15th International Conference | 21-24 March 2019 | Keio University, Tokyo, Japan PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

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Participating Allied Societies Papers: Central Bank Losses and Monetary Policy Rules: A DSGE Application with US Data *Andre Fourcans, ESSEC Business School, and Jonathan AFEA ...... African Finance and Economics Association Benchimol, Bank of Israel APF ...... Athenian Policy Form Shock Size Matters for US Monetary Policy EAAERE ..... East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics *Toyoichiro Shirota, Hokkaido University ESA ...... Economics Science Association Monetary Policy and Household Balance Sheet Heterogeneity FICA ...... Finance ICT Convergence Association *Xu Zhang, University of California, San Diego IBEFA ...... International Banking, Economics and Finance Association Is Timing Everything?: Ordered Probit Estimation of Monetary Policy ICA CCR ..... International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Co- Reaction Functions Using Real-Time Data operative Research *Kristin A. Van Gaasbeck, California State University, Sacramento IEFS ...... International Economics and Finance Society Discussants: Toyoichiro Shirota, Hokkaido University KAEA ...... The Korea-America Economic Association Xu Zhang, University of California, San Diego NAASE ...... North American Association of Sports Economists Kristin A. Van Gaasbeck, California State University, Sacramento PES ...... Philippine Economic Society Andr Fourcans, ESSEC Business School SABE ...... Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics TAIOS ...... Taiwan Association of Input-Output Studies [4] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Contemporary Economic Policy ECONOMETRICS AND MEASUREMENTS [1] Thursday, March 21 @ 1:00 PM–2:15 PM Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Keynote Address and Huazhong University of Science and Technology ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF MEASURING AGE AND THEIR Chair: Liang Shao, Henan University CONSEQUENCES Papers: Is the Cost of a Safer Banking System Lower Economic Introduction: Peter A. Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Activity? Technology *Paul-Olivier Klein, University of Aberdeen, and Rima Turk, IMF Address: John B. Shoven, Stanford University Institute The First Moment and Estimation of Single-Parametric Lorenz [2] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Functions Volunteer Individual *Liang Shao, Henan University MARKET STABILITY Spatial Colocation of University and Firm Innovation Chair: Javier M. Pereira, Hamilton College *Yang Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Papers: Central Bank Communication on Inflation Target: The Value Corporate Social Responsibility and Investment Efficiency: Evidence of Information under Unknown Priors from China *Tatsushi Okuda, Bank of Japan *Yujing Gong, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Economic Policy Uncertainty, Risk and Stock Returns: Evidence from Discussants: Liang Shao, Henan University Major Industrial Markets Qingmin Hao, Tianjin University *Thomas C. Chiang, Drexel University Yujing Gong, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Tax Evasion and Financial Development under Asymmetric Paul-Olivier Klein, University of Aberdeen Information in Credit Markets *Fu-Sheng Hung, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and Jang- [5] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Ting Guo, University of California, Riverside Volunteer Individual Market Stability with Machine Learning Agents INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE *Javier M. Pereira, Hamilton College, and Christophre Georges, Chair: Wesley W. Wilson, University of Oregon Hamilton College Papers: The Impact of Technology Level on Global Value Chain Discussants: Thomas C. Chiang, Drexel University Formation Fu-Sheng Hung, National Chengchi University, Taiwan *Duong Lam Anh Tran, University of Tsukuba, and Ivan Javier M. Pereira, Hamilton College Deseatnicov, National Research University Higher School of Tatsushi Okuda, Bank of Japan Economics, Russia Optimal Strategies for Introduction of Quality Certification System [3] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Eui-hyun Ha, Sungkyunkwan University Volunteer Individual Is Price Undertaking a More Friendly Protection Policy than Anti- MONETARY POLICY EFFECTS dumping Duty? Chair: Kristin A. Van Gaasbeck, California State University, *Kuo Feng Kao, Tamkang University, and Hong Hwang, National Sacramento Taiwan University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 1 Tourism Specialization across Qualities in Europe *Takero Doi, Keio University, and Hiroshi Katagi, Keio University *Sylvain Petit, University of French Polynesia Local Fiscal Multiplier in Ageing Japan Discussants: Eui-hyun Ha, Sungkyunkwan University *Shunichiro Bessho, Keio University Kuo Feng Kao, Tamkang University Discussants: Hisahiro Naito, University of Tsukuba Sylvain Petit, University of French Polynesia Shunichiro Bessho, Keio University Duong Lam Anh Tran, University of Tsukuba Kimiko Terai, Keio University Nobuo Akai, Osaka University [6] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Volunteer Individual [10] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM CORPORATE CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS Volunteer Individual Chair: Tony Chieh-Tse Hou, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan CHILDHOOD HEALTH ISSUES Papers: The Tax Consequences of Corporate Pension Management Chair: Mitzie Irene Conchada, De La Salle University Strategies Papers: Effects of Universal Early Childhood Education on Adolescent Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Gakuin University, and *Kozo Omori, Behavioral Outcomes Osaka University of Economics *Michihito Ando, Rikkyo University, Hiroaki Mori, Hitotsubashi Kalecki's Principle of Increasing Risk Violated: The Flow Collateral of University, and Shintaro Yamaguchi, McMaster University Cash Flow and Free Cash Do Childhood Conduct Problems Predict Negative Outcomes in *Craig A. Medlen, Menlo College, and Zelin Chen, Guangzhou Adolescence? A Canadian Study Finance Holdings Group Co., LTD., China *Weiqiu Yu, University of New Brunswick, Hepsi Swarna, R&D Investment and Capital Structure Decisions University of New Brunswick, and Philip S. J. Leonard, University *Tony Chieh-Tse Hou, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan, and of New Brunswick Chia Hui Huang, Aletheia University Inequality, Relative Income and Newborn Health Discussants: Craig A. Medlen, Menlo College *Florencia Borrescio-Higa, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez Tony Chieh-Tse Hou, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan Teenage Pregnancy and Missed Opportunities: Understanding the Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Gakuin University Impact of Early Childbearing in the Philippines *Mitzie Irene Conchada, De La Salle University [7] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Discussants: Weiqiu Yu, University of New Brunswick Contemporary Economic Policy Florencia Borrescio-Higa, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez ECONOMICS OF TAIWAN AND CHINA 1 Mitzie Irene Conchada, De La Salle University Organizer(s): Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Michihito Ando, Rikkyo University and Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology [11] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Chair: Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Volunteer Individual Papers: Can Party Alternation of Local Governor's Election Improve EDUCATION, PENSIONS, AND LABOR MARKETS Fiscal Performance of Local Government in Taiwan? Chair: Jaeun Shin, KDI School of Public Policy and Management *Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and Jia- Papers: Evaluating the Impact of 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Jun Tseng, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Education on Women's Labour Market Participation A Study of Cigarettes Consumption in Taiwan: The Quantile *Gail A. Pacheco, Auckland University of Technology Regression Approach The Impact of School Tracking and Peer Quality on Student *Vance Kuang-Ta Lo, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Achievement: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Thailand Stephanie Tsui, City University of Hong Kong, and Pei-Yuan Chao, *Meradee Tangvatcharapong, Texas A&M University, College National Chengchi University, Taiwan Station The Stewardship Role of Conservatism in the Presence of Hidden- Amendment of the National Curriculum for High School, and Information and Hidden-Action Problems Changes in the Effects of the National Curriculum on Outcomes in *Pei-Cheng Liao, National Taiwan University, Guang Ma, National Japan University of Singapore, and Suresh Radhakrishnan, University of *Ryosuke Nakamura, Fukuoka University Texas at Dallas The Basic Senior Pension Benefit and Work Incentives of the Elderly Discussants: Pei-Cheng Liao, National Taiwan University in Korea Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan *Jaeun Shin, KDI School of Public Policy and Management Vance Kuang-Ta Lo, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Discussants: Meradee Tangvatcharapong, Texas A&M University, College Station [9] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Ryosuke Nakamura, Fukuoka University Individually Organized Jaeun Shin, KDI School of Public Policy and Management LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY Gail A. Pacheco, Auckland University of Technology Organizer(s): Takero Doi, Keio University Chair: Kimiko Terai, Keio University [12] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Papers: Strategic Intertemporal Budget Allocation of the Local Volunteer Individual Government in the Model with Spillovers and Mergers PRICING STRATEGY *Nobuo Akai, Osaka University Chair: Michael D. Noel, Texas Tech University Does Immigration Affect the Vote Outcome?: Evidence from EU Exit Papers: Benchmark Regulation of Multiproduct Firms: An Application Referendum in UK to the Rail Industry *Hisahiro Naito, University of Tsukuba *Wesley W. Wilson, University of Oregon, and Frank Wolak, Dynamic Simulation Analysis of Corporate Tax Reform in Japan Stanford University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 2 International Congested Airports: Pricing and Capacity Andrew J. Abbott, University of Hull, Shasikanta Nandeibam, *Ming Hsin Lin, Osaka