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Thursday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 01: Economic Thought in Literature and Education

Chair:            Dan Nuckols, Austin College

1.      "The Search for Economic Principles in Great Literature: Uses and Abuses", Dan Nuckols, Austin College

2.      "The "Late Victorian" Intellectual Context of Marshall's Labor Market Views", Michael Syron Lawlor, Wake Forest University

3.      "The Turnover Continuum: A Marxist Analysis of Capitalist Fluctuations", Daniel E Saros, Valparaiso University

4.      "Unequal Globalization: In the Perspective of Dependency Theory", Deniz Guvercin, Istanbul Technical University

5.      "From Common Sense to Refined Economic Knowledge and Back Again", Robert H. Renshaw, Renshaw Enterprises

Discussants:           Michael Syron Lawlor, Wake Forest University

                                    Robert H. Renshaw, Renshaw Enterprises

                                    Daniel E Saros, Valparaiso University

                                    Deniz Guvercin, Istanbul Technical University

Thursday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 02: Instruments and Methods in Econometrics

Chair:            Jennifer Logan, Austin College

1.      "A Monte Carlo EM Solution to the Normal-Gamma Stochastic Frontier Model", Liang Xie, Binghamton University

2.      "A Nonlinear Model for Mathematical Programming Based Discriminant Analysis", Jin Zhang and David Leatham, Texas A&M University

3.      "On the Bias Measurement from Forecasting Percentage Errors", Peter Ren and Luh Yu Ren, West Texas A&M University

4.      "Sustainability as a Marketing Strategy: Using Surrogate Consumers in Advertising to Children", Jonathan U. Elimimian and Abiodun Ojemakinde, Albany State University

5.      "Exactly What Happens After the Anscombe-Aumann Race? -Representing preferences in vague environments", Marie-Louise Viero, Cornell University

Discussants:           Liang Xie, Binghamton University

Jin Zhang, Texas A&M University

Jennifer Logan, Austin College

Jonathan U. Elimimian, Albany State University

Marie-Louise Viero, Cornell University

Thursday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 03: Social Policy and households

Chair:            Angel Renee' Miller, Wayland Baptist University - Lubbock Campus

1.      "Analyzing the Effectiveness of Maritime Search and Rescue Operations in the United Kingdom ", Robert B Van der Meer and John Quigley, University of Strathclyde

2.      "Linking Social Institutions to Political Development", Tade O. Okediji, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

3.      "Urban Amenities and the Urban Dweller", Angel Renee' Miller, Wayland Baptist University - Lubbock Campus

4.      "Husbands, Wives and the Peculiar Economics of Household Public Goods", Amanda Jean Felkey, Cornell University

5.      "Household Formation and the Marriage Tax: Should I Be Single, Cohabit, Marry, or Separate?", Lori Stuntz, University of Texas at Austin

Discussants:           Amanda Jean Felkey, Cornell University

Robert B Van der Meer, University of Strathclyde

Tade O. Okediji, University of New Mexico

Lori Stuntz, University of Texas at Austin

Thursday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 04: I.P.O.s and Corporate financial matters

Chair:            James D Harris, Campbell University

1.      "Go With The Tides - Patterns of Initial Public Offerings IPO", Raphael Lam, University of Los Angeles

2.      "Implications of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley on Small Businesses", James D Harris and Oris L Odom, Campbell University

3.      "Evaluation of IPO Performance Differences Between Chinese and US Internet Companies ", Yu Yin, Tarleton State University

4.      "Does Regulation Matter?: An Analysis of Corporation Charters in a Laissez-faire Environment", Gonzalo Islas, U.C.L.A.

Discussants:           Raphael Lam, University of Los Angeles

Yu Yin, Tarleton State University

                                    Gonzalo Islas, U.C.L.A

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 05: Educational Outcomes and indicators

Chair:            Craig Walker, Oklahoma Baptist University

1.      "The Drinker’s Curve? Evidence on the Effects of Drinking and Socializing on the GPA of College Stu", Ashley Nichole Nemer, Sam Houston State University

2.      "Small or Big, Small and Big: Implications for Small Business", Anthony Negbenebor, Gardner-Webb University and Jonathan U. Elimimian and Caroline Elimimian, Albany State University

3.      "Education, Human Capital, and Wage", Hoan Xuan Pham, University of Melbourne, Australia

4.      "The Role of Race and Social Class in Compensation Decisions", Kelly Pledger Weeks, Matthew Weeks and Lauren M Frost, Centenary College

