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[90] TEACHING ECONOMICS: USING THE INTERNET AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
(JEL Code A)
Session Chair: Mark LeClair, Fairfield University (mleclair@mail.fairfield.edu)
The Effectiveness of Media Technology in Economics Instruction
Saul Mekies, University of Iowa (smekies@kirkwood.cc.ia.us)
Instructional Strategies for Teaching Economics Principles Courses on
the Internet
John P. Manzer, Indiana University – Purdue University at Fort Wayne
(manzer@ipfw.edu)
The Fed Today – FED101 Interactive Educational Program
K. Wayne Hast, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (wayne.hast@dal.frb.org)
[www. FederalReserveEducation.org]
Discussants:
Mark LeClair, Fairfield University (mleclair@mail.fairfield.edu)
K. Wayne Hast, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (wayne.hast@dal.frb.org)
John P. Manzer, Indiana University – Purdue University at Fort Wayne
(manzer@ipfw.edu)
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[91] THE CUTTING EDGE OF ECONOMICS: ROUND TABLE
Session Organizer and Chair: J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison
University (rosserjb@jmu.edu)
Presenters:
David Colander, Middlebury College and Princeton University (colander@princeton.edu)
Richard P.F. Holt, Southern Oregon University (rholt@sou.edu)
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University (rosserjb@jmu.edu)
Discussants:
Kenneth Koford, University of Delaware (korfordk@be.udel.edu)
Laurence S. Moss, Babson College (LMOS@sol.com)
Gerard Dumenil, University of Paris IX (gerard.dumenil@u-paris10.fr)
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[92] TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS AND APPLIED
MICROECONOMICS
Session Organizer and Chair: Peter D. Loeb, Rutgers University-Newark
(ploeb@andromeda.rutgers.edu)
Determinants of the Increased Risk Faced by Other Vehicle Occupants
and Nonmotorists in Large Truck Accidents
Andrew M. Welki, John Carroll University (welki@jcvaxa.jcu.edu) and
Thomas J. Zlatoper, John Carroll University (zlatoper@jcu.edu)
A Seemingly Unrelated Regression Analysis of Railroad Fatalities
William A. Clarke, Bentley College (wclarke@lnmta.bentley.edu ) and
Peter D. Loeb, Rutgers University-Newark (ploeb@andromeda.rutgers.edu)
Vessel Oil Transfer Spill Prevention: The Effectiveness of Coast Guard
Enforcement
Di Jin, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution;
Hauke Kite-Powell, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
and Wayne K. Talley, Old Dominion University (wktalley@odu.edu)
Hub and Spoke Airport Networks and State Airport Infrastructure Spillovers:
A Spatial Econometrics Approach
Jeffrey P. Cohen, University of Hartford (jcohen@mail.hartford.edu)
and Catherine J. Morrison Paul, University of California-Davis
Discussants:
William A. Clarke, Bentley College (wclarke@lnmta.bentley.edu)
Thomas J. Zlatoper, John Carroll University (zlatoper@jcu.edu)
Jeffrey P. Cohen, University of Hartford (jcohen@mail.hartford.edu)
Andrew M. Welki, John Carroll University (welki@jcu.edu)
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[93] EXCHANGE RATE DETERMINATION (JEL Code F)
Session Chair: Munir Hassan, Southwestern College (mhassan@sckans.edu)
Currency Substitution and Exchange Rate Volatility in Korea
Inchul Kim, Sung Kyan Kwan University (ickim@yurim.skku.ac.kr) and
Kyoung-Ae Ahn, Sung Kyun Kwan University
A Positive Theory of Exchange Rate Regime Determination
Alena Kimakova, Brandeis University, GSIEF (akimakova@hotmail.com)
The Size and Dynamic Effect of Temporary and Permanent Real-Exchange-Rate
Innovations: A Multivariate, Nonlinear Approach
Philip A. Shively, Lafayette College (shivelyp@lafayette.edu)
Discussants:
Dene T. Hurley, Lehman College (deneth@aol.com)
Amaresh Das, Xavier University of Louisiana (adas@xula.edu)
Neven T. Valev, Georgia State University (nvalev@gsu.edu)
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[94] THE ECONOMICS OF MARRIAGE (JEL Code J)
Session Chair: Martin Gritsch, William Paterson University (gritschm@wpunj.edu)
