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[120] THE TOPICS COURSE IN NON-MAJORS EDUCATION
SESSION III OF THE NON-MAJORS EDUCATION WORKING GROUP MINI-CONFERENCE
Session Organizers: Arthur Gibb, U.S. Naval Academy and Mary H. Lesser,
Iona College
Session Chair: Mary H. Lesser, Iona College
WTO, NAFTA, EU and All That
Noel Farley, Bryn Mawr
Economics of Defense and World Economic Geography as the "Institutionally-Relevant"
Courses at the U.S. Naval Academy
Arthur Gibb, U.S. Naval Academy
Economics for Future Secondary School Teachers
Chris McGrew, Purdue University
Discussants:
John Buck, Jacksonville University (jbuck@junix.ju.edu)
Kenneth Koford, University of Delaware (kofordk@be.udel.edu)
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[121] ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE I
Session Organizer and Chair: Theologos Homer Bonitsis, New Jersey Institute
of Technology
(bonitsis@adm.njit.edu)
Labor Cost and Inflation: Some International Findings
Krishna M. Kasibhatla, Bennett College (kkasibhat@aol.com) and
John Malindretos,
Salomon Smith Barney
Causal Relations of Trade and GDP Growth in Six European Nations
George K. Zestos, Christopher Newport University (gzestos@cnu.edu)
The Effect of the 1994 Economic Crisis on the Productivity and Efficiency
of the Turkish Banks
Ihsan Isik, New Jersey Institute of Technology (isik@adm.njit.edu);
M. Kabir Hassan, University of New Orleans (mhassan@uno.edu); and Dogan
Uysal, Selcuk University (doganu@hotmail.com)
Foreign Exchange Efficiency: Findings from Several EU Countries
Andreas C. Christofi, Monmouth University (achristo@monmouth.edu);
Ioannis K. Kallianiotis, University of Scranton (jnk353@uofs.edu); Krishna
M. Kasibhatla, Bennett College (kkasibhat@aol.com); and John Malindretos,
Salomon Smith Barney
Discussants:
Petros Anastasopoulos, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Elias Grivoyannis, Yeshiva University
Paul R. Kutasovic, New York Institute of Technology (prkutasovic@aol.com)
George Zestos, Christopher Newport University
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[122] ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: PART I
Session Organizers: Jamee K. Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College (Jmoudud@slc.edu)
and Steve Pressman, Monmouth University (pressman@mondec.monmouth.edu)
Session Chair: John Sarich, The New York City Council (sarich@igc.org)
A Tale of Two Paradoxes
Jamee K. Moudud, Sarah Lawrence College and The Jerome Levy Economics
Institute
(Jmoudud@slc.edu)
An Alternate Explanation of Thirlwall’s Law
Anwar Shaikh, New School for Social Research (Shaikh@newschool.edu)
The High Road and the Low Road to International Trade: Emerging Exporters
Revisited
George Argyrous, University of New South Wales (g.argyrous@unsw.edu.au)
Trade and Social Inequalities: an International Perspective
Enrique Delamonica, UNICEF and New York University (Edelamonica@unicef.org)
Discussants:
Enrique Delamonica, UNICEF and New York University (Edelamonica@unicef.org)
John McCombie, Downing College (jslm1@cam.ac.uk)
Manuel Roman, Jersey City State College (mroman@altavista.com)
Alicia Menendez, Princeton University (menendez@princeton.edu)
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[123] ROUNDTABLE ON THE ICONOCLASTIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMICS OF
THE LATE LYNN TURGEON
Session Organizer and Chair: J. Barkley Rosser, James Madison
University
(rosserjb@jmu.edu)
Participants:
Timothy A. Canova, University of New Mexico (canova@law.unm.edu)
Richard P.F. Holt, Southern Oregon University (rholt@sou.edu)
Robert N. Horn, James Madison University (hornrn@jmu.edu)
Marina V. Rosser, James Madison University (rossermv@jmu.edu)
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[124] COLLEGE STUDENT RETENTION
Session Chair: Donn Pescatrice, Iona College
A Probabilistic Model on College Retention at E.S.U.
