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[1] CONSEQUENCES OF TRANSFORMATION
Session Chair:  William R. DiPietro, Daemen College (wdipietr@daemen.edu)

Skills, Partnerships and Tenancy in Sri Lankan Rice Farms
Sanjaya P. DeSilva, Bard College (desilva@bard.edu)

Economic Liberalization and De-agriculturalization:  The Case of Turkey
Mehmet Odekon, Skidmore College (modekon@skidmore.edu)

Heterogeneous Regional Transformation:  Case of Poland
Radoslaw Wasiak, University of Connecticut (radoslaw.wasiak@uconn.edu)

Discussants:
John R. Dilyard, St. Francis College (john.dilyard@prodigy.net)
Kelfala M. Kallon, University of Northern Colorado (kmkallo@unco.edu)
Davide Gualerzi, University of Pisa (gualerzi@ec.unpi.it)
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[2] ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY
Session Organizers: Jamee Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College (jmoudud@slc.edu) and Steven Pressman, Monmouth University (pressman@mondec.monmouth.edu)
Session Chair:  Ingrid Rima, Temple University

Labor Market Disablility: Implications for the Unemployment Rate
George Argyrous (g.argyrous@unsw.edu.au) and Megan Neale, University of New South Wales

The NAIRU, Aggregate Demand and Investment
Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds (mcs@lubs.leeds.ac.uk)

Measuring Hardships
Heather Boushey (hboushey@csi.com), Chauna Brocht, and Bethany Gunderson, Economic Policy Institute

Unemployment in Capitalist Economies
Mathew Forstater, University of Missouri-Kansas City (ForstaterM@umkc.edu)

Discussants:
Gary Slater, University of Leeds
David Bunting, Eastern Washington University (dbunting@ewu.edu)
Robert Cherry, Brooklyn College (robertc@brooklyn.cuny.edu)
Ingrid Rima, Temple University
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[3]  THE KEYNESIAN MULTIPLIER PART I
Session Organizer:  Louis-Philippe Rochon, Kalamazoo College (lprochon@kzoo.edu)
Session Chair:  Matias Vernengo, Center for Economic Policy Analysis (vernengm@newschool.edu)

The Keynesian Multiplier from the Perspective of the Theory of the Monetary Circuit
Louis-Philippe Rochon, Kalamazoo College (lprochon@kzoo.edu)

Three Views on the Multiplier
Jochen Hartwig, University of St. Gallen (jochen.hartwig@unisg.ch)

The Keynesian Expenditure Multiplier in a Monetary Economy
Tom Palley, AFL-CIO (Tpalley@aflcio.org)

Discussants:
Per Gunnar Berglund, New School University (bergp867@newschool.edu)
Giuseppe Fontana, University of Leeds (gf@lubs.leeds.ac.uk)
Claude Gnos, University of Burgundy, Dijon (claude.gnos@u-bourgogne.fr)
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[5] ISSUES IN THE NEW YORK STATE ECONOMY
Session Organizer and Chair:  Marcia Van Wagner, Chief Economist, New York State Office of the State Comptroller (mvw@osc.state.ny.us)

Comparative Industry Growth and Industry Growth Clusters in the Hudson Valley
Ann Davis, Bureau of Economic Research, Marist College (JZFL@maristb.marist.edu)

Fiscal Impact Balance Among New York’s Regions
Kent Gardner, Center for Governmental Research Inc. (kgardner@cgr.org)

Public Education in New York State: What Determines Performance?
Richard Deitz, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (richard.deitz@ny.frb.org), and Kentaro Tomoda, University of Buffalo

Discussants:
Marcia Van Wagner, Office of the State Comptroller (mvw@osc.state.ny.us)
Howard Chernick, Hunter College (howard.chernick@hunter.cuny.edu)
Tom Rogers, New York State Council of School Superintendents (tom@nyscoss.org)
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[6]  INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Session Organizer and Chair:  Ashton I. Veramallay, Indiana University East (averamal@indiana.edu)

Clintonomics
Ashton I. Veramallay, Indiana University East (averamal@indiana.edu)

After the Bubble Burst:  An Analysis of the Japanese Economy
David W. Leapard, Eastern Michigan University (be_leapard@online.emich.edu)

Comparative Analysis of the Japanese and American Economies
K. Wayne Hast, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (wayne.hast@dal.frb.org)

