Session Chairs:

Eylem Ersal-Kiziler, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Papers:

"Current Account Dynamics, Valuation Effects and Nontradable Goods"
Eylem Ersal-Kiziler, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (Contact Author)
David Amdur, Muhlenberg College

"Volatility in U.S. Current Account Deficit and Government Policy"
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)

"Why China’s Current Account Surplus Increases After RMB’s Appreciation?"
Hailong Jin, Iowa State University
Tong Wang, Iowa State University (Contact Author)

"Is Currency Revaluation Contractionary in China? A VAR Analysis"
Junnan Zhao, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York (Contact Author)

"Renminbi Depreciations and China-Japan Commodity Trade: Do Manufactured Goods Show Stronger Support for the S-Curve?"
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Scott William Hegerty, Canisius College
Jia Xu, St. Mary's College of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University
Jia Xu, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Jesus A. Bejarano, BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA - CENTRAL BANK OF COLOMBIA
Kalamogo Coulibaly, U.S. Postal Service
Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University

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Session Chairs:

Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT

Papers:

"Central Bank Transparency: Does It Matter?"
Nurlan Turdaliev, University of Windsor (Contact Author)
Hyuk-jae Rhee, University of Windsor

"Optimal Monetary Policy Under Endogenous Currency Invoicing"
Jesus A. Bejarano, BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA - CENTRAL BANK OF COLOMBIA (Contact Author)

"Monetary Policy Shifts and the Forward Discount Bias"
Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT (Contact Author)
Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, The University of Memphis

"Health Care Inflation and Monetary Policy"
Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University
Scott William Hegerty, Canisius College
Hailong Jin, Iowa State University

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Session Chairs:

Cesar Sobrino, Universidad del Turabo

Papers:

"Political Instability and International Commodity Prices in Twentieth Century Latin America"
Beatriz Maldonado-Bird, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Exporting Uncertainty: The International Effects of U.S. Uncertainty"
Paul Jones, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Eric Olson, Pepperdine University

"Output Volatility and Its Transmission in Transition Economies"
Scott William Hegerty, Canisius College (Contact Author)

"Undocumented Immigration from Mexico to the United States"
Nathan J. Ashby, The University of Texas at El Paso (Contact Author)
Avilia Bueno, The University of Texas at El Paso
Deborah Martinez-Villarreal, The University of Texas at El Paso

"The Role of Employment-Based Immigration on Wage Growth and Network Creation for Immigrants in Low-Skill Occupations"
Judy Yang, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott William Hegerty, Canisius College
Paul Jones, The University of Alabama
Junnan Zhao, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
Judy Yang, Georgetown University
Nathan J. Ashby, The University of Texas at El Paso

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