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<room> <Friday, March 7, 9:00am > [1] ECONOMICS AND PHILOSOPHY (JEL Code B)

First of Two Sessions Sponsored by the Association for Social Economics

Session Organizer and Chair: Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)

Is Sympathy a Mimetic Sentiment? Explorations of Smith’s Sympathy along Girardian Lines

Pierre Lacour, SUNY-New Paltz (lacourp@newpaltz.edu)

Conceptualizing the Ethics of Consumption: “Preferences,” Practices, and the Common Good

Martha A. Starr, American University (mstarr@american.edu)

Procrastination, Will, and Character: A Kantian-Economic Approach

Mark D. White, College of Staten Island/CUNY (profmdwhite@hotmail.com)

Discussion among participants.

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[2] GLOBAL POLICY MODELING: REAL AND FINANCIAL STORIES

(JEL Code E)

Session Organizer: Rudiger von Arnim, The New School for Social Research ()

Session Chair: Lance Taylor, Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, The New School for Social Research ( lance@blacklocust.com)

A Trade and Income Policy Model for Global Rebalancing and Distribution

Alex Izurieta, UN-DESA Senior Economic Affairs Officer ( izurieta@un.org)

Global Modeling of the Real Side: From Marginal Factor Pricing to Kaldor-Verdoorn Effects

Rudiger von Arnim, The New School for Social Research ( vonR605@newschool.edu)

An Integrated Approach to Credit, Money, Income, Production and Wealth to Model the Open Economy

Wynne Godley, Emeritus Fellow of King’s College, and Marc Lavoie, University of Ottawa ( mlavoie@uottawa.ca)

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[3] APPLIED ANALYSES OF GOVERNMENT POLICY (JEL Code H)

Session Organizer and Chair: Wayne B. Gray, Clark University (wgray@clarku.edu)

Worker Participation in OSHA Inspections: Evidence from Federal and State Plan States

Kaushik Ghosh, Clark University (kghosh@clarku.edu)

Political and Economic Factors Affecting U.S. Agricultural Policy in the 20th Century

Naomi Parker, Clark University (nparker@clarku.edu)

Suburbanization and Residential Water Demand: A Case Study of Ipswich, MA

Nagraj Rao, Clark University (nrao@clarku.edu)

Do OSHA Health Inspections Reduce Hazards in Manufacturing Plants?

Arnab Biswas, Clark University (abiswas@clarku.edu)

Discussants:

Arnab Biswas, Clark University (abiswas@clarku.edu)

Nagraj Rao, Clark University (nrao@clarku.edu)

Naomi Parker, Clark University (nparker@clarku.edu)

Kaushik Ghosh, Clark University (kghosh@clarku.edu)

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[4] CURRENT ISSUES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) (JEL Code F)

Session Organizer: Richard J. Torz, St. Joseph’s College- New York ( rtorz@sjcny.edu)

Session Chair: Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton ( petsasi2@Scranton.edu)

Session Panelists:

John Kallianiotis, University of Scranton ( jnk353@Scranton.edu)

Pellegrino Manfra, Queensborough Community College/CUNY ( pmanfra@qcc.cuny.edu)

Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton ( petsasi2@Scranton.edu)

Luis Eduardo Rivera-Solis, Dowling College ( riveral@dowling.edu)

Discussion will take place among the session panelists and the session audience.

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[5] ISSUES IN FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND EARNINGS DISPARITY

(JEL Code G)

Session Organizer and Chair: Jonathan Ohn, Bloomsburg University (john@bloomu.edu)

On the Financial Performance of Small Banks

Victoria Geyfman, Bloomsburg University (vgeyfman@bloomu.edu )

An Income Tax Explanation for "Irrational" Early Exercises of Exchange-Traded Stock Options: A Note

Stephen L. Liedtka , DeSales University ( Stephen.Liedtka@desales.edu ) and Nandukumar Nayar, Lehigh University

Globalization of Earnings Inequality

Medhi Hirarian, Bloomsburg University (mhariria@bloomu.edu); Christian Hirarian, Bloomsburg University (charirian@bloomu.edu); and Jonathan Ohn, Bloomsburg University (john@bloomu.edu)

Revisiting the Effectiveness of the Long-Run Relation between Stock Price and Dividend in Predicting Returns

Jonathan Ohn, Bloomsburg University and Larry Taylor, Lehigh University

Discussants:

Jonathan Ohn, Bloomsburg University (john@bloomu.edu)

Victoria Geyfman, Bloomsburg University (vgeyfman@bloomu.edu )

