Organizers:

Alison M. Keefe, Kennesaw State University

Session Chairs:

Alison M. Keefe, Kennesaw State University

Papers:

"State Capture, Pampered Bureaucracy, and Trade Liberalization"
Caleb Stroup, Vanderbilt University
Ben Zissimos, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"The Importance of Permanent/Transitory Dichotomy in Explaining the Liquidity Effect: International Evidence"
William Crowder, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"U.S. Cotton Exports to Textile Producers: The Effects of Bilateral Exchange Rates"
Nazif Durmaz, Auburn University (Contact Author)
Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Discussants:

Ben Zissimos, Vanderbilt University
William Crowder, The University of Texas at Arlington
Nazif Durmaz, Auburn University

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Organizers:

Alison M. Keefe, Kennesaw State University

Session Chairs:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Papers:

"Water Trade in a Three Factor Model"
Henry Thompson, Auburn University (Contact Author)

"Virtual Water Trade in North America"
Ermanno Affuso, Auburn University (Contact Author)

"Water Abundance and the Kuznets Curve"
Alexi Thompson, Kansas State University (Contact Author)

"Biofuels and Irrigated Water Demand in Alabama"
Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University
Alexi Thompson, Kansas State University
Ermanno Affuso, Auburn University
Henry Thompson, Auburn University

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Organizers:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Session Chairs:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Papers:

"Bubble Diagrams in Trade Theory"
Ronald Jones, University of Rochester (Contact Author)

"International Harmonization of Patent-Awarding Rules"
Kaz Miyagiwa, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Energy Substitution, Production, and Trade in the U.S."
Henry Thompson, Auburn University (Contact Author)

"The Demand Paradox and the Gains and Losses from Trade"
Roy J. Ruffin, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Can Dogan, Lamar University

Discussants:

Kaz Miyagiwa, Emory University
Henry Thompson, Auburn University
Roy J. Ruffin, University of Houston
Ronald Jones, University of Rochester

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Organizers:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Session Chairs:

Henry Thompson, Auburn University

Papers:

"What Drives Commodity Prices"
Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University (Contact Author)
John D. Jackson, Auburn University
Pramesti Resiandini, Auburn University
Shu-Ling Chen, National Tsing Hua University

"More Powerful Unit Root Tests with Non-Normal Errors"
Junsoo Lee, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Kyung-So Im, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Margie Tieslau, University of North Texas

"Real Time Energy Substitution in the U.S. Macroeconomy"
Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University
Henry Thompson, Auburn University (Contact Author)

"Measuring Business Cycles by Saving for a Rainy Day"
Mototsugu Shintani, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Junsoo Lee, The University of Alabama
Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University
Mototsugu Shintani, Vanderbilt University
Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University

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