Session Chairs:

Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University

Papers:

"The Implications of Property Rights in Economic Development: The Case of Fifteen Sub-Saharan African Countries"
Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"The Role of Migration Costs in China’s Structural Transformation"
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Structural Reforms and Regional Convergence"
Antonio Spilimbergo, International Monetary Fund
Natasha X. Che, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Does Freedom of the Press Affect Asset’s Returns?"
Tuan Le, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"'Fair Trade' and Market Failures"
Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola University Maryland (Contact Author)
Andrew Samuel, Loyola University Maryland
Charles Scott, Loyola Univeristy Maryland

Discussants:

Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola University Maryland
Natasha X. Che, Georgetown University
Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas
Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia
Tuan Le, West Virginia University

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Session Chairs:

Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia

Papers:

"Factors that Influence the Use of Informal Credit in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan"
Sarah Ali, University of Missouri-Columbia (Contact Author)

"Informality and Corruption in Africa"
George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University (Contact Author)

"Born with a Right Surname: Lineage Networks and the Political and Economic Opportunities in Rural China"
Ying Pan, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"Specificity of Control: The Case of Mexico's Ejido Reform"
Paul Castaneda Dower, New Economic School
Tobias Pfutze, Oberlin College (Contact Author)

"Curse of Foreign Aid: Rent Seeking and Knowledge Problem in Afghanistan"
Homa Saleh, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tobias Pfutze, Oberlin College
Ying Pan, Louisiana State University
George R.G. Clarke, Texas A&M International University
Michael McPherson, University of North Texas
Homa Saleh, George Mason University

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