolchik, Lehigh University
Minghua Li, Franklin Pierce University
Scott Imberman, University of Houston

Organizers:

Lewis S. Davis, Union College

Session Chairs:

Lewis S. Davis, Union College

Papers:

"Reinterpreting the Jones Critique: A Time Series Approach to Testing and Understanding Idea Driven Growth Models with Transitional Dynamics"
Bruce T. Elmslie, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Norman Sedgley, Loyola College in Maryland

"Scientists, Lawyers and Imitators: Innovation and Rent Protection with Imperfect Patent Enforcement"
Fuat Sener, Union College
Lewis S. Davis, Union College (Contact Author)

"Poverty, Geography and Institutional Path Dependence"
Edinaldo Tebaldi, Bryant University (Contact Author)
Ramesh Mohan, Bryant University

Discussants:

Mark Hopkins, Gettysburg College
Peter J. Kower, Oglethorpe University
Norman Sedgley, Loyola College in Maryland

Organizers:

Kathryn Graddy, Brandeis University

Session Chairs:

Richard Agnello, University of Delaware

Papers:

"Age-Price Profiles for Canadian Painters at Auction"
Douglas Hodgson, Université du Québec à Montréal, Dept. of Economics (Contact Author)

"Emotional Assets"
Rachel Campbell, University of Maastricht (Contact Author)
Kees Koedijk, Tilburg University
Frans de Roon, Tilburg University

"The Price-Spillover Effect in Art Auctions"
Bina Agarwal, Harvard University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Artists' Resale Rights: An Empirical Analysis"
Kathryn Graddy, Brandeis University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Richard Agnello, University of Delaware
Lesley Chiou, Occidental College
Nicolas Sahuguet, HEC Montreal
Rachel Campbell, University of Maastricht

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

Session Chairs:

Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Georgia

Papers:

"The Property Value Effects of Universal Tuition Vouchers"
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author)
Hiran Gunasekara, The University of Texas at San Antonio

"Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of the River: The Choice of Where to Work and Where to Live for Movers"
Kenneth P. Sanford, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"School Characteristics and House Prices: Quantile Regression Evidence from Baton Rouge"
Velma Zahirovic-Herbert, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Real Estate Agents and Their Effect on Sales Outcomes"
Jason S. Beck, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University
Zhe Li, Stony Brook University
John Merrifield, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Jason S. Beck, University of Kentucky

Organizers:

Brent Kreider, Iowa State University

Session Chairs:

Brent Kreider, Iowa State University

Papers:

"Monotonicity, Instrumental Variables, and the Sign of the Average Treatment Effect"
Edward J. Vytlacil, Yale University (Contact Author)
Azeem Shaikh, University of Chicago
Cecilia Machado, Columbia University

"Identifying the Effects of Food Stamps on the Nutritional Health of Children When Program Participation is Misreported"
John V. Pepper, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dean Jolliffe, U.S. Department of Agriculture

"Optimal Inference in Irregularly Identified Semiparametric Models"
Shakeeb Khan, Duke University (Contact Author)
Denis Nekipelov, University of California

"Regression Coefficient Identification Decay in the Presence of Infrequent Classification Errors"
Brent Kreider, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
Arie Beresteanu, Duke University
Joerg Stoye, New York University
Nese Yildiz, University of Rochester

Organizers:

Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College

Session Chairs:

Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College

Papers:

"Efficiency and Arbitrage in Parallel Parimutuel Markets"
C. Nicholas McKinney, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

"Information and Late Money"
Teresa Beckham Gramm, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

"Heavy Underdog Betting in Major League Baseball, 2000-2007"
Matt E. Ryan, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Going from a Dollar to a Dime: Denomination Change and the Superfecta"
Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

C. Nicholas McKinney, Rhodes College
Teresa Beckham Gramm, Rhodes College
Matt E. Ryan, West Virginia University
Marshall K. Gramm, Rhodes College

Organizers:

Tara Sinclair, The George Washington University

Session Chairs:

Pao-Lin Tien, Wesleyan University

Papers:

"Using Long-Run Restrictions to Investigate the Sources of Exchange Rate Fluctuations"
Pao-Lin Tien, Wesleyan University (Contact Author)

"Inflation Targeting and the Exchange Rate in Emerging Markets"
Julia Bersch, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (Contact Author)

"Do Country Characteristics Help Explain the PPP?"
Juan A. Jiménez Martn, Complutense University (Contact Author)

"Testing for Convergence Using Panel Data Methods with an Application to the Euro-Zone Inflations"
Claude Lopez, University of Cincinnati (Contact Author)
David H. Papell, University of Houston

Discussants:

Julia Bersch, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
Pao-Lin Tien, Wesleyan University
Claude Lopez, University of Cincinnati
Juan A. Jiménez Martn, Complutense University

Session Chairs:

Sean Sullivan, University of Virginia

Papers:

"The Birth of a Modern City: Urban Spatial Structure in New York City from 1865 to 1900."
Fred Smith, Davidson College (Contact Author)
Ida Bastiaens, University of Pittsburgh

"The Evolution of Foresight -- A Simple Model of Civilization?"
Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute (Contact Author)
Samuel K. Allen, Virginia Military Institute

"Revisiting the Growth of State Banking in the Early 20th Century U.S."
Brandon Dupont, Western Washington University (Contact Author)

"Sue Thy Neighbor: Transition of Credit Institution in Early Modern England"
Anirban Mukherjee, The University of British Columbia (Contact Author)

"Implicit Markets for Slave Characteristics: 1811-1820 Louisiana"
Sean Sullivan, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Valeska Groenert, Vanderbilt University
Marc F. Bellemare, Duke University
Andreea Balan-Cohen, Tufts University
Vinit K. Jagdish, Western Washington University
Fred Smith, Davidson College