University of Economics University of Bath, and *Lucy O'Shea, University of Bath Retail Price Discrimination and Food Waste Does the Financial Responsibility of Producers for Waste Disposal *Timothy J. Richards, Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus Give Correct Signal for Design for Environment? Gasoline Price Dispersion and Consumer Search: Evidence from a *Eiji B. Hosoda, Keio University Natural Experiment Discussants: Daisuke Ichinose, Rikkyo University *Michael D. Noel, Texas Tech University Hide-Fumi Yokoo, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Discussants: Ming Hsin Lin, Osaka University of Economics Japan Timothy J. Richards, Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus Ken-Ichi Akao, Waseda University Michael D. Noel, Texas Tech University Wesley W. Wilson, University of Oregon [16] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Individually Organized [13] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM EFFICIENCY AND POLICY ANALYSIS Contemporary Economic Policy Organizer(s): Clevo I. Wilson, Queensland University of Technology INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY Chair: Clevo I. Wilson, Queensland University of Technology Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Papers: Technical Efficiency of Swedish District Courts - A Stochastic and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Distance Function Approach Chair: Rajeev K. Goel, Illinois State University Ajsuna Ragipi Rushid, Linnaeus University, and *Jonas Mansson, Papers: Lottery and Innovation: Empirical Evidence from China Linnaeus University *Wenzhe Zhao, Central University of Finance and Economics, Impact of Natural Disasters on Performance of Fisheries Sector: The China Case of Sri Lanka Economic Uncertainty Versus Political Uncertainty: Impact on Sajeevani Weerasekara, Queensland University of Technology, Innovation *Clevo I. Wilson, Queensland University of Technology, Boon L. *Rajeev K. Goel, Illinois State University, and Michael Nelson, Lee, Queensland University of Technology, and Viet-Ngu Hoang, University of Akron Queensland University of Technology Public R&D Subsidies and Firm Accessibility to External Financing: Solving Indonesia's Songbird Crisis through Market-Based Evidence from China Approaches Di Guo, University of Hong Kong, *Yan Guo, Peking University, and *Karlina Indraswari, Queensland University of Technology Kun Jiang, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom An Analysis of the Relationship between Housing Attributes and Discussants: Rajeev K. Goel, Illinois State University Condominium Price Variation in Sri Lanka with Special Reference to Yan Guo, Peking University the Luxury Apartment Market in Colombo Wenzhe Zhao, Central University of Finance and Economics, China *Nirmanie Weerasinghe, University of Moratuwa, Nipuna Lansakara, Link Engineering Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka, and Suresh [14] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Kariyawasam Sittarage, University of Moratuwa Contemporary Economic Policy THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [17] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Organizer(s): Jianpo Xue, Renmin University of China Volunteer Individual Chair: Chong-Kee Yip, Chinese University of Hong Kong HOUSING MARKETS Papers: Information, Tournament Competition, and Local Fiscal Chair: Dag Einar Sommervoll, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Policies: New Evidence from China Papers: Controlling House Price Affordability: Look to the Rental Jia Junxue, Renmin University of China, Jing Ning, Central Market University of Finance and Economics, China, L. Colin Xu, World *Graham Squires, Massey University, and Don J. Webber, Bank, and *Jing Zhang, Renmin University of China Swansea University Tractor Adoption and Rural Fertility Spatially Defined Submarkets of National Housing Market: A *Terry Cheung, Institute of Economics Academia Sinica Machine Learning Approach Marketization, Balanced-Budget Taxation and Economic (In)Stability *Fang Yao, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Dag Einar Sommervoll, Leo C. H. Lam, Washington University in St. Louis, Jianpo Xue, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and Avald Sommervoll, Renmin University of China, and *Chong-Kee Yip, Chinese University of Oslo University of Hong Kong Redrawing of a Housing Market: Insurance Payouts and Housing Discussants: Jianpo Xue, Renmin University of China Market Recovery in the Wake of the Christchurch Earthquake 2011 Chong-Kee Yip, Chinese University of Hong Kong *Dag Einar Sommervoll, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Terry Cheung, Institute of Economics Academia Sinica Cuong Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington, Ilan Noy, Victoria University of Wellington, and Fang Yao, Reserve Bank of [15] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM New Zealand Individually Organized Discussants: Fang Yao, Reserve Bank of New Zealand ECONOMICS OF WASTE AND RECYCLING: HONORING EIJI HOSODA Dag Einar Sommervoll, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Organizer(s): Masashi Yamamoto, University of Toyama Graham Squires, Massey University Chair: Masashi Yamamoto, University of Toyama Papers: The External