Session Chairs:

M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond

Papers:

"Is There a Best Measure of Macroeconomic Uncertainty (or Risk)?"
James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Hye-Jin Lee, University of Texas at Brownsville

"Forecasting the End of the Global Recession: Did We Miss the Early Signs?"
Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)

"Risk Aversion and Business Cycles: An Empirical Analysis"
Cristian Pardo, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)

"Uncertainty Shocks, Mean-Variance Frontiers, and Business Cycles"
M. Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Cristian Pardo, Saint Joseph's University
James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama
Adriana Z. Fernandez, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Chak Hung Jack Cheng, Murray State University

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Session Chairs:

James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Does Foreign Aid Reduce Tax Revenue? Further Evidence"
John Thornton, Bangor Business School (Contact Author)
Danny McGowan, Bangor Business School

"Tax Tilting and Politics: Some Theory and Evidence for Latin America"
James Peery Cover, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Roberto Pasten, University of Talca

"Threshold Effects in Spillovers of U.S. Fiscal Policy Shocks"
Stephen Nicar, St. Cloud State University (Contact Author)

"Were Fiscal Policies Diverging in the Eurozone Prior to the Debt Crisis?"
Mark C. Strazicich, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mark C. Strazicich, Appalachian State University
John Thornton, Bangor Business School
Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American
Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University

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