2012
MISSOURI VALLEY ECONOMIC
ASSOCIATION
FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING
Marriott Memphis Downtown
Memphis, Tennessee
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
October 25-27, 2012
The Missouri Valley Economic Association was organized on November 29, 1963.
Under the present constitution, adopted in 1974, the Association continues to pursue
the objective, first stated in the original constitution, of encouraging the
development of economics as a theoretical as well as an applied discipline.
Membership: Fees are to be paid according to the following schedule:
One Year (2013)
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Three Years (2013, 2014, 2015)
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information, please inquire at the registration desk, or by writing to the Executive
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Marriott Memphis Downtown
Memphis, Tennessee
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Members
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$60.00
$90.00
$70.00
$100.00
$30.00
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For the Conference
Advance registration by October 1
Registration after October 1
Students
Send any inquiries regarding the conference to
Oscar Flores, MVEA President
Telephone:
(218) 477-2710
Minnesota State University – Moorhead
Fax:
(218) 477-2845
Department of Economics
E:mail: floresmvea@mnstate.edu
Moorhead, MN 56563
Website:
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Registration
Thursday, October 25
Friday, October 26
Saturday, October 27
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
8:00 am to 10:30 am
JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
All papers presented at the conference are eligible for publication consideration in the refereed
Journal of Economics published by the Missouri Valley Economic Association. Submission
deadline: November 9, 2012. Submission fee: $25.
Members of the MVEA receive a copy of The Journal of Economics automatically. Other
persons and institutions may purchase The Journal for $16. Information on The Journal
may be obtained by writing to:
DAVID HAKES, EDITOR
Department of Economics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0129
email: david.hakes@uni.edu
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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
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Past Presidents of the MVEA
1963-64 PAUL MERZ
1988-89 WALLACE PETERSON
St. Louis University
University of Nebraska
1964-65 WILLIAM CASSIDY
1989-90 MICHAEL EDGMAND
Compliance Officer, NLRB
Oklahoma State University
1965-66 RUSSELL BAUDER
1990-91 KAREN VORST
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
U. of Missouri-Kansas City
1966-67 KERMIT WATKINS
1991-92 DENNIS JOHNSON
William Jewell College
University of South Dakota
1967-68 ARTHUR MEYERS
1992-93 DAVID E.R. GAY
St. Louis University
U. of Arkansas-Fayetteville
1968-69 JOHN MOORE
1993-94 JOHN A. TATOM
Lindenwood College
St. Louis Federal Reserve
1969-70 WALTER JOHNSON
1994-95 DON SCHILLING
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
1970-71 DAVID LAGES
1995-96 FRED J. ABRAHAM
Southwest Missouri State U.
University of Northern Iowa
1971-72 JOSEPH MCKENNA
1996-97 RONALD L. MOOMAW
Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis
Oklahoma State University
1972-73 CHARLES DRAKE
1997-98 PAULINE FOX
Central Missouri State Univ.
Southeast Missouri State U.
1973-74 JEROME SCHWIER
1998-99 CLAUDIA PECK-HEATH
St. Louis
University of Kentucky
1974-76 PAUL JUNK
1999-00 VAMAN RAO
Washburn University
Western Illinois University
1976-77 ANN SCHWIER
2000-01 RONALD D. GILBERT
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Texas Tech University
1977-78 LEONARD WHITE
2001-02 JAMES R. GALE
U. of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Michigan Tech University
1978-79 STEVEN LIN
2002-03 MICHAEL STELLERN
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Rockhurst University
1979-80 JERALD BARNARD
2003-04 WILLADEE WEHMEYER
University of Iowa
MidAmerica Nazarene
1980-81 STANLEY JOHNSON
2004
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
GARY LATANICH
Arkansas State University
1981-82 S. CHARLES MAURICE
2004-05 WILLIAM GERDES
Texas A & M University
Clarke College
1982-83 WALTER MULLENDORE
2005-06 GALE BLALOCK
Univ. of Texas-Arlington
University of Evansville
1983-84 A.J. KONDONASSIS
2006-07 DENNIS PETRUSKA
University of Oklahoma
Youngstown State University
1984-85 DANIEL COLDWELL III
2007-08 ROBERT STANLEY HERREN
Memphis State University
North Dakota State Univ.
1985-86 W. ROBERT BRAZELTON
2008-09 DANIEL BIEDERMAN
U. of Missouri-Kansas City
University of North Dakota
1986-87 LAWRENCE F. ZIEGLER
2009-10 JANNETT HIGHFILL
Univ. of Texas-Arlington
Bradley University
1987-88 DONALD L. BUMPASS
2010-11 SCOTT FAUSTI
Oklahoma State University
South Dakota State University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
12:00 – 5:00
Registration
Grand CFoyer
1:15 – 3:00
Session 1 – Undergraduate Student Session
Heritage 1
Session 2 – Teaching Principles of Economics
Heritage 2
Session 3 – History of Thought & Heterodox
Approaches to Economics
Heritage 3
Session 4 – Mathematical & Quantitative Methods
Memphis
Session 5 – Fertility, Education, Work & Parenting
Natchez
Session 6 – Labor Economics: Career Decisions
St. Louis
Session 7 – Economics Potpourri I
Beale
3:00 – 3:15
Coffee Break – Sponsored by
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Foyer
3:15 – 5:00
Session 8 – Economics & Politics
Heritage 1
Session 9 – Industrial Organization
Heritage 2
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 (cont.)
Session 10 – Masters Student I:
Poverty and Country Studies
Session 11 – Applied Microeconomics
Heritage 3
Memphis
Session 12 – Gender Issues in Labor Economics
Natchez
Session 13 – Energy Economics
St. Louis
Session 14 – Undergraduate Roundtable
On International Economics
And Sustainability
Beale
5:15 – 6:45 p.m.
Session 15 – Roundtable Discussion on
the State of the Economy
Heritage 1
7:00 – 8:30
MVEA Mixer
Heritage 4
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Friday, October 26, 2012
8:00 – 5:00
Registration
Foyer
8:15 – 10:00
Session 16 – Issues in Agricultural Economics
Heritage 1
Session 17 – Applied Macroeconomics I
Heritage 2
Session 18 – Experiments in Teaching
Heritage 3
Session 19 – Productivity Measures and
Labor Markets
Heritage 4
Session 20 – Housing Market and the
Macroeconomy
Memphis
Session 21 – Economics of Recreation & Sports
Natchez
Session 22 – Economics Potpourri II
St. Louis
Session 23 – Labor Economics I
Beale
10:00 – 10:15
Coffee Break – Sponsored by Cengage Learning
West Foyer
10:15 – 12:00
Session 24 – Empirical Asset Pricing
Heritage 1
Session 25 – Health Economics I
Heritage 2
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Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 – 12:00 (cont.)
Session 26 – Masters Student II
Heritage 3
Session 27 – Of Radios, Medical Devices,
And Bankruptcies
Heritage 4
Session 28 – Theoretical Analysis of Macroeconomic Policy
Memphis
Session 29 – Labor Economics II
Natchez
Session 30 – Consumer Behavior
St. Louis
Session 31 – Economics Potpourri III
Beale
12:00 – 1:15
Session 32 – MVEA Luncheon
Nashville Room
1:30 – 3:15
Session 33 – Cost-Benefit Analysis in
Agricultural Economics
Heritage 1
Session 34 – Open
Heritage 2
Session 35 – Applied Macroeconomics II
Heritage 3
Session 36 – Economic Education
Heritage 4
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Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 (cont.)
Session 37 – Theoretical Macroeconomics
Memphis
Session 38 – State and Local Public Finance
Natchez
Session 39 – The Individual and the Financial
Sector
St. Louis
Session 40 – Labor Economics III
Beale
3:15 – 3:30
Coffee Break – Sponsored by STATA
Grand Foyer
3:30 – 5:15
Session 41 – International Economics I
Heritage 1
Session 42 – International Finance
Heritage 2
Session 43 – Masters Student III
Heritage 3
Session 44 – Agricultural Economics
Heritage 4
Session 45 – Macroeconomics
Memphis
Session 46 – Health Economics II
Natchez
Session 47 – Economics of Crime
St. Louis
Session 48 – Editorial Board,
Board Room
The Journal of Economics
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Friday, October 26, 2012
(cont.)
