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[120] TEACHING ECONOMICS: LEARNING STYLES, EXPERIMENTS, AND GROUP TESTS (JEL Code A)
Session Chair: Ronald L. Straight, Howard University (rstraight@howard.edu)

Cooperative Learning through Group Tests: Evidence from Economic Principles Classes
James Bathgate, Linfield College (jbathga@linfield.edu) and Ellen Crecelius, University of Connecticut

Sampling Distributions: An Experimental Approach to Teaching Statistics
Mary Beth Camp, Indiana University and Sandra Hanson McPherson, Towson University (smcpherson@towson.edu)

Examining the Impact of Student Learning Styles on Student Performance in Introductory Microeconomics
Ralph Terregrossa, St. John’s University; Valerie Englander, St. John’s University; and Fred Englander, Fairleigh Dickinson University (fredenglander@home.com)

Discussants:
Sandra Hanson McPherson, Towson University (smcpherson@towson.edu)
John C. Kane, SUNY Oswego (kane@oswego.edu)
Ronald L. Straight, Howard University (rstraight@howard.edu)
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[121] STUDIES IN STOCK-FLOW MACROECONOMICS (JEL Code E)
Session Organizer and Chair: Nelson H. Barbosa-Filho, Center for Economic Policy Analysis, New School University (barbosan@newschool.edu)

International Liquidity and Growth in Brazil
Nelson H. Barbosa-Filho, Center for Economic Policy Analysis, New School University (barbosan@newschool.edu)

A Dynamic Macroeconomic Model
Per Gunnar Berglund, Center for Economic Policy Analysis, New School University (pgberglund@hotmail.com),

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Fiscal and Monetary Policy in an Economy with Credit Constraints and Debt Exposure
Vasco Marques de Carvalho, University of Cambridge (V.Carvalho@econ.cam.ac.uk) and Carlos Fernando Lopes, University of Cambridge (cflrl2@econ.cam.ac.uk)

A Simple Godley-type Model
Claudio H. dos Santos, New School University (DosSC197@newschool.edu)
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[122] A POST-KEYNESIAN APPROACH TO ECONOMIC STABILITY
(JEL Code E)
Session Organizer: Natalia Sourbeck, University of Missouri - Kansas City (natalia_sourbeck@hotmail.com)
Session Chair: L. Randall Wray, Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of Missouri - Kansas City (wrayr@umkc.edu)

Patacones: The New Currency in Argentina
Natalia Sourbeck, University of Missouri - Kansas City (natalia_sourbeck@hotmail.com)

An ELR Proposal for the Bulgarian Government
Pavlina Tcherneva, University of Missouri - Kansas City (tchernevap@umkc.edu)

The Impact of Household Investment on Macro-Economic Relations
Joelle Leclaire, University of Missouri - Kansas City (j.leclaire@wildmail.com)

Financial Inflation and Financial Convention
Eric Tymoigne, University of Missouri - Kansas City (tymoignee@umkc.edu)

Discussants:
Ilene Grabel, University of Denver - GSIS
Edward J. Nell, New School University
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[123] SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE REFORMS (JEL Codes H, I)
Session Chair: Charles F. O’Donnell, Iona College (codonnell@iona.edu)

Aging Populations and Social Security Reforms
Marietta A. Constantinides, West Chester University (mconstanti@wcupa.edu)

Prescription Drug Coverage of the Population 65 & Over: Answering Some Economic Questions
James B. Bryan, Manhattanville College (bryanj@mville.edu)

Econometric Modeling for the Macroeconomic Implications of Ageing
Elias C. Grivoyannis, Yeshiva University (grivoyan@ymail.yu.edu)

Discussants:
Elias C. Grivoyannis, Yeshiva University (grivoyan@ymail.yu.edu)
Glenn Graham, SUNY Oswego (graham@Oswego.edu)
Shimshon Kinory, New Jersey City University (skinory@njcu.edu)
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[124 ] INDUSTRY STUDIES: SERVICES (JEL Code L)
Session Chair: Munir Hassan, Southwestern College (mhassan@sckans.edu)

An Analysis of Recent Trends in the Video Rental Industry
Chiara Gratton-Lavoie, California State University, Fullerton (cgratton@exchange.fullerton.edu) and Sudipta Sarangi, Louisiana State University

Demand and Supply in Regulated Taxicab Markets
Daniel Flores-Guri, Skidmore College (dflores@skidmore.edu)

Discussants:
Daniel Flores-Guri, Skidmore College (dflores@skidmore.edu)
Munir Hassan, Southwestern College (mhassan@sckans.edu)
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[125] GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS (JEL Code F)
Session Chair: Amaresh Das, Xavier University of Louisiana (adas@xula.edu)

Macroeconomic Effects of Capital Control Policies: A VAR Approach
Alexei Orlov, Radford University (aorlov@radford.edu)

Have Poorer Countries Become Less Marginalized in the Global Capital Market in the 1990s?
James M. Burke, Mount Holyoke College (jburke@mtholyoke.edu)

Portfolio Investments in Developing Countries in the 1990s and their Impact on Economic Growth: The Case of Brazil
Luiz M. Niemeyer, Catholic University of Sao Paulo (lniemeyer@uol.com.br)

Discussants:
James M. Burke, Mount Holyoke College (jburke@mtholyoke.edu)
Alexei Orlov, Radford University (aorlov@radford.edu)
Amaresh Das, Xavier University of Louisiana (adas@xula.edu)
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[126] INTRAINDUSTRY TRADE (JEL Code F)
Session Chair: Paul M. Comolli, University of Kansas (pcomolli@ku.edu)

Endogenous Quality and International Trade
Edward McPhail, Dickinson College (econ@edwardmcphail.com)

