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Thursday 8:30 – 9:45

EC 01:  ECONOMIC THOUGHT

Chair:  Joan Osborne, Palo Alto College

1.  “A note on Jean-Baptiste Say's Views Regarding Money and Credit,” Kenneth Sanders, Eastern New Mexico University

2.  “A Retrospective Look at the Kennedy-Johnson Council of Economic Advisers’ Attitudes  Regarding Phillips Curve Tradeoffs,” Robert Stanley Herren, North Dakota State University

3. “Past Tense: Views of History, Progress, and Value in Stuart and Smith,” Aida Ramos, University of Notre Dame

Discussants:  Betsy Jane Clary, College of Charleston

                           Joan Osborne, Palo Alto College

Thursday 8:30 – 9:45

EC 02:  INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF GOODS AND FACTORS OF PRODUCTION

Chair:  Christopher A Erickson, New Mexico State University

1.  “Cultural Distance and the Immigrant-Trade Link,” Roger White, Franklin and Marshall College

2.  “Geographic and Income Anatomy of International Exports,” Farhang Niroomand and Edward Nissan, University of Southern Mississippi

3. “Imports and the Demand for Foreign Exchange: Evidence from Jamaican Survey Data,” Tamalia Evony Franklin, University of the West Indies – Mona

4.  “Capital Inflow, Dutch Disease Effects and Monetary Policy in a Small Open Economy, Emmanuel Lartey, California State University-Fullerton

Discussants:  Mustafa Kilinic, University of California-Los Angeles

                         Christopher Erickson, New Mexico State University

                        Luisa Del Rocio Blanco Rayna, University of Oklahoma

Thursday 8:30-9:45

EC 03  INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Chair:  Yong Bao, University of Texas-San Antonio

1.  “An Analysis of Inequality, Human Development, and Economic Growth,” Sukhwinder Bagi, Bloomsburg University

2.  “Diversity and Economic Performance: A Study of Indian States,” Hiranya K Nath, Sam Houston State University

3.  “Growth, Inequality and Poverty: An Analysis of Violence in Colombia,”  Alexander Cotte Poveda. University Salle

4.  “Economics of Discrimination,” Palakh Jani, University of New Delhi

Discussants:  Yong Bao, University of Texas-San Antonio

                           Wei Lin, University of Texas-Dallas

Thursday 8:30-9:45

EC 04:  POLITICAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Chair:  Bill Ballard, Wayland Baptist University

1.  “Turnout and Government Performance; A Formal Model,” Leonardo Gatica, Skidmore College

2.  “Political Competition and Employment; A Formal Model of the Provision of Public Goods Politics,” Georgina Soto, Universidad de Guadalajara

3.  “Economic Convergence in the EU: The Impact of the EU Structural Funds, Institutions, and Governance,” Justin T Mausel, University of Texas-Dallas

4.  “Civil Society, Social Capital and Sustainable Development for Transition Economies,” Fjorentina Angjellari-Dajci, Rollins College

Discussants:  Bill Ballard, Wayland Baptist University

  Anthony Christopher Homan, US Coast Guard

Thursday 10:00-11:15

EC 05  AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC MODELS AND POLICIES

Chair:  Sanford Calvin Marble, University of Texas-Austin

1.  “Comparing the Competitiveness of Genetically Modified Crops in the Specific Factors Model, John Kagochi, Auburn University and Mostafa Malki, University of Texas- Brownsville

2.  “Groundwater Contamination from Agricultural Pesticides: Issues and Policy Options,” Naveen Musumuru, The University of Louisiana-Monroe

3.  “Costs of Producing Ethanol from a Lignocellulosic Biomass,” Randall D Little and David P Busby, Mississippi State University

4.  “A dynamic economic model of rancher's joint response to an invasive alien weed,” Kristine M Grimsrud and Jamie Chermak, University of New Mexico

Discussants:  Sanford Calvin Marble, University of Texas-Austin

                        Joselito Estrada, Texas A&M University-Galveston

Thursday 10-11:15

EC 06  INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Chair:  Patricia Berbia,  Ernst and Young

1.  “The Wealth Effects of Bank Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin American Targets,” Felice Policastro and Anthony Negbenebor, Gardner-Webb University

