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[30] WHAT’S NEW IN THE EU? PANEL SESSION ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (JEL Code F)
Session Organizer and Chair: Richard J. Torz, St. Joseph’s College (rtorz@sjcny.edu)

Panelists:
Jim Barbour, Elon University (barbour@elon.edu)
John Kallianiotis, University of Scranton (jnk353@UofS.edu)
Mary Lo Re, Wagner College (mlore@wagner.edu)
Luis Rivera, Dowling College (RiveraL@dowling.edu)

Discussion will take place among session panelists and the session audience.
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[31] PERSPECTIVES FROM SOCIAL ECONOMICS (JEL Code J)
Session sponsored by Association for Social Economics
Session Organizer: Deborah M. Figart, Richard Stockton College (figartd@loki.stockton.edu)
Session Chair: Michael R. Smith, McGill University (smith@leacock.lan.mcgill.ca)

Social Economics: A View from Cambridge
Paul Andrew Lewis, Newnham College, Cambridge University (pal1002@hermes.cam.ac.uk)

The Stickiness of Poverty and Welfare Reform: A First Look Using the Survey of Program Dynamics
John J. Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau (John.J.Hisnanick@census.gov)

What is the Role of Institutions in the Growth of Earnings Inequality?
Michael R. Smith, McGill University (smith@leacock.lan.mcgill.ca)

The Current Crises of Global Capitalism: Dimensions, Contradictions, Future Prospects, and Policy
Phillip A. O’Hara, Curtin University (philohara@37.com)

New Institutional Analysis of Modern Day Slavery
Adel Abadeer, Calvin College (aabadeer@calvin.edu)

Discussion among session participants.
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[32] LONG TERM ISSUES FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY (JEL Codes E, F, G)
Session Organizer and Chair: Vincent G. Massaro, Long Island University (vmassaro@liu.edu)

Outlook for Inflation
Susan Hickok, Vice President and Chief Economist, Prudential Economics (susan.hickok@prudential.com)

Financial Market Issues Ahead
Thomas W. Synnott, III, Chief Economist and Consultant, U.S. Trust Company of New York (tsynnott@ustrust.com)

Outlook for the U.S. Balance of Payments
Vincent G. Massaro, Long Island University (vmassaro@liu.edu)

Substandard Growth Ahead?
Srinivas Thiruvadanthai, The Forecasting Center of The Jerome Levy Economic Institute (srinivast@levyforcast.com)

Discussion among participants.
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[33] EPISODES IN CAPITALIST MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
(JEL Code E)
Session Organizer and Chair: Mark Setterfield, Trinity College, CT (mark.setterfield@trincoll.edu)

Demand and Supply in the New Economy
John Cornwall, Dalhousie University (jcornwal@is.dal.ca) and Wendy Cornwall, Mount Saint Vincent University (wendy.cornwall@msvu.ca)

Central Bank Policy and the Rise of the Rentier Economy
Gerald Epstein, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (gepstein@econs.umass.edu)

The Phillips Curve and US Macro Performance in the 1990s
Mark Setterfield, Trinity College, CT (mark.setterfield@trincoll.edu)

Discussion among participants.
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[34] TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT (JEL Code B)
Session Chair: Benjamin Balak, Washington & Lee University (balakb@wlu.edu)

Darwin, Mendel and the History of Economic Thought
William T. Ganley, Buffalo State College (ganleywt@buffalostate.edu)

Keyne’s Faulty Assumption: A Comment on Selgin and the Productivity Norm
Tom Cate, Northern Kentucky University (cate@nku.edu); L.E. Johnson, Remidji State University; and Bob Ley, Remidji State University

The Vulgar Political Economy of Charles Kingsley: The Case of Public Utilities
Nicola Tynan, Dickinson College (tynann@dickinson.edu); Sandra Peart, Baldwin-Wallace College; and David M. Levy, George Mason University

Discussants:
James R. Wible, University of New Hampshire (jrwible@cisunix.unh.edu)
James N. Marshall, Muhlenberg College (marshall@muhlenberg.edu)
Davide Gualerzi, University of Pisa (gualerzi@ec.unipi.it)
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[35] EMPIRICAL WORK IN POST KEYNESIAN ECONOMICS, SESSION II
(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)

Fiscal Policy and the Equity-Efficiency Tradeoff
Steven Pressman, Monmouth University (pressman@monmouth.edu)

Kalecki's Theory of Investment: Some Empirical Considerations
Anthony Laramie, Merrimack College (Alaramie@merrimack.edu)

Aggregate Consumption: Keynesian and Neoclassical Perspectives
David Bunting, Eastern Washington University (dbunting@ewu.edu)

Discussants:
Penelope Hawkins, FEASibility (Pty) Ltd Financial and Economic Analysis and Strategy, (Feasibility@icon.co.za)
Michelle Baddeley, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (mb150@cus.cam.ac.uk)
Stephanie Bell, University of Missouri-Kansas City (BellSA@umkc.edu)
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[36] CONSUMERS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, AND WEALTH
(JEL Codes D, G)
Session Chair: Alka Bramhandkar, Ithaca College (abramhandkar@ithaca.edu)

The Influence of Family and Community Ties on the Demand for Reverse Mortgages
Kenneth A. Knapp, International Longevity Center (kenk@ilcusa.org) (www.ilcusa.org)