5:30 – 6:30
Session 49 – MVEA General Business Meeting
Heritage 3
6:45 – 7:45
Session 50 – MVEA President’s Reception
TBA
Saturday, October 27, 2012
7:15 – 8:15
Session 51 –
Past MVEA President’s Breakfast
Magnolia Grille
8:00 – 10:30
Registration
Foyer
8:15 – 10:15
Session 52 – MVEA Executive Committee
Meeting
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Board Room
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00
Session 53 – International Economics II
Heritage 1
Session 54 – Regulation, Monitoring, and
Relationship Lending
Heritage 2
Session 55 – Regional Economics I
Heritage 3
Session 56 – Monetary Policy and Financial
Services
Memphis
Session 57 – International Macroeconomics
Natchez
Session 58 – Demographic Economics
St. Louis
Session 59 – Environmental Economics
Heritage 4
10:00 – 10:15
Coffee Break
Grand Foyer
10:15 – 12:00
Session 60 – International Economics III
Heritage 1
Session 61 – Economics Potpourri IV
Heritage 2
Session 62 – Economic History
Heritage 3
Session 63 – Masters Student IV
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Memphis
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 – 12:00 (cont.)
Session 64 – Natural Resources
Natchez
Session 65 – Regional Economics II
St. Louis
Session 66 – Consumer and Rural Economics
Studies
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Heritage 4
Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 1
Heritage 1
Undergraduate Student Session
Chair: Michael Seeborg, Wesleyan Illinois University
A. Preferential Officiating in Sports
Jacob Meyer, Northwest Nazarene University
B. An Analysis of the Relationship betw een
Financial Aid for Higher Education and Crim e
R ates
Yuyoung Park, Minnesota State University - Mankato
C. An Em pirical Analysis of the Correlation betw een
Financial Developm ent and Incom e Inequality in
the United States
Bixuan Sun, Univerity of Minnesota - Morris
D. Upasana: Traditions Thriving Sustainably
Camille E. Allensworth, Arkansas State University
Discussants:
a. David Black, University of North Alabama
b. Alex Xavier Gosser, Eastern Illinois University
c. Samson Ola’ Akinfenwa, South Dakota State University
d. Patricia Papachristou, Christian Brothers University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 2
Heritage 2
Teaching Principles of Economics
Chair: Linda Ghent, Eastern Illinois University
A. M icroeconom ics or M acroeconom ics: Does order
m atter?
Jennifer Hafer and Zhen Zhu, University of Arkansas
B. Econom ists w ill be Econom ists: W hy changes to
the Econom ics Principles Course are Needed and
Unlikely
Jennifer Ball, Washburn University
C. Does High School Econom ics M ake a Difference?
Kim Andrews, James Swanson, Penny Kugler,
University of Central Missouri
Discussants:
a. Kim Andrews, University of Central Missouri
b. Caleb Lewis, Purdue University – Calumet
c. Susanne Rassouli-Currier, Univ. of Central Oklahoma
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 3
Heritage 3
History of Thought & Heterodox Approaches to
Economics
Chair: Reza Fadaei, National University
A. Large-scale Privatization and the Transition to
M arket Failure
Micah Del Vecchio, Colorado State University
B. Econom ic Thought in Am erica’s Protohistorical
Period
James Cicarelli, Roosevelt University
C. An Em pirical Study of the Effect of Costly
Consum er Search on Optim al Firm Pricing
Daniel Beeman, Northern Illinois University
Discussants:
a. Gary McDonnell, Northern Michigan University
b. In Kyung Kim, Indiana University
c. Kevin Chua, Fordham University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 4
Memphis
Mathematical & Quantitative Methods
Chair: Ken Brown, University of Northern Iowa
A. Practical Statistical Inference for the Opinions
of Biased Ex perts
Blake Riley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B. Solving Generalized M ultivariate Linear R ational
Ex pectations M odels
Fei Tan and Todd B. Walker, Indiana University
C. W here do M oderation Term s Com e From in
Binary Choice M odels?
Alfredo A. Romero, North Carolina A&T State University
D. Aggregated Choice Data and Logit M odels
Lyubov A. Kurkalova and Tara R. Wade, North Carolina
A&T State University
Discussants:
a. Junchuan Jesse Zeng, University of Missouri
b. Fadi A. Fawaz, Jamestown College
c. Philippe Belley, Kansas State University
d. Yulei Peng, Texas A&M University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 5
Natchez
Fertility, Education, Work & Parenting
Chair: Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University-Moorhead
A. The Quality of Tim e Spent w ith Children am ong
M exican Im m igrants
Daniel Kidane and Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech
University
B. A Three-Period M odel of W ork, Education, and
Leisure
Daniel K. Biederman, University of North Dakota
C. An Ex planation of Cross Country Fertility and
Schooling Differences
Juan Carlos Cordoba and Xiying Liu, Iowa State
University; Marla Ripoll, University of Pittsburgh
Discussants:
a. Ishuan Li, Minnesota State University - Mankato
b. Onyumbe Lukongo, Mississippi State University
c. Daniel Karney, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 6
St. Louis
Labor Economics: Career Decisions
Chair: Robert Stanley Herren, North Dakota State University
A. The Link Betw een Retirem ent W ealth and
R etirem ent Tim ing of Faculty
Andrew Hussey, Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy and Ioana
Sofia Pacurar, University of Memphis
B. The Co-location for Dual-career Couples in
Academ ia: An Evaluation of Accom m odation
Policies at K ansas State University
Xia Shang and Yan Heng, Kansas State University
C. Is M oving High-Perform ing Teachers to Low -
Perform ing Schools Feasible? Evidence from
M issouri Public Schools
Shishan (Sybil) Shi, University of Missouri
Discussants:
a. Kevin Currier, Oklahoma State University
b. Colene Trent, University of Mississippi
c. Donald Bumpass, Sam Houston State University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
1:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Session # 7
Beale
Economics Potpourri I
Chair: Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
A. The Im pact of Rotating Savings and Credit
Associations (ROSCAs) in the M adow li District of
Ghana
Conrad Puozaa and Mavuto Kalulu, University of
Mississippi
B. Patent Success R ate and Regional Com parative
Study in China
Sara Shouyuan Huang, West Virginia University
C. Inflation in China: The Shadow of a M iracle
Shishu Zhang, University of the Incarnate Word
Discussants:
a. Mariya Burdina, University of Central Oklahoma
b. Hal Snarr, North Carolina A&T State University
c. Wenxian Xu, University of Mississippi
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Coffee Break
Foyer
Coffee Break sponsored by
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 8
Heritage 1
Arranged by Jim F. Couch, University of North Alabama
Economics & Politics
Chair: Keith Malone, University of North Alabama
A. Do New spaper Endorsem ents Im pact Election
R esults: Evidence from Am endm ent 2 in
Alabam a
Keith Malone and Jim F. Couch, University of North
Alabama
B. R ich M an, Poor M an: Does the W ealth of a
President Im pact Their Perform ance?
Jim F. Couch and Brett King, University of North
Alabama
C. R epublicans or Dem ocrats in State Governm ent:
An Ex am ination of Political Party Influence on
State Level Incom e Inequality
Gokhan Karahan, Delta State University, and Mark
Foster, University of North Alabama
Discussants:
a. David Black, University of North Alabama
b. Mark Foster, University of North Alabama
c. Jim F. Couch, University of North Alabama
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 9
Heritage 2
Industrial Organization
Chair: Andrew Hussey, University of Memphis
A. Learning About Product Quality: Automotive
Recalls and Country Reputations
Andrew Greenland, Purdue University
B. Natural Ex perim ent on the Effect of the
M anufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price on the
M arket Price
Babur I. De Los Santos, Indiana University and In
Kyung Kim, Indiana University
C. A Note in Defense of an Econom ic Theory of
Deregulation
Gary McDonnell, Northern Michigan University
D. Com petition or Cartel Behavior, Profit
M ax im ization or W in M ax im ization in European
Professional Soccer
Eleanor T. von Ende and Klaus G. Becker, Texas Tech
University
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jennifer Ball, Washburn University
Daniel Beeman, Northern Illinois University
Vusal Eminli, Purdue University
Fei Tan, Indiana University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 10
Heritage 3
Masters Student I: Poverty and Country Studies
Chair: Alex Xavier Gosser, Eastern Illinois University
A. Inertia Theory of Poverty
Alex Xavier Gosser, Eastern Illinois University
B. Ex porting Oil to Im port Goods: Current Account
Analysis of Iran
Ali Enami, The University of Akron
C. Bank Credit, Incom e and Energy Consum ption: A
Case for M alaysia
Samson Ola’ Akinfenwa, South Dakota State University
D. International Land Acquisition: The Perspective
of Com parative Advantage and M utual W elfare
Edwin Opare and Evert Van der Sluis, South Dakota
State University
Discussants:
a. Micah Del Vecchio, Colorado State University
b. Esen Gurtunca, University of Indianapolis
c. Mavuto Kalulu, University of Mississippi
d. Reza Varjavand, St. Xavier University-Chicago
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 11
Memphis
Applied Microeconomics
Chair: Ken Brown, University of Northern Iowa
A. Estim ating Loss in African Agricultural Sector
Using a Synthetic Control M ethod
Onyumbe Lukongo and Jon P. Rezek, Mississippi State
University
B. Spatial Dependence of Technology Spillovers
am ong Trading Partners
Fadi A. Fawaz, Jamestown College
C. School Quality and Housing Prices
Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi
Discussants:
a. Xia Shang, Kansas State University
b. Alfredo Romero, North Carolina A&T State University
c. Steven Green, Baylor University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 12
Natchez
Gender Issues in Labor Economics
Chair: Robert Stanley Herren, South Dakota State Univ.