2.  “Asymmetric information in Stock Market: Evidence from China’s Stock Market,”  Cheng Liu, University of Kentucky

3.  “Channels of financial spillovers in the global markets,” Veysel Ulusoy and Rita Madarassy, Bahcesehir University

4.  “Spot price dynamic linkage among international crude oil markets,  Wei Huang and David Bessler, Texas A & M University- College Station

5.  “An Empirical Study of Business Knowledge Transfer for Small Business Sustainability,” Anthony Negbenebor, Gardner-Webb University, and Jonathan Elimimian, Albany State University

Discussants:  Patricia Berbia, Ernst and Young

                          Adnan Daghestan, Barry University

                          Anthony D Nikias, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Thursday 10:00-11:15

EC 07  EDUCATION ECONOMICS

Chair:  Laura Connolly, University of Northern Colorado

1.  “Integrating Salemi and Siegfried's Learning Objectives.into the General Economics Education Courses,” Patricia E Graham and Christine Marston, University of Northern Colorado

2.  “Analysis of Student Performance in Economics Courses,” Jerry Dunn, and Harry Nowka, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

3.  “Teaching Undergraduate Money and Banking: T-Bill Auctions and Stock Market Models,” Daniel Earl Saros, Valparaiso University

4.  “The effectiveness of teacher professional development workshops: Econometric Evidence,” Benjamin Matta and Julio Cesar Aguirre-Carmona New Mexico State University

Discussants:  Laura Connolly, University of Northern Colorado

                           Ethiopia Keleta, Texas State University

Thursday  11:30 – 12:45

EC 08  ECONOMETRIC AND QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS

Chair:  Kristine M Grimsrud, University of New Mexico

1.  “Priming via Instruction in Economic Trust Games,” Stephanie M Brewer, and Zoe K Thorkildsen, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2.  “Testing Convergence in Income Distribution,” Young Bao, University of Texas-San Antonio, and Shatakshee Dhongde, Rochester Institute of Technology

3.  “Tax evasion, tax competition and gains from nondiscrimination when investors are not indifferent,” Xuejun Wang, Southwestern College

4.  “A Methodology  for Multidimensional Impact Analysis,” Palmer W Smith University of Texas-Tyler

5. .” The Economics of Ideas: Theory and Evidence,” Jared Franz, University of Illinois

Discussants:  Kristine M Grimsrud, University of New Mexico

                            Monica Das, Skidmore College     

                           Javier Pedro Moreno, Tyson de Mexico

Thursday 11:30-12:45

EC 09  INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION ISSUES

Chair:  Edward Sayre, Agnes Scott College

1.  “An estimate of the economic burden of Diabetes and Hypertension in the Caribbean,” Abdullahi Abdulkadri, University of the West Indies-Mona

2.  “Is Pre Natal Discrimination Against Girls a Substitute for Post Natal Discrimination,? Shwetlena Sabarwa and Paul Glewewe, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

3.  “Effects of Family Structure on Child Body Weight,” Yanjun Bao, University of Illinois-Chicago

Discussants:  Edward Sayre, Agnes Scott College

                   Va Nee L Van Vleck, California State University-Fresno

Thursday 11:30-12:45

EC 10  INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ISSUES

Chair:  Farhang Niroomand, University of Southern Mississippi

1.  “South Asia Free Trade Area Agreement: Implementation Hurdles,” Prahlad Kasturi, Radford University

2.  “International Industrial Integration: The Case of the Maquila Industry,” Christopher Erickson, New Mexico State University

3.  “The Debts on Life: An Econometric Analysis of External Debt Service and Economic Growth, Naderah Kimberley Gray-Farquharson, University of the West Indies-Mona

4.  “Global Reporting of Reserves: Oil and Gas Extractive Industry,” Tahany Naggar and Ali Naggar, West Chester University

Discussants:  Farhang Niroomand, University of Southern Mississippi Mark Tuttle, Sam Houston State University

Thursday 1:00-2:15

EC 11  GENERAL MACROECONOMICS I

Chair:  Chengyu Yang, University of Central Florida

1.  “Use of Federal Home Loan Bank Advances By Agricultural Banks, 2001-2006,” John E Martinez and Roy Patin,  Midwestern State University and Douglas McNeil, McNeese State University