Cost of Waste Disposal - Where did it Go? [18] Thursday, March 21 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Thomas Kinnaman, Bucknell University Allied Society: NAASE The Decision to Contract Out Waste Management - Does Politics SPORTS TEAMS, SPORTS EVENTS, AND COMMUNITIES Matter? Organizer(s): Michael A. Leeds, Temple University Chair: Jane E. Ruseski, West Virginia University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 3 Papers: The Impact of Stadiums on Property Values and Income: A Bo Yang, Swansea University PUMA Geographic Level Approach Dongyeol Lee, International Monetary Fund *Pranjal Drall, Grinnell College, and *Nola Agha, University of San Francisco [21] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM The Economic Impact of Tokyo 2020 Contemporary Economic Policy *Eva Marikova Leeds, Moravian College ECONOMICS OF TAIWAN AND CHINA 2 Professional Sports Events and Public Spending: Causal Evidence Organizer(s): Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, from Municipal Police Budgets and Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Brad R. Humphreys, West Virginia University, Umair M. Khalil, Huazhong University of Science and Technology University of Adelaide, and *Hyunwoong Pyun, Ruhr University Chair: Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Bochum Papers: The Effect of Fiscal Deficit on Income Distribution in Taiwan: Test for Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis in European Football A County-Level Panel Analysis Leagues Jr-Tsung Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and *Jia- Hayley Jang, Seoul National University, and *Young Hoon Lee, Jun Tseng, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Sogang University Policy Uncertainty and Retirement Decision Measuring Workers' Discussants: Brad R. Humphreys, West Virginia University Response to Uncertainty Using Search-based Metrics Jane E. Ruseski, West Virginia University *Chien-Hao Fu, National Taipei University, and Fan Su, National Michael A. Leeds, Temple University Taipei University The Overlooked China Shock: The Negative Impact of Trading with [19] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM China on Labor Productivity in the U.S. Allied Society: ESA Hsin-ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University, *William Yu, TOPICS IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS University of California, Los Angeles, and Echu Liu, Saint Louis Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and University Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne Discussants: Vance Kuang-Ta Lo, National Chengchi University, Chair: Alistair Munro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Taiwan Papers: Using Behavioral Insights to Incentivize Cycling: Results from William Yu, University of California, Los Angeles a Field Experiment Chien-Hao Fu, National Taipei University *Alice Ciccone, Institute of Transport Economics, Hanne Beate Sundfor, Institute of Transport Economics, and Aslak Fyhri, [22] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Institute of Transport Economics Individually Organized Halo Effect in Human-Robot Interaction: How Chatbot Influences FINANCIAL OPENNESS AND TRADE Human Decisions Making under Risk Organizer(s): Qing Liu, Tsinghua University *Yohanes Eko Riyanto, Nanyang Technological University, Xing Chair: Qing Liu, Tsinghua University Zhang, Singapore-ETH Center Future Resilient System, Yunfeng Lu, Papers: Financial Development and Income Inequality Singapore-ETH Center Future Resilient System, and George *Zhe Fu, University of International Business and Economics, Christopoulos, NanYang Business School China, and Dan Xi, University of International Business and An Honest Day's Pay: Cooperation among Entrepreneurs vs. Economics, China Students, and Linkages to Real-World Business Success Financing Multinationals *Mongoljin Batsaikhan, Georgetown University, and Louis Jingting Fan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, and Putterman, Brown University *Wenlan Luo, Tsinghua University Do You Listen to Me? An Experimental Test of Intra-household Financial Openness, Bank Capital Flows, and the Effectiveness of Communication Macroprudential Policy *Alistair Munro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies *Hao Jin, Xiamen University, and Chen Xiong, Xiamen University Intra-Sectoral Trade and the Input-Output Linkages [20] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Zijian He, Yale University, and *Qing Liu, Tsinghua University Volunteer Individual Discussants: Qing Liu, Tsinghua University BUSINESS CYCLES AND OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS Hao Jin, Xiamen University Chair: Bo Yang, Swansea University Wenlan Luo, Tsinghua University Papers: Trade Linkages and International Business Cycle Zhe Fu, University of International Business and Economics, China Comovement: Evidence from Korean Industry Data *Dongyeol Lee, International Monetary Fund [23] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Regional Spillovers through Multi-Market Firms: The Quality Volunteer Individual Downgrading Channel FINANCIAL ASSET TRADING AND PRICING *Jay Hyun, Columbia University, and Ryan Kim, Johns Hopkins Chair: Greg Arburn, University of Findlay University Papers: How Does Product Market Competition Affect the Corporate Inter-Generational Occupational Mobility between Han and Ethnic Takeover in an Emerging Economy? Minorities in China *Kyung Suh Park, Korea University *Man Xu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Improving Stock Return Density Forecasts using Regular Vine Copulas An Estimated Two-country DSGE Model for a Partially Dollarized *Xiao Jing Cai, Kobe University, and Shigeyuki Hamori, Kobe Economy with Financial Market Imperfections University *Bo Yang, Swansea University Commodity Derivatives Markets and Hedge Funds: The Grain Market Discussants: Jay Hyun, Columbia University *Greg Arburn, University of Findlay, and Laura Harper, University Man Xu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities of Findlay

