Organizers:

Michael Plante, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Session Chairs:

Nathaniel Throckmorton, College of William & Mary

Papers:

"A Case for Credit Easing at the Zero Lower Bound"
Alexander Richter, Auburn University
Nathaniel Throckmorton, College of William & Mary

"The Limitations of Forward Guidance"
Nathaniel Throckmorton, College of William & Mary
Alexander Richter, Auburn University (Contact Author)
Benjamin D. Keen, The University of Oklahoma
William T. Gavin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

"Estimates of State-Contingent Deviations from Rational Expectations, with an Application to Forward Guidance"
Lance Kent, The College of William & Mary (Contact Author)

"Fuel Subsidies, the Oil Market, and the World Economy"
Michael Plante, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Mine K. Yucel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Nathan S. Balke, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nathaniel Throckmorton, College of William & Mary
Alexander Richter, Auburn University

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Organizers:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Are Women Better than Men at Multitasking Household Activities? New Experimental Evidence"
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Texas Tech University
Gigi Foster, University of New South Wales

"Gender, Job Satisfaction, and Professional Labor Markets"
Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University
Jean Y. Xiao, Vanderbilt University

"Who Cares—And Does It Matter? Measuring Wage Penalties for Caring Work"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Julia Manzella, Georgia State University

"The Occupational Feminization of Promotion and Wages"
John T. Addison, University of South Carolina
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina
Si Wang, University of South Carolina

Discussants:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Meghan Skira, The University of Georgia
David Macpherson, Trinity University
Sarah Jacobson, Williams College

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Organizers:

Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary

Session Chairs:

Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary

Papers:

"The Power of Cheap-Talk when Payoffs Are Uncertain and Information Is Incomplete"
Quazi Shahriar, San Diego State University
Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary

"Deception and Trust"
Arnab Mitra, Portland State University
Robert Innes, University of California, Merced

"Promises and Lies: Can Observers Detect Deception"
Jingnan (Cecilia) Chen, George Mason University
Daniel Houser, George Mason University

"Achieving Efficient Coordination Via Cheap-Talk: The Role of Incentives to Lie"
Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary
Quazi Shahriar, San Diego State University

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Organizers:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"How Motivation and Cognitive Ability Influence Student Outcomes in Hybrid and Face to Face Classes"
Grace O, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Engaging Students Using Social Media: The Students' Perspective"
Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Northern Kentucky University
Darshak Patel, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Brandon J. Sheridan, North Central College

"Loss Aversion, Distributional Effects, and Asymmetric Gender Responses in Economics Education"
Maria Apostolova-Mihaylova, University of Mary Washington
William Cooper, University of Kentucky
Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Emily Marshall, Bates College

"Analyzing the Efficacy of Cooperative Learning Across Personality Types"
Tisha Lin Nakao Emerson, Baylor University
Linda K. Carter, Baylor University
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond

Discussants:

Mary Kassis, University of West Georgia
Gregory DeAngelo, Texas Tech University
William Alpert, University of Connecticut
Kim Holder, University of West Georgia

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Organizers:

George-Levi Gayle, Washington University in St. Louis

Session Chairs:

Matthew Wiswall, Arizona State University

Papers:

"Beyond LATE with a Discrete Instrument: Heterogeneity in the Quantity-Quality Interaction of Children"
Matthew Wiswall, Arizona State University (Contact Author)

"The Complementary and Substitution in Early and Late Investment in Children"
Mehmet Ali Soytas, Ozyegin University (Contact Author)

"Early Production of Cognitive Skill: Evidence from Prenatal Investments and Randomly-Assigned Child-Care Prices"
Juan Chapparro, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

Lisa Schulkind, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session Chairs:

Lisa Schulkind, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Papers:

"Local Housing Affordability and Basic Household Needs"
Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Meredith Shores, University of Kentucky

"The Impact of Elections on Real Estate: Evidence from Residential Microdata in Virginia"
Jeremy Grant Moulton, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
Bennie D. Waller, Longwood University
Scott Wentland, Longwood University

"The Impact of Ending Long-Term Unemployment Benefits: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in North Carolina"
Paul Gaggl, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)
Craig A. Depken, II, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Discussants:

Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky
Matthew Larsen, Tulane University
Teny Shapiro, Santa Clara University

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Organizers:

William F. Shughart, II, Utah State University

Session Chairs:

Michael David Thomas, Creighton University

Papers:

"Do Health Insurance Mandates Discourage Employment"
James Bailey, Creighton University (Contact Author)