A. An Ex am ination of Federal Em ploym ent Status
and Gender W age Differential for Young Adults
in the United States
Ihsuan Li and Guncha Jumakuliyeva, Minnesota State
University, Mankato
B. W age Grow th and Job M obility in the Early
Career: Testing a Statistical Discrim ination
M odel of the Gender W age Gap
Philippe Belley, Kansas State University, Nathalie
Havet, GATE Lyon-Saint-Etienne, Université de Lyon;
and Guy Lacroix, Université Laval, CIRP EE and
CIRANO
C. The Determ inants of Sudden Stop Intensities
Chiratus Ratanamaneichat, Kasem Bundit University;
and Samuel M. Schreyer, Fort Hays State University
Discussants:
a. James Cicarelli, Roosevelt University
b. Daniel Biederman, University of North Dakota
c. Xiying Liu, Iowa State University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 13
St. Louis
Energy Economics
Chair: Shishu Zhang, University of the Incarnate Word
A. Are the M acroeconom ic Effects Greater from an
Oil Price Shock or a Global Dem and for Oil
Shock?
Vance Ginn, Texas Tech University and Sam Houston
State University
B. Gasoline and Oil Price Adjustm ents: Sym m etric
or Asym m etric?
Donald Bumpass, Vance Ginn, and Mark H. Tuttle, Sam
Houston State University
C. How Does Speculation Affect the Oil Price and
Does it M atter to the U.S. Econom y?
Junchuan Jesse Zeng, University of Missouri
D. The Effect of Electricity Pricing R egulation on
the Use of Nuclear Pow er
Daniel H. Karney, University of Illinois
Discussants:
a. Daniel Kidane, Texas Tech University
b. Tara Wade, North Carolina A&T State University
c. Blake Riley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
d. Juan I. Block, Washington University in St. Louis
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Session # 14
Beale
Arranged by Pat Papachristou, Christian Brothers University
Undergraduate Roundtable on International Economics
and Sustainability
Chair: Patricia Papachristou, Christian Brothers University
Panelists:
Artur Bascompte
Alex Bermel
Allison Davis
Albert Furnells
Jaime Garcia
Eduardo Iglesias
Jay Xavaire Jackson
Alex Shipp
Ivan de Souza
All panelists are undergraduate students at Christian Brothers
University
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
5:15 – 6:45 p.m.
Session # 15
Heritage 1
Roundtable Discussion on the State of the Economy
Welcome: Oscar Flores, University of Minnesota - Moorhead
PANELISTS:
Richard Anderson, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of
St. Louis
James Arthur Felkerson, Research Associate and Lecturer,
University of Missouri-Kansas City
David Kemme, Professor, University of Memphis
Donald J. Schilling, Professor Emeritus, University of
Missouri-Columbia
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
MVEA MIXER
Heritage 4
Sponsored by
Missouri Valley Economic Association
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Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 16
Heritage 1
Arranged by Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
Issues in Agricultural Economics
Chair: Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
A. Alternative Annual Forage Crop Options for
Northern Great Plains Cattle Producers: A South
Dakota Case Study
Md Rezwanul Parvez, Scott Fausti, Thandi Nleya,
Patricia Johnson, Kenneth Olsen, and John Rickertsen,
South Dakota State University
B. Bilateral U.S. Ethanol Trade w ith Canada and
M exico
Humphrey Egyer, Bashir Qasmi and Scott Fausti, South
Dakota State University
C. Farm Operator Entry and Ex it Behavior: A
Longitudinal Analysis
Dwight Adamson, South Dakota State University
D. R eligion, W arrior Elites, and Property Rights
Brooks B. Hull and Frederick Bold, University of
Michigan-Dearborn
Discussants:
a. George Langelett, South Dakota State University
b. Dwight Adamson, South Dakota State University
c. Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
d. Robert Brazelton, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 17
Heritage 2
Arranged by Dennis Petruska, Youngstown State University
Applied Macroeconomics I
Chair: David Hakes, University of Northern Iowa
A. Liquidity and Business Cycles
Richard G. Anderson, The Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis
B. Did the Classical Gold Standard Lead to Greater
Business Cycle Synchronization? Evidence from
New M easures
William Miles and Chu-Ping Vijverberg, Wichita State
University
C. Trend-Cycle Decomposition of Consumption
Expenditures Across Income Groups
Joseph Palardy and Dennis Petruska, Youngstown
State University
Discussants:
a. Joseph Palardy, Youngstown State University
b. Margie Tieslau, University of North Texas
c. Richard Anderson, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 18
Heritage 3
Experiments in Teaching
Chair: Linda Ghent, Eastern Illinois University
A. The Effectiveness of Academ ic Early
Intervention Program s
Douglas Campbell, University of Memphis
B. Teaching Elem entary Statistics Com bined w ith
Technology: A Survey
Susanne Rassouli-Currier, University of Central
Oklahoma
C. Evidence from the Classroom : The Pow er of
Short-Duration Ex perim ents
Mark W. Frank, Sam Houston State University
D. Peer Effects and the Im portance of Behavioral
R esponses in the Classroom
Caleb Lewis, Purdue University - Calumet
Discussants:
a. Kim Andrews, University of Central Missouri
b. Vance Ginn, Sam Houston State University
c. Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas
d. Andrew Hussey, University of Memphis
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Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 19
Heritage 4
Productivity Measures and Labor Markets
Chair: Paul Byrne, Washburn University
A. Testing, Estim ating and Ex plaining Structural
Breaks in African Agricultural Productivity
M easures
Onyumbe Lukongo and Jon P. Rezek, Mississippi State
University
B. A Look Into the M icroeconom ic and M acro-
econom ic Determ inants of Productive M obility in
the United States
Alfredo A. Romero and Hal W. Snarr, North Carolina
A&T State University
C. The M inim um W age: Political Football or a Job
K illing Beast?
Hal Snarr, Alfredo A. Romero and Dan Friesner, North
Carolina A&T State University
D. Sim ple Approaches to Estim ating Em ployee
Continuation R ates
Ping Ying Bellamy, Navy Personnel Research, Studies
and Technology; and Tanja F. Blackstone, University of
North Alabama
Discussants:
a. Vusal Eminli, Purdue University
b. Tanja F. Blackstone, University of North Alabama
c. Bruce Domazlicky, Southeast Missouri State Univ.
d. Micah Del Vecchio, Colorado State University
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Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 20
Memphis
Housing Market and the Macroeconomy
Chair: Ron Gilbert, Texas Tech University
A. Housing Dem and Shock and the Im plication of
M onetary Policy – A Sm all Open Econom y Case
Shu-Ling Wang, Indiana University
B. How Im portant Are Housing Variables in
Predicting Econom ic Fluctuation?
Wenxian Xu, University of Mississippi
C. Hom e Equity Lines of Credit and the
Unem ploym ent R ate—W hat Does the Evidence
Say?
John Lajaunie, Norbert J. Michel, Shari Lawrence, and
Ronnie Fanguy, Nicholls State University
D. M easurem ent of Balance Sheet Effect on the
Housing M arket in the United States
Nilufer Ozdemir, University of Mississippi
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wei Sun, Grand Valley State University
Brian Jackson, Northeastern State University
Devika Hazra, Texas A&M University
Dan Groft, McNeese State University
33
Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 21
Natchez
Economics of Recreation & Sports
Chair: Kenneth Brown, University of Northern Iowa
A. M LB M anager Career Tenure, 1903-2010: Just
Get M e to the Playoffs
Markland Tuttle, Donald Bumpass, and William Green,
Sam Houston State University
B. R ace and Prom otion in M inor League Baseball,
1951-55
Kenneth Brown, Paul Gabriel and David Surdam,
University of Northern Iowa
C. The Substitution Betw een Casino Gam bling and
Lottery Participation
Matt E. Ryan, Duquesne University
D. Com petitive Balance in Olym pic Box ing: 1904-
2008
David Chaplin and Sergio Mendoza, Northwest
Nazarene University
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Klaus Becker, Texas Tech University
Sara Shouyuan Huang, West Virginia University
Ioana Sofia Pacurar, University of Memphis
Zhongyi Xiao, Texas Tech University
34
Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 22
St. Louis
Economics Potpourri II
Chair: James Cicarelli, Roosevelt University
A. Legalized M arket for K idneys: A Problem or a
Panancea?
