Organizers:

Yamin Ahmad, University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Session Chairs:

Yamin Ahmad, University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Papers:

"Financial Liberalization and Consumption Smoothing: Bridging Theory and Empirics"
Ergys Islamaj, Vassar College (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Housing Prices"
Olena Mykhaylova, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, University of Georgia

"U.S. Business Cycles, Monetary Policy and the External Finance Premium"
Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)

"Estimating the Federal Reserves Inflation Target: What Effect Does the Inflation Target Have on the Yield Curve?"
Yamin Ahmad, University of Wisconsin Whitewater (Contact Author)
Stuart Glosser, University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Discussants:

Olena Mykhaylova, University of Richmond
Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Yamin Ahmad, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Ergys Islamaj, Vassar College

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Session Chairs:

Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University

Papers:

"Do State-Owned Banks Help to Smooth Out Cycles?: Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis"
Jean Sepulveda Umanzor, Universidad del Desarrollo (Contact Author)

"Monetary Sterilization and Dual Nominal Anchors: Some Caribbean Examples"
Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida (Contact Author)

"Noise-Trading Channel and Timing of Effective Intervention"
Jongbyung Jun, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"The Dynamic Voting Patterns of the Bank of England's MPC"
Jan Marc Berk, The Dutch Bank (Contact Author)
Beata Bierut, The Dutch Bank
Ellen Meade, American University

Discussants:

Jan Marc Berk, The Dutch Bank
Hem C. Basnet, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, University of Georgia
Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida

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Session Chairs:

Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida

Papers:

"Does Money Matter? Empirical Evidence from BRICs"
Tibebe Assefa, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)
Fang Fang, The University of Texas-Pan American

"Excess Reserves, Threshold Loan Rate, Aggregate Output and Prices"
Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida (Contact Author)

"The Liquidity Effects and Exchange Rate Dynamics in a Simple Open-Economy Model"
Yan Li, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yan Li, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Tibebe Assefa, The University of Texas-Pan American
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Berrak Buyukkarabacak, University of Georgia

Papers:

"U.S. Household Saving: An Empirical Investigation"
Bharat Kolluri, University of Hartford (Contact Author)

"Gender, Precautionary Savings and Uncertainty"
Suvayan De, West Virginia State University (Contact Author)

"Credit Information Sharing and Banking Crises: An Empirical Investigation"
Berrak Buyukkarabacak, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Neven Yalev, Georgia State University

Discussants:

Bharat Kolluri, University of Hartford
Suvayan De, West Virginia State University
Xiaofen Chen, Truman State University

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