Friday at 11

FRIDAY AT 11

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[15] INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ECONOMICS CURRICULUM: PANEL SESSION II (JEL Code A)
Session Organizer and Chair: Richard J. Torz, St. Joseph’s College (rtorz@sjcny.edu)

Panelists:
Marshall Booker, Christopher Newport University (mbooker@cnu.edu)
Elizabeth Granitz, Long Island University/Southampton College
(Lgranitz@southampton.liu.edu)
Glenn Gerstner, St. John’s University (gerstneg@stjohns.edu)

Discussion will take place among session panelists and the session audience.
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[16] METHODOLOGY: GAME THEORY AND COMPARATIVE STATICS
(JEL Code B)
Session Chair: Guldem Gokcek, New York University (ggokcek@courts.state.ny.us)

Cournot and Poe: A Parallel from a Game-Theoretic Viewpoint
Regis Deloche, Universite de Franche-Comte (regis.deloche@univ-fcomte.fr) and Fabienne Oguer, Universite de Franche-Comte

A Note on Comparative Static Analysis
Gregory L. Light, Providence College (glight@providence.edu)

The Envelope Theorem in Auspitz and Lieben (1889)
Torsten Schmidt, University of New Hampshire (torsten.schmidt@unh.edu)

Discussants:
Torsten Schmidt, University of New Hampshire (torsten.schmidt@unh.edu)
Guldem Gokcek, New York University (ggokcek@courts.state.ny.us)
Deirdre N. McCloskey, University of Illinois Chicago (deirdre2@uic.edu)
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[17] MARKET STRUCTURE EFFECTS (JEL Codes D, L)
Session Chair: Donald L. Basch, Simmons College (donald.basch@simmons.edu)

Employee Innovation and Firm Fragmentation
Narayanan Subramanian, Brandeis University (nsubra@brandeis.edu) [http://www.brandeis.edu/~nsubra]

Market Structure of Wireless Phone Industry
Carol C. McDonough, U Mass Lowell (carol_mcdonough@uml.edu)

Impact of the Internet on Market Structure
Tanmoy Bhattacharya, University of Kentucky (TanmoyB@excite.com)

Discussants:
Carol C. McDonough, U Mass Lowell (carol_mcdonough@uml.edu)
Tanmoy Bhattacharya, University of Kentucky (TanmoyB@excite.com)
Donald L. Basch, Simmons College (donald.basch@simmons.edu)
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[18] EMPIRICAL WORK IN POST KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS, SESSION I
(JEL Code E)
Session Co-organizers: Richard P.F Holt, Southern Oregon University (rholt@sou.edu) and Steven Pressman, Monmouth University (pressman@monmouth.edu)
Session Chair: Steve Pressman, Monmouth University (pressman@monmouth.edu)

Unemployment, Financial Deregulation and the New Economy
Michelle Baddeley, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (mb150@cus.cam.ac.uk)

A Study of Financial Stability using Post Keynesian Price Theory
Sven Larson, Roskilde University (larson@ruc.dk)

Financial Vulnerability and the Small Open Economy
Penelope Hawkins, FEASibility (Pty) Ltd Financial and Economic Analysis and Strategy, (Feasibility@icon.co.za)

Discussants:
Anthony Laramie, Merrimack College (Alaramie@merrimack.edu)
David Bunting, Eastern Washington University (dbunting@ewu.edu)
Steve Pressman, Monmouth University (pressman@monmouth.edu)
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[19] STUDIES OF FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTRUMENTS II (JEL Code G)
Session Chair: David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)

Strategies for Investing in Small Cap Stocks
Renato Clavijo, Robert Morris College (clavijo@robert-morris.edu)

Can Monopoly Power of Underwriters Explain Existence of IPO “Hot Markets”?
Nina Baranchuk, Washington University (barantch@wueconc.wustl.edu)

A Model Signaling the Optimal Holding Period for a Stock
David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)

Discussants:
Nina Baranchuk, Washington University (barantch@wueconc.wustl.edu)
David N. Reps, Pace University (dreps@pace.edu)
Farooq Malik, Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus (fum1@psu.edu)
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[20] EVALUATING PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS: COSTS, EFFECTIVENESS, AND POLICY (JEL Code I)
Session Organizer and Chair: Margaret (Maggie) Coleman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (zby5@cdc.gov)

Cost Analyses and Success Measurements of Programs Aimed at Increasing Immunization Coverage Rates
Margaret (Maggie) Coleman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (zby5@cdc.gov)

Coordinated Evaluation of Statewide Tobacco Control Programs in the United States
Matthew C. Farrelly; Research Triangle Institute (mcf@rti.org); Brett Loomis; and Jeffrey L. Fellows, Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (JFellows@cdc.gov)

Smoking Cessation and the Demand for Pharmacotherapy
Maya Vijayaraghavan, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (mgv3@cdc.gov)

Economic Evaluation of Tobacco Control Policies: Lessons for Public Health
Jeffrey L. Fellows, Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (JFellows@cdc.gov), Lawrence W. Green, and Trevor A. Woollery

Discussant:
Carole Popoff, U.S. Census Bureau (carole.l.popoff@census.gov)
Jayne Dean, Wagner College (jayne@ulster.net)
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[21] LABOR MARKETS (JEL Code J)
Session Chair: Jeffrey Yankow, Furman University (jeff.yankow@furman.edu)