Horizontal and Vertical Intra-Industry Trade in Manufactures Among the ASEAN
Dene T. Hurley, Lehman College (deneth@aol.com)

Demand Diversification as a Cause of Intraindustry Trade
Edward McPhail, Dickinson College (econ@edwardmcphail.com)

Discussants:
Paul T. McGrath, Purdue University Calumet (pmcgrat@calumet.purdue.edu)
Pellegrino Manfra, CUNY (rinom@aol.com)
Patrick O'Sullivan, SUNY Old Westbury (osullivanp@soldvb.oldwestbury.edu)
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[127] STUDIES OF THE U.S. BANKING INDUSTRY (JEL Code G)
Session Chair: Peter S. Gomori, St. Francis College (psgomori@cs.com)

Explaining U.S. Commercial Bank Births, Deaths, and Marriages
Yongil Jeon, Central Michigan University and Stephen M. Miller, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (stephen.miller@ccmail.nevada.edu)

Forecasting Bank Rating Changes Using Discriminant Analysis and Neural Networks
Vincent Driscoll, Quinnipiac University; David T. Cadden, Quinnipiac University (david.cadden@quinnipiac.edu); and Mark Thompson, Quinnipiac University

Competition and Concentration in the U.S. Banking Industry
Walter P. Page, SUNY Plattsburgh (wpagevt@aol.com)

Discussants:
Walter P. Page, SUNY Plattsburgh (wpagevt@aol.com)
Chi-Young Choi, University of New Hampshire (cy.choi@unh.edu)
David T. Cadden, Quinnipiac University (david.cadden@quinnipiac.edu)
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[128] INCENTIVE PAY (JEL Code J)
Session Chair: Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)

The Effectiveness of Performance-Based Executive Compensation: A Simultaneous Equations Approach
Elizabeth Ekmejian, William Paterson University; Martin Gritsch, William Paterson University (gritschm@wpunj.edu); and Tricia Coxwell Snyder, William Paterson University

Compensation Supplements and Use of Incentive Pay in U.S. Job Markets
Anthony J. Barkume, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (barkume_a@bls.gov)

Discussants:
Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)
Al Mickens, SUNY Old Westbury (almickens@aol.com)
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[129] INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES (JEL Codes O, P)
Session Chair: Said Atri, SUNY Oswego (atri@oswego.edu)

Recent Developments in Information and Communication Technologies and their Impact on the Brazilian Economy
Patricia Higino Schneider, Mount Holyoke College (pschneid@mtholyoke.edu) [www.mtholyoke.edu/~pschneid]

Information Sharing and the Development of Markets in Transition Economies
William H. Pyle, Middlebury College (wpyle@middlebury.edu)

The New Economy and Indian Development
Prahlad Kasturi, Radford University (pkasturi@radford.edu)

Discussants:
Prahlad Kasturi, Radford University (pkasturi@radford.edu)
Hong V. Nguyen, University of Scranton (nguyen@scranton.edu)
Said Atri, SUNY Oswego (atri@oswego.edu)
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[130] OMICRON DELTA EPSILON SESSION (JEL Code G)
Session Organizer and Chair: Michael Z. Szenberg, Pace University (mszenberg@pace.edu)

Revisiting the Monthly Effect in Stock Returns
Menahem Rosenberg, Pace University (mrosenberg@pace.edu)

Hedging Crude Oil using the Futures and the OTC Oil Markets.
Oren Zahavi (ozahavi@nyc.rr.com)

The Merger and Acquisition Movement in the Biotech Industry.
Shai Weil (shai@medison.co.il)

Economic Imagination and Morality
Michael Z. Szenberg, Pace University (mszenberg@pace.edu)

Discussant:
Surendra K. Kaushik, Pace University (skaushik@pace.edu)
Cathyann Tully, Kean University (cathyannt@aol.com)
Guldem Gokcek, New York University (GGOKCEK@courts.state.ny.us)
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[131] MID EAST ECONOMIES (JEL Code O)
Session Chair: Lisa Daniels, Washington College (Ldaniels1@mail.washcoll.edu)

The Role of Unemployment in Wage Determination: Further Evidence on the Wage Curve from Turkey
Ipek Ilkkaracan, New School University and and Yeditepe University (ipeki@superonline.com) and Raziye Selim, Istanbul Technical University

Government Expenditures, Military Spending and Economic Growth: Causality Evidences from Egypt, Israel and Syria
Suleiman Abubader, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (abubader@bgumail.bgu.ac.il) and Aamer Abu-Quarn, Northeastern University

Discussants:
Choudhry M. Sharif, NYC Dept of Transportation (choudhrysharif@hotmail.com)
Yvonne Chen, DePaul University (ychen10@wppost.depaul.edu)
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[132] TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS (JEL Codes L, R)
Session Chair: Dennis R. Heffley, University of Connecticut (dennis.heffley@uconn.edu)

Development of Comprehensive Input Data for Measuring Transportation Infrastructure Capital Stocks (TICSA)"
Brian W. Sloboda, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (brian.sloboda@bts.gov); Thea Graham, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; and Bingson Fang

Spatial Effects on Aggregate Demand
Fernando Barreiro-Pereira, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (fbarreiro@cee.uned.es)

Determinants of Hub Airports in the U.S.: An Econometric Framework
Dipasis Bhadra, The MITRE Corporation (dbhadra@mitre.org) and David Hechtman, The MITRE Corporation

Discussants:
Jeffrey P. Cohen, University of Hartford (jcohen@mail.hartford.edu)
Christopher S. Ruebeck, Lafayette College (ruebeckc@lafayette.edu)
Brian W. Sloboda, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (brian.sloboda@bts.gov)
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