Sunday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. SGE |
Session 18I Economic Thought Outside the Box |
Organizers: |
Steven Payson, AIRLEAP |
Papers: |
"The Case for Including Economic Thought in the Education of Business Students" "Can Reducing Inequality Aggravate the Problem of the Commons?" "The Economic Arguments for Government-Sponsored, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Economics" |
Discussants: |
Tamoya Christie, College at Brockport SUNY |
Monday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SGE |
Session 18K The Government's Ability to Influence the Economy |
Organizers: |
Steven Payson, AIRLEAP |
Papers: |
"Tax Reform and Social Equity: The Case of Jamaica" "Lowering State Taxes to Create More Jobs: A Cross-State Survey of Taxes, Expenditures, and Skilled Jobs" "How Strongly Are Private Lending Rates Affected by Government-Administered Interest Rates? Evidence from Before and After the 2008 Financial Crisis" |
Discussants: |
John T. Jones, Social Security Administration |