Discussants:           Jonathan U. Elimimian, Albany State University

Hoan Xuan Pham, University of Melbourne, Australia

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 6: Round Table: Current Major Global Economic Issues

Moderator:               A.J. Kondonassis, University of Oklahoma

Partiicipants:           Luvonia Casperson, Louisiana State University

Abdul Turay, Tougaloo College

Pat Sanderson, Mississippi State University

Tahany Naggar, West Chester College

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 07: econometrics i – Session cancelled

Chair:            Fang Dong, Providence College Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University

1.      "Testing Marshall-Lerner condition: Cointegration in Models with Regime Shifts", Fang Dong, Providence College

2.      "On Efficient Application With Panel Data: With an Application on Health and Wages in Canada", Eyob Fissuh Ghebretsadik, University of Manitoba

3.      "Spatial Autocorrelation: A Primer for Economics Researchers", Rick Brooks, Freed-Hardeman University

4.      "The Forecasting Performance of Empirical Exchange Rate Models: Some Evidence from Density Forecasts", Yan Li and Yongmiao Hong, Cornell University

Discussants:           Eyob Fissuh Ghebretsadik, University of Manitoba

Rick Brooks, Freed-Hardeman University

Yan Li, Cornell University

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 09: Applied political Economy

Chair:            Craig Walker, Oklahoma Baptist University

1.      "A Leap of Faith", Aaron Alan Laviana, University of Notre Dame

2.      "Does Defense Spending Really Promote Aggregate Output in the US?", Jeffrey S Smith and Mark Tuttle, Air Force Institute of Technology

3.      "Economic Rhetoric: A Debate on Wal-Mart's Terms", Joseph Boyle and Hans Biebl, University of Notre Dame

4.      "Political Competition and Clientelism; A Formal Model", Leonardo Gatica-Arreola, University of Texas

5.      "Will you Covenant Marry Me? A Look at a New Type of Marriage", Amanda Jean Felkey, Cornell University

6.      "Inevitable Rebellions in Southern Mexico and the Economics of Dignity", Luis  Rey Matias-Cruz, Free University-Amsterdam

Discussants:           Jeffrey S Smith, Air Force Institute of Technology

Leonardo Gatica-Arreola, University of Texas

Amanda Jean Felkey, Cornell University

Luis  Rey Matias-Cruz, Free University-Amsterdam

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 10: Healthcare status and options – session cancelled

Joint Session with Women’s and Gender Studies

Chair:            Howard Karger, University of Houston

1.      "Getting Shortchanged in the Fringe Economy", Howard Karger, University of Houston

2.      "Health Care, Health Status, and Income Inequality in the States of the U.S.A", Suvayan De, University of Memphis – Cyril Chang, University of Memphis

3.      "An Alternative Approach to Fertility and Education Decisions: A Study of Texas Female Hispanics", Teresa D. Nelson and Nathan Berg, University of Texas at Dallas

4.      "Demographics and Living Arrangements of the Elderly in the U.S.", Mark Bicket, University of Oklahoma

Discussants:           Howard Karger, University of Houston

Cyril Chang, University of Memphis

Nathan Berg, University of Texas at Dallas

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 11: Leaders, Parties and Economics

Chair:            Jim R Wollscheid, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

1.      "Contrast and Comparisons: Eisenhower versus Clinton Council of Economic Advisers", Robert Stanley Herren, North Dakota State University

2.      "James Earl Carter and G. William Miller: A Tale of Two Public Servants", Malcolm L. Cross and William L. Beaty, Tarleton State University

3.      "Does Party Matter for Expenditure Composition? Political Parties and Expenditure Composition in Mexico", Luis Enrique Villarruel-Ortiz, Universidad de Guadalajara

4.      "Democracy, Instability and Environmental Policy: Theory and Empirical Evidence", Jim R Wollscheid, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

5.      "The Party & the Garrison", Rex A McKenzie, New School For Social Research

Discussants:           Robert Stanley Herren, North Dakota State University

Malcolm L. Cross, Tarleton State University

Luis Enrique Villarruel-Ortiz, Universidad de Guadalajara

Rex A McKenzie, New School For Social Research

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 12: Welfare and Policy

Chair:            Joselito Estrada, Texas A&M University at Galveston

1.      "Estimating Frontiers of Human Development", Joselito Estrada, Texas A&M University at Galveston and James Edward Storbeck, Texas A&M University at Brownsville

2.      "Time-Intensity and the Composition of Consumption", Yoo-Mi Chin, Brown University

