Session Chairs:

Michael Good, Florida International University

Papers:

"Remittances, Institutions, and Inequality in Developing Nations"
Joshua Dennis Hall, The University of Tampa (Contact Author)
Karla Borja, University of Tampa

"The Linkage Between Foreign Direct Investment and International Migration"
Xu Xu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Contact Author)
Kevin Sylwester, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

"Immigration and International Trade: Evidence from Recent South Korean Experiences"
Chong-Uk Kim, Sonoma State University (Contact Author)
Gie Young Lim, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

"FDI and Temporary or Permanent Immigration"
Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh (Contact Author)

"Reconsidering the Localized Pro-Trade Effect of Immigration with Generalized Propensity Scores: What Really Is the Marginal Contribution?"
Michael Good, Florida International University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Dhimitri Qirjo, SUNY Plattsburgh
Joshua Dennis Hall, The University of Tampa
Xu Xu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Azhar Iqbal, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Christina Houseworth, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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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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