Reza Varjavand, St. Xavier University-Chicago
B. W hy the European Union?—Then and Now
Esen Gurtunca, University of Indianapolis
C. Im m igration Policy and Unem ploym ent
Reza Fadaei, National University
D. R elationship Lending and Com pensating
Balances
Emily Breit and Samuel Schreyer, Fort Hays State
University
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hans Isakson, University of Northern Iowa
Xiaoyuan Wang, Texas A&M University
Kevin Chua, Fordham University
Christopher Hoag, Trinity College
35
Friday, October 26, 2012
8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 23
Beale
Arranged by Robert Stanley Herren
Labor Economics I
Chair: Jeffrey Woods, University of Indianapolis
A. Are Chinese W orkers Different? Job Attitudes in
the United States and China
Kevin Neuman, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
B. The Effect of Occupational Choice on the
Earnings of High Skill Im m igrants from China,
India, M ex ico, and the Philippines
Paige Maynard and Michael Seeborg, Illinois Wesleyan
University
C. The Influence of the Great Recession on the
Black-W hite M ale Earnings Gap
Luke Barber and John Walker, University of WisconsinRiver Falls
Discussants:
a. Jennifer Ball, Washbburn University
b. Kathleen Arano, Indiana University Southeast
c. Jeffrey Woods, University of Indianapolis
36
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
Grand Foyer
Coffee Break Sponsored by
37
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 24
Heritage 1
Arranged by Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
Empirical Asset Pricing
Chair: Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
A. Foreign Exchange Ex posure and M arket R isk of
Firm s: Taiw an
Ding Du, Northern Arizona University; Ou Hu,
Youngstown State University; Hong Wu, University of
St. Thomas
B. Consum er Sentim ent, Ex pected Stock R eturns,
and M om entum
Ou Hu, Youngstown State University
C. Persistent Ex change R ate M ovem ents and Stock
R eturns
Ding Du, Northern Arizona University
Discussants:
a. Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
b. Ding Du, Northern Arizona University
c. Ou Hu, Youngstown State University
38
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 25
Heritage 2
Health Economics I
Chair: Dwight Adamson, South Dakota State University
A. Does the Possession of Health Insurance
Incentivize You to Becom e Obese? A Panel
R egression Analysis of USA Population for the
18-25 years age group
Moon Moon Haque, The University of Memphis
B. Effect of R etirem ent on Health of Older
Am ericans
Subhasree Basu Roy, Georgia State University
C. Do Sm oking Bans R educe Tobacco
Consum ption?
Mariya Burdina, University of Central Oklahoma
Discussants:
a. Hal Snarr, North Carolina A&T State University
b. Gary McDonnell, Northern Michigan University
c. VaNee L. VanVleck, California State Univ.-Fresno
39
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 26
Heritage 3
Masters Student II
Chair: Duncan Chembezi, Alabama A & M University
A. Determ inants of Adoption of Genetically
M odified M aize in South Africa
Rebecca Manes, Kansas State University
B. An Analysis of Ghanna’s Banana Exports: A
Dem and Approach
Frank Kyekyeku Nti, Kansas State University
C. Analysis of Structural Changes on Grape
Grow ers’ R eturn Per Ton: A Case Study of Lodi
Garrett Hoemmen, Ira Altman, and Matt Rendleman,
Southern Illinois University
D. Financial Sector Developm ent and Econom ic
Grow th in Selected African Countries
Wengelawit Tessema, Eastern Illinois University
Discussants:
a. Larry Janssen, South Dakota State University
b. Hong Wu, University of St. Thomas
c. Emily Breit, Fort Hays State University
d. Michael Miller, South Dakota State University
40
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 27
Heritage 4
Of Radios, Medical Devices, and Bankruptcies
Chair: Mark Jelavich, Missouri State University
A. The Responsiveness of Share Price to Operating
Cash Flow in M odern Bankruptcies
Brian Jackson and James Briley, Northeastern State
University
B. The Im pact of M ergers and Acquisitions on
Innovation: An Analysis of the M edical Devices
Industry
Vusal Eminli, Purdue University
C. Radio Manufacturing in the United States, 19201970: An Economic History
Bruce Domazlicky, Southeast Missouri State University
Discussants:
a. Caleb Lewis, Purdue University - Calumet
b. Kevin Neuman, Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
c. Andrew Greenland, Purdue University
41
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Session # 28
Memphis
Theoretical Analysis of Macroeconomic Policy
Chair: Richard Anderson, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
A. Im pact of M onetary Policy in the Presence of
Theft
Devika Hazra, Texas A&M University
B. A Dynam ic M arket M odel in Continuous Tim e
Fram ew ork: M icro Level Foundation Stone to
Ex plain M acroeconom ic Fluctuations
Nasreen Nawaz, Michigan State University
C. Optim al Fiscal and M onetary Policy w ith
Heterogeneous Agents and Nonlinear Tax ation
Yulei Peng, Texas A&M University
Discussants:
a. Mark Tuttle, Sam Houston State University
b. Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University
c. Jeffrey Woods, University of Indianapolis
42
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 29
Natchez
Labor Economics II
Chair: Robert Quinn, Northern Michigan University
A. The Dem and for Legal Education
Robert Quinn and Jamie Price Pelley, Northern
Michigan University
B. State M erit-Based Financial Aid Program s and
the M igration Decisions of Individuals
Daniel C. Hickman, Eastern Illinois University
C. Tax es and Supply of Labor by Entrepreneurs
Sanjay Paul, Elizabethtown College
D. An Analysis of Shift W ork: The Unem ploym ent
R ate and Com pensating Differentials
Colene Trent, University of Mississippi
Discussants:
a. Shishan (Sybil) Shi, University of Missouri-Columbia
b. Michael Zimmer, University of Evansville
c. Dan Biederman, University of North Dakota
d. John Walker, University of Wisconsin
43
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 30
St. Louis
Consumer Behavior
Chair: Ishuan Li, Minnesota State University-Mankato
A. An Economic Model of Network Effect of
Consumer Opinions—Word of Mouth—on Movie
Box Office Revenue
Ihsuan Li and Alex Hevern, Minnesota State University,
Mankato
B. Does Brand Diversity Matter to Consumers? (Or
Is It Just Consumer Inertia?)
Xiaoyuan Wang, Texas A&M University
C. Is the State Necessary to Help the Poor?
William J. Corcoran, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Discussant:
a. Mark Frank, Sam Houston State University
b. Susanne Rassouli-Currier, Univ. of Central
Oklahoma
c. In Kyung Kim, Indiana University
44
Friday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 31
Beale
Economics Potpourri III
Chair: Kevin Currier, Oklahoma State University
A. Predicting Election Outcom es in Sub-Saharan
Africa: Econom ic Indicators versus NonEconom ic Indicators
Mavuto Kalulu and Conrad Puozaa, University of
Mississippi
B. Fiscal Consolidation Rethinking: the R ole of
Public Investm ent
Shu-Ling Wang, Indiana University
C. Eliciting Socially Optim al R ankings from Biased
Agents: Tw o Agent Case
Brandon Campbell, Texas A&M University
D. Codes of Conduct, Private Inform ation, and
R epeated Gam es
Juan I. Block and David K. Levine, Washington
University in St. Louis
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Paul Byrne, Washburn University
Tom Scheiding, Cardinal Stritch University
Egren Schuttringer, Michigan State University
Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University
45
Friday, October 26, 2012
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Session # 32
Nashville Room
MVEA Luncheon
Luncheon Speaker:
Michael Zimmer, Professor of Economics and Guthrie May
Endowed Chair in Business
University of Evansville
“Antecedents to Spouse Matching: An Application of
Back to the Future Sampling”
A ticket must be purchased in advance
in order to attend the luncheon
Partially funded by
46
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 33
Heritage 1
Arranged by Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Agricultural Economics
Chair: Scott Fausti, South Dakota State University
A. Do the Benefits of Forest Restoration Outw eigh
Its Costs? A Case Study in Arizona
Xiaobing Zhao, Northern Arizona University
B. Econom ic Analysis of Private and Public Benefits
of Corn, Sw itchgrass, and M ix ed Grass System s
in Eastern South Dakota
Nelly Bourlion, Larry Janssen, and Michael Miller, South
Dakota State University
C. Im plications of Crop R otation Patterns on
Greenhouse Gas M itigation and Com m unity
Econom ic W ell-being
Michael Miller, South Dakota State University
Discussants:
a. Michael Miller, South Dakota State University
b. Jim Gale, Michigan Technological University
c. Xiaobing Zhao, Northern Arizona University
47
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 34
Heritage 2
Room and time available for all
conference participants for
informal discussions, meetings,
or any other casual use.