2.  “Demand for Money in Jamaica: An application of ECM and VECM,” Abiodun O Folawewo, University of the West Indies-Mona

3,  “The Feldstein-Horioka Puzzle Revisited,” Yi- Tsung  Wu, Binghamton  University

Discussants:  Chengyu Yang, University of Central Florida

                Margot Claudette Quijano, University of Texas-San Antonio

Thursday 1:00-2:15

EC 12  HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Chair:  Elsaudi Mohamed, Tougaloo College

1.  “What is the burden of health insurance on industry profitability?’ Rose M  Rubin and Cyril F Chang, University of Memphis

2.  “The Impact of Economic Status and Race on Health Outcomes for inpatient CABG Procedures,” Roe Ann Roberts, Chris Bain, and Kirk Harlow,  Midwestern State.University

3.  “Investment, Expectations, And Accountability in Texas Public Higher Education,” Ethiopia Keleta and Emlyn Norman, Texas State University

Discussants:  Elsaudi Mohamed, Tougaloo College
                           Andres J Vargas, Texas Tech University  

Thursday 1:00-2:15

EC 13  INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

Chair:  David Edwin Harrington, Kenyon College

1.  “Industrial Structure of the General Merchandisers Business,” George Carter, and Edward Nissan, University of Southern Mississippi

2.  “Has the Modification to the Mexican Revenue-Sharing Formula Been Effective?” Pablo Camacho-Gutierrez, Texas A&M International University

3.  “A Re-examination of Competition and Fragility in a Banking Industry,” Subhra Bhattacharjee, Iowa State University

4.  “Financial Variables consistent with high levels of financial leverage in firms having the greatest growth potential,” Adnan Daghestani, and Bruce Payne, Barry University

Discussants:  David Edwin Harrington, Kenyon College

                           Richard V Adkisson, New Mexico State University

Thursday 2:30-3:45

EC 14  ECONOMIC THOUGHTS PAST AND PRESENT

Joint Session with the Association for Social Economics

Chair: Joan Osborne, Palo Alto College

1.  “Adam Smith and the Living Wage,” Betsy Jane Clary, College of Charleston

2.  “Are the Costs of the Business Cycle “Trivially Small?” Greg Hannsgen,  Levy Institute of Bard College

Discussant: Joan Osborne, Palo Alto College

Thursday 2:30-3:45

EC 15  GLOBAL LABOR ECONOMIC ISSUES

Chair:  Andres J Vargas, Texas Tech University

1.  “Impact of Unemployment Insurance Benefits on Work Related Decisions,” Amaechi Nkemakolem Nwaokoro, Albany State University

2.  “On Outsourcing and Wage Differential: a theoretical analysis.,” Emmanuel Alanis and Margot Claudette Quijano, University of Texas-San Antonio

3.  “Displacement-Related Earning Losses: Evaluating Trade Adjustment Assistance and wage insurance,” Roger White, Franklin and Marshall College

4.  “Intraindustry trade and labor adjustment: the case of NAFTA,” Veysel Ulusoy, and Rita Madarassy, Bahcesehir University

5.  “Borderplex Migration Modeling,” Thomas M Fullerton, University of Texas-El Paso and Martha Patricia Barraza de Anda, Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juarez

Discussants:  Andres J  Vargas, Texas Tech University

                           Alexander Cotte Poveda, University Salle

Thursday 2:30-3:45

EC 16  URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS

Chair:  Marilyn K Spencer, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

1.  “The effect of Hurricanes on Income and Employment Multipliers,” Charles A Campbell, Mississippi State University

2.  “Comparative Study of the Economic Transformation of Rust Belt Provinces and States of China and the U.S.,” Yaowu Song, Michigan State University

3.  “Regional Index of Leading Indicators,” James Owens, Midwestern State University

4.  “Aggregate Regional Retail Forecast Accuracy,” Brian Wayne Kelley and Thomas M Fullerton, University of Texas-El Paso

Discussants: Marilyn K Spencer, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

                       George Carter, University of Southern Mississippi           

Thursday 2:30-3:45

EC 17  UNDERGRADUATES I OUR FUTURE

Chair:  Jerry Dun, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

1.  “Benjamin Bernanke's Effect on Monetary Policy at the United States Federal Reserve, Aaron Roy Dighton, Coe College