"Asymmetric Information and Its Application to Health Care in the Last Fifty Years"
Stephen M. Jones, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Certificate of Need Regulation on the Provision of Indigent Care"
Jacob W. Russ, George Mason University
Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

"Austrian Robustness vs. Behavioral Efficiency"
Michael David Thomas, Creighton University
Daniel Sutter, Troy University

Discussants:

Diana W. Thomas, Creighton University
Michael David Thomas, Creighton University
James Bailey, Creighton University

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Organizers:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Price Dispersion and Discrimination in the Airline Industry"
Jonathan W. Williams, The University of Georgia
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
Charles Murry, Penn State University

"The Impact of Entry by Gulf Carriers on International Airline Routes"
Kerry M. Tan, Loyola University Maryland
Christian Hofer, University of Arkansas
Fabio Mendez, Loyola University Maryland
Martin Dresner, University of Maryland

"Product Quality Choices, Competition and Entry: Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry"
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Darin Lee, Compass Lexecon
Angela Nian Liu, Compass Lexecon

"The Impact of Mergers on Quality Provision: Evidence from the Airline Industry"
Daniel H. Simon, Indiana University
Jeffrey T. Prince, Indiana University

Discussants:

Ben Eden, Vanderbilt University
Philip J. Glandon, Jr., Kenyon College
Daniel H. Simon, Indiana University
Kerry M. Tan, Loyola University Maryland

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Organizers:

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Economies of Scale in Nineteenth Century United States Manufacturing Revisited: A Solution to the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem"
Robert A. Margo, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Ownership and Control of Nineteenth-Century New England Banks"
Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Intergenerational Mobility in the U.S. South: A New View from Linked Census Data"
Marianne H. Wanamaker, The University of Tennessee
William Collins, Vanderbilt University

"Public Insurance and Mortality: Evidence from Medicaid’s Implementation"
Andrew Goodman-Bacon, University of California Berkley (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University
William Roberds, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Werner Troesken, University of Pittsburgh
Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University

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Organizers:

Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas

Session Chairs:

Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas

Papers:

"Lobotomizing the Humanitarian Brain"
Christopher J. Coyne, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"Troop Contributions to UN and Non-UN Peacekeeping Missions: A Public Goods Approach"
Todd Sandler, The University of Texas at Dallas
Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah
Hirofumi Shimizu, National Defense Academy
Justin George, The University of Texas at Dallas

"The Social Evolution of Genocide Across Time and Geographic Space: Perspectives from Evolutionary Game Theory"
Charles Anderton, College of the Holy Cross (Contact Author)

"WikiLeaks and the Risks to Critical Foreign Dependencies"
Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

Michael J. Sposi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Session Chairs:

Michael J. Sposi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Papers:

"The Role of Allocative Efficiency in a Decade of Recovery"
Kaiji Chen, Emory University
Alfonso Irarrazabal, Norges Bank

"Distortions, Infrastructure, and Labor Supply in Latin American Countries"
German Cubas, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Offshoring, Low-Skilled Immigration and Labor Market Polarization"
Federico S. Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Andrei Zlate, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

"Trade Barriers and the Relative Price of Tradables"
Michael J. Sposi, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

Jens Grosser, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Jens Grosser, Florida State University

Papers:

"Spillovers of Tax Evasion—Unexpected Costs of Tax Evasion"
Sebastian Goerg, Florida State University
Oliver Himmler, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Tobias Koenig, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

"Institution Formation when Returns from Public Goods Are Heterogeneous"
Sebastian Kube, University of Bonn
Hannah Schildberg-Hoerisch, University of Bonn
Elina Khachatryan, University of Kassel
Sebastian Schaube, Bonn Graduate School of Economics

"Tentative Versus Definite Policy Proposals in Committees: An Experimental Study"
Jens Grosser, Florida State University
Jidong Chen, Princeton University

"Status-Quo Bias in Bargaining and War: An Experimental Approach"
Xiaoli Guo, Florida State University (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Pierre Nguimkeu, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida

Papers:

"Public Compensation Policies, Occupational Choice, and Aggregate Productivity"
Pierre Nguimkeu, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, International Monetary Fund

"Infant Mortality, Fertility, and Malaria: The Effect of Mosquito Net Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics
Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida

"Remittances and the Voter Turnout in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Macro and Micro Level Data"
Urbain Thierry Yogo, CERDI-Université d'Auvergne-France (Contact Author)
Christian Ebeke, International Monetary Fund

