Organizers:

Steven Payson, Department of Interior

Session Chairs:

Alexandra Tabova, Federal Reserve Board

Papers:

"Foreign Materials Inputs and U.S. Productivity Growth"
Leo Sveikauskas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Michael Giandrea, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Foreign Direct Investment Relationship and Plant Exit: Evidence from the United States"
Marilyn Ibarra-Caton, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Contact Author)

"Economic Benefits Associated with the Visa Waiver Program"
Xiaochu Hu, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marilyn Ibarra-Caton, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Daniel Riera-Crichton, Bates College
Warren J. Prunella, Econometrica, Inc.

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Session Chairs:

Daniel Riera-Crichton, Bates College

Papers:

"The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: A Sensitivity Analysis Using Panel Data"
Arun Sarkar, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Portfolio Diversification and the Cross-Sectional Distribution of Foreign Investment"
Alexandra Tabova, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

"The Output Effects of Gross Foreign Investment Reversals"
Daniel Riera-Crichton, Bates College (Contact Author)
Thorsten Janus, University of Wyoming

"Total Factor Productivity, Foreign Direct Investment, and Entry Barriers in Chinese Automobile Industry"
Li Su, The University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)
Firat Demir, The University of Oklahoma

"What Really Determines China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investments?"
Ilan Alon, Rollins College
Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University (Contact Author)
Jian Zhang, The World Bank

Discussants:

Alexandra Tabova, Federal Reserve Board
Arun Sarkar, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Li Su, The University of Oklahoma
Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University
Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

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