48
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 35
Heritage 3
Arranged by Dennis Petruska, Youngstown State University
Applied Macroeconomics II
Chair: David Hakes, University of Northern Iowa
A. Forecasting M unicipal W ater Conservation Policy
on the Ogallala Aquifer
Jeffrey A. Edwards, North Carolina A&T University
B. Uncertain Tim es and Predictions of Bank
Failures
Cullen F. Goenner, University of North Dakota
C. Good Tim es, Bad Tim es: The Asym m etric
R esponse of Unem ploym ent to Boom and Bust
Conditions
Margie Tieslau, University of North Texas
D. New Approaches to M onetary Theory
James Andrew Felkerson, University of Missouri-Kansas
City
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cullen Goenner, University of North Dakota
Jeffrey A. Edwards, North Carolina A&T University
Joseph Palardy, Youngstown State University
Frank Kyekyeku Nti, Kansas State University
49
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 36
Heritage 4
Economic Education
Chair: Susanne Rassouli-Currier, Univ. of Central Oklahoma
A. The Effect of High School Shootings on Schools
and Student Perform ance
Louis-Philippe Beland, University of Montreal; Dongwoo
Kim, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B. Guaranteed Transfer Policies and Post-
Secondary Outcom es
Elizabeth Quin, Michigan State University
C. Estim ating the Social Value of Higher Education:
W illingness to Pay for Com m unity and Technical
Colleges
Glenn Blomquist, Christopher Jepsen and Kenneth R.
Troske, University of Kentucky; Paul A. Coomes,
University of Louisville, Brandon C. Koford, Weber
State University
D. Tuition R ates and the Supply Curve in Higher
Education
Karissa Munger, Rock Valley College; and Jessica
Harriger, Western Illinois University
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tesa Leonce, Eastern Illinois University
Xi Tian, Oklahoma State University
John Lajaunie, Nicholls State University
Alice Melkumian, Western Illinois University
50
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 37
Memphis
Theoretical Macroeconomics
Chair: Nasreen Nawaz, Michigan State University
A. M onetary Policy Shifts and the Forw ard Discount
Puzzle
Michael Jettery, Universidad EAFIT and Alex NikolskoRzhevskyy, University of Memphis
B. Im plications of the Theory of Constraints for
M acroeconom ic Policy Effectiveness
Bob Weinstein and Joshua J. Lewer, Bradley University
C. Liquidity, Collateral Constraint and Financial
Interm ediation
Yulei Peng, Texas A&M University
D. R em ittances, M igration, and the Sm all Open
Econom y
Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University and Diego
Vacaflores, Texas State University, San Marcos
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hans Isakson, University of Northern Iowa
Austin Duerfeldt, Northwest Missouri State University
Harold Christensen, Centenary College of Louisiana
Naveen Musunuru, Northwest Missouri State Univ.
51
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 38
Natchez
State and Local Public Finance
Chair: Alfredo A. Romero, North Carolina A&T University
A. Forecasting M issouri Econom ic Activity and Tax
R evenues
Mark Jelavich, Northwest Missouri State University
B. Econom ic Developm ent Incentives, Local
Jurisdictions and Em ploym ent: Does Creating
Jobs Result in M ore Jobs?
Paul Byrne, Washburn University
C. The Effects of Energy Price Shocks on M unicipal
R etail Sales Tax Revenues: An Econom etric Case
Study
Steven L. Green, Baylor University
Discussants:
a. Bruce Domazlicky, Southeast Missouri State Univ.
b. Subhasree Basu Roy, Georgia State University
c. Moon Moon Haque, University of Memphis
52
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 39
St. Louis
The Individual and the Financial Sector
Chair: Sanjay Paul, Elizabethtown College
A. Characteristics of the Unbanked and
Underbanked: An Analysis of the Dem ographic
and Socioeconom ic Characteristics Across Three
Surveys
Elizabeth Breitbach, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B. Student Loans: Overview and Issues
Kelly D. Edmiston, Lara Brooks, and Steven
Shepelwich, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
C. Dem and for Financial Services by R ural and
Urban Households in Ghana
George Mawuli Akpandjar, University of Mississippi
Discussants:
a. Bidisha Lahiri, Oklahoma State University
b. Neil Metz, University of Central Oklahoma
c. Jillian Carr, Texas A&M University
53
Friday, October 26, 2012
1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Session # 40
Beale
Arranged by Robert Stanley Herren, North Dakota State Univ.
Labor Economics III
Chair: John Walker, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
A. The Long-Run Econom ic Im pact of an Institution
of Higher Education: Estim ating the Hum an
Capital Contribution
Kathleen Arano, Indiana University Southeast; and
Tom Johansen, Oklahoma State University
B. She W orks Hard for the M oney: W om en in
K ansas Agriculture
Jennifer Ball, Washburn University
C. Building
an Arm y-the Developm ent
Econom ics M anpow er Force
of
an
Tom Scheiding, Cardinal Stritch University
Discussants:
a. Kevin Neuman, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
b. Michael Seeborg, Illinois Wesleyan University
c. Robert Stanley Herren, North Dakota State
54
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
Foyer
Coffee Break sponsored by
STATA
55
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 41
Heritage 1
International Economics I
Chair: Mukti Upadhyay, Eastern Illinois University
A. The Elusive Effect of Ex change Rate Volatility on
Trade Gravity M odels
Atef Al-Rashidi and Bidisha Lahiri, Oklahoma State
University
B. The Effects of U.S. Inflation on the Phillipines
Kevin C. Chua, Fordham University
C. The Provinces joining in W estern China’s
Developm ent Program Confront the Tradeoff
betw een FDI I nflow and Environm ent
Zhongyi Xiao, Texas Tech University and Yaling
Zhoum, Southwest University (China)
D. Fungibility and the Im pact of Untied
Developm ent Assistance: Evidence from 57
Countries
Leonara A. Brown, Augustana College
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Paul Byrne, Washburn University
Mark Jelavich, Northwest Missouri State University
George Mawuli Akpandjar, University of Mississippi
Matt Ryan, Duquenese University
56
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 42
Heritage 2
International Finance
Chair: Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University
A. Corporate Tax Reform in China
Xi Tian and Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University
B. Integration of China’s Stock M arkets w ith the
W orld
Wei Sun, Grand Valley State University
C. Does System atic Risk Still Exist in the Flat
W orld?
Alice A. Melkumian, Western Illinois University
D. An Em pirical Investigation of the Vulnerability of
Developing Countries to Ex ternal Financial
Crises: The Case of South Africa and Brazil
Tesa E. Leonce, Eastern Illinois University
Discussants:
a. Joshua Lewer, Bradley University
b. Nasreen Nawaz, Michigan State University
c. Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, University of Memphis
d. Yulei Peng, Texas A&M University
57
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 43
Heritage 3
Masters Student III
Chair: Robert Quinn, Northern Michigan University
A. Usage of Electronic Benefit Transfer Services
Farm ers’ M arket in Alabam a
Lalitha Vadlamani, Duncan M. Chembezi and Joseph
Befecadu, Alabama A&M University
B. Ex tent of Electronic Com m erce Am ong
Agribusiness Firm s in Alabam a
Malaika Washington and Duncan M. Chembezi,
Alabama A&M University
C. Collates of Consum er K now ledge and Perception
of the Local Food System in Alabam a
Nyeisha L. Webb, Duncan M. Chembezi, and Joseph
Befecadu, Alabama A&M University
Discussants:
a. Dwight Adamson, South Dakota State University
b. Moon Moon Haque, The University of Memphis
c. Ira Altman, Southern Illinois University
58
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 44
Heritage 4
Agricultural Economics
Chair: Tetyana Beregovska, University of Missouri-Columbia
A. Changing Production Levels in Agricultural
M arkets: R ecent Increases in U.S. Corn
Production
Harold Christensen and Elizabeth Rankin, Centenary
College of Louisiana
B. Em pirical Evidence on the (In-) Efficiency of
Agricultural Com m odity M arkets
Naveen Musunuru, Northwest Missouri State University
C. Plottage R evisited
Hans R. Isakson, University of Northern Iowa
D. The Changing Trends in M issouri Agriculture: An
Overview
Austin Duerfeldt and Naveen Musunuru, Northwest
Missouri State University
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Elizabeth Quin, Michigan State University
Dongwoo Kim, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University
Brandon Koford, Weber State University
59
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 45
Memphis
Macroeconomics
Chair: Jim Gale, Michigan Technological University
A. Using Tim e Varying M onetary Policy Param eters
to Identify Asym m etric Preferences
Patrick Scott, Kansas State University
B. The Illusion of Long Run Policy Induced
Prosperity: a Sim ulation Study
Steve Sturdevant, Forensic Services Corporation
C. Fiscal Policy New s Using a Panel Data Approach
Ceyhun Elgin, Bogazici University and Mario SolisGarcia, Macalester College
D. Com paring the Estim ated Effects of M onetary
Policy Shocks from Quasi-Narrative and VAR
Approaches
Daniel M. Groft, McNeese State University and W.