2.  “Correspondence Testing of Racial Discrimination in Oklahoma Labour Markets,” Jonathan Robert McFadden, University of Oklahoma

3.  “The Opportunity Costs of Attending Law School,” Tracey Freiberg,  Coe College

4.  “Advertising Effects on Nonprofit Hospital Behavior,” Ashish Rajghanda, Coe College

5.  “Predicting Presidential Approval : What a Gas!,” Jonathan Alexander University of Northern Colorado

Discussants:  Johnny Garcia,  Wayland Baptist University

                            Michael Hand, University of New Mexico

             Nadine Sylvia Thompson, University of the West Indies-Mona

Friday 8:30-9:45

EC 18  FINANCIAL ECONOMICS DOMESTIC

Chair:  Veysel Ulusoy, Bahcesehir University

1.  “Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Emerging Countries: New Firm Level Data for Brazil,” Patricia Berbia, Ernst & Young

2.  “An analysis of the financial characteristics of firms identified as having the highest return to equity,” Adnan Daghestan,  and Bruce Payne, Barry University

3.  “The “Unlevered” Equity Risk Premium,” Margot Claudette Quijano, University of Texas-San Antonio

4.  “The Effects of Aggregation on Fairness in a Capital Budget Setting,” Anthony D Nikias, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Discussants:  Veysel Ulusoy, Bahcesehir University

                            Felice Policastro, Gardner-Webb University

                            Cheng Liu, University of Kentucky

Friday 8:30-9:45

EC 19  EXCHANGE RATE THEORY AND POLICIES

Chair:  Jamus Jerome Lim, Centre College

1.  “Political Risk and the Exchange Rate: An Exploration with a Regime Switching   l Model,” Jamus Jerome Lim, Centre College

2.  “Arbitrage Cost and the Forward Premium Puzzle,” Liang Ding, Macalester  College

3.  “Financial Fragility and Exchange Rate Regimes in a Small Open Economy,” Wen-Yao Wang and Paula Hernandez, Texas A & M University

4.  “Sectoral Asymmetries, Currency Mismatch and Sudden Stops,” Mustafa Kilinc,University of California-Las Angeles

Discussants:  Jamus Jerome Lim, Centre College

                Tamalia Evony Franklin, University of the West Indies-Mona

Friday 10:00-11:15

EC 20: Southwestern Economics Association

Plenary Session

Fred Mondragon
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Director of Economic Development

City of Albuquerque

Friday 11:30-12:45

EC 21:  HEALTH ECONOMICS DOMESTIC

Chair:  Dominique Halaby, Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement

1.  “Death of the Autopsy: Is Better Imaging Technology or Cost Cutting to Blame?” Edward A Sayre, Agnes Scott College and David E Harrington, Kenyon College

2.  “Prying Eyes & DUIs: Citizen Rewards and DUI Incidents in a Central California City,” Va Nee L Van Vleck, California State University-Fresno and Garland Brinkley, Touro University-California

3.  “The Impact of Welfare Reform on Non-profit Provision of Social Services,” Laura Connolly, University of Northern Colorado

Discussants:  Dominique Halaby, Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement

                        Rose M Rubin, University of Memphis

Friday 11:30-12:45

EC 22:  LAW AND ECONOMICS

Chair:  Sanford Calvin Marble, University of Texas-Austin

1.  “Securing Creditors’ Interests in International Financing of Sovereign Debtors,” Ghenadie Cretu, International Organization for Migration

2.  “An Economic Analysis of the Texas View of Exculpatory Clauses: Information Asymmetries and Their Impact,” Stuart T MacDonald, and Kris R Tilker, Midwestern State University

3.  “A Survey of the Status of Supply Substitutability in U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Cases,” Anthony J Greco, University of Louisiana- Lafayette

4.  “The Underdevelopment of China's Corporate Bond Market: a Perspective from the Regulators,” Jiuyan Cheng, Tsinghua University and Wei Lin, University of Texas-Dallas

Discussants:  Sanford Calvin Marble, University of Texas-Austin

                           Adnan Daghestan, Barry University

Friday 11:30-12:45

EC 23  International Economics I

Chair:  Roger White, Franklin and Marshall College

1.  “Implications on Domestic Financial Markets and Instruments of the Required IFRS Implementation,” James D Harriss, Campbell University, and Oris L Odom, University of Texas-Tyler                   

