Organizers:

Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

Papers:

"High Yield Spreads, Real Economic Activity, and the Financial Accelerator"
Pierangelo De Pace, Pomona College (Contact Author)

"Tuning the Volume: Counter-Cyclical Asset Trading with Financial Transactions Taxes"
Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University (Contact Author)

"Macroeconomic Impact of Microinsurance in Africa"
Tsvetanka Karagyozova, Lawrence University (Contact Author)
Regina Hammond, Lawrence University

Discussants:

Caleb Stroup, Grinnell College
Olena Mykhaylova, University of Richmond
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

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Organizers:

Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Caleb Stroup, Grinnell College

Papers:

"Are Foreign and Public Investment Spending Productive in the Argentine Case? A Two-Break Unit Root and Cointegration Analysis, 1960-2011"
Miguel W. Ramirez, Trinity College (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Capital Flows in the US: The Role of Real Variables"
Ergys Islamaj, Vassar College (Contact Author)
Trung T. Bui, Georgetown University

"Does the Distribution of Income Matter for Economic Growth? Growth Accounting, Income Distribution and Fiscal Policy"
Olivier Giovannoni, Bard College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Olivier Giovannoni, Bard College
Miguel W. Ramirez, Trinity College
Ergys Islamaj, Vassar College

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Session Chairs:

Ricardo Santos, Trinity University

Papers:

"Health Insurance and the Macro Economy: A Neoclassical Approach"
Mark Kelly, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Do Unions Increase Labor’s Shares? Evidence from US Industry-Level Data"
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University (Contact Author)
Hernando Zuleta, Universidad de los Andes

"Entry and Competition in Takeover Auctions"
Matthew Gentry, London School of Economics
Caleb Stroup, Grinnell College (Contact Author)

"Labor Supply, Endogenous Wage Dynamics and Tax Policy"
Arpad Abraham, European University Institute
Jay H. Hong, University of Rochester
Ricardo Santos, Trinity University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University
Mark Kelly, The University of Georgia
Ricardo Santos, Trinity University
Michael Montgomery, University of Maine

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University

Papers:

"Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interactions in Turkey: A Markov Switching Approach"
Semih Emre Cekin, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Trends and Cycles in U.S. Output and the Labor Market"
Amy Y. Guisinger, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Tara Sinclair, The George Washington University

"Post Crisis Recovery and De-Facto Exchange Rate Regime"
Ross J. Hallren, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

"Foreign Aid Volatility and Real Business Cycles in a Developing Open Economy"
Ahiteme Houndonougbo, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Giandomenico Sarolli, Drew University
Tsvetanka Karagyozova, Lawrence University
Caleb Stroup, Grinnell College
Thomas L. Hogan, Troy University

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