Douglas McMillin, Louisiana State University
Discussants:
a. Margie Tieslau, University of North Texas
b. Brian Jackson, Northeastern State University
c. Shu-Ling Wang, Indiana University
d. Sanjay Paul, Elizabethtown College
60
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 46
Natchez
Health Economics II
Chair: Nimantha P. Manamperi, Texas Tech University
A. Estim ating M ulti-product Hospital Cost
Efficiencies by Payer Types w ith Quality and
Other Controls
Albert A. Okunade and Ioana Sofia Pacurar, University
of Memphis
B. Tort Reform , M edical Ex penditures, and Patient
Outcom es
Ehren Schuttringer, Michigan State University
C. Does Tim ely Adjudication After DUI Arrest
M atter in California?
Va Nee L. Van Vleck, California State University Fresno
Discussants:
a. Colene Trent, University of Mississippi
b. Jeff Edwards, North Carolina A&T University
c. Mariya Burdina, University of Central Oklahoma
61
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 47
St. Louis
Economics of Crime
Chair: Samuel Raisanen, Central Michigan University
A. Higher Education Subsidies and Positive
Ex ternality: an Ex am ination of Tuition Subsidies
and Pell Grants on Crim e R ates in the United
States
Ihsuan Li and Yuyoung Park, Minnesota State
University, Mankato
B. Neighborhood Incom e Inequality and Property
Crim e
Neil E. Metz, University of Central Oklahoma
C. The Effect of Neighborhood on Crim e: Evidence
from Gentrification Relocations
Jillian Carr, Texas A&M University
Discussants:
a. Elizabeth Breitbach, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
b. Taylor Smith, University of Mississippi
c. Kelly Edmiston, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
62
Friday, October 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Session # 48
Board Room
The Journal of Economics (MVEA)
Editorial Board
Ronald D. Gilbert, Chair
David Hakes, Editor
Robert Stanley Herren, Book Review Editor
Cullen Goenner, Business Editor
63
Friday, October 26, 2012
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Session # 49
Heritage 3
MVEA General Business Meeting
Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University - Moorhead
RECOGNITION OF
2011 MVEA CONFERENCE
GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD WINNERS
Best Graduate Student Paper
Isaac Kalonda-Kanyama
University of Kansas
Distinguished Student Paper
Shali Luo
University of Missouri – Columbia
Notable Student Paper
Chen Wu
University of Oklahoma
64
Friday, October 26, 2012
6:45 – 7:45 p.m.
Session # 50
Location will be announced
at Business Meeting
MVEA President’s Reception
Hosted by Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University–Moorhead
President’s Reception is open to all conference
registrants and their guests
65
Saturday, October 27, 2012
7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
Session # 51
Magnolia Grille
Past MVEA Presidents’ Breakfast
Sponsored by
Hosted by Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Session # 52
Board Room
MVEA Executive Committee Meeting
Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University - Moorhead
66
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 53
Heritage 1
International Economics II
Chair: Wanki Moon, Southern Illinois University
A. Electricity: A Cursed R esource
Craig Broadbent and Devin Long, Illinois Wesleyan
University
B. Product Differentiation and Ex port Success
Yuriy Bots, Purdue University
C. Trade Openness and Agricultural Developm ent
in Haiti
Elsie Despeignes and Wanki Moon, Southern lllinois
University
Discussants:
a. Kuang-Chung Hsu, University of Central Oklahoma
b. Chris Douglas, University of Michigan-Flint
c. Jiajia Guo, Northern Illinois University
67
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 54
Heritage 2
Regulation, Monitoring, and Relationship Lending
Chair: Wei Sun, Grand Valley State University
A. How does the Existence of the M ultiple
R egulators Influence Banking Sector in the U.S.?
Nilufer Ozdemir, University of Mississippi
B. Pay-How -You-Drive: Privacy and M onitoring in
Insurance M arkets
Samuel Raisanen, Central Michigan University
Discussants:
a. Kristie Briggs, Creighton University
b. Mark Melichar, Kansas State University
68
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 55
Heritage 3
Regional Economics I
Chair: Kuo-Liang Chang, South Dakota State University
A. Econom ic Grow th in the State of M issouri:
Ex ploratory Analysis and Cluster Analysis of
Counties’ Earnings per W orker
Tetyana Beregovska, University of Missouri-Columbia
B. R egional Volatility, Industry M ix , and
Interactive Policy Im pact: The Case of K ansas
Bienvenido S. Cortes and Michael McKinnis, Pittsburg
State University
C. State Level Em ploym ent, Accessibility, and
R urality
Casey Abington and Mark Jelavich, Northwest Missouri
State University
D. Source of Incom e during the Business Cycle of
the early 2000s: Com paring Trends am ong
Northw est Indiana, Indiana and the United
States
R. Derek Bjonback, Purdue University-North Central
and Paul McGrath, Purdue University-Calumet
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Carlos Lopes, Midway College
Brian Strow, Western Kentucky University
Kyle D. Dean, Oklahoma State University
Shahina Amin, University of Northern Iowa
69
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 56
Memphis
Monetary Policy and Financial Services
Chair: Tesa E. Leonce, Eastern Illinois University
A. The W ealth and Credit Channels of M onetary
Transm ission: Evidence from a Dynam ic
Stochastic General Equilibrium Approach
Menelik Geremew, Texas Tech University
B. New Century Financial Corporation: A Statistical
Analysis of the Loan Perform ance Data
Tanja F. Blackstone, Kristy Van Rensselaer, University
of North Alabama; and Jerry Crabb, SAS, Inc.
C. M onetary Policy Evaluation w ith R eal Tim e Data:
U.S.A. and its Trading Neighbors
Amlan Datta, University of Memphis
Discussants:
a. Jing Zhang, University of Mississippi
b. Matthew Philip Makofske, University of Mississippi
c. Mario Solis-Garcia, Macalester College
70
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 57
Natchez
International Macroeconomics
Chair: Joseph J. French, University of Northern Colorado
A. Linkage Betw een Econom ic Grow th and
R em ittance: Evidence from Asia
Nazneen Ahmad, Weber State University and Joseph J.
French, University of Northern Colorado
B. Determ inants of Inflation in the Chinese
Econom y
Yuexing Lan and Evan Moore, Auburn University Montgomery
C. Do BR IC Countries R espond to Global Financial
Stress in their M onetary Policy Settings?: A
Tim e Varying Policy Analysis
Nimantha P. Manamperi, Texas Tech University
Discussants:
a. Ehren Schuttringer, Michigan State University
b. Xiang Wu, Kansas State University
c. Hojin Jung, University of Oklahoma
71
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 58
St. Louis
Demographic Economics
Chair: Neil Metz, University of Central Oklahoma
A. An Analysis of the Im pact of One’s Ow n Sibling
Spacing on Parental Decisions M ade Later in Life
Luis Gonzalez and Attila Cseh, Valdosta State
University, Brandon Koford, Weber State University
B. Fertility and Sibling Spacing
Attila Cseh, Luis Gonzalez, Valdosta State University;
Brandon Koford, Weber State University
C. Child Care Pricing and Parent Characteristics
Jennifer Hafer, University of Arkansas
D. Divorce Law s and Spousal Hom icide: An
Ex am ination of R acial Differences
Jessica Harriger and Kayla Duley, Western Illinois
University
Discussants:
a. Michael Zimmer, University of Evansville
b. C. Patrick Scott, Kansas State University
c. Yan Li, University of Mississippi
d. Brandon Campbell, Texas A&M University
72
Saturday, October 27, 2012
8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Session # 59
Heritage 4
Environmental Economics
Chair: Jillian Carr, Texas A&M University
A. Greenhouse Gas Em issions and Efficiency in the
Agricultural Section (Sector?)