Understanding the Effects of Credit Cards on Money Demand: Convenience Usage vs. Borrowing
Amanda Swift King, Elon University (amanda.king@elon.edu)

Wealth: Black/White Asset Accumulation Comparisons
Ronald L. Straight, Howard University (rstraight@howard.edu)

Discussants:
Narayanan Subramanian, Brandeis University (nsubra@brandeis.edu) (discusses 2)
Unro Lee, University of the Pacific (ulee@uop.edu)
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[37] EDUCATION ISSUES (JEL Code I)
Session Chair: Munir Hassan, Southwestern College (mhassan@sckans.edu)

School Quality Effects in School Choice and Student Performance: The Milwaukee Voucher Program
Tracyann L. Henry, SUNY Stony Brook (tlhenry@ic.sunysb.edu)

Using Standardized Test Scores to Determine the Productivity of Educational Inputs
William F. O’Brien, Worcester State College (wobrien@worcester.edu)

Discussants:
David H. Richardson, St. Lawrence University (drichardson@stlawu.edu)
Brian W. Sloboda, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (brian.sloboda@bts.gov)
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[38] TOPICS IN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS – Part 1
(JEL Code O)
Session Organizers: James H. Cassing and Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh
Session Chair: Jerome C. Wells, University of Pittsburgh

Measuring the Welfare Effects of Trade Policy Alternatives
Shirley Cassing, University of Pittsburgh

Lobbying as a Transport Industry to International Trade
James H. Cassing and Steven Husted, University of Pittsburgh

Volatility Transmission in the Oil and Natural Gas Markets
Bradley T. Ewing, Texas Tech University; Farooq Malik, Pennsylvania State University Berks Campus (fum1@psu.edu); and Ozkan Ozfidan, Virginia Department of Planning and Budget

Discussants:
James H. Cassing, University of Pittsburgh
Paul Hettler, Duquesne University
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[39] SEPTEMBER 11: CAUSES AND EFFECTS (JEL Codes D, G, Z)
Session Chair: Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)

Cults and Charisma: A Rational Choice Analysis
Loretta S. Wilson, Radford University (lwilson@radford.edu) and Susan Kwilecki, Radford University

The National Disaster and Corporate Philanthropy: A Local Level Analysis
Meenakshi Rishi, Ohio Northern University (m-rishi@onu.edu); Paul L. Govekar, Ohio Northern University; and Michele A. Govekar, Ohio Northern University

The Impact of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. Economy and Financial Markets
Khalid R. Mehtabdin, The College of Saint Rose (roofi123@aol.com)

Discussants:
Meenakshi Rishi, Ohio Northern University (m-rishi@onu.edu)
Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)
Bert Bowden, Appalachian State University (bowdenev@appstate.edu)
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[40] STUDIES OF LABOR MARKETS (JEL Code J)
Session Chair: Barbara A. Sawtelle, Simmons College (barbara.sawtelle@simmons.edu

An Alternative Non-linear Model of the Wage Curve and Some Empirical Evidence from the U.S.
Ipek Ilkkaracan, New School University and Yeditepe University (ipeki@superonline.com)

MetroWest Churning Analysis: 1980-1999
Christine Doyle-Burke, Framingham State College (cdoyle@frc.mass.edu); Maureen Dunne, Framingham State College; and Marie McKinney, Framingham State College

The Narrowing of the Gender Wage Gap between the 1980s and 1990s: The Role of College Major and Returns to Education
Gayle L. Reznik, SUNY Stony Brook (greznik@ic.sunysb.edu)

Discussants:
Barbara A. Sawtelle, Simmons College (barbara.sawtelle@simmons.edu)
Amelie Constant, University of Pennsylvania Population Studies Center (aconstan@pop.upenn.edu)
Martin Gritsch, William Paterson University (gritschm@wpunj.edu)
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[41] LIBERALIZATION, INVESTMENT, AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN TURKEY (JEL Code O)
Session Chair: William R. DiPietro, Daemen College (wdipietr@daemen.edu)

Treasury Auction Interest Rate and Economic Performance for Turkey
Hakan Berument, Bilkent University (berument@bilkent.edu.tr)

The Costs of Economic Liberalization: The Case of Turkey
Mehmet Odekon, Skidmore College (modekon@skidmore.edu)

Role of Equipment Investment in National Productivity Convergence and a Causal Model for Economic Growth of Turkey Using LISREL
Nevin Cavusoglu, University of New Hampshire (nevinc@cisunix.unh.edu)

Discussants:
Kelfala M. Kallon, University of Northern Colorado (KMKallo@bentley.unco.edu)
Miles B. Cahill, College of the Holy Cross (mcahill@holycross.edu)
Hakan Berument, Bilkent University (berument@bilkent.edu.tr)
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[42] DOES THE SRAFFIAN CRITIQUE OF MARX SUCCEED?
Session 3 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: Julian Wells, The Open University, UK

Vulgar Economy in Marxian Garb: A Critique of Temporal Single System Marxism
Gary Mongiovi, St John's University, USA (mongiovg@stjohns.edu)

Discussants:
Alan Freeman, University of Greenwich, UK (a.freeman@greenwich.ac.uk)
Andrew Kliman, Pace University, USA (Andrew_Kliman@email.msn.com)

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