3.      "Measuring the Performance of Section 8 Rental Housing Subsidies: 1977-2006", Lurlene Blakely Irvin and Gail Grass Fulgham, Jackson State University

4.      "Women, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, and the Environment: A Case Study from India", Nancy Bertaux, Xavier University

5.      “Externalities, Redistribution, Political Regime and Economic Development”, Marcus Marktanner, American University of Beirut

Discussants:           Yoo-Mi Chin, Brown University

Lurlene Blakely Irvin, Jackson State University

Nancy Bertaux, Xavier University

Marcus Marktanner, American University of Beirut

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 13: Education Production function and content

Chair:            Pascal T. Ngoboka, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

1.      "Relationship of Business Core Courses and International Components", Jerry Dunn and Harry Nowka, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

2.      "Does Class Size Affect Student Academic Performance in a Micro- or Macro Principles? The Case of", Pascal T. Ngoboka and Brian L. Schultz, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

3.      "The Determinants and Impacts of Private Tutoring Classes in Vietnam", Hai-Anh Dang, University of Minnesota

4.      "Pre-education in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: the Blurry Miracle", Sebastien Gay, The University of Chicago

Discussants:           Jerry Dunn, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

                                    Hai-Anh Dang, University of Minnesota

                                    Sebastien Gay, University of Chicago

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 14: Technology and Production – Session cancelled

Chair:            Craig Walker, Oklahoma Baptist University

1.      "Toyota and Lean Production", Nicholas Lloyd Brigance, Austin College

2.      "Strategic groups and Heterogeneous Technologies in US Banking Industry", Dan Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton

3.      "Determinants of Total Factor Productivity in African Countries", Ceren Ertan, Suffolk University

Discussants:           Dan Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton

Ceren Ertan, Suffolk University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 15: Globalization and Growth

Chair:            Ethiopia Keleta, Texas Southern University

1.      "Does Economic Globalization Lead to Equalization of Value of Life Across the Globe?", Soma Bhattacharya, University of Maryland

2.      "Globalization and Its Impact on the Poor", Nirmalendu Debnath, Lane College

3.      "An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Globalization: The Sub-Saharan Experience", Ethiopia Keleta and Emlyn Norman, Texas Southern University

4.      "Dichotomy of Impact of Foreign Aid in Nepal.", Rishav Bista, Coe College

Discussants:           Ethiopia Keleta, Texas Southern University

Nirmalendu Debnath, Lane College

Emlyn Norman, Texas Southern University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 16: Agricultural Economics I

Chair:            Naveen Musunuru, University of Louisiana at Monroe

1.      "Would Precision Agriculture Affect the World Cotton Trade Scenario?", Raghavendra Mohan Kulkarni and Jaime Malaga, Texas Tech University

2.      "Economic Principles and Water Institutions: An Analysis of Existing Laws in Colombia", Marie Leigh Livingston, University of Northern Colorado

3.      "The Comparative Advantage of Upland Cotton Production in Texas", Monty Glen Young, Tarleton State University

4.      "Effects of Cost Reducing Research for Agricultural Commodities: The Case of Cotton", Naveen Musunuru, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Discussants:           Raghavendra Mohan Kulkarni, Texas Tech University

Marie Leigh Livingston, University of Northern Colorado

Naveen Musunuru, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Thursday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 18: Environmental economics i

Chair:            Tisha Lin Emerson, Baylor University

1.      "Ecological Footprint: Psuedo-measure or Economically Rigorous?", D. Troy Cochrane, University of Ottawa

2.      "An Assessment of the Relationship Between Income Inequality and Natural Resources", Fadi Abbas Fawaz and Jeffrey Edwards, Texas Tech University

3.      "Quickness of Sale: Are Environmental Amenities Reflected in Time to Sell Rather than Market Price?", Robert Paul Culp, Pennsylvania State University at Lehigh Valley

4.      "Valuing the Environment: A Comparison of the US and EU", Tisha Lin Emerson, Baylor University

Discussants:           D. Troy Cochrane, University of Ottawa

Fadi Abbas Fawaz, Texas Tech University

Robert Paul Culp, Pennsylvania State University at Lehigh Valley

Thursday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 19: Issues in health economics

Chair:            James Edward Storbeck, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southernmost College

1.      "Medical Malpractice Settlement: What Is it’s Real Economic Worth", H. P. Singh-Sandhu and Adelaja Odutola, Virginia Union University

2.      "The Effects of Health Knowledge in Children's Overweight Levels: A Stochastic Frontier Approach", James Storbeck and Henry Shelton Brown, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southernmost College

