Saturday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 09C Growth and Volatility |
Organizers: |
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University |
Session Chairs: |
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University |
Papers: |
"Sectoral Effects of Monetary Shocks" "The Great Dissolution: Intangible Capital and Diverging Volatility Puzzle" "Political Instability, Institutions, and Growth" "Democracy and Volatility: Do Special-Interest Groups Matter?" |
Discussants: |
David VanHoose, Baylor University |
Saturday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA* |
Session 09D* Macroeconomic Political Economy |
Organizers: |
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University |
Session Chairs: |
Bonnie Wilson, Saint Louis University |
Papers: |
"Political Economy of Investment: Sclerotic Effects from Interest Groups" "Closed-End Country Fund Premiums and Economic Freedom" "The Impact of Central Bank Independence on Political Monetary Cycles in Advanced and Developing Nations" |
Discussants: |
Noel David Johnson, George Mason University |