[1] PANEL SESSION ON APPLYING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS CLASSROOM (JEL Code A)
Session Organizer and Chair: Richard Torz, St. Joseph’s College- New York (rtorz@sjcny.edu)
Discussants:
Luis Eduardo Rivera-Solis, Dowling College (riveral@dowling.edu)
Robert Seperson, St. Joseph’s College- New York (rseperson@sjcny.edu)
William Strickland, College of Mount St. Vincent (stricklandw@yahoo.com)
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[2] INTERNATIONAL TOPICS (JEL Code F)
Session Organizer and Chair: Patrick J. Litzinger, Robert Morris University (litzinger@rmu.edu)
Positive Population Externalities: How Economic Growth in Advanced
Economies Requires More People
J. Brian O'Roark, Robert Morris University (ORoark@rmu.edu)
The Effects of Environmental Factors on Cancer Incidence Rates in a Sample of OECD Developing Countries
James J. Jozefowicz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (james.jozefowicz@iup.edu) and Shannon M. Stare, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Globalism in the 21st Century: Political and Economic Perspectives
Patrick J. Litzinger, Robert Morris University (litzinger@rmu.edu) and Michael P. Litzinger, The Ohio State University (litzinger.24@osu.edu)
Discussants:
Stephanie Brewer-Jozefowicz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Stephanie.Jozefowicz@iup.edu)
J. Brian O'Roark, Robert Morris University (ORoark@rmu.edu)
James J. Jozefowicz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (james.jozefowicz@iup.edu)
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[3] ECONOMICS OF WAR AND PEACE
Session Organizer and Chair: Thea Harvey, Economists for Peace and Security (theaharvey@epsusa.org)
A Cost Benefit Analysis of the War on Terror
David Gold, The New School (GoldD@newschool.edu)
The Peace Dividend Revisited - Again
Richard Kaufman, Bethesda Research Center (rkaufman@msn.com)
The Law of Rent and the Economics of War and Peace
Alanna Hartzok, Earth Rights Institute (alanna@earthrights.net)
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[4] PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND LAND VALUE TAXATION: THE PROPERTY TAX ANTI-REVOLT First of Two Sessions (JEL Code H)
Session Sponsored by the Association for Georgist Studies
Session Organizer and Chair: Mary M. Cleveland, Association for Georgist Studies, New York City ( polly@mcleveland.org)
Potential for Tax Reform in Newark, New Jersey, With Emphasis on Property Taxes
Brendan O’Flaherty, Columbia University
Property Taxes and the New York City Housing Market
John Tepper Marlin, CityEconomist.com & New York University
Designing Computational General Equilibrium Models Estimating the Impact of Shifting to Land Value Taxes
T. Nicolaus Tideman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Discussants:
John Kromkowski, Newjerseylandvaluetax.org
Michael Rizzo, American Institute for Economic Research
Timothy Highley, LaSalle University
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[5] POST-KEYNESIAN MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY I
Session Organizer and Chair: Louis-Philippe Rochon, Laurentian University, (Lprochon@Laurentian.ca)
The ‘New Consensus’ View of Monetary Policy: A New Wicksellian Connection?
Giuseppe Fontana University of Leeds (G.Fontana@lubs.leeds.ac.uk)
Competing Macroeconomic Frameworks and their Implications for Monetary Policy
Thomas Palley, (Thomaspalley@Starpower.net)
Interest Rates, Income Distribution and Monetary Policy Dominance: Post-Keynesians and the “Fair Rate” of Interest
Louis-Philippe Rochon Laurentian University (Lprochon@Laurentian.ca)
and Mark Setterfield, Trinity College ( Mark.Setterfield@trincoll.edu)
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[6] KNOWLEDGE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND THE MARKETS
Undergraduate Research on the Relationship Between Knowledge and Economic Agents and Institutions
Session Organizer and Chair: Kristin Kucsma, The College of New Jersey
(ProfKucsma@aol.com)
Insider Trading and the Efficient Markets Hypothesis: Can Insider Trading Improve the Efficiency of Financial Markets?
Jason Swenson, Drew University (Jswenson@drew.edu)
Is Insider Trading Market Manipulation? Implications of this Query on an Analysis of SEC Regulation
TBA
Is an Individual Who Possesses Inside Information Ethically Obligated to Disseminate this Knowledge and, If So, How Thorough Should This Dissemination Be?
