Organizers:

Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Entry Barriers, Financial Frictions, and Cross-Country Differences in Income and TFP"
Lei Fang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"Productivity Growth in Manufacturing and Services Across U.S. States: What Can We Learn from Factor Prices?"
Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
Bibhudutta Panda, Louisiana State University

"Measuring and Accounting for Cross Country Differences in Education Quality"
Todd Schoellman, Arizona State University (Contact Author)

"Does Education Matter for Economic Growth?"
Daniel J. Henderson, Binghamton University (Contact Author)
Michael S. Delgado, Binghamton University
Christopher Parmeter, Virginia Tech

Discussants:

Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University
Stelios Michalopoulos, Tufts University
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina

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Organizers:

Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University

Papers:

"Borders in Africa: A Natural Experiment?"
Stelios Michalopoulos, Tufts University (Contact Author)
Elias Papaioannou, Dartmouth College

"Divergence"
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Growth Regressions and the Problem of Endogeneity"
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

"On Persistent Poverty in a Rich Country"
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
T.M. Tonmoy Islam, University of Kentucky
James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Vadym Volosovych, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Daniel J. Henderson, Binghamton University
Todd Schoellman, Arizona State University

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Session Chairs:

William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina

Papers:

"Home State Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections"
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

"Does Paying Taxes Improve Governance?"
Yener Altunbas, Bangor Business School
John Thornton, Bangor Business School (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John Thornton, Bangor Business School
Shane Sanders, Nicholls State University

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