Pattabiraman Neelakantan, East Stroudsburg University (pats@po-box.esu.edu)
College Student Attrition Determinants: First vs. Second Year Students
Heather M. O'Neill, Ursinus College (honeill@ursinus.edu)
The Effect of First-Year Programs on Student Retention
Elizabeth Dunne Schmitt and Glenn G. Graham, SUNY-Oswego (graham@oswego.edu)
Discussants:
Joseph H. Turek, Lynchburg College (turek_j@mail.lynchburg.edu)
Meta A. Brown, New York University (mab208@nyu.edu)
Donn Pescatrice, Iona College
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[125] TEACHING ECONOMICS FROM HETERODOX PERSPECTIVES
Session Organiser and Chair: Sven R. Larson, Roskilde University, Denmark
(larson@ruc.dk)
Intermediate Macroeconomics: A History of Thought Approach. Keynes,
Neoclassical Theories and Post-Keynesian Economics
Louis-Phillipe Rochon, Kalamazoo College (lprochon@kzoo.edu)
A Re-Examination of the Keynesian Theory of Income Determination
Basil J. Moore, Wesleyan University and University of Stellenbosch
(bmoore@wesleyan.edu)
Title TBA
Roy J. Rotheim, Skidmore College (rrotheim@skidmore.edu)
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[126] THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE INTERNET AFTER THE BUBBLE BURST
Session Organizer and Chair: Thomas W. Synnott III, U.S. Trust
Co. of New York (tsynnott@ustrust.com)
After the Dot.com Phenomenon, What Will Be the Long-Term Impact?
Robert Goon, Western Connecticut State University, (goon@columbia.edu)
Protecting Intellectual Property as Internet Distribution of Entertainment
Increases Exponentially
Owen Smith, Long Island University, CW Post Campus
Secure Electronic Payments for B to B Transactions
John Wenninger, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The Macroeconomic Gains from B to B Electronic Marketplaces
Thomas W. Synnott, III, U.S. Trust Co. of New York (tsynnott@ustrust.com)
Discussant:
Vincent G. Massaro, Long Island University (vmassaro@liu.edu)
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[127] EMERGING MARKET FINANCIAL CRISES
Session Chair: Anand Shetty, Iona College (ashetty@iona.edu)
Modeling Financial Crisis: Asia and Beyond
Kevin M. Coughlin, Fordham University (kcoughlin98@hotmail.com)
The Causes of Financial Crises: The Case of Ecuador
Gabriel X. Martinez, University of Notre Dame (martinez.49@nd.edu)
East Asian Currency Crises and Capital Flight (1987-1997)
Mashaallah Rahnama-Moghadam, Texas Tech University; Hedayeh Samavati,
Indiana-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (samavati@ipfw.edu); and David A.
Dilts, Indiana-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
Discussants:
Hedayeh Samavati, Indiana-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (samavati@ipfw.edu)
Aamer Abu-Qarn, Northeastern University (aabuqarn@lynx.neu.edu)
Abdur R. Chowdhury, Marquette University (raffi@execpc.com)
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[128] FACTORS AFFECTING STOCK RETURNS
Session Chair: David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)