TBA
Knowledge as a Non-Rival Good: Implications for Growth Policy
Joseph Moore, The College of New Jersey (Jmoore5@tcnj.edu)
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[7] FAST AND FRUGAL X-EFFICIENCY, EXPERMENTAL LEARNING AND THE LEGAL RULE OF DOUBLE GAME
First of Four Sessions Sponsored by SABE
Session Organizer and Chair: Morris Altman , University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Implication of Behavioral Economics for Production Theory and Material Welfare
Morris Altman , University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Individual Learning, Theory Formation and Feedback: An Experimental Approach
Alessandro Lanteri , Universita Amedeo Avogadro, Italy andMarco Novarese , Universita Amedeo Avogadro, Italy
How Lawyers Protect Innovation: the Rules of the Double Game?
Anne Duch ¢ene , Drexel University
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[8] INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH ECONOMICS (JEL Code I)
Session Chair: Robert Rosenman, Washington State University ( yamaka@wsu.edu);
Effects of the Disability Grant Program in South Africa
Sophie Mitra, Fordham University ( mitra@fordham.edu)
The Value of Mortality Risk Reductions in Delhi, India
Soma Bhattacharya, University of Maryland (sbhattacharya@anec.umd.edu); AnnaAlberini, University of Maryland; and Maureen L. Cropper, University of Maryland and the World Bank
Obesity: It’s a Global Problem
Kathryn E. Parr, University of Connecticut (Kathryn.parr@uconn.edu)
Discussants:
Soma Bhattacharya, University of Maryland (sbhattacharya@anec.umd.edu)
Sophie Mitra, Fordham University ( mitra@fordham.edu)
Frank W. Musgrave, Ithaca College (Musgrave@ithaca.edu)
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[9] MODELS OF MARKETS (JEL Code D)
Session Chair: Joseph Cheng, Ithaca College (cheng@ithaca.edu)
Optimum Number of Suppliers: Simulation Results
Rajni Goel, Howard University and Ronald L. Straight, Howard University (Rstraight@howard.edu)
Pricing Determinants of Blind Principal Bidding and Liquidity Provider Behavior
Christos Giannikos, Baruch College CUNY and Tin-Shan Suen, Baruch College CUNY (Tin-Shan_Suen@Baruch.cuny.edu)
A Financial Model for Optimizing Output Under Demand Uncertainty
Joseph Cheng, Ithaca College (cheng@ithaca.edu) and M. Raquibuz Zaman, Ithaca College (zaman@ithaca.edu)
Discussion among participants.
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[10] WEATHER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES (JEL Codes D, Q)
Session Chair: Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College (ksimmons@austincollege.edu)
The Benefits and Costs of NEXRAD Weather Radar
Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College (ksimmons@austincollege.edu) and Daniel Sutter, University of Texas-Pan American
Hurricane Evacuation Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Tufan Tiglioglu, Alvernia College (tufan.tiglioglu@alvernia.edu)
Storms, Global Warming, and the U.S. Economy
Joelle Saad-Lessler , Long Island University ( jsaadles@liu.edu ) and George Tselioudis Research Scientist, NASA/GISS, Columbia University
Discussion among participants.
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[11] LAW AND ECONOMICS (JEL Code K)
Session Chair: Mark D. White , College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)
Legal Rules and Bankruptcy Rates: Historical Evidence from the States
Bradley A. Hansen, University of Mary Washington (bhansen@umw.edu) and Mary Eschelbach Hansen, American University (mhansen@american.edu)
Punishing Repeat Offenders
Bryan McCannon, Elmira College (bmccannon@elmira.edu)
The Role of Laws in Economic Analysis
Pellegrino Manfra, Queensborough Community College/CUNY ( pmanfra@qcc.cuny.edu)
Discussants:
Bryan McCannon, Elmira College (bmccannon@elmira.edu)
George D. Brower, Moravian College (browerg@moravian.edu)
Mark D. White , College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)
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[12] INCOME AND INVESTMENT IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
(JEL Code E)
Session Organizer: Doug MacKenzie, SUNY Plattsburgh
Socialism vs. Social Democracy as Income-Equalizing Institutions
John Roemer, Yale University
The Keynesians and Socialism: Franco Modigliani and the Socialist State
Gary Mongiovi, St. John’s University
Social Dividends, Bureaucratic Rules, and Entrepreneurial Discretion
Doug MacKenzie, SUNY Plattsburgh
Discussants:
