Session Chairs:

Xiaofen Chen, Truman State University

Papers:

"Can Uninsurable Idiosyncratic Shocks Lead to Global Imbalances?"
Vitaliy Strohush, Elon University (Contact Author)

"Monetary Policy and 'Sudden Stops': Implications for Formal Monetary Cooperation"
Xiaofen Chen, Truman State University (Contact Author)

"Political Monetary Cycles and a de facto Ranking of Central Bank Independence"
Sami Alpanda, Amherst College
Adam Honig, Amherst College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ellis B. Heath, Valdosta State University
Erika I. Gulyas, Trinity University
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven

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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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Organizers:

Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University

Session Chairs:

Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

Papers:

"Political Economy of Investment: Sclerotic Effects from Interest Groups"
Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

"Closed-End Country Fund Premiums and Economic Freedom"
Samuel K. Jones, Stephen F. Austin State University (Contact Author)
Michael D. Stroup, Stephen F. Austin State University

"The Impact of Central Bank Independence on Political Monetary Cycles in Advanced and Developing Nations"
Sami Alpanda, Amherst College
Adam Honig, Amherst College

Discussants:

Noel David Johnson, George Mason University
William Arthur Carden, Rhodes College
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University

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