3.      "An Economic Analysis of the Impact of New Immigrants on Health Care Costs", Syed Hussain Jafri, Raja Iyer and Anshul Agarwal, Tarleton State University

Discussants:           H. P. Singh-Sandhu, Virginia Union University

Syed Hussain Jafri, Tarleton State University

Thursday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 20: Financial issues in Macroeconomics

Chair:            Bill Ballard, Wayland Baptist University - Lubbock

1.      "Savings vs. Investment: Which Causes Which?", Bill Ballard, Wayland Baptist University - Lubbock

2.      "Exploring the Information Content of Financial Spreads as Possible Indicators for Monetary Policy: T", Gary Anthony Lyn, University of the West Indies

3.      "Financial Condition Index in Middle Income Countries as a measure for the role of assets ", Cesar Corredor, Texas A&M University

4.      "The Recession of 1981-82: The Recession That Stopped the Inflation", Charles J. Ellard

Discussants:           Gary Anthony Lyn, University of the West Indies

Cesar Corredor, Texas A&M University

Charles J. Ellard

Friday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 21: Labor markets

Chair:            George E Samuels, Sam Houston State University

1.      "Analysis of Employment in Health Professions: The Case of Hispanics by SMSA's in AZ, FL, & TX", George E Samuels, Sam Houston State University

2.      "A Study of Workforce Absenteeism: Results from Canadian Sample Survey", Jeremy Levy, Concordia University

3.      "The Effect of Graduate-Student Unionization on Stipends", Tom Schenk, Jr, Drake University

4.      "An Empirical Analysis of Pensions for the Labor Market", Tomeka Michelle Hill, Cornell University

5.      "CEO Compensation: Agency or Learning ?", Jeremy Bertomeu, Carnegie Mellon University

Discussants:           Jeremy Levy, Concordia University

Tomeka Michelle Hill, Cornell University

George E Samuels, Sam Houston State University

Jeremy Bertomeu, Carnegie Mellon University

Friday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 22: Agricultural Economics II

Chair:            Randall D Little, Mississippi State University

1.      "Economic Impacts of Fertilizers Application to Bermudagrass Hay Production", Nick Hoffman, Tarleton State University

2.      "Preconditioning Beef Calves: An Economic Model", Randall D Little and Christina L. Romano, Mississippi State University

3.      "A Time Series Analysis of US Meat Market and Trade in the Presence of Mad Cow Disease in Canada & US", Rong Hu, Texas A&M University

4.      "A Multinomial Logit Analysis of Red River Anglers Based on Fishing Motivation", Yeong Nain Chi and Jack Coburn Isaacs, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Discussants:           Nick Hoffman, Tarleton State University

Rong Hu, Texas A&M University

Yeong Nain Chi, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Friday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 23: Balance Of Payments Issues

Chair:            Janardhanan A Alse, Indiana University Southeast

1.      "Capital Account Liberalization and Exchange Rate Regime Choice", Ben Ali Mohamed Sami

2.      "A Measure of Optimal Foreign Currency Reserves Holdings of the Bank of Jamaica", Kamara Torgia Gibson, University of the West Indies

3.      "Revisiting the Revisited: An Alternative Test for the Monopolistic Competition Model of Intr'l Trade", Isao Kamata, University of Michigan

4.      "A Decade of Foreign Direct Investment in India: Myth and Reality", Janardhanan A Alse and Arun K Srinivasan, Indiana University Southeast

Discussants:           Ben Ali Mohamed Sami

Kamara Torgia Gibson, University of the West Indies

Isao Kamata, University of Michigan

Friday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 24: Financial economics i

Chair:            James A. Buss, Fairfield University

1.      "Income Smoothing and Flows of International Investment Income: the Case of the US", Yi-Tsung Wu, SUNY at Binghamton

2.      "The Refinance Credit Market in Bridgeport,CT: The role played by subprime lenders", James A. Buss, Fairfield University

3.      "Project Finance in China and Case study", Yu Yin, Tarleton State University

4.      "An Assessment of Cross-Country Fiscal Consolidation", Seung Mo Choi, University of Chicago and Bruno Carrasco, Asian Development Bank

Discussants:           James A. Buss, Fairfield University

Yi-Tsung Wu, SUNY at Binghamton

Yu Yin, Tarleton State University

Seung Mo Choi, University of Chicago

Friday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 25: Southwestern Economics Plenary Session

Speaker: Keith R. Phillips, Ph.D.