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 4 Trading of the Japanese Nikkei Stock Average Utilizing Entropy *Scott M. Fuess Jr., University of Nebraska, Lincoln *Darrol J. Stanley, Pepperdine University, Levan Efremidze, Does Athletes' Performance Influence a Sponsor's Market Value? Pepperdine University, and Clemens Kownatski, Pepperdine *Fumiko Takeda, University of Tokyo, Keiya Mori, University of University Tokyo, and Tatsuaki Morino, University of Tokyo Discussants: Xiao Jing Cai, Kobe University Inequality and Suicide in Japanese Municipalities Greg Arburn, University of Findlay *Shin S. Ikeda, Otaru University of Commerce Darrol J. Stanley, Pepperdine University Discussants: Shin S. Ikeda, Otaru University of Commerce Kyung Suh Park, Korea University Scott M. Fuess Jr., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Fumiko Takeda, University of Tokyo [24] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Volunteer Individual [27] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS Contemporary Economic Policy Chair: Aaron Bodoh-Creed, University of California, Berkeley TOPICS IN LABOR ECONOMICS: ISSUES RELATED TO CHILDREN AND Papers: Do Stricter High School Math Requirements Raise College YOUTH STEM Attainment Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, *Ning Jia, Central University of Finance and Economics, China and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Get Divorced for the Kids: Does the FAFSA Incentivize Divorce for Chair: Rodolfo M. Nayga, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Parents of College-Bound Children? Papers: The Effect of Gender-Specific Labor Market Conditions on *Christopher Laincz, Drexel University, Alaina Barca, Drexel Children's Weight University, Mark Stehr, Drexel University, Nicole Torskiy, Drexel Bongkyun Kim, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Michael R. University, and Leigh-Ann Wilkins, Federal Reserve Bank of Thomsen, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, *Rodolfo M. Nayga, Philadelphia University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Anthony Goudie, The Effect of Delaying School Start Time on Adolescents’Time Use Arkansas Center for Health improvement and Health: Evidence from a Policy Change in Korea Impact Evaluation of the NNAT Program in Costa Rica *Dong Kyu Yang, Sungkyunkwan University, and Jaesung Choi, *Jaime A. Meza-Cordero, IMPAQ International, LLC Sungkyunkwan University Admissions Constraints and the Decision to Delay University Pre-College Human Capital Investment and Affirmative Action: A *Kelly Foley, University of Saskatchewan Structural Policy Analysis of US College Admissions Discussants: Yang Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University *Aaron Bodoh-Creed, University of California, Berkeley Kelly Foley, University of Saskatchewan Discussants: Christopher Laincz, Drexel University Rodolfo M. Nayga, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Dong Kyu Yang, Sungkyunkwan University Aaron Bodoh-Creed, University of California, Berkeley [28] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Ning Jia, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Volunteer Individual MARKET STRUCTURE AND EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR [25] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Chair: Olvar Bergland, Washington State University Pullman Volunteer Individual Papers: An Empirical Study of Employee Behavior of Japanese Firms - HEALTH, FRAUD, AND WELFARE EFFECTS An Analysis of the Generation Gap and the Age-Gap Chair: Lauren Nicholas, Johns Hopkins University *Yuko Okajima, Osaka University Papers: The Spillover Effects of Health Insurance Policy for Young Scamming and the Reputation of Drug Dealers on Darknet Markets Children in Vietnam *Romain Espinosa, CNRS - Universite Rennes 1 *Khoa Ho Anh Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington, and Price-Matching to Deter Consumer Search Harold E. Cuffe, Victoria University of Wellington *Yue Li, University of Wisconsin – Madison Pay-for-Delay Patent Settlement, Generic Entry and Welfare Congested Transmission Lines and Market Power: An Input-Output *Yucheng Ding, Wuhan University Hidden Markov Model of Supply The Short-Term Effects of Nutrition Deficiency on Labor Supply and *Olvar Bergland, Washington State University Pullman, H. Alan Productivity: Evidence from Ramadan in Indonesia Love, Washington State University Pullman, and Faisal Mirza, *Zihan Hu, Cornell University University of Gujