Session Chairs:

David VanHoose, Baylor University

Papers:

"Durable Goods and Sticky Prices: Industry-Level Evidence"
Carl Gwin, Pepperdine University
David VanHoose, Baylor University (Contact Author)

"Sticky Prices and Wages Versus Sticky Information: Results from an Estimated DSGE Model"
Benjamin D. Keen, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)
Evan F. Koenig, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

"Do Gasoline Prices Exhibit Asymmetry? Not Usually!"
Christopher Douglas, University of Michigan-Flint (Contact Author)

"Retail Pricing Strategy of Dominant and Fringe Firms in the Supermarket Industry"
David Barrus, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marcela Giraldo, University of Florida
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, University of Richmond
Christopher Douglas, University of Michigan-Flint
David B. Skarbek, George Mason University

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Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Papers:

"Sectoral Effects of Monetary Shocks"
Nathan S. Balke, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"The Great Dissolution: Intangible Capital and Diverging Volatility Puzzle"
Natasha X. Che, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Political Instability, Institutions, and Growth"
Ryan Compton, University of Manitoba
Daniel Giedman, Grand Valley State
Noel David Johnson, George Mason University

"Democracy and Volatility: Do Special-Interest Groups Matter?"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

Discussants:

David VanHoose, Baylor University
Sami Alpanda, Amherst College
John W. Dawson, Appalachian State University
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

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Session Chairs:

Matthew D. Henry, Cleveland State University

Papers:

"Uncertainty in the Theory of Deterrence: Experimental Evidence"
Gregory DeAngelo, University of California, Santa Barbara (Contact Author)
Gary Charness, University of California, Santa Barbara

"A Structural Analysis of American Drunk Driving Legislation"
Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"Disparities in Federal Sentencing: A New Approach"
Monica E. Hartmann, University of St. Thomas (Contact Author)
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William & Mary

"Do Statutory Rape Laws Work?"
Matthew D. Henry, Cleveland State University (Contact Author)
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

"Preemptive Corruption, Hold-Up and Repeated Interactions"
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Kent State University (Contact Author)
Andrew Samuel, Loyola University - Maryland

Discussants:

Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William & Mary
D. Mark Anderson, University of Washington
Gregory DeAngelo, University of California, Santa Barbara
David VanHoose, Baylor University
Alexander Fink, George Mason University

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Session Chairs:

Jian Hu, Southern Methodist University

Papers:

"Effects of Foreclosure Laws and Bankruptcy Asset Exemptions on Mortgage Default and Foreclosure Rates"
Chintal Desai, The University of Texas-Pan American
Gregory Elliehausen, Federal Reserve Board and The George Washington University
Jevgenijs Steinbuks, University of Cambridge (Contact Author)

"Interest on Bank Reserves and Optimal Sweeping"
Donald Dutkowsky, Syracuse University
David VanHoose, Baylor University (Contact Author)

"Strategic Behaviors in Financial Markets and the Market Discipline Mechanism"
Osman Nal, Texas Southern University (Contact Author)

"Return Dependence and the Limits of Product Diversification in Financial Firms"
Jian Hu, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)
Thomas B. Fomby, Southern Methodist University
Jefferey Gunther, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Discussants:

Timothy P. Opiela, DePaul University
Christian Jensen, University of South Carolina
Osman Nal, Texas Southern University
Lisa Verdon, College of Wooster

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