Session Chairs:

Xuepeng (Paul) Liu, Kennesaw State University

Papers:

"Factor Adjustment Implications of a Free Trade Agreement Between the United States and Thailand"
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Trade Agreements and Economic Growth"
Xuepeng (Paul) Liu, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"The Implications of HO and IRS Theories for Bilateral Trade Flows within Sub-Saharan Africa"
Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"A Hedonic Approach to Measuring Product Quality Effects of Ad-Valorem Tariffs: The Specialty Cheese Case"
Joao Carlos Macieira, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Contact Author)
Jason Grant, Virginia Tech

Discussants:

Joao Carlos Macieira, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University
Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University

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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:

Isaac Boring, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Growth Empirics and Economic Convergence in the European Union"
Grace O, Georgia State University
Isaac Boring, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

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

"Financial Frictions, Intermediate Goods, and Total Factor Productivity"
Julian Neira, University of California Santa Barbara (Contact Author)

"Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development in Asia"
Sandra Trejos, Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Julian Neira, University of California Santa Barbara
Julie Saty Lohi, West Virginia University
William R. Hauk, Jr., University of South Carolina
Sandra Trejos, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

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