What is the Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Wealth?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University (zagorsky.1@osu.edu)
The Institutional Economics of Arranged Marriage
Keya Maitra, College of Staten Island/CUNY and Mark D. White, College
of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)
Discussants:
Brian W. Sloboda, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (brian.sloboda@bts.gov)
Ora Freedman, Villa Julie College (f-freedm@mail.vjc.edu)
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[95] SEPTEMBER ELEVEN AND GLOBAL BUSINESS (JEL Codes F, G, K, L)
Session Organizer and Chair: Surendra Kaushik, Pace University
(SKaushik@pace.edu)
New International Accounting Standards
Mary Oliverio, Pace University (moliverio@pace.edu)
Global Capital Market Integration: Some Recent Evidence
Bharat Bhalla, Fairfield University (bbhalla@mail.fairfield.edu), Surendra
Kaushik,
Pace University (SKaushik@pace.edu) and Anand Shetty, Iona College
(ashetty@iona.edu)
E-Commerce Laws and International Business
Roy Girasa, Pace University (rgirasa@pace.edu)
IMF in the New Global Environment
Bernard Newman, Pace University (bnewman@pace.edu)
Discussants:
Devaki Chandra, AT&T Corporation (devakichandra@hotmail.com)
Shyam Lodha, Southern Connecticut State University (lodha@scsu.edu)
Mary Oliverio, Pace University (moliverio@pace.edu)
Bharat Bhalla, Fairfield University (bbhalla@fairfield.edu)
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[96] SUSTAINABILITY (JEL Code Q)
Session Chair: Phillip G. LeBel, Montclair State University (lebelp@mail.montclair.edu)
An Economic Evaluation of a Wetland: A Contingent Valuation Approach
Supriya Lahiri, UMass, Lowell (supriya_lahiri@uml.edu); Arnold L. O’Brien,
UMass Lowell; and Zoltan Feledy, Umass, Lowell
Equity and Efficiency in Climate Change Policies: The Perspective
of Developing Countries
Kristen Sheeran, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (kasheeran@smcm.edu)
Sustainable Development Issues in a Global Context
Vinod V. Sharma, The Ohio State University (sharma.3@osu.edu)
Discussants:
Vinod V. Sharma, The Ohio State University (sharma.3@osu.edu)
Jeff Anstine, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater (anstinej@mail.uww.edu)
Thomas R. Sadler, Manhattan College (thomas.sadler@manhattan.edu)
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[97] POPULATION GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (JEL Code O)
Session Chair: Venkareddy Chennareddy, U.S. General Accounting
Office (chennareddyv@gao.gov)
Population Growth, Reduction in Education Inequality, Human Brainpower
Capacity and Intelligence, Technology, and Economic Development
Venkareddy Chennareddy, U.S. General Accounting Office (chennareddyv@gao.gov)
Population Problems in South Asia (Special Reference of Pakistan)
Choudhry M. Sharif, NYC Dept of Transportation (choudhrysharif@hotmail.com)
Discussant:
Shimshon Kinory, New Jersey City University (skinory@njcu.edu)
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[98] ENVIRONMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES (JEL Code Q)
CSWEP Session 2
Session Organizer: Rachel Croson, The Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania (crosonr@wharton.upenn.edu)
Session Chair: TBA
Incentive Compatibility and Hypothetical Double Referenda
A.C. Burton, Department of Health, UK; Katherine S. Carson, US Air
Force Academy (Kate.Carson@usafa.af.mil); Susan M. Chilton, University
of Newcastle upon Tyne; and W.G. Hutchinson, Queen's University, Belfast
The Impact of Gender Issues on Sustainable Development in the New York
City Watershed Counties
Joan Hoffman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (xhoffman@bestweb.net
or jhoffman@jjay.cuny.edu)
Training and Technology in Transitional Economy
Ying Chu Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University (ycng@hkbu.edu.hk)
Discussants:
Ying Chu Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University (ycng@hkbu.edu.hk)
Katherine S. Carson, US Air Force Academy (Kate.Carson@usafa.af.mil)