"Intermittent Preventive Treatment During Pregnancy, Mosquito Net Distribution, and Child Educational Outcomes"
Robyn Kibler, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Pierre Nguimkeu, Georgia State University
Taiwo Abimbola, Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Stacey Gelsheimer, University of South Florida

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Organizers:

Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University

Session Chairs:

Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University

Papers:

"Is the Economic Freedom of North America Index Measuring Economic Freedom or Something Else? A Principal Component Factor Analysis"
Kevin Hurt, Columbus State University (Contact Author)
Benjamin Blair, Columbus State University
Kirk C. Heriot, Columbus State University
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University

"Want Freedom, Will Travel: Emigrant Self-Selection According to Institutional Quality"
Maryam Naghsh Nejad, Institute for the Study of Labor
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University (Contact Author)

"Economic Freedom in Mexico: A Preliminary Empirical Analysis of Firm Births"
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University
Kirk C. Heriot, Columbus State University (Contact Author)

"Income Inequality and Economic Freedom: Do People Jump Around Income Categories?"
Benjamin Blair, Columbus State University (Contact Author)
Brett Cotten, Columbus State University
Andres Jauregui, Columbus State University
Kirk C. Heriot, Columbus State University

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Inhyuck Steve Ha, Western Carolina University

Session Chairs:

Gihoon Hong, Indiana University South Bend

Papers:

"Sequential Bargaining with Information Asymmetry"
Ho-Won Jeong, George Mason University
Jin Yeub Kim, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Contact Author)

"Will Informal Markets Be a Path to Development in North Korea?"
Max St. Brown, Eckerd College (Contact Author)

"Multiple Equilibria in the Educational System: Case Studies on the U.S. and South Korea"
Eunice S. Han, The National Bureau of Economic Research (Contact Author)

"Wither North Korea?"
Young Back Choi, St. John's University (Contact Author)

"Self and Social Interests in Conservation Adoption"
Adrienne Ohler, Illinois State University
Matthew Winden, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Eunice S. Han, The National Bureau of Economic Research
Matthew Winden, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Jin Yeub Kim, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Max St. Brown, Eckerd College
Young Back Choi, St. John's University

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Organizers:

Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University

Session Chairs:

Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University

Papers:

"What Explains FOMC Members’ Policy Preference Shocks?"
Michael A. Ellis, Kent State University
Dandan Liu, Kent State University

"Risk Pricing of Wholesale Funds and the Rate Setting Behavior of Retail Deposits: Explaining Multi-Market and Local Market Competition"
Ruby Kishan, Texas State University
Timothy P. Opiela, DePaul University

"Household Credit and Monetary Policy Transmission"
Jingping Gu, University of Arkansas
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

"Asymmetric Labor Force Dynamics, Friedman’s Plucking Model, Jobless Recoveries, and Gender"
Michael D. Bradley, The George Washington University
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Papers:

"Not Whether, but Where? How Pell Grants Shape College Choices"
Jilleah Welch, The University of Tennessee
Celeste K. Carruthers, The University of Tennessee

"Explaining Racial Differences in College Major Choice and Post-College Aspirations"
Amanda L. Griffith, Wake Forest University
Gary Cohen, Cornell University
Ronald Ehrenberg, Cornell University

"Science and Engineering PhDs and Postdocs: Career Preferences Versus Realized Outcomes"
Henry Sauermann, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"The Market for College Since the 1970s: Bumps on the Road to Meritocracy"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
John Winters, Oklahoma State University

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Organizers:

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Impact of Temporary Protected Status on Labor Market Outcomes"
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College

"Foreign-Born Mexican Workers and Unions: A Longitudinal Analysis"
Arthur Saenz, SEIU-USWW (Contact Author)
Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University

"Falling Through the Cracks? Grade Retention and School Dropout Among Children of Likely Unauthorized Immigrants"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Mary Lopez, Occidental College

"Unauthorized Immigration and Electoral Outcomes"
Nicole R. Baerg, Emory University
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia

Discussants:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Luisa R. Blanco, Pepperdine University
Daniel J. Parisian, State University of New York at Binghamton
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, University of Georgia

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Organizers:

Yu Hsing, Southeastern Louisiana University

Session Chairs:

Huan Xie, Concordia University

Papers:

"A Search-Theoretic Model of the Rental and Homeownership Markets"
Masanori Kashiwagi, National Taiwan University (Contact Author)

"Exploring the Variation in College Retention Rates and Graduation Rates: A Longitudinal Approach"
Xueyu Cheng, Clayton State University (Contact Author)

