Session Chairs:

Kara Reynolds, American University

Papers:

"Reward, Punishment, and the Byrd Amendment"
Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University

"Export Competitiveness of Developing Countries and U.S. Trade Policy"
Shushanik Hakobyan, Middlebury College (Contact Author)

"The Political Economy of Antidumping Reviews: The Impact of Discretion at the International Trade Administration"
Kara Reynolds, American University (Contact Author)

"Helping the Poor Through Foreign Aid: Is Agricultural Aid Effective?"
Ozgur Kaya, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Ilker Kaya, American University of Sharjah
Lewell Gunter, The University of Georgia

Discussants:

Shushanik Hakobyan, Middlebury College
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Thorsten Janus, University of Wyoming
Ozgur Kaya, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Prosper Raynold, Miami University

Papers:

"Economic Diversity, Local Taxes and Religious Contributions"
James VanderHoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Contact Author)
Douglas Coate, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

"Does Religion Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?"
Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (Contact Author)
Christian Bjornskov, Aarhus University

"Fellowship, Social Network Externalities, and Management of Religious Risk"
Prosper Raynold, Miami University (Contact Author)

"Violence and Conflict Negotiation: Exploring the Roles of Geography and Culture"
Sanjeev Kumar, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Niclas Berggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economics
James VanderHoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David Coyne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

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Session Chairs:

D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University

Papers:

"The Health Impacts of Economic Conditions at School-Leaving"
Catherine Maclean, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Back to School Blues: Seasonality of Youth Suicide and the Academic Calendar"
Benjamin C. Hansen, University of Oregon (Contact Author)
Matthew Lang, Xavier University

"The Economic, Psychological, and Behavioral Consequences of Having Been Stalked"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

"Why Is Dropping Out of High School Bad? Dropouts and Sexually Transmitted Infections"
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University (Contact Author)
Claus C. Portner, Seattle University

"Effectiveness and Efficiency of Mental Health Services for Children in Foster Care"
Ashley Provencher, Eastern Connecticut State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Benjamin C. Hansen, University of Oregon
Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State University
Melanie Cozad, The University of Tennessee
Sarah Riley, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Plamen Nikolov, Harvard University

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Session Chairs:

Bidisha Lahiri, Oklahoma State University

Papers:

"The Pure Theory of International Trade in a Surplus Economy"
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Bidisha Lahiri, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

"Indices of Revealed Comparative Advantage and Their Consistency with the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory: A Cross Sectional Analysis"
Kaveri Deb, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Contact Author)
Partha Basu, Indian Institute of Technology

"Component Offshoring in the H-O-S Model: A General Equilibrium Approach"
Martin Davies, Washington and Lee University (Contact Author)

"The Extensive and Intensive Margins of Home Market Effects: A Factor Endowments Approach"
Arnab Nayak, Auburn University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Arnab Nayak, Auburn University
Martin Davies, Washington and Lee University
Jingyun Yang, The University of Oklahoma
Jooyoun Park, Kent State University

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