Discussion among presenters and audience.
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[7] ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, Session I of II
Session Organizers: James H. Cassing (jcassing+@pitt.edu) and Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh (wells01+@pitt.edu)
Session Chair: A’amer Farooqi, Cornell College, Iowa (farooqi@cornell-iowa.edu)

Measuring Tariff Incidence in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt
James H. Cassing, University of Pittsburgh (jcassing+@pitt.edu)

Health Care Reform in El Salvador
Maria Cruz-Saco, Connecticut College (macru@conncoll.edu)

Barriers to International Investing and Market Segmentation: Evidence from the Indian GDR Market
Kishore Tandon, Baruch College

Agricultural Performance and Development Revisited
Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh (wells01+@pitt.edu)

Discussants:
Eva Paus, Mt. Holyoke College (epaus@mtholyoke.edu)
Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh (wells01+@pitt.edu)
Michael McPherson, University of North Texas (mcpherson@po6.cas.unt.edu)
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[8] TEACHING ECONOMICS:  CASE STUDIES, BOOK REVIEWS, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Session Chair:  Bradley K. Hobbs, Florida Gulf Coast University (bhobbs@fgcu.edu)

Using the Music Industry to Teach Economic & Business Principles
Brad Stamm, Cornerstone University (brad_stamm@cornerstone.edu)

Teaching Economics and Environmental Science Through the Use of Local Environmental Problems:  A Case Study of Toms River, New Jersey
Jonathan R. Peters, CUNY Staten Island (jpeters@postbox.csi.cuny.edu) and Donald Stearns, Wagner College

A Book Review of Batra's "The Great Depression of 1990"
F. Pan Shu (shufp@potsdam.edu) and Laurie Hoffman, SUNY College at Potsdam

Techniques Utilized to Incorporate Experiential Learning into the Economics Curriculum
Bridget Lyons (lyonsb@sacredheart.edu) and Deanna Fiorentino, Sacred Heart University

Discussants:
F. Pan Shu, SUNY College at Potsdam (shufp@potsdam.edu)
Neal E. Duffy, SUNY College at Plattsburgh (neal.duffy@plattsburgh.edu)
Kevin Quinn, Bowling Green State University (kquinn@bgnet.bgsu.edu)
Ronald L. Straight, Howard University (rstraight@howard.edu)
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[9]  STUDIES IN ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY
Session Chair:  James R. Wible, University of New Hampshire (jrwible@cisunix.unh.edu)

The Ethics of Description and Prescription
Benjamin Balak, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (bbalak@email.unc.edu)

A Paradox of Diversity and Rationality in a Liberal-Pluralist Democracy
Ahmet Kara, Fatih University (kara66@fatih.edu.tr)

Economic Methodology and the History of Biology
William T. Ganley, Buffalo State College (ganleywt@buffalostate.edu)

Discussants:
James R. Wible, University of New Hampshire (jrwible@cisunix.unh.edu)
Clair E. Morris, U.S. Naval Academy (morris@usna.edu)
Laurence S. Moss, Babson College (lmos@aol.com)
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[10] EXCHANGE RATES AND TRADE BALANCE
Session Chair:  Cathy Tully, Kean University (cathyannt@aol.com)

Exploring Real Exchange Rate Effects on Thailand Trade Balances
Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central (tapeb@purduenc.edu) and Komain Jiranyakul, The National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand

Exchange Rate Pass-Through for Dynamic Strategic Pricing:  Do Market Shares Matter for the Oligopolistic Import Markets?  The Case of New Zealand
Ruieh-Chir Huarng, American University (rh5681a@american.edu)

Discussants:
Cathy Tully, Kean University (cathyannt@aol.com)
Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central (tapeb@purduenc.edu)
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[11] PROPERTIES AND WORKINGS OF MARKETS
Session Chair:  Richard J. Torz, St. Joseph's College (rtorz@sjcny.edu)

Did Futures Markets Stabilize U.S. Grain Prices?
Joseph Santos, South Dakota State University (joseph_santos@sdstate.edu)

Properties of a "Perfectly Efficient" Financial Market
David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)

Ten Interpretations of Axiomatised Expected Utility Theory Yet None Can Include Loans or Consumption Flows
Robin Pope, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville (rpope3@utk.edu)

Discussants:
David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)
Robin Pope, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville (rpope3@utk.edu)
Gabriel X. Martinez, University of Notre Dame (martinez.49@nd.edu)
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[12]  SPILLOVER EFFECTS ON HEALTH OF LIFE CHOICES AND CONDITIONS
Session Chair: Frank W. Musgrave, Ithaca College (musgrave@ithaca.edu)

