Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 08C Corruption and Political Freedom |
Session Chairs: |
Dekuwmini Mornah, Virginia Military Institute |
Papers: |
"If Corruption Is Not Exogenous, Then What Makes Some Countries More Corrupt Than Others? A Macro Level Study" "To Be or Not to Be Corrupt: An Experimental Study of Bribery" "Does Economic Freedom Foster Tolerance?" "The Joint Effect of Education and Political Stability on Corruption: A Cross-Country Investigation" |
Discussants: |
Therese Nilsson, Lund University & IFN |
Sunday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 02J Foreign Direct Investment and Institutions |
Session Chairs: |
Firat Demir, The University of Oklahoma |
Papers: |
"Institutional Differences and the Direction of Bilateral FDI Flows: Are South-South Flows Any Different than the Rest?" "Natural Resources, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)" "Preferential Trade Agreements, Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment: The European Union's Everything But Arms (EBA) Initiative for Least Developed Countries" |
Discussants: |
Elizabeth Asiedu, The University of Kansas |
Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 20K Applied Microeconomics IV |
Session Chairs: |
Manu Raghav, DePauw University |
Papers: |
"A Student’s Dilemma: Higher Salary or Higher GPA" "Do Reticent Managers Lie During Firm Surveys?" "Mountain Home Music: A Combined Revealed-Stated Preference Study with a Test of Predictive Validity" |
Discussants: |
George Mawuli Akpandjar, University of Mississippi |