Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Gerald A. Whitney, University of New Orleans

Papers:

"Specialization, Diversification, and Mixed System of Cities with Multiple Types of Workers"
Hesham M. Abdel-Rahman, University of New Orleans (Contact Author)

"Estimating Demand Systems with Rationing"
Adrian Fleissig, California State University - Fullerton
Gerald A. Whitney, University of New Orleans (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Merit Based Scholarships on Educational Outcomes: An Analysis of the Arizona AIMS Scholarship"
Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis
Kang Ernest Liu, National Chung Cheng University
James Swofford, University of South Alabama

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Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Hesham M. Abdel-Rahman, University of New Orleans

Papers:

"Diversified Boundaries of the Firm"
Koichiro Kimura, Institute of Developing Economies (Contact Author)

"An Analysis of Changes in Travel Expenditure Distribution"
Kang Ernest Liu, National Chung Cheng University (Contact Author)

"Understanding Housing Market Volatility"
Joseph Fairchild, Bank of America
Jun Ma, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Shu Wu, University of Kansas

Discussants:

Kang Ernest Liu, National Chung Cheng University
Koichiro Kimura, Institute of Developing Economies
Hesham M. Abdel-Rahman, University of New Orleans

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Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Arja H. Turunen-Red , University of New Orleans

Papers:

"Is Protectionism Rational Under the Financial Crisis? Analysis from the Perspective of International Political Relations"
Jie Cai, Huazhong Normal University
Lian An, University of North Florida

"Comparison of the Determinants of Currency Crises in Emerging Markets and Industrial Economies"
Xiaofei Yu, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"Growth, Expectations, and Tariffs"
Seppo Honkapohja, Bank of Finland
Arja H. Turunen-Red , University of New Orleans (Contact Author)
Alan D. Woodland, University of New South Wales

"A Simultaneous-Equation Model of Money Demand and Money Supply: The Case of an Industrialized Country"
Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University (Contact Author)
A.M.M. Jamal, Southeastern Louisiana University

Discussants:

Xiaofei Yu, Suffolk University
Lian An, University of North Florida
Jun Ma, The University of Alabama
Arja H. Turunen-Red , University of New Orleans

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Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Jun Ma, University of Alabama

Papers:

"Parental Absence from Home and Nutritional Status of Left-Behind Children: Evidence from Rural China"
Yusi Ouyang, Cornell University
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University

"Economic Growth, Environment Green, and Marketing Greed: A Comparative Case Study Among the Top 100 Richest Billionaires in China and USA"
Ben-Chieh Liu, Chicago State University (Contact Author)
Jan-Jo Chen, Chicago State University
Jian-Chern Chen, Northwestern Polytechnic University
John Johnson, Chicago State University
Lee-Hsuan Lin, Yuan-Ze University

"Is Lottery Demand Driven by Price or Long Odds Event? Evidence from China Lottery Industry"
Jason Gao, Carleton University
Jia Yuan, University of Macau (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Quqiong He, Louisiana State University
Yusi Ouyang, Cornell University
Jia Yuan, University of Macau
Jun Ma, University of Alabama

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