Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University

Papers:

"Incentives and Deterrents to Foreign Direct Investment "
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University (Contact Author)

"Direct Investments in China and Transition Economies: Complements or Substitutes?"
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University (Contact Author)
Donna L. Paul, Washington State University

"Was Latin America Correct in Relying on Foreign Direct Investment to Improve Employment Rates?"
Diego Vacaflores, Texas State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Salvador Contreras, The University of Texas-Pan American

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Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCEPI) and Consumer Price Index Inflation Links "
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College (Contact Author)

"What Can Survey Forecasts Tell Us About Informational Rigidities?"
Olivier Coibon, The College of William & Mary (Contact Author)
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, University of California, Berkeley

"Revising the Sticky-Information Phillips Curve "
Yelena Tahktamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Contact Author)

"An Empirical Evaluation of the Presence of Credit Rationing in the U.S. Credit Markets"
Jingping Gu, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Paula L. Hernandez-Verme, Texas A&M University
Qi Li, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Susan Richter, University of California, Merced
Chung Choe, CEPS/INSTEAD

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Organizers:

Philip J. Grossman, St. Cloud State University

Session Chairs:

Philip J. Grossman, St. Cloud State University

Papers:

"Risk Taking: Pairs Versus Individuals"
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Jungmin Lee, Florida International University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Christopher Rosen, University of Arkansas

"Non-Linear Mixed Logit and the Characterization of Individual Heterogeneity"
Steffen Andersen, Copenhagen Business School
Glenn W. Harrison, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Arne Hole, University of Sheffield
Elisabet Rutström, University of Central Florida

"Measuring Risk Attitudes: Skewed Preferences or a Preference for Skewness"
Philip J. Grossman, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author)
Catherine C. Eckel, The University of Texas at Dallas

Discussants:

Philip J. Grossman, St. Cloud State University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Glenn W. Harrison, University of Central Florida

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Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University

Papers:

"Stock Market Synchronicity and the Global Trade Network: A Random-Walk Approach"
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Raja Kali, University of Arkansas
Amat B Adarov, University of Arkansas

"The International Impacts of the U.S. Stock Market Crash"
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University (Contact Author)
Rajeev Sooreea, Penn State

"Better Inflation Performance in Emerging Market Economies: Good Monetary Policies or Good Luck?"
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund
Niamh Sheridan, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Tine Olsen, International Monetary Fund
Chorng-Huey Wong, International Monetary Fund

Discussants:

Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford
Yelena Tahktamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College
Niamh Sheridan, International Monetary Fund

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Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"The Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances: A Reappraisal"
Diego Vacaflores, Texas State University (Contact Author)
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University

"Financial Openness, Resource Reallocation and the Real Exchange Rate: Is There a Trade-off?"
Emmanueal K.K. Lartey, California State University, Fullerton (Contact Author)

"Real Business Cycles and Remittances to Emerging Markets"
Diego Vacaflores, Texas State University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University

Discussants:

Olivier Coibon, The College of William & Mary
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University
Emmanueal K.K. Lartey, California State University, Fullerton

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Organizers:

Marie T. Mora, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University

Papers:

"Bank Performance in Dollarized Economies"
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"The U.S. Housing Market and Mexican Remittances: Is There a Connection?"
Violeta Diaz, The University of Texas-Pan American
Gokce Soydemir, The University of Texas-Pan American

"Changing Fertility Preferences One Migrant at a Time: The Impact of Remittances on the Fertility Rate"
George Sami Naufal, American University of Sharjah
Carlos Vargas-Silva, University of Oxford (Contact Author)

"Tough Times, Tough Choices: The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Health of the U.S. Latino Population"
Gabriel R. Sanchez, The University of New Mexico (Contact Author)
Jillian Medeiros, The University of New Mexico
Robert O. Valdez, The University of New Mexico

Discussants:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University
Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Benjamin Matta, New Mexico State University

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