Session Chairs:

Matt Parrett, Bridgewater State University

Papers:

"The Impact of Firm Market Power on the Earnings Distribution"
Douglas Webber, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Economic Transition and College Premium in Urban China"
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Strikes, Ideology and Income Inequality: Is There Any Connection?"
Christian Bjornskov, Aarhus University (Contact Author)
Niklas Potrafke, University of Konstanz

"Beauty and the Feast: Examining the Effect of Beauty on Earnings Using Data from a Natural Field Experiment"
Matt Parrett, Bridgewater State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christian Bjornskov, Aarhus University
Douglas Webber, Cornell University
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire
David C. Phillips, Georgetown University

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Session Chairs:

David O. Cushman, Westminster College

Papers:

"Evaluating the Economic Forecasts of FOMC Members"
Xuguang Sheng, American University (Contact Author)

"Marginal Product of Capital, the Business Cycle, and Forecasting Economic Growth"
Teodora Stoica, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Mankiw vs. DeLong and Krugman Two Years Later: U.S. Real GDP Shocks and Forecasts"
David O. Cushman, Westminster College (Contact Author)

"Do Minority and Woman Entrepreneurs Face Discrimination in Credit Markets? Improved Estimates Using Matching Methods"
Jan Ondrich, Syracuse University (Contact Author)
John Yinger, Syracuse University
Yue Hu, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Long Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Discussants:

Teodora Stoica, University of Houston
Xuguang Sheng, American University
Stefan Eichler, Dresden University of Technology
Matt Parrett, Bridgewater State University

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