Joan Hoffman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (xhoffman@bestweb.net
or jhoffman@jjay.cuny.edu)
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[100] TRADE LIBERALIZATION (JEL Code F)
Session Chair: Cynthia Benzing, West Chester University (cbenzing@wcupa.edu)
Does Trade Liberalization Imply Smaller Government? An Empirical
Approach
Sohrab Abizadeh, The University of Winnipeg (s.abizadeh@uwinnipeg.ca)
Trade Liberalization and Tax Exporting Incentives
Mehmet S. Tosun, West Virginia University (metosun@mail.wvu.edu)
Trade Performance and Employment in U.S. Manufacturing
John T. Evans, Long Island University (john.evans@liu.edu)
Discussants:
Mehmet S. Tosun, West Virginia University (metosun@mail.wvu.edu)
Haitao Liang, Graduate School, CUNY (hliang@gc.cuny.edu)
Cynthia Benzing, West Chester University (cbenzing@wcupa.edu)
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[101] THE IMF AND BEYOND: TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS IN GLOBALIZATION
(JEL Code O)
Session Chair: Kelfala M. Kallon, University of Northern Colorado
(KMKallo@bentley.unco.edu)
More Harm than Good? Do IMF Transactions Improve Economic Performance
in Poorer Countries?
Barbara C. Beliveau, University of Connecticut (barbarab@sba.uconn.edu)
Modernization, Growth, and the Growth of Corruption
James P. Stodder, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Hartford, (stodder@rh.edu)
and Peter Schroth, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Hartford (schroth.rh.edu)
[www.rh.edu/~stodder]
John Paul II and Globalization
Casimir Dadak, Hollins University (kdadak@hollins.edu)
Discussants:
Kelfala M. Kallon, University of Northern Colorado (KMKallo@bentley.unco.edu)
Lisa Daniels, Washington College (Ldaniels1@mail.washcoll.edu)
Djeto D. Assane, University of Nevada Las Vegas (assane@ccmail.nevada.edu)
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[102] THE ECONOMICS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (JEL Code I)
Session Chair: Donn Pescatrice, Iona College (dpescatrice@iona.edu)
A Probabilistic View of Recent and Future Growth in Colleges’ Endowments
Donald L. Basch, Simmons College (donald.basch@simmons.edu)
College Costs, Family Income, and the Enrollment Decision
David H. Richardson, St. Lawrence University (drichardson@stlawu.edu)
Discussants:
Donn Pescatrice, Iona College (dpescatrice@iona.edu)
Karl Phillip Widerquist, Educational Priorities Panel (karl@widerquist.com)
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[103] TOPICS IN FORENSIC ECONOMICS III
Third of Three Sessions Sponsored by NAFE
Session Organizers: Frank D. Tinari, Seton Hall University (tinarifr@shu.edu)
and Allan S. McCausland, McCausland Economic Associates
Session Chair: Rick Gaskins, Gaskins & Associates (RRGaskins@aol.com)
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Starting and Organizing a Forensic Economics Practice
Panelists:
Michael Vernerelli, Rochester Institute of Technology (MJVGSS@rit.edu)
Raymond P. Neveu, Recruiternet, Inc. (Rneveu1@maine.rr.com)
James P. Rodgers, Pennsylvania State University (jdr@psu.edu)
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[104] ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Session Organizers: Tina Das, Elon University; Steve DeLoach,
Elon University; Steve Greenlaw, Mary Washington College
Session Chair: Matt Hughart, Mary Washington College
Parents' Work Hours and Children's Educational Attainment
Amanda Brown, Mary Washington College
The Immediate Returns to Career Mobility
M.Todd Carol & J. Grady Powell, Furman University
Military Experience and its Impact on Civilian Wage Performance
Erin Cunningham, Elon University
Does Environmental Regulation Affect Employment and Wages in the U.S.
Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from Panel Data, 1973-94
Naa Akofio-Sowah, University of Massachussetts – Dartmouth
Discussants:
Lee Hawley, Elon University
Rachel Reeks, Florida Gulf Coast University
Joscelyn Fletcher, Furman University
Michelle Pautz, Elon University
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