Yan Heng and Katie Teague, Kansas State University
B. Testing for a Deontological Bias in Contributing
Tow ards the Provision of a W ater-Quality
M onitoring Program : An Ex perim ental
Ex am ination of the Occurrence of Zero Values
Michael A. Spencer, Minnesota State University Mankato
C. Som e W elfare Properties of Tradable Green
Certificate System s
Kevin Currier, Oklahoma State University
Discussants:
a. Conrad Puozaa, University of Mississippi
b. Wenxian Xu, University of Mississippi
c. Reza Varjavand, St. Xavier University-Chicago
73
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
West Foyer
Coffee Break sponsored by
Missouri Valley Economic Association
74
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 60
Heritage 1
International Economics III
Chair: Mario Solis-Garcia, Macalester College
A. How Do Labor Unions R espond to International
Outsourcing?
Kuang-Chung Hsu, University of Central Oklahoma,
Yungho Weng, National Chengchi University; FangChiu Tu, Chihlee Institute of Technology
B. The Im pact of W ives’ Earnings on Fam ily
Earnings Inequality in Bangladesh
Shahina Amin and Imam Alam, University of Northern
Iowa; and Shakil Quayes, University of Massachusetts,
Lowell
C. The Im pact of Countries’ Institutional
Environm ent on Firm s’ Propensity and Volum e of
Trade
Kristie Briggs, Creighton University
Discussants:
a. Teshome Abebe, Eastern Illinois University
b. Wanki Moon, Southern Illinois University
c. Yuriy Bots, Purdue University
75
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 61
Heritage 2
Economics Potpourri IV
Chair: Michael Miller, South Dakota State University
A. Strategic Bidding and Contract Renegotiation
Hojin Jung, Georgia Kosmopoulou, University of
Oklahoma; Carlos Lamarche, University of Kentucky;
and Richard Sicotte, University of Vermont
B. Com m ittee Bias and M arket Inefficiency,
Evidence from the NCAA M en’s Basketball
Tournam ent
Chris Douglas, University of Michigan-Flint
C. Effects and Volatility Feedback Effects
Jiajia Guo, Northern Illinois University
D. Union Density’s Effect on Labor’s Share in U.S.
M anufacturing: A Dynam ic Panel Estim ation
Matthew Philip Makofske, The University of Mississippi
Discussants:
a. Mark Frank, Sam Houston State University
b. Menelik Geremew, Texas Tech University
c. Steve Sturdevant, Forensic Services Corporation
d. Craig Broadbent, Illinois Wesleyan University
76
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 62
Heritage 3
Economic History
Chair: Dennis Petruska, Youngstown State University
A. 1776: A Sub-optim al Year for Am erican
Independence
Brian Strow and Claudia Strow, Western Kentucky
University
B. National Bank W indow Dressing and the Call
Loan M arket, 1865-1872
Christopher Hoag, Trinity College
C. Unobserved Heterogeneity and Bias in Tests of
the Leviathan Hypothesis
Carlos Lopes, Midway College
Discussants:
a. R. Derek Bjonback, Purdue University North Central
b. Casey Abington, Northwest Missouri State University
c. Amlan Datta, University of Memphis
77
Saturday, October 26, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 63
Memphis
Masters Student IV
Chair: Ken Brown, University of Northern Iowa
A. The Effects of Fam ily Structure During
Adolescence on Educational Attainm ent
Jordan Calderone, Eastern Illinois University
B. Broadband Adoption in Illinois
Jonathan Cape and Ira Altman, Southern Illinois
University
C. The Effects of Additional Funding on Educational
Attainm ent: Evidence from the South Carolina
Education Lottery
Kate Sroka, Eastern Illinois University
Discussants:
a. Duncan M. Chembezi, Alabama A&M University
b. Yan Heng, Kansas State University
c. Michael Spencer, Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato
78
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 64
Natchez
Natural Resources
Chair: Matt Ryan, Duquenese University
A. Oil Price Shocks and China’s Econom y: Based on
the Data After Financial Crisis
Xiang Wu, Northeast Dianli University
B. U.S. State-Level Effects of Oil Price Shocks on
Econom ic Activity and Unem ploym ent from 1976
to 2011: Asym m etric R esponses and How the Oil
Price-M acroeconom y R elationship Has Changed
Mark Melichar, Kansas State University
C. Business Cycle Effects on the Rate of Return on
Gold
Malek Lashgari and Lillian Kamal, University of Hartford
Discussants:
a. Yuexing Lan, Auburn University
b. Samuel Raisanen, Central Michigan University
c. Nilefur Ozdemir, University of Mississippi
79
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 65
St. Louis
Regional Economics II
Chair: Leonara A. Brown, Augustana College
A. Differential Disam enity Effects of Local Tax
Com binations
Kyle D. Dean and Russell R. Evans, Oklahoma City
University
B. Approach of R ollings-origin and Fix ed-origin
Evaluation for Forecasting R ates: Application to
Ohio
Yan Li, University of Mississippi
C. M onetary Policy and the Housing M arket During
the Last Decades
Jing Zhang, University of Mississippi
Discussants:
a. Bienvenido S. Cortes, Pittsburg State University
b. Luis J. Gonzalez, Valdosta State University
c. Kevin Currier, Oklahoma State University
80
Saturday, October 27, 2012
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session # 66
Heritage 4
Arranged by Kuo-Liang Chang, South Dakota State University
Consumer and Rural Economics Studies
Chair: Kuo-Liang Chang, South Dakota State University
A. Fisheries-to-School Program in Alaska:
Perspective of Food Service Directors
Pei Xu, California State Univ.-Fresno; Andrea Bersamin,
Quentin Fong, Bret Luick, University of AlaskaFairbanks, and Betty Izumi, Portland State Univ.
B. Chinese Consum ers’ Acceptance of Quality and
Safety Labeled Pork
Pei Xu, Zhigang Wang, and Todd Lone, California State
University - Fresno
C. The Rent Gradient of a R ural College Tow n
George Langelett, Tim Meyer, and Kuo-Liang Chang,
South Dakota State University
D. Consum er Characteristics and Household Food
Choices: An Alm ost Ideal Dem and System Case
Study in South Dakota
Kuo-Liang Chang, South Dakota State University, and
Chiang-Meng Chen, National Chi-Nan Univ., Taiwan
Discussants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
George Langelett, South Dakota State University
Kuo-Liang Chang, South Dakota State University
Pei Xu, California State University-Fresno
Tim Meyer, South Dakota State University
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INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Abington, Casey
55, 62
Abraham, Fred
52
Abebe, Teshome
60
Adamson, Dwight W. (Bill)
16, 25, 43
Ahmad, Nazneen
57
Akinfenwa, Samson Olá
1, 10
Akpandjar, George Mawuli
39, 41
Alam, Imam
60
Allensworth, Camille
1
Al-Rashidi, Atef
41
Altman, Ira
26, 43, 63
Amin, Shahina
55, 60
Anderson, Richard G.
15, 17, 28, 52
Andrews, Kim
2, 18
Arano, Kathleen
23, 40
Ball, Jennifer
2, 9, 23, 40, 52
Barber, Luke
23
Bascompte, Artur
14
82
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Basu Roy, Subhasree
25, 38
Becker, Klaus
9, 21
Beeman, Daniel
3, 9
Befecadu, Joseph
43
Beland, Louis-Philippe
36
Bellamy, Ping Ying
19
Belley, Philippe
4, 12
Beregovska, Tetyana
44, 55
Bermel, Alex
14
Bersamin, Andrea
66
Biederman, Daniel K.
5, 12, 29
Bjonback, R. Derek
55, 62
Black, David
1, 8
Blackburne, Edward F.
52
Blackstone, Tanja
19, 56
Block, Juan I.
13, 31
Blomquist, Glenn
36
Bold, Frederick
16
Bots, Yuriy
53, 60
83
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Bourlion, Nelly
33
Brazelton, Robert
16
Breit, Emily
22, 26
Breitbach, Elizabeth
39, 47
Briggs, Kristie
54, 60
Briley, James
27
Broadbent, Craig
53, 61
Brooks, Lara
39
Brown, Ken
4, 11, 21, 63
Brown, Leonara
41, 65
Bumpass, Donald
6, 13, 21
Burdina, Mariya
7, 25, 46
Byrne, Paul
19, 31, 38, 41
Calderone, Jordan
63
Campbell, Brandon
31, 58
Campbell, Douglas
18
Cape, Jonathan
63
Carr, Jillian
39, 47, 59
Chang, Kuo-Liang
55, 66
84
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Chaplin, David
21
Chembezi, Duncan M.
26, 43, 63
Chen, Chiang-Meng
66
Christensen, Harold R.
37, 44
Chua, Kevin
3, 22, 41
Cicarelli, James
3, 12, 22
Coomes, Paul
36
Corcoran, William
30
Cordoba, Juan Carlos
5
Cortes, Bienvenido
55, 65
Couch, Jim
8
Crabb, Jerry
56
Cseh, Attila
31, 58
Currier, Kevin M.
