Session Chairs:

Richard V. Butler, Trinity University

Papers:

"Higher Education Opportunities and Local Employment Conditions "
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Contact Author)
Cristina Lira, The University of Alabama
Samuel Addy, The University of Alabama

"The 21st Century Workforce: Is There a 'Skills Gap?' If So, How Can We Close It?"
Richard V. Butler, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Paulius Kosmarciukas, Trinity University

"Estimating the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Returns to Multiple Measures of MBA Quality"
Wayne A. Grove, Le Moyne College
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"Do Postdoctoral Fellowships Increase the Likelihood of Tenure? "
Omari H. Swinton, Howard University (Contact Author)
Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, Bennett College for Women
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Placement of the 2008-09 Class of Economics Ph.D. Students"
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University
Shane Sanders, Nicholls State University

Discussants:

Tommy Henry, Mississippi State University
Kylie Goggins, University of Kentucky
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Chad Turner, Nicholls State University
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College

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Session Chairs:

Cristina Lira, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Firm Growth and Foreign Direct Investment Under Exchange Rate Shocks: Does the Ownership Matter?"
Fırat Demir, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"State-Level Employment Protection and Foreign Direct Investment in the United States"
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
Justin May, The College of William & Mary (Contact Author)
Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University

"Terrorism and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries"
Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah (Contact Author)

"Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Trade Agreement: Endogeneity in a Dynamic Model Specification"
Cristina Lira, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Junsoo Lee, The University of Alabama
Byoungki Lee, Korea Economic Research Institute

Discussants:

Jongmook Choe, The University of Texas at Austin
Fırat Demir, The University of Oklahoma
Javed Younas, American University of Sharjah
Carolyn Evans, Santa Clara University

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