2.  “Is the Current Account Narrowing the Yield Spread?,” Mark Tuttle and Doug Berg, Sam Houston University

3.  “The Spillover Effect of Foreign Direct Investment in China,” Wei Lin University of Texas-Dallas, and Jiuyan Cheng, .Tsinghua University

4.  “The Impact of Diversification on the Banking Industry: A Non-Stationary Panel Approach in the Presence of Cross Section Dependence,” Sophia Cameil Terrelonge and Roland Craigwell, University of the West Indies

Discussants: Roger White, Franklin and Marshall College

                        Emmanuel Lartey, California State University-Fullerton

Friday 11:30-12:45

EC 24:  ROUND TABLE:  MAJOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC ISSUES

Moderator:   Alex Kondonassis, , University of Oklahoma

Participants:  Luvonia Casperson, Louisana State University

                          Pat Sanderson, Mississippi State University

                          Tahany Naggar, Westchester University

                          Abdul Turay, Tougaloo College

Friday 1:00-2:15

EC 25:  AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DOMESTIC ISSUES

Chair:  Albert James Allen, Mississippi State University

1.  “Efficient Drawdown Rules and "Desired Future Conditions" in Texas Groundwater Conservation Districts,” Sanford Calvin Marble, University of Texas-Austin

2.  “Economic Comparison of Drylot Feeding and Grazing Ryegrass for Stocker Cattle in South Mississippi,” Randall D Little and David G St.  Louis, Mississippi State University

3.  “Economic Evaluation of U.S. Upland Cotton Production in 1980-2005,” Monty Glen Young, Tarleton State University

4.  “Economic Analysis of Alternative Insect Control Strategies in Sweet Potato Production,” Randall D Little and Daniel E Fleming, Mississippi State University

5.  “The Economics of Nitrogen Application in Corn Production in U.S. Corn Belt,” Amartya Prashant and Mark Yu, Tarleton State University

Discussants:  Albert James Allen, Mississippi State University

                           Javier Pedro Moreno, Tyson de Mexico

                       Naveen Musumuru, The University of Louisiana-Monroe

Friday 1:00-2:15

EC 26:  GENERAL MICROECONOMICS

Chair:  Xuejun Wang, Southwestern College

1.  “Putting an Economic Value on a Public Park: The case of Emancipation Park in Kingston, Jamaica,” Abdullahi Abdulkadri, University of the West Indies-Mona

2.  “Georgia Manicurists: Are Vietnamese Displacing African-Americans?,” David Edwin Harrington, Eduardo M. Rodriguez, Robert R. Warnock, Kenyon College

3.  “Determinants of Non-Resident Attendance at Land Grant Colleges and Universities,” Richard V Adkisson and James T  Peach, New Mexico State University

4.  “The Development of a Venture Exchange/Junior Market in Jamaica,” Nadine Sylvia Thompson, University of the West Indies-Mona

5.  “The Predatory Pricing Strategy in the Monopoly Market,” Hojin Jung, Texas Tech University

Discussants:  Xuejun Wang, Southwestern College
                           Alexander Cotte Poveda, University Salle

Friday 2:30-3:45

EC 27:  GENERAL MACROECONOMICS II

Chair:  James D Harriss, Campbell University

1.  “How Does Uncertainty About The Federal Guarantee Impact The Value Of GSE Claims?,” Margot Claudette Quijano, The University of Texas-San Antonio

2.  “Income Distribution and Its Affect on Public Sector Spending,” Bill Ballard Wayland Baptist University

3. “Economic Differences in College and Non-college towns,” James A Buss, Fairfield University

4.  “Housing Market Change and Consumption Behavior: An Analysis of the U.S. Economy,” Chengyu Yang, University of Central Florida

Discussants:  James D Harriss, Campbell University

                           Greg Hannsgen, Levy Institute at Bard College

Friday 2:30-3:45

EC 28:  SPECIAL TOPICS

Chair:  Palmer Smith, University of Texas-Tyler

1.  “Choosing a "Paperwork Pregnancy": Determinants of international child adoptions completed by U.S. parents,” Stephanie M Brewer, Tiffany Hicks, James J Jozefowicz , Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2.  “Estimating the Square Foot Demand for Betenbough Homes,” Johnny Garcia, Wayland Baptist University

