Session Chairs:

Christopher Mann, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Unbalanced Growth and Public Good Provision"
Christopher Mann, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Can Trustworthiness Improve Efficiency in Public Good Provision?"
Evana Afreen, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Misperceptions and Attitudes Towards Income Redistribution: A 'Real Donation' Experiment"
R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women (Contact Author)
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University
Philip Grossman, Monash University
Mana Komai, St. Cloud State University

"Perception of Deception: The Fall in Redistribution Preferences and Rise in Government Mistrust after the Great Recession"
Christa Marr, Clark University
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)

"Factors Influencing Capacity Development of Public Water System in Mississippi"
Jesse Tack, Mississippi State University
Alan Barefield, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

R. Andrew Luccasen, III, Mississippi University for Women
Sean Higgins, Tulane University
Evana Afreen, Georgia State University
Cheng Cheng, Texas A&M University
Alexander B. Ufier, University of Oklahoma

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Session Chairs:

Susan Chen, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecom Reforms and Growth--A Case Study of Sub-Sahara African Countries"
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition: The Case of Famine in Ghana"
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Kofi Ampaabeng, Clark University

"Heat Waves at Conception and Later Life Outcomes"
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics

"Satisfaction with Life and Risk Preferences in Rural Ethiopia"
Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Jerry Hionis, Jr, Temple University

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Session Chairs:

Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Papers:

"Measuring U.S. Business Cycles: A Comparison of Two Methods and Two Indicators of Economic Activities"
Francis W. Ahking, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

"The Importance of Housing Variables in Predicting the Economic Fluctuations"
Wenxian Xu, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"What Helps Forecast U.S. Inflation?- Mind the Gap!"
Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Ayse Kabukcuoglu, The University of Texas at Austin

"Determining the Peak and Trough of State Economic Activity"
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (Contact Author)
John Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

"Hits and Runs: Determinants of the Cross-Country Variation in the Severity of Impact from the 2008-09 Financial Crisis"
Shane R. Dwyer, Clark University (Contact Author)
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota

Discussants:

Shane R. Dwyer, Clark University
Francis W. Ahking, University of Connecticut
Wenxian Xu, The University of Mississippi
Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
David Glasner, Federal Trade Commission

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Session Chairs:

Christos Pargianas, University of Scranton

Papers:

"Cross-Country Convergence in Income Inequality"
Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Spillovers and Export Competitiveness of OECD Economies: Does China’s R&D Activity Play a Role?"
Wun-Ji Jiang, National Taiwan University
Yir-Hueih Luh, National Taiwan University (Contact Author)
Szu-Chi Huang, National Taiwan University

"Endogenous Economic Institutions and Persistent Income Differences"
Christos Pargianas, University of Scranton (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Public Debt on Growth in Multiple Regimes"
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Andros Kourtellos, University of Cyprus
Thanasis Stengos, University of Guelph

Discussants:

Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Shatakshee Dhongde, Georgia Institute of Technology
Yir-Hueih Luh, National Taiwan University
Christos Pargianas, University of Scranton

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