"Bubbles and Beliefs: The Role of Traders’ Turnover"
Huan Xie, Concordia University (Contact Author)

"Is Production or Consumption to Blame for the Pollution in China: Evidence from Visibility?"
Jia Yuan, University of Macau (Contact Author)

"A Model of Advance Selling with Consumer Heterogeneity and Limited Capacity"
X. Henry Wang, University of Missouri
Chenhang Zeng, Shandong University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Huan Xie, Concordia University
Jia Yuan, University of Macau
Masanori Kashiwagi, National Taiwan University
Chenhang Zeng, Shandong University
Xueyu Cheng, Clayton State University

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Organizers:

Dennis Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Session Chairs:

Adam Walker, The University of Memphis

Papers:

"What Do We Know About Collegiate Sports Finances"
Rodney Fort, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"College Alcohol Consumption and Intercollegiate Athletics"
Dustin White, Washington State University (Contact Author)
Jadrian J. Wooten, The Pennsylvania State University

"Intercollegiate Athletics Success and the Financial Impact on Universities"
Adam Walker, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)

"NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Expansion and Incentives"
William L. Anderson, Frostburg State University (Contact Author)

"Returns for a Touchdown? Universities Entering College Football"
Eric Joseph Van Holm, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Sandy Zook, Georgia State University

Discussants:

TBA

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Organizers:

Arthur L. Zillante, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session Chairs:

Arthur L. Zillante, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Papers:

"Competitive Markets When Customers Anticipate Stockouts"
Joshua Foster, Whitman College (Contact Author)
Cary A. Deck, University of Arkansas
Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas

"Time as Money: Contribution-Based Assignment Auctions"
Michael Caldara, Chapman University (Contact Author)
J. Forrest Williams, Portland State University

"Sequential Auctions with Partial Information"
Arthur L. Zillante, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Amy B. Henderson, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Papers:

"Is the U.S. Ready for Conversion of Shipping Fleets from Diesel to Compressed Natural Gas? A Real Options Analysis"
Hui Xian, The University of Georgia
Gregory J. Colson, The University of Georgia
Berna Karali, The University of Georgia
Michael E. Wetzstein, The University of Georgia

"Option Values and Willingness to Contract Expanded Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity"
Matthew E. Oliver, Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles F. Mason, University of Wyoming
David Finnoff, University of Wyoming

"Effectiveness of Capacity-Dependent Rooftop Solar Subsidies: Lessons from California"
Evan Rogers, North Carolina State University
Steve Sexton, North Carolina State University

"The Clean Air Act and the Low Sulfur Coal Boom"
Michael Craig, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Erik P. Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Sustainable Investing in Capital Markets: A Strategic Approach"
Johnson Kakeu, Morehouse College (Contact Author)

"How Do Firms Certify Green?"
Daniel Matisoff, Georgia Institute of Technology
Douglas S. Noonan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Mallory Flowers, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Does Size Matter: The Effect of Firm Size on Safety in the Context of Fracking"
Jonathan Eyer, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"The Environmental Performance of Foreign Owned Firms: A Facility Level Analysis of Firm Emissions in the United States"
J. Scott Holladay, The University of Tennessee
Justin Roush, Centre College (Contact Author)

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Organizers:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington College

Session Chairs:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington College

Papers:

"Polycentricity and the Principles of Effective Co-Government: What the Bloomington School Can Teach Us"
Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington College (Contact Author)
Paul Dragos Aligica, George Mason University

"Meaningful Change Comes from the Shop Floor: Generating, Growing, and Governing in Liberal Education"
Steven G. Horwitz, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)

"On ‘Strongly Fortified Minds’: Discussion, Self-restraint and Co-operation"
Sandra J. Peart, University of Richmond (Contact Author)
David M. Levy, George Mason University

"Collegiality, Friendship, and Social Capital: Communities of Liberal Learning as Social Spaces"
Virgil Henry Storr, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Laura E. Grube, George Mason University

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Organizers:

Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University

Session Chairs:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Papers:

"Capital and Labor: Friends or Foes?"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Further Developments of Austrian Business Cycle Theory"
Brian P. Simpson, National University (Contact Author)

"Business Cycle Catalysts: Moving Beyond Central Banks"
Paul Mueller, George Mason University (Contact Author)
Raymond C. Niles, George Mason University

"The Multifractal Character of Capacity Utilization over the Business Cycle: An Application of Hurst Signature Analysis"
Robert F. Mulligan, Western Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Mises-Hayek Monetary and Business Cycle Theory on the Current Economic Crisis"
Sima Siami-Namini, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

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