Stephen L. Liedtka , DeSales University ( Stephen.Liedtka@desales.edu )

Medhi Hirarian, Bloomsburg University (mhariria@bloomu.edu)

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[6] CURRENT ISSUES IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH (JEL Codes A, B)

Session Chair: Michael Kelly, Lafayette College (kellyma@lafayette.edu)

The Trend of Subjects of Articles Published in Eight Influential General Economics Journals 1969-2006

Michael Kelly, Lafayette College (kellyma@lafayette.edu) and Stephen Bruestle, University of Virginia

Teaching Historical and Rational Reconstructions

L. E. Johnson, Bemidji State University and Tom Cate, Northern Kentucky University ( cate@nku.edu)

Augmenting Teaching and Learning with Social Software

Steven A. Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington (sgreenla@umw.edu)

Discussion among participants.

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[7] NONCOOPERATIVE GAMES AND COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING (JEL Codes C, D and F)

Session Chair: Regis Deloche, University of Franche-Comte (Regis.deloche@univ-fcomte.fr)

Strategic Information Transmission through the Media

Hanjoon Michael Jung, Lahore University of Management Sciences (hanjoon@lums.edu.pk)

Terrorism, Key Assets, and Critical Infrastructures: To Protect or to Rebuild? That is the Question

Bertrand Crettez, University of Paris X and Regis Deloche, University of Franche-Comte (Regis.deloche@univ-fcomte.fr)

On the Dynamics of the Israeli–Arab Arms Race

Aamer S. Abu-Qarn, Ben–Gurion University of the Negev (aamer@bgu.ac.il)

Discussion among participants.

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[8] PRICES, BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS, AND CYCLES (JEL Code E3)

Session Chair: Andre R. Neveu, Skidmore College (aneveu@skidmore.edu)

Does the “Great Moderation” Matter? Monte Carlo Evidence

Andre R. Neveu, Skidmore College (aneveu@skidmore.edu)

Monetary Policy and Natural Disasters in a DSGE Model: How Should the Fed Have Responded to Hurricane Katrina?

Benjamin D. Keen, University of Oklahoma (ben.keen.ou.edu) and Michael R. Pakko, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Price Index Convergence Among U.S. Cities: Does the Numeraire City Matter?

Hiranya K. Nath, Sam Houston State University and VieraChmelarova, Sam Houston State University (vchmel1@shsu.edu)

Discussants:

Sunghae Grace O, University of Kansas (hotodeng@gmail.com)

Fidel Gonzalez, Sam Houston State University (fidel_gonzalez@shsu.edu)

Andre R. Neveu, Skidmore College (aneveu@skidmore.edu)

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[9] ECONOMIC HISTORY I: STUDIES OF THE 19 th CENTURY (JEL Code N)

Session Chair: Matthew T.Gregg, Roger Williams University (mgregg@rwu.edu)

The Political Economy of Reform in Jacksonian New York

Howard N. Bodenhorn, Lafayette College (bodenhorn@lafayette.edu)

They Lived and Saved: Examining the Savings Motives of Shopkeepers in Late 19 th Century Britain

Mary Beth Combs, Fordham University (mcombs@fordham.edu)

The Canadian Wheat Board in Historical Perspective

Joseph Santos, South Dakota State University (joseph.santos@sdstate.edu)

Discussants:

Steven Walsh, American Monetary Institute (Stevenj_walsh@yahoo.com)

Jim Barbour, Elon University (barbour@elon.edu)

Howard N. Bodenhorn, Lafayette College (bodenhorn@lafayette.edu)

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[10] POLITICAL CHANGE AND THE ECONOMY (JEL Code O)

Session Chair: Gerald E. Scott, Florida Atlantic University ( scott@fau.edu)

Corruption in Iraq: Poor Data, Questionable Policies

Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (frg2@lehigh.edu)

Political Regime Changes and the Turning Points in Economic Growth

Yaroslava V. Babych, George Washington University (ybabych@gwu.edu)

China- Friend or Foe?