Senior Economist, San Antonio Branch

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 26: Pricing and market issues

Chair:            Wei Huang, Texas A&M University

1.      "Estimation of Hedonic Price Functions with Information Asymmetry", Christopher Frank Parmeter and Subal Kumbhakar, State University of New York, Binghamton

2.      "Price Dispersion in Online Markets", Babur De los Santos, University of Chicago

3.      "Rockets and Feathers. Understanding Asymmetric Pricing", Mariano E Tappata, UCLA

4.      "Price Discovery in American Crude Oil Market", Wei Huang, Texas A&M University

5.      "Tornado Safety: A Mitigation Study Using Probit Regression", Matthew Steven Jaremski, Austin College

Discussants:           Mariano E Tappata, UCLA

Christopher Frank Parmeter, State University of New York, Binghamton

Babur De los Santos, University of Chicago

Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 27: economics at the State level

Chair:            Mark Tuttle, Sam Houston State University

1.      "State Government Employment Versus Population: Does Size Matter?", Mark Tuttle, M. Douglas Berg and Donald Bumpass, Sam Houston State University

2.      "Does Membership Matter: Definitions of the Delta", Charles B. Wagoner and Brent H. Hales, Delta State University

3.      "Substitution Between Public and Private Police: An Empirical Estimation", Sebastien Gay, University of Chicago

4.      "Business Cycles and Structural Change: The case of Austin", Christopher Ryan McMahan and Jennifer Anne Moritz, Trinity University

Discussants:           Mark Tuttle, Sam Houston State University

Charles B. Wagoner, Delta State University

Sebastien Gay, University of Chicago                   

Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 28: Association for Social Economics i

Chair:            Joan Osborne, Palo Alto College

1.      "An Empirical Assessment of Technology Transfer Emerging from Integration into Buyer-Driven Commodity", Jonathan Alan Fink and Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi

2.      "The Impact of Official Development Assistance on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa", Farahnaaz H Khakoo, University of Texas at Dallas

3.      "The Public Interest in Action: Governing the BBC", James R. Wilson and J. Robert Branston, University of Birmingham

4.      "The Financial Simulacrum : The Symbolic and Technological Virtualization of the Financial Market ", Christopher Schinckus, Facultés St. Louis and University Paris I Sorbonne

5.      “On Amartya Sen”, Jane Clary, College of Charleston                      

Discussants:           Jonathan Alan Fink, University of Southern Mississippi

Elba Brown-Collier

Jane Clary, College of Charleston

Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 29: Agricultural Economics IIi

Chair:            Chad Settle, University of Tulsa

1.      "Controlling Leafy Spurge with Rangeland Management in the Thunder Basin ", Chad Settle and Jason F. Shogren, University of Tulsa

2.      "Prediction of Weather Event Associated Crop Yield Losses in Kansas", Erda Wang and Jimmy R Williams, Tarleton State University

3.      "Mexico's Meat Demand: Estimation and Structural Change Since NAFTA", Georgia Clark and Jaime Malaga, Texas Tech University

4.      "Economic Implications Of Anaerobic Digesters On Dairy Farms In Texas", Randy S. Jackson and James W Mjelde, Texas A&M University

Discussants:           Erda Wang, Tarleton State University

Georgia Clark, Texas Tech University

Randy S. Jackson, Texas A&M University

Friday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 30: Wages and trade

Joint Session with Women’s and Gender Studies

Chair:            Charlie G. Turner, Old Dominion University

1.      "On the Impacts of Forced Migration on Host Countries", Mama Keita, Université de Montreal

2.      "Human Capital, Innovation, and Productivity Growth: Tales from Latin America and Caribbean", Baris Kazim Yoruk, Boston College

3.      "Exchange Rate Volatility and US Crop Export", Yan Yuan, Texas A & M University

4.      "The Gender Wage Gap in South Korea: Differences by Occupational Titles", Charlie G. Turner and Elizabeth A. Monk-Turner, Old Dominion University

Discussants:           Mama Keita, Université de Montreal

Baris Kazim Yoruk, Boston College

Yan Yuan, Texas A & M University

Friday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 31: Financial Economics ii

Chair:            Michael M. Kurth, McNeese State University

1.      "Exchange Rate and Stock Market Dynamics in Taiwan", Matiur Rahman and Mihajlo Balic Michael M. Kurth, McNeese State University

2.      "Long-Run Relations Among Major Developed Equity Markets: Evidence from Time Disaggregate Data", Yong U Glasure, University of Houston - Victoria