6, 31, 59, 65
Datta, Amlan
56, 62
Davis, Allison
14
De Los Santos, Babur I.
9
Dean, Kyle
55, 65
de Souza, Ivan
14
85
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Del Vecchio, Micah
3, 10, 19
Despeignes, Elsie
53
Domazlicky, Bruce
19, 27, 38, 52
Douglas, Christopher
53, 61
Du, Ding
24
Duerfeldt, Austin
37, 44
Duley, Kayla
58
Edmiston, Kelly
39, 47
Edwards, Jeffrey
35, 46
Egyer, Humphrey
16
Elgin, Ceyhun
45
Eminli, Vusal
9, 19, 27
Enami, Ali
10
Evans, Russell
65
Fadaei, Reza
3, 22
Fanguy, Ronnie
20
Fausti, Scott W.
7, 16, 24, 33, 52
Fawaz, Fadi A.
4, 11
86
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Felkerson, James A.
15, 35
Flores, Oscar
5, 15, 49, 50, 51, 52
Fong, Quentin
66
Foster, Mark
8
Frank, Mark W.
18, 30, 61
French, Joseph
57
Friesner, Dan
19
Furnells, Albert
14
Gabriel, Paul
21
Gale, Jim
33, 45
Garcia, Jaime
14
Geremew, Menelik
56, 61
Ghent, Linda
2, 18, 52
Gilbert, Ron
20, 48, 52
Ginn, Vance
13, 18
Goenner, Cullen
35, 48
Gonzalez, Luis J.
58, 65
Gosser, Alex
1, 10
Green, Steven
11, 38
87
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Green, William
21
Greenland, Andrew
9, 27
Groft, Daniel
20, 45
Guo, Jiajia
53, 61
Gurtunca, Esen
10, 22
Hafer, Jennifer
2, 18, 58
Hakes, David
17, 35, 48
Haque, Moon Moon
25, 38, 43
Harriger, Jessica
36, 44, 58
Havet, Nathalie
12
Hazra, Devika
20, 28
Heng, Yan
6, 59, 63
Hevern, Alex
30
Herren, Robert (Stan)
6, 12, 23, 40, 48
Hickman, Daniel
29
Hoag, Christopher
22, 62
Hoemmen, Garrett
26
Hsu, Kuang-Chung
53, 60
Hu, Ou
24
88
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Huang, Sara Shouyuan
7, 21
Hull, Brooks
16
Hussey, Andrew
6, 9, 18
Iglesias, Eduardo
14
Isakson, Hans
22, 37, 44
Izumi, Betty
66
Jackson, Brian
20, 27, 45
Jackson, Jay Xavaire
14
Jansen, Dennis
28, 37, 42
Janssen, Larry
26, 33
Jelavich, Mark
27, 38, 41, 55
Jepsen, Christopher
36
Jettery, Michael
37
Johansen, Tom
40
Johnson, Patricia
16
Jumakuliyeva, Guncha
12
Jung, Hojin
57, 61
Kalulu, Mavuto
7, 10, 31
Kamal, Lillian
64
89
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Karahan, Gokhan
8
Karney, Daniel
5, 13
Kemme, David
15
Kidane, Daniel
5, 13
Kim, Dongwoo
36, 44
Kim, In Kyung
3, 9, 30
King, Brett
8
Koford, Brandon C.
36, 44, 58
Kosmopoulou, Georgia
61
Kugler, Penny
2
Kurkalova, Lyubov
4
Lacroix, Guy
12
Lahiri, Bidisha
39, 41
Lajaunie, John
20, 36
Lamarche, Carlos
61
Lan, Yuexing
57, 64
Langelett, George
16, 66
Lashgari, Malek
64
Lawrence, Shari
20
90
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Leonce, Tesa E.
36, 42, 56
Levine, David
31
Lewer, Joshua J.
37, 42
Lewis, Caleb
2, 18, 27
Li, Ihsuan
5, 12, 30, 47
Li, Yan
58, 65
Liu, Xiying
5, 12
Lone, Todd
66
Long, Devin
53
Lopes, Carlos
55, 62
Luick, Bret
66
Lukongo, Onyumbe
5, 11, 19
Makofske, Matthew
56, 61
Malone, Keith
8
Manamperi, Nimantha
46, 57
Manes, Rebecca
26
Maynard, Paige
23
McDonnell, Gary
3, 9, 25
91
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
McGrath, Paul
55
McKinnis, Michael
55
McMillin, W. Douglas
45
Melichar, Mark
54, 64
Melkumian, Alice A.
36, 42
Mendoza, Sergio
21
Metz, Neil
39, 47, 58
Meyer, Jacob
1
Meyer, Tim
66
Michel, Norbert
20
Miles, William
17
Miller, Michael
26, 33, 61
Miller, Phil
52
Moon, Wanki
53, 60
Moore, Evan
57
Munasib, Abdul
42
Munger, Karissa
36
Musunuru, Naveen
37, 44
Nawaz, Nasreen
28, 37, 42
92
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Neuman, Kevin
23, 27, 40
Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, Alex
6, 37, 42
Nleya, Thandi
16
Nti, Frank Kyekyeku
26, 35
Nuckols, Dan
52
Okunade, Albert
46
Olsen, Kenneth
16
Opare, Edwin
10
Ozdemir, Nilufer
20, 54, 64
Pacurar, Ioana Sofia
6, 21, 46
Palardy, Joseph
17, 35
Papachristou, Pat
1, 14
Park, Yuyoung
1, 47
Parvez, Md Rezwanul
16
Paul, Sanjay
29, 39, 45
Pelley, Jamie Price
29
Peng,Yulei
4, 28, 37, 42
Petruska, Dennis
17, 35, 62
Puozaa, Conrad
7, 31, 59
93
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Qasmi, Bashir
16
Quayes, Shakil
60
Quin, Elizabeth
36, 44
Quinn, Robert
29, 43
Raisanen, Samuel
47, 54, 64
Rankin, Elizabeth L.
44
Rassouli-Currier, Susanne
2, 18, 30, 36
Ratanamaneichat, Chiratus
12
Rendleman, Matt
26
Rezek, Jon
11, 19
Rickertsen, John
16
Riley, Blake
4, 13
Ripoll, Marla
5
Romero, Alfredo
4, 11, 19, 38
Ryan, Matt
21, 41, 64
Scheiding, Thomas
31, 40
Schilling, Donald
15
Schreyer, Samuel
12, 22
Schuttringer, Ehren
31, 46, 57
94
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Scott, Patrick
45, 58
Seeborg, Michael
1, 23, 40
Shang, Xia
6, 11
Shepelwich, Steven
39
Shi, Shishan (Sybil)
6, 29
Shipp, Alex
14
Sicotte, Richard
61
Smith, Taylor
11, 47
Snarr, Hal
7, 19, 25
Solis-Garcia, Mario
45, 56, 60
Spencer, Michael
59, 63
Sroka, Kate
63
Strow, Brian
55, 62
Strow,Claudia
62
Sturdevant, Steve
45, 61
Sun, Bixuan
1
Sun, Wei
20, 42, 54
Surdam, David
21
Swanson, James
2
95
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Tan, Fei
4, 9
Teague, Katie
59
Tessema, Wengelawit
26
Tian, Xi
36, 42
Tieslau, Margie
17, 35, 45
Trent, Colene
6, 29, 46
Troske, Kenneth
36
Tu, Fang-Chiu
60
Tuttle, Mark
13, 21, 28
Upadhyay, Mukti
41
Vacaflores, Diego
37
Vadlamani, Lalitha
43
Van der Sluis, Evert
10
Van Vleck, Va Nee
25, 46
Van Rensselaer, Kristy
56
Vargas, Andres
5
Varjavand, Reza
10, 22, 59
Vijverberg, Chu-Ping
17
Von Ende, Eleanor T.
9
96
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Wade, Tara
4, 13
Walker, John
23, 29, 40
Walker, Todd
4
Wang, Shu-Ling
20, 31, 45
Wang, Xiaoyuan
22, 30
Wang, Zhigang
66
Washington, Malaika
43
Webb, Nyeisha
43
Weinstein, Bob
37
Weng, Yungho
60
Woods, Jeffrey
23, 28
Wu, Hong
24, 26
Wu, Xiang
57, 64
Xiao, Zhongyi
21, 41
Xu, Pei
66
Xu, Wenxian
7, 20, 59
Zeng, Junchuan Jesse
4, 13
Zhang, Jing
56, 65
97
INDEX
PARTICIPANT
SESSION
Zhang, Shishu
7, 13
Zhao, Xiaobing
33
Zhoum, Yaling
41
Zhu, Zhen
2
Zimmer, Michael
29, 32, 58
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