Morris Speter, Moshe (kmoshe1@yahoo.com)

Discussants:

Nicole Bissessar, Clark University (nbissessar@clarku.edu)

Frank R. Gunter, Lehigh University (frg2@lehigh.edu)

Yaroslava V. Babych, George Washington University (ybabych@gwu.edu)

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[11] IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION (JEL Code F)

Session Chair: Roger White, Franklin and Marshall College (roger.white@fandm.edu)

The Impact of Immigration in Spain’s Retirement Pension System

Felipe Serrano (felipe.serrano@ehu.es); Jesus Ferreiro (jesus.ferreiro@ehu.es); Begona Eguia, Universidad del Pais Vasco; J.M. Zarzuelo , Universidad del Pais Vasco; and Josune Albizuri, Universidad del Pais Vasco

Understanding the U.S. Immigrant-Trade Link: The Influences of Cultural Distance and Recency Effects

Roger White, Franklin and Marshall College (roger.white@fandm.edu)

Regional Skill Endowments, International Migrants, and Employment Structure: A European Study

Massimiliano Tani, Macquarie University (mtani@efs.mq.edu.au)

Exploring the Consequences of Repatriation of Afghan Migrants: Evidence from Micro-Level Survey Data from Iran

Bhaswati Sengupta, Hofstra University (bhaswati.sengupta@hofstra.edu) and Piyasiri Wickramasekara, International Labor Organization

Discussion among participants.

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[12]STUDIES OF EXCHANGE RATES(JEL Codes C and F)

Session Chair: Wei Sun, Grand Valley State University (sunw@gvsu.edu)

The Influence of Intra-Industry Trade on Export Sensitivity to Exchange Rates

Yoko Oguro, Hitotsubashi University (oguro.yoko@gmail.com)

VAR Estimation of a Simple Portfolio Balance Model for the Canadian-U.S. Exchange Rate

David O. Cushman, Westminster College (cushmado@westminster.edu)

Purchasing Power Parity in Central and Eastern European Countries: An Analysis of Unit Roots and Nonlinearities

Juan Carlos Cuestas, Nottingham Trent University (juan.cuestas@ntu.ac.uk)

Is Greater Flexibility Desirable for the Chinese RMB? Re-evaluating the Exchange Rate Policy in China

Wei Sun, Grand Valley State University (sunw@gvsu.edu)

Discussion among participants.

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[13] PERFORMANCE AND DISCRIMINATION (JEL Code J)

Session Chair: Amy B. Schmidt, Saint Anselm College (aschmidt@anselm.edu)

Bringing More Diversity to the Study of Discrimination: Investigation the Extent of Colorism in Professional Basketball

Jennifer VanGilder, Ursinus College (jvdangilder@ursinus.edu); David Berri, California State University Bakersfield; and Corrine Coates, Ursinus College

Performance Pay and the Latitude for Racial Discrimination

John S. Heywood, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Patrick L. O’Halloran, Monmouth University (pohallor@monmouth.edu)

Performance of African Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market

Francis Kemegue, Bryant University and Jongsung Kim, Bryant University (jkim@bryant.edu)

Discussants:

Patrick L. O’Halloran, Monmouth University (pohallor@monmouth.edu)

Jongsung Kim, Bryant University (jkim@bryant.edu)

Jennifer VanGilder, Ursinus College (jvdangilder@ursinus.edu)

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[14] TOPICS IN HEALTH CARE: WAGES AND TECHNOLOGY (JEL Code I)

Session Chair: Reagan A. Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Reagan.Baughman@unh.edu)

Determinants of Wages & Health Insurance for Providers of Long-Term Care

Reagan A. Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Reagan.Baughman@unh.edu) and Kristin Smith, University of New Hampshire

Is PTCA a Substitute or Complement to CABG? Evidence from Pennsylvania

Jason Hockenberry, Lehigh University and Moravian College (jmhc@lehigh.edu)

Discussants:

Jason Hockenberry, Lehigh University and Moravian College (jmhc@lehigh.edu)

Reagan A. Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Reagan.Baughman@unh.edu)

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[15] 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 & Hunter College School of Social Work (mlewis@notes.cc.sunysb.edu)

9:10am – 9:50am : Occupational Citizenship

Guy Standing, (GuyStanding@compuserve.com)

9:50am – 10:30am: BIG Governance?

Jurgen De Wispelaere, Trinity College Dublin, (jurgen.dewispelaere@tcd.ie)

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[16] ISSUES IN POLITICAL ECONOMY—UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH

First of Ten Sessions; Session I: Private Business and Investment

Session Organizers: Steve Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington and SteveDeLoach, Elon University

Session Chair: Katie Mauro, University of Mary Washington

The Effect Of Strategic Entity Ownership on Investment Risk in Multinational Corporations

Daniel Cariello, Elon University

The Impact of Wal-Mart on Local Prices

Matthew Borgen, Minnesota State University

Method-of-Payment and the Returns to Acquiring-Firm Shareholders During Mergers

Ahsan M. Siddiqui, The College of Wooster

Discussants:

Theodore Hickey, The College of Wooster

Katie Mauro, University of Mary Washington

Sierra Stoney, University of Mary Washington