3.      "Does Venture Capital Influence New Firm Formation in the United States?", Fengxia Xiao and Donald Hicks, The University of Texas at Dallas

4.      "The Effects of Uncertainty on the Optimal Consumption and Portfolio Rules: An Analytical Approach", Myung-Ho Park, Korea Institute of Public Finance

5.      "A Reinvestigation on the Co-integration of Consumption, Wealth, and Labor Income", Qi Zhu, Emory University

Discussants:           Yong U Glasure, University of Houston – Victoria

Fengxia Xiao, The University of Texas at Dallas

Myung-Ho Park, Korea Institute of Public Finance

Friday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 32: Inequality

Joint Session with Women’s and Gender Studies

Chair:            Jennifer Logan, Austin College

1.      "Regional Economic Inequality in Mexico", Kellin Chandler Stanfield, UNC-Chapel Hill

2.      "Income Inequality and Political Instability in Latin America", Luisa Del Rocio Blanco Raynal, University of Oklahoma

3.      "The Structural Adjustment and Women in Ecuador", Yassaman Saadatmand and Michael Toma, Atlantic State University

Discussants:           Kellin Chandler Stanfield, UNC-Chapel Hill

Luisa Del Rocio Blanco Raynal, University of Oklahoma

Qi Zhu, Emory University

Friday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

EC 33: Macroeconomic Indicators

Chair:            Joseph Ford, Iona College

1.      "Phillips Curve Uncertainty and Monetary Policy", Mingjun Zhao, Ohio State University

2.      "Forecasting Inflation: an Evaluation of the Performance of Approximate Factor Models", Logan James Kelly, University of Kansas

3.      "Empirical Evidence on the Sticky Information Phillips Curve", Olivier Coibion, University of Michigan

4.      “Treasury Inflation Protection Securities - How Effective They Are in Predicting Inflation?”, M. Moosa Khan and Rahim Quazi, Prairie View A&M University

5.      "The Employment Act of 1946 at age 60: Is there anything left?", Joseph Ford, Iona College

Discussants:           Mingjun Zhao, Ohio State University

Logan James Kelly, University of Kansas

Olivier Coibion, University of Michigan

M. Moosa Khan, Prairie View A&M University

Friday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 34: State, Nation and Industry

Chair:            John E Martinez, Midwestern State University

1.      "Economic Impact of 2005 BRAC Recommendations on North Texas Region", John E Martinez, James R Owen, Yoshi Fukasawa, Midwestern State University

2.      "Public Investment in Mexican Cinematography and Its Influence in the Private Sector Participation.", Cecilia Hurtado, Universidad de Guadalajara

3.      "Determinants of state social welfare spending", Plamen Nikolov, Johns Hopkins University SAIS

4.      "The Effects of Industrial Compostion and the Size of a Region on the Potential Benefits of Regional", Eddie Daghestani, Barry University

5.      "Fiscal Conduct of Municipality Governments in México: Political Determinants", Maria Guadalupe Zamora Santana, Universidad de Guadalajara

Discussants:           Cecilia Hurtado, Universidad de Guadalajara

Eddie Daghestani, Barry University

Plamen Nikolov, Johns Hopkins University SAIS

Maria Guadalupe Zamora Santana, Universidad de Guadalajara

Friday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 35: The economics of terrorism

Chair:            Rose M Rubin, University of Memphis

1.      "Simulation and Gaming: Their Value to the Study of Terrorism Risk", Zhenzhen Sun, Concordia University

2.      "A Theory of "Crying Wolf": The Economics of Money Laundering Enforcement", Elod Takats, Princeton University

3.      "Legal, Economic and Financial Effects Terrorist Airline Attacks under the Montreal Liability Agreement", Rose M Rubin, University of Memphis

4.      "Deterrence and Moral Hazard in Law Enforcement", Yvonne Barrett and Abdullahi Abdulkadri, University of the West Indies

Discussants:           Zhenzhen Sun, Concordia University

Elod Takats, Princeton University

Abdullahi Abdulkadri, University of the West Indies

Friday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 36: Association for Social Economics ii

Chair:            Joan Osborne, Palo Alto College

1.      "Analytical Frameworks for Social Production", James Edward Storbeck, University of Texas - Brownsville

2.      "Multiple Facilities, Strategic Splitting and Vertical Structures: Stability, Growth and Distribution ", Phil Robert Tomlinson, University of Bath

3.      "Assessment of the Economic Implication of Spatial Utilization of Phosphorus in Cotton Production", Mark Yu and Frank Ewell, Tarleton State University

