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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Session Chairs:

Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Papers:

"What Makes a Good Economy? An Analysis of Survey Data"
Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"Mean Diversion: When Getting Back to the Old Economy Isn’t Possible"
John Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (Contact Author)

"Employment Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States by Sector"
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven (Contact Author)
Nadia Doytch, University of New Haven
Franklin G. Mixon, Jr., Auburn University

"Is Less More?: Menu Costs and Estimated Thresholds in the Response of Output to Monetary Policy"
Luiggi Donayre, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jae Won Lee, Rutgers University
Taehee Han, Louisiana State University
Adam Honig, Amherst College
Darren Grant, Sam Houston State University

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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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