Influence of Non-wage Compensation on Manufacturing Industry Union Density
Wayne Edwards, Penn State University (wae1@psu.edu) and Scott M. Fuess, Jr., University of Nebraska

Does Environmental Regulation Affect Labor Demand? Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing
Ronald Shadbegian, US EPA, NCEE, and U Mass Dartmouth (shadbegian.ron@epa.gov) and Naa Akofio-Sowah, U Mass Dartmouth

The Time Series Behavior of Unfair Labor Practices
Paul T. McGrath, Purdue University Calumet (pmcgrat@calumet.purdue.edu) and Jack W. Skeels, Northern Illinois University

Discussants:
Jeffrey Yankow, Furman University (jeff.yankow@furman.edu)
Martin Gritsch, William Paterson University (gritschm@wpunj.edu)
Barbara A. Sawtelle, Simmons College (barbara.sawtelle@simmons.edu)
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[22] STUDIES IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (JEL Code K)
Session Chair: Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)

An Economic Analysis of Libel Law
Manoj Dalvi, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University and James F. Refalo, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University (jrefalo@liu.edu)

The Private Market for Accommodation: Determinants of Smoking Policies in Restaurants and Bars
John Dunham, American Economics Group (jdunham@americaneconomics.com) and Michael L. Marlow, California Polytechnic State University

On Externalities and Property Rights
E. R. Rashkova, Washington University (rashkova@wc.wustl.edu)

Discussants:
E. R. Rashkova, Washington University (rashkova@wc.wustl.edu)
John Dunham, American Economics Group (jdunham@americaneconomics.com)
Kenneth J. Koford, University of Delaware (kofordk@be.udel.edu)
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[23] TOPICS IN APPLIED MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS – Part 2
(JEL Code D)
Session Organizers: James H. Cassing and Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh
Session Chair: Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh

An Analysis of Integrated Ferrous Scrap Flows: An Application of the US Regional Ferrous Scrap Model
Frank Giarratani and Gene W. Gruver, University of Pittsburgh

Measuring the Impact of Local Fiscal Policy on the Distribution of Employment in a Metropolitan Area
Paul Hettler, Duquesne University

Historical Review of Reilly's Law of Retail Gravitation and the Subsequent Variations
Jo Durr, Southwest Missouri State University (jodurr_13@hotmail.com)

Discussant:
Frank Giarratani, University of Pittsburgh
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[24] INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT – HUMAN AND OTHERWISE
(JEL Code O)
Session Chair: Vinod V. Sharma, The Ohio State University (sharma.3@osu.edu)

How Robust is the Human Development Index?
Miles B. Cahill, College of the Holy Cross (mcahill@holycross.edu)

Examining Human Development – Economic Development Divergence: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Anthony Penta, University of New Hampshire (mrnoital@u.washington.edu)

The Construction of an Index of Leading Indicators for the Haitian Economy
Kathleen Dorsainvil, Winston-Salem State University (dorsainvil@wssu.edu)

Discussants:
Vinod V. Sharma, The Ohio State University (sharma.3@osu.edu)
Kathleen Dorsainvil, Winston-Salem State University (dorsainvil@wssu.edu)
Miles B. Cahill, College of the Holy Cross (mcahill@holycross.edu)
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[25] AVIATION SYSTEM IN THE U.S., ITS PERFORMANCE, AND WHAT
LIES AHEAD?
Session Organizer: Dipasis Bhadra, Lead Economist, MITRE Corporation (dbhadra@mitre.org)
Session Chair: Pamela T. Geriner, Associate Program Manager, MITRE Corporation

Demand Estimation in the US National Aerospace System: An Econometric
Framework
Dipasis Bhadra, MITRE Corporation

Regional Jets and its Impact on Air Travel in the US
Bill Trigeiro, MITRE Corporation

Operation Evaluation Plan and its Economic Benefit for the US National
Aerospace System
Mike Callaham, Jennifer Gentry, and Phelipe Moreno-Hines

Demand Management at the Airport: Has the Issue Gone Away?
Steve Welman, MITRE Corporation

Discussants:
TBA
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[27] FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION II
Session Organizer and Chair: Philip Arestis, South Bank University London

Predicting Financial Crisis in Globalized Financial Markets: Astronomy or Astrology? Ilene Grabel, University of Denver (igrabel@du.edu)

Financial Liberalisation and Long-Term Economic Development
Ajit Singh, University of Cambridge (as14@econ.cam.ac.uk)

Global Capital Flows and Developing Countries: Transforming Finance for Development
Machiko Nissanke, SOAS, University of London and Howard Stein, Roosevelt University (Hstein@roosevelt.edu)

Discussant:
Augusto Graziani, University of La Sapienza (auggra@tin.it)
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[28] VALUE IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
Session 2 of The Mini-Conference of the International Working Group on Value Theory
Session Organizer: Alan Freeman, University of Greenwich, UK
(a.freeman@greenwich.ac.uk)
Session Chair: Phil Dunn, Independent Economist, Britain (pscumnud@dircon.co.uk)

On Price and Value
William Krehm, Independent Economist, Canada (wkrehm@internet.look.ca)

Stigler and Barkai on Ricardo's Profit Rate Theory: Some Methodological Considerations 35 Years Later
Andrew Kliman, Pace University, USA (Andrew_Kliman@email.msn.com)

The Labour Theory of Value: Economics or Ethics?
Peter Dooley, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (dooleypeter@netscape.net)
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