4.      "It’s Just Supply and Demand!", Irena Sonya Pawlak, George Mason University

Discussants:           James Edward Storbeck, University of Texas - Brownsville

Phil Robert Tomlinson, University of Bath

Mark Yu, Tarleton State University

Friday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

EC 37: Petroleum and Energy Economics

Chair:            Todd Potts, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1.      "Changes Over Time in Texas's Responsiveness to Monetary and Oil Price Shocks", Todd Potts and David Yerger, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2.      "Spot Price Linkages in International Crude Oil Markets", Wei Huang, Texas A&M University

3.      "The UNOCAL CHEVRON and the Case for Shareholder Primacy", Stuart Thomas MacDonald and Gail Kaciuba, Midwestern State University

4.      "The Economic Impact of Rising Energy Costs on a Texas Corn Producer", Justin K. House, Tarleton State University

5.      "Global Reporting of Reserves: Oil and Gas Extractive Industry", Tahany R. Naggar and Ali K. Naggar, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Discussants:           Stuart Thomas MacDonald, Midwestern State University

Justin K. House, Tarleton State University

Tahany R. Naggar, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Friday, 4:00 – 5:15 p.m.

EC 38: Southwestern Economics Association Annual Business Meeting

Presiding: Craig Walker

President, SWEA

Friday 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Southwestern Economics Association Reception

Location TBA

Saturday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 39: Macro issues

Chair:            Pascal T. Ngoboka, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

1.      "An Empirical Investigation of Household Financial Behavior and Credit Delinquency", Dhritiman Bhattacharya, University of Memphis

2.      "Markup Variations and Business Cycles - A Case Study of Singapore and Hong Kong", Waikei Lam, University of Hong Kong

3.      "Returns to Social Security Privatization", Charles B. Wagoner and Craig Walker, Delta State University

4.      "Taxation and Tax Structure Changes and Related Institutional Reforms and their Implications for Eco", Pascal T. Ngoboka, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Discussants:           Dhritiman Bhattacharya, University of Memphis

Waikei Lam, University of Hong Kong

Charles B. Wagoner, Delta State University

Saturday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 40: Development economics i

Joint Session with Women’s and Gender Studies

Chair:            Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma

1.      "Human Capital Attainment and Female Labor Force Participation: The Kerala Puzzle", Aparna Mitra and Pooja Singh, University of Oklahoma

2.      "North-South Interactions and Growth Miracles", Seung Mo Choi, University of Chicago

3.      "Impact of Trade Liberalization on Economic Development", Aditi K. Angirasa, Texas State University - San Marcos

4.      "Economic Development: An Individualistic Methodology", Amir Azad, George Mason University

5.      "Empowerment Zones and Job Growth: An Assessment the Program's Impact on Texas' Rio Grande Valley", Joselito Estrada, Texas A&M University Galveston

Discussants:           Seung Mo Choi, University of Chicago

Aditi K. Angirasa, Texas State University - San Marcos

Amir Azad, George Mason University

Joselito Estrada, Texas A&M University Galveston

Saturday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 41: Labor markets

Chair:            Charlie G. Turner, Old Dominion University

1.      "What Difference Would a Happiness Orientation Make on Labor Markets", Charlie G. Turner, Old Dominion University

2.      "A Distributional Analysis of the Occupational Segregation of Immigrants", Dipanwita Sarkar, Southern Methodist University

3.      "Tiebout Migration and Retirement of Older Workers", Seokjin Woo, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Discussants:           Dipanwita Sarkar, Southern Methodist University

Seokjin Woo, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Saturday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

EC 42: Market functioning

Chair:            Marshall Gramm, Rhodes College

1.      "Betting Market Efficiency Over Time", Marshall Gramm, Rhodes College

2.      "Market Entry and Market Value: Linking BioPharma Innovation to Financial Performance", Ling-Chun Hung and Donald Hicks, University of Texas at Dallas

3.      "Suggestion for an Eclectic Approach to Analyze the Transition Toward a Market Economy", Ryoko Kakutani, New School for Social Research

4.      "Entry, Stay and Exit of Firms in United States Trucking Industry: An Efficiency Analysis", Albert James Allen and Saleem Shaik, Mississippi State University

5.      "Bet on It? A Statistical Betting Strategy", Brian John Karnik, Coe College

Discussants:           Ling-Chun Hung, University of Texas at Dallas

Ryoko Kakutani, New School for Social Research

Albert James Allen, Mississippi State University

Saturday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 43: Financial Markets and Measures