Gilbert Skillman, Wesleyan University
Sanford Ikeda, SUNY Purchase
Doug MacKenzie, SUNY Plattsburgh
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[13] GLOBALIZATION, CAPITAL FLOWS, AND LABOR MIGRATION IN DEVELOPING AND TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES (JEL Codes O, P)
Session Organizer and Chair: Steve Onyeiwu, Allegheny College (sonyeiwu@allegheny.edu)
Globalization in Financial Sector: The Case of Multinational Banks in Transitional Economies
Manijeh Sabi, The Sage Colleges (sabim@sage.edu)
Determinants of Regional Variations in FDI Flows to Developing Countries: Evidence from Panel Regressions
Hemanta Shrestha, AT&T Corporation (shrestha@att.com) and Steve Onyeiwu, Allegheny College (sonyeiwu@allegheny.edu)
Structural Adjustment and Labor Migration in Igbo Society
Raluca I. Polimeni, Siena College (rpolimeni@siena.edu) and John M. Polimeni, Albany College of Pharmacy (polimenj@acp.edu)
The Role of Women Cross-Border Traders in Increasing Capital Flows in West Africa
Gayle Morris, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Mahir Saul, University of Illinois (gmorris@edinboro.edu)
Discussants:
Chandana Chakraborty, Montclair State University (chakrabortyc@mail.montclair.edu)
Yilma Gebremariam, Southern Connecticut State University (gebremariay1@southernct.edu)
Renu Kallianpur, AXA Advisors (renu.kallianpur@axa-advisors.com)
Raluca I. Polimeni, Siena College (rpolimeni@siena.edu)
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[14] SCHOOLS, FAMILY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES (JEL Code I)
Session Chair: Robert S. Rycroft, University of Mary Washington (rrycroft@umw.edu)
School Resources and Adolescent Mental Health
Michele J. Siegel, IHHCPAR, Rutgers University (msiegel@ifh.rutgers.edu)and Laurie J. Bauman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (bauman@aecom.yu.edu)
School Quality, Achievement, and Health Outcomes
David E. Frisvold, University of Michigan (frisvold@umich.edu)
Discussants:
David E. Frisvold, University of Michigan (frisvold@umich.edu)
Michele J. Siegel, IHHCPAR, Rutgers University (msiegal@ifh.rutgers.edu)
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[15] ENERGY COSTS (JEL Codes Q, R)
Session Chair: Jennifer L. Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University ( brownje@easternct.edu)
The Effects of Fuel Efficiency Standards, Vehicular Weights, and Legal Restrictions on Traffic Fatalities: A State-Level Analysis
Mark P. Gius, Quinnipiac University (markgius@quinnipiac.edu)
Petroleum Product Pricing and CO2 Emissions
Donald Hanson, Argonne National Laboratory ( dhanson@anl.gov)
Raising Rivals’ Cost via California’s Environmental Regulations: An Empirical Test
Jennifer L. Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University ( brownje@easternct.edu)
Discussion among participants.
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[16] IPE SESSION
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[18] HETERODOX APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS I
(JEL Codes O, B)
First of Two Sessions
Session Organizer and Chair: Matias Vernengo, University of Utah (Vernengo@economics.utah.edu)
Employment Creation as a Development Strategy: A Comparative Analysis
Ozge Izdes, University of Utah (ozgeizdes@hotmail.com)
Manufacturing, Increasing Returns and Economic Development in China, 1979-2004: A Kaldorian Approach
An Analysis of Profitability Trends in Turkish Manufacturing Industry at the Sub-Sectoral Level, 1970-2000
Emel Memis, University of Utah (memisemel@hotmail.com)
Discussants:
Mathew Bradbury, University of Utah(j_hennry@yahoo.com)
Chiara Piovani, University of Utah (chiara_piovani@hotmail.com)
Nursel Aydiner-Avsar, University of Utah (aydiner@economics.utah.edu)
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USBIG Session 1: Opening Speakers (JEL Codes H, I)
Session Organizer: USBIG Network
Session Moderator: Michael Lewis, State University of New York at Stony Brook (mlewis@notes.cc.sunysb.edu)
9:00am – 9:10am Welcome and Introduction to BIG and the USBIG Network
Michael Lewis, State University of New York at Stony Brook (mlewis@notes.cc.sunysb.edu)
9:10am – 9:50am: Basic Income, Necessary but Not Sufficient: Some Women’s Issues
Annie Miller, the Citizens Income Trust (anniemiller@freeuk.co.uk)
9:50am – 10:30am: From Guaranteed Income to Guaranteed Assets
Dalton Conley, New York University (dalton.conley@nyu.edu)
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