 Sympathy and the Value of Health
Wim Groot, Maastricht University and Henriette Maassen van den Brink, University of Amsterdam (hmvdb@fee.uva.nl)

Your Diet; Our Concern?
Emily M. Northrop, Southwestern University (northrop@southwestern.edu)

Types and Levels of Religious Membership:  A Partial Explanation of the Relationship Between Parental Involvement Laws and Abortion Rates?
Annette Tomal, Wheaton College (Annette.Tomal@wheaton.edu)

Discussants:
Christopher J. Stevens, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (theprof66@yahoo.com)
Henriette Maassen van den Brink, University of Amsterdam (hmvdb@fee.uva.nl)
Frank W. Musgrave, Ithaca College (musgrave@ithaca.edu)
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[13] EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE LABOR MARKET
Session Chair:  Esen Z. Gurtunca, University of Indianapolis (egurtunca@uindy.edu)

The Impact of Minimum Wages on Job Training:  An Empirical Exploration with Establishment Data
David Fairris, University of California (dfairris@ucrac1.ucr.edu) and Robert Pedace, Claremont McKenna College

The Geographic Mobility of Displaced Workers
Jeffrey J. Yankow, Furman University (jeff.yankow@furman.edu)

The Incidence of Job Loss:  The Shift from Younger to Older Workers, 1981 - 1996
Michele J. Siegel, Yale University (michele.siegel@yale.edu), Charlotte Muller, International Longevity Center, and Marjorie Honig, Hunter College

Discussants:
Martin Gritsch, William Paterson University (gritschm@wpunj.edu)
David Fairris, University of California (dfairris@ucrac1.ucr.edu)
Jeffrey J. Yankow, Furman University (jeff.yankow@furman.edu)

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[14] THEORETICAL ANALYSES OF INEQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION
Session Chair:  Cynthia D. Benzing, West Chester University (cbenzing@wcupa.edu)

Dynamic Effects of Outsourcing on Wage Inequality and Skill Formation
Selin Sayek, Bentley College (ssayek@bentley.edu) and Fuat M. Sener, Union College

Growth and Alienation:  A Model of the Division of Labor and Informal Institutions
Lewis S. Davis, University of New Hampshire (lsdavis@cisunix.unh.edu)

Discussants:
Sean Hove, University of Aarhus (shove@econ.dk)
Cynthia D. Benzing, West Chester University (cbenzing@wcupa.edu)
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[15] INTERNATIONAL TRADE I
Session Chair:  Eugene C. Beaulieu, University of Calgary (beaulieu@ucalgary.ca)

Explaining the Asymmetry in the U.S. Merchandise and Service Account Balance: Does the Service Sector Hold the Key to the U.S. Current Account Woes?
Mohammed Ansari (mansari@asurams.edu) and A. Ojemakinde, Albany State University

Exchange Rate Exposure and Exporting Firms
Chaoshin Chiao, National Dong Hwa University, Ken Hung, National Dong Hwa University and Gladson I. Nwanna, Morgan State University (gnwanna@moac.morgan.edu)

Exchange Market Pressure and the Collapse of the Bulgarian Currency:  An Application of the VAR Monetary Model
Assen S. Assenov, American University (assenov@american.edu)

Discussants:
H. Peter Gray, Rutgers University (gray@business.rutgers.edu)
Eugene C. Beaulieu, University of Calgary (beaulieu@ucalgary.ca)
Jamal A. Rashed, Xavier University (rashed@xavier.xu.edu)
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 [16] ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Mini-Conference of Issues in Political Economy:  Session 1
Session Organizers: Tina Das, Elon College, Steve DeLoach, Elon College and Steven Greenlaw, Mary Washington College
Session Chair: Steve Spurry, Mary Washington College

Does the Size of the U.S. Federal Debt Matter?
Donald Robbins, Elon College

A Neoclassical Growth Model with Real Money
Bridget Geiman, Mary Washington College

To Switch or Not to Switch: An Examination of Consumer Behavior in the Credit Card Industry
David M. Frank, Iona College

Should Southeast Asia Devaluate?
James Ahearn, Elon College

Discussants:
Scott Holladay, Furman University
Heather Winnor, Elon College
Meghan Bishop, Mary Washington College
Tim Robinson, Mary Washington College
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[17] TBA
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[18] TBA
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