Chair:            Farhang Niroomand, University of Southern Mississippi

1.      "Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Emerging Countries. New Firm level for Brazil", Patricia Berbia Pose

2.      "Asymmetries in Compliance of International Banks to Minimum Soundness Level ", Farhang Niroomand and Edward Nissan, University of Southern Mississippi

3.      "Local Credit Union Competition on Community Bank Performance", John E Martinez and Roy P Patin, Midwestern State University

Discussants:           Patricia Berbia Pose

John E Martinez, Midwestern State University

Saturday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 44: City and State economics

Chair:            Michael J. McGuire, University of the Incarnate Word

1.      "Urbanization as a Means of Satisfying Basic Needs in Latin America", Michael J. McGuire, David Mitchell and Nursen A. Zanca, University of the Incarnate Word

2.      "Relation Between Sports Practice and Criminality in Urban Areas", Ana Margarita Tello, Universidad de Guadalajara

3.      "Migration and Economic Changes in Mississippi, 1995 - 2000", Erdenechimeg Eldev-Ochir and Hymiar Hamilton, Mississippi State University

4.      "Urban Informal Sector Labour Demand: A Spatial Analysis", Abiodun O. Folawewo, University of the West Indies

5.      "Relative Economic Development of the Sunbelt States and Regions in the 20th Century", F. Jerry Ingram, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Discussants:           Erdenechimeg Eldev-Ochir, Mississippi State University

Abiodun O. Folawewo, University of the West Indies

F. Jerry Ingram, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Saturday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 45: Development economics ii

Chair:            Edward Nissan, University of Southern Mississippi

1.      "Testing for Stochastic Convergence in Latin American Countries", Diego Alfonso Escobari, Texas A&M University

2.      "Gaps in Economic Development: Developed and Emerging Nations", Edward Nissan and George Carter, University of Southern Mississippi

3.      "The Impact of Output Volatility on Economic Growth: Cross-regional Evidence from China", Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University

4.      "Structural Change, Regional Inequality and Liberalization: An Indian Perspective", Alokesh Barua, Jawaharlal Nehru University

5.      "A Model in Brain Drain and Circulation", Bo Chen, Simon Fraser University

Discussants:           Diego Alfonso Escobari, Texas A&M University

Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University

Alokesh Barua, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Saturday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

EC 46: Agro-terrorism: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Mitigation

Chair:            Levan Elbakidze, Texas A&M University

1.      "Cost and Efficacy Simulation for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control", Alix Ann Robertson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

2.      "Potential Use of Biosensor Technologies for Preventing/Detecting Bio-terrorist Threats in the U.S. G", Albert James Allen, Jack Houston and Saleem Shaik, Mississippi State University

3.      "Economics of Homeland Security: Carcass Disposal and the Design of Animal Disease Defense", Wei Huang and Yanhong Jin, Texas A&M University

4.      "Determinants of Preparedness to Infectious Animal Disease Introductions ", Levan Elbakidze, Texas A&M University

Discussants:           Alix Ann Robertson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

                                    Billy D. Dictson, New Mexico State University

                                    Albert James Allen, Mississippi State University

                                    Wei Huang, Texas A&M University

Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 47: Economic Thought

Chair:            David Gay, University of Arkansas

1.      "Greek Economic Thought", Matthew Steven Jaremski, Austin College

2.      "The Social Scientific Method of Jean-Baptiste Say", Kenneth Sanders and Christian Gilde, Eastern New Mexico University

3.      "Qualitative Research in the Kingdom of Quantitative Methods", Charles Allen Campbell, Mississippi State University

4.      "Sir James Steuart's Analysis of Sectorial", Aida Ramos, University of Notre Dame and Daniel Saros, Valparaiso University

Discussants:           Kenneth Sanders, Eastern New Mexico University

Charles Allen Campbell, Mississippi State University

Aida Ramos, University of Notre Dame

Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

EC 48: Micro Foundations and markets

Chair:            Stephanie A Shwiff, Texas A&M University Commerce

1.      "What will happen when players have multiple objectives?", Cheng Liu, University of Kentucky

2.      "Bayesian Analysis of Dynamic Productivity Change: a MCMC Model", Liang Xie, State University of New York at Binghamton

3.      "Producers Pricing Power Under Different Market Strategies", Jana LeaAnn Jordan, Texas Southern University

4.      "Ground Truthing I/O Models: Is It Worth?", Steven S Shwiff and Stephanie A Shwiff, Texas A&M University Commerce

Discussants:           Cheng Liu, University of Kentucky

Liang Xie, State University of New Yor