Organizers:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Papers:

"A Brief History of State-Level Rent Seeking"
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College (Contact Author)
Justin M. Ross, Indiana University

"Frontiers of Rent Seeking in the U.S. States"
Danny Hughes, American College of Radiology
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama (Contact Author)
Noel D. Campbell, University of Central Arkansas

"Local Government Finance and Entrepreneurial Activity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas"
Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University
Bradley Hobbs, Florida Gulf Coast University
Stephan Gohmann, University of Louisville

"A New Look at Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship"
Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College
Robert A. Lawson, Auburn University

Discussants:

Joshua C. Hall, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Judicial Discretion and Sentencing Behavior"
Monica E. Hartmann, University of St. Thomas (Contact Author)
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary

"The Effect of Lawyer's Career Concerns in Litigation"
Rosa Ferrer, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"The Trial of Socrates"
Bryan McCannon, Wake Forest University (Contact Author)

"A Different Rationale for Punitive Damages"
Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

Discussants:

Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sean Sullivan, University of Virginia
Scott Wentland, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri

Papers:

"Earnings of Displaced Workers and the Business Cycle: An Analysis Using Administrative Data"
Kenneth A. Couch, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Nicholas Jolly, University of Connecticut
Dana Placzek, State of Connecticut

"Unemployment and the Business Cycle: How Should Unemployment Insurance Adjust?"
Jeremy Schwartz, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Tradeoffs Between Wages and Other Job Characteristics with an Application to Unemployment Insurance"
Dan Becker, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Women and Unemployment in the New Economy: The Interaction of Gender, Occupation and Industry"
Marios Michaelides, IMPAQ International, LLC
Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mette Verner, University of Aarhus
Guenther Fink, Harvard School of Public Health
Dan Becker, University of Virginia
Kenneth A. Couch, University of Connecticut

Organizers:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Papers:

"Inter-District Choice and Residential Segregation"
Eric J. Brunner, Quinnipiac University
Sung-Woo Cho, Columbia University
Randall Reback, Barnard College

"The Responsiveness of Property Tax Revenue to Changes in Home Values"
Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

"Property Tax Volatility and Voter Support for Tax Limits"
Nathan B. Anderson, University of Illinois at Chicago
Andreas Pape, Binghamton University

"The Roles of Shifts in the Median Voter and of Surging Housing Values in Determining Property Tax Rates"
David A. Denslow, Jr., University of Florida
James Dewey, University of Florida
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Discussants:

Kim Rueben, Urban Institute
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University

Organizers:

Tiffani A. Gottschall, Washington & Jefferson College

Session Chairs:

Tiffani A. Gottschall, Washington & Jefferson College

Papers:

"The Effect of Atlantic Storms on Employment Sectors"
J. Zachary Klingensmith, Washington & Jefferson College (Contact Author)

"Biodiesel: A U.S. Demand and Production Overview"
Angela M. Henderson, Raytheon (Contact Author)

"Are Illegal Music Downloads Hurting the Record Industry? Measuring the Effects of Digital Piracy on Record Sales"
Mark Thomas Bender, Washington & Jefferson College (Contact Author)

"Marketing Segmentation for Spanish Speakers in the United States"
Ann McShane, Ursinus College (Contact Author)

"Searching for an 'A': Characteristics of Grade Inflators"
Danielle Coellner, Ursinus College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tiffani A. Gottschall, Washington & Jefferson College
Jennifer VanGilder, Ursinus College
Robert Cunningham, Alma College
Mark Thomas Bender, Washington & Jefferson College
Danielle Coellner, Ursinus College

Organizers:

Mark Votruba, Case Western Reserve University

Papers:

"Effect of Job Loss on Health and Health Care Utilization: Evidence from Norway"
Mark Votruba, Case Western Reserve University (Contact Author)
Mari Rege, University of Stavanger
Khetil Telle, Statistics Norway

"Mortality, Mass-Layoffs, and Career Outcomes: An Analysis Using Administrative Data"
Till von Wachter, Columbia University (Contact Author)
Daniel Sullivan, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

"Inheritances, Health and Death"
Christopher J. Ruhm, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
Beomsoo Kim, Korea University

Discussants:

Till von Wachter, Columbia University
Christopher J. Ruhm, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mark Votruba, Case Western Reserve University

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University

Papers:

"The Political Debate on Outsourcing and the Market Reaction to Layoffs"
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University (Contact Author)
Donna L. Paul, Washington State University

"Competition Between Tax Havens: Does Geographic Distribution Matter?"
Luisa Rocio Blanco Raynal, Pepperdine University (Contact Author)
Cynthia Rogers, University of Oklahoma

Discussants:

Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund

Organizers:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Moderators:

William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Panelists:

Marcos Rangel, University of Chicago

Patrick L. Mason, Florida State University

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Darrick Hamilton, The New School

Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University

Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University

Organizers:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Session Chairs:

Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"The Case for Skill-Biased Technological Change"
Stuart J. Fowler, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Jennifer J. Wilgus, Belmont University

"The Effect of State Funded Merit Scholarships on High School Graduation Rates"
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Elizabeth A. Perry-Sizemore, Randolph College

"A Comparison of the Distribution of Net Benefits for Florida Bright Futures and Georgia HOPE Scholarships"
J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University (Contact Author)
Mary O. Borg, University of North Florida

"Identifying the Best Buys in U.S. Higher Education"
E. Anton Eff, Middle Tennessee State University
Christopher C. Klein, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Reuben Kyle, Middle Tennessee State University

Discussants:

Douglas J. Wakeman, Meredith College
J. Rody Borg, Jacksonville University
Stuart J. Fowler, Middle Tennessee State University
Jennifer J. Wilgus, Belmont University