3.  “Local Real Estate Market Efficiency in Response to Major Market Announcements,” Marilyn Kay Spencer and Jose Guardiola, Texas A&M, University-Corpus Christi

4.  “Determinants of Uncoverred Health Costs in the Micropolitan Counties of Texas,” Syed Hussain A Jafri, Tareleton State University

5.  “Housing Market and Current Account Imbalances in a two-sector open economy model,” Maria Teresa Punzi, Boston College

Discussants:  Palmer Smith, University of Texas-Tyler

                  Abdullahi Abdulkadri, University of the West Indies-Mona

                   Hiranya K Nath, Sam Houston State University

Friday 4:00-5:15

EC 29  AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL

Chair:  Yeong Nain Chi, The University of Texas-Brownsville

1.  “Identifying the Short Sea Shipping Potential of North American Ports,” Joselito Estrada, Department of Maritime Administration

2.  “Examining the Economic Impact of Trade Agreements on Exports, Imports and Net Trade od U.S. Agricultural Product,” Albert James Allen, Albert Saleem, Myles Shaik,  Mississippi State  University

3. “Short and long run effects of income distribution on chicken consumption in Mexico,” Javier Pedro Moreno, Tyson de Mexico

4.  “Efficiency of Rice Farming Households in Vietnam: A DEA with Bootstrap and Stochastic Frontier Application,” Linh H Vu, University of Minnesota

Discussants:  Yeong Nain Chi, The University of Texas-Brownsville

                           Randall D Little, Mississippi State University

Friday 4:00-5:15

EC 30  ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

Chair:  George Carter, University of Southern Mississippi

1.  “The Impact of OPA 90 in Reducing Oil Spills,” Anthony Christopher Homan and Todd Steiner, US Coast Guard

2.  “The Role of Forest Resources as Amenities in the Southwest,” Michael Hand, University of New Mexico

3.  “Pollution Haven Hypothesis: Theory and Empirical Evidence from a Nonparametric “Sure” Test,” Monica Das, Skidmore College

4.  “Investigating National Fire Plan Implementation in Northern New Mexico,” Curt Shepherd, University of New Mexico

5.  “Revealed Preference Analysis of the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program in New Mexico,” Tyler Prante, University of New Mexico

Discussants:  George Carter, University of Southern Mississippi

                      Naveen Musumuru, The University of Louisiana-Monroe

                          John Kagochi, Auburn University

Friday 4:00-5:15

EC 31:  UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMICS II: OUR FUTURE

Chair:  Daniel Earl Saros, Valparaiso University

1.  “To the Winner Goes the Spoils: Evidence of Tournament theory in Corporate America,” Roxanne L Luegge, Oklahoma City University

2.  “The Variability of Upland Cotton Prices in The United States,” Milan Dujka, Tarleton State University

3.  “Importance of Correct Management Practices in Beef Cattle Production,” Russel Harris Montfort, Tarleton State University

4.  “Structural Adjustment Program and Education in Bangladesh,” Dasgupta Shouro, Oklahoma City University

Discussants:  Monty Glen Young, Tarleton State University

                           Hojin Jung, Texas Tech University

                  Nadine Sylvia Thompson, The University of the West Indies

Saturday 8:30-9:45

EC 32:  INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH POLICIES

Chair:  Rose Rubin, University of Memphis

1.  “Trends in Literacy Rates and Schooling among the Scheduled Tribe Women in India,” Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma and Pooga Singh, Independent Researcher

2.  “The Effect of Social Security Contributions on Wages: The Colombian Experience,” Andre J Vargas, Texas Tech University

3.  “The San Juan Education & Job Training Project: Measuring the impact of a local training initiative,” Dominique Halaby, Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement,”

Discussants:  Rose Rubin, University of Memphis

                           James Buss, Fairfield University

                          Anthony Negbenebor, Gardner-Webb University

Saturday 10:00-11:15      

EC 33 Southwestern Economics Association

 Annual Business Meeting

 Presiding: Jonathan Willner

 President: SWEA