Baby Boomers, U.S. Economy and Financial Markets
Harjit K. Arora, Le Moyne College (arora@mail.lemoyne.edu) and Norman
L. Rademacher, Le Moyne College
The Effects of Macroeconomic Factors on the Returns of Several Major
Stock Indices
Mark P. Gius, Quinnipiac University (gius@quinnipiac.edu) and Janalynne
S. Gius, Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.
Technical Change and its Implications for the Stock Market
Jeong-Joon Lee, Towson University (ljj@stanford.edu)
Discussants:
David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)
Harjit K. Arora, Le Moyne College (arora@mail.lemoyne.edu)
Richard J. Torz, St. Joseph's College (rtorz@sjcny.edu)
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[129] LABOR SUPPLY
Session Chair: Shimshon Kinory, New Jersey City University (skinory@njcu.edu)
Macroeconomic Influences on Volunteer Labor Supply: Preliminary Policy
Implications
Michele A. Govekar, Ohio Northern University, Paul L. Govekar, Bluffton
College, and Meenakshi Rishi, Ohio Northern University (m-rishi@onu.edu)
The Effects of School-Aged Children on Married Women's Labor Force Participation
Carole F. Miller, University of Rhode Island (cqe101@uriacc.uri.edu)
The Response of Hours of Work to Increases in the Minimum Wage
Kenneth A. Couch, University of Connecticut (kcouch01@snet.net) and
David C. Wittenberg, Urban Institute
Discussants:
Shimshon Kinory, New Jersey City University (skinory@njcu.edu)
Myeong-Su Yun, University of Western Ontario (myun@julian.uwo.ca)
Martin Gritsch, William Paterson University (gritschm@wpunj.edu)
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[130] SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Session Chair: M. V. Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
(lbadgett@econs.umass.edu)
Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Hiring
Doris Weichselbaumer, University of Linz (doris.weichselbaumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at)
Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Occupational Choice
Edward M. Miller, University of New Orleans (ed765@aol.com)
Discussants:
Edward M. Miller, University of New Orleans (ed765@aol.com)
James I. Brannon, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (brannon@uwosh.edu)
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[131] AFRICAN ECONOMIC STUDIES
Session Chair: Said Atri, State University of New York Oswego
(atri@oswego.edu)
Ghana: Cross-Border Trade Issues
Gayle A. Morris, Edinboro University (gmorris@edinboro.edu) and John
A. Dadson, University of Ghana-Legon
The Impact of Corruption on the Post-Independence Sierra Leonean Economy
Kelfala M. Kallon, University of Northern Colorado (kmkallo@unco.edu)
Testing Alternative Measures of Microenterprise Profits and Net Worth
Lisa Daniels, Washington College (lisa.daniels@washcoll.edu)
Discussants:
Sanjaya P. DeSilva, Bard College (desilva@bard.edu)
Maya Vijayaraghavan, Clemson University (mvijaya@clemson.edu)
Said Atri, State University of New York Oswego (atri@oswego.edu)
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[132] ECONOMIC GROWTH IN U.S.: FDI AND LABOR
Session Chair: Vinod V. Sharma, Ohio State University (sharma.3@osu.edu)
The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments in U.S.: An Empirical
Examination
Pellegrino Manfra, CUNY (rinom@aol.com)
Regional Intensities of Attractiveness to Various Types of Industries
and Foreign Countries and Industry Type and Foreign Country Participation
Intensities of Foreign Direct Investments in the United States
Venkareddy Chennareddy, U.S. General Accounting Office (venkareddyc@peoplepc.com)
Patience is a Virtue: Economic Growth, Human Capital, and Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States
Timothy C. Ford, University of New Hampshire (mitdrof@cs.com)
Discussants:
Duilio de Avila Berni, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande
do Sul (duilio@pucrs.br)
Samuel K. Andoh, Southern Connecticut (andohk@hotmail.com) (Disc 1)
Vinod V. Sharma, Ohio State University (sharma.3@osu.edu)
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[133] ECONOMICS AND URBAN GROWTH
Session Chair: Donald A. Coffin, Indiana University Northwest
(dcoffin@iun.edu)
The Impact of the Rural Sector on the Size of State Economies
Mark S. Jelavich, Northwest Missouri State University (mjelav@nwmissouri.edu)
The Impact of the Internet on Metropolitan Growth in the 1990s
Michael J. Potepan, San Francisco State University (mpotepan@sfsu.edu)
Urban Spatial Growth: Is It Efficient?
Nancy E. Brooks, University of Vermont (nbrooks@zoo.uvm.edu)
Discussants:
Margaret M. Dalton, Frostburg State University (pdalton@frostburg.edu)
Jeffrey P. Cohen, University of Hartford (jcohen@mail.hartford.edu)
Simim B. Mozayeni, SUNY New Paltz (mozayens@matrix.newpaltz.edu)
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[134] ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES
Session Chair: Jeff D. Anstine, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
(anstinej@mail.uww.edu)
The Effects of Changing Consumption Patterns on the Costs of Emission
Restrictions
Supriya Lahiri UMass Lowell and MIT (supriya_lahiri@uml.edu), Mustafa
Babiker MIT, and Richard S. Eckaus, MIT
Macroeconomic and Sector Analysis of Investment-Led Climate Change Policies
Donald A. Hanson, Argonne National Laboratory (dhanson@anl.gov) and
John A. "Skip" Laitner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Natural Resources as Perpetual Real Options
Radford L. Schantz, U.S. Interior Department (radford.schantz@mms.gov)
Discussants:
Eban Goodstein, Lewis and Clark College (eban@lclark edu)
Mariano Torras, Adelphi University (torrasm@panther.adelphi.edu)
Jeff D. Anstine, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (anstinej@mail.uww.edu)
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[135] RUSSIA IN TRANSITION
Session Chair: Laurence R. Fisher, Our Lady of the Lake University
(fishl@lake.ollusa.edu)
Who are Russian Unemployed and What are Their Job Search Strategies
Natalia V. Smirnova, University of Connecticut (nvs95001@uconnvm.uconn.edu)
Household Savings Patterns in Russia During the Transition
Mark Foley, Davidson College and William H. Pyle, Middlebury College
(wpyle@middlebury.edu)
Banking, Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies and Actions in Russia in
the 1990s with a Spotlight on the Crisis of 1998
Charles P. Rock, Rollins College (crock@rollins.edu) and Vasily Solodkov,
Rollins College
Discussants:
William H. Pyle, Middlebury College (wpyle@middlebury.edu)
Casimir Dadak, Hollins University (cdadak@hollins.edu)
Laurence R. Fisher, Our Lady of the Lake University (fishl@ollusa.edu)
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[136] INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON VALUE THEORY
Session 6: The Political Economy of the World Today I
Session Organizers: Alan Freeman, University of Greenwich, U.K., (a.freeman@greenwich.ac.uk)
and Andrew Kliman, Pace University (Andrew_Kliman@msn.com)
Session Chair: David Laibman, Brooklyn College, USA (SCSJJ@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU)
Some Remarkable Changes in the Economic Structures of Recent Japan
Yasuhiko Yoneda, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan (yyoneda@tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp)
The Current World Recession: New Paradigm Kondratieff, Knock-Down Slump,
or Return to Classical Competitive Imperialism? An Empirical Marxist Analysis
Alan Freeman, University of Greenwich, UK (a.freeman@greenwich.ac.uk)
The Politics of US Economic Sanctions in Iran
Nima Fayazmanesh, University of California, Irvine, USA (sasanf@csufresno.edu)
and
Sasan Fayazmanesh, California State University, Fresno, USA (sasanf@csufresno.edu)
Discussant:
Clark Everling, Empire State College/SUNY, USA (ceverlin@sln.suny.edu)
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[137] ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH:
Mini-Conference of Issues in Political Economy: Session 5
Session Organizers: Tina Das, Elon College, Steve DeLoach, Elon College
and Steven Greenlaw, Mary Washington College
Session Chair: Helena Tenenholtz, Mary Washington College
Into the Downward Spiral of American Productivity
Mick Marlier, Elon College
Does it Matter Where Education Money is Spent? Disaggregated Spending
and SAT Scores
Alan Elworthy, Worcester State College
The Organizational Response to Diminishing Returns in Baseball Pitching
Jack Haldeman, Elon College
Do Nearby Polluted Streams Affect House Prices?
Bill Booth and Scott Holladay, Furman University
Growth Management: An Efficient or Exclusive Outcome?
Gregory W. Garrett, Florida Gulf Coast University
Discussants:
Elizabeth Baisley, Worcester State College
Beverly Paulis, Iona College
Scott Dineen, Mary Washington College
James Ahearn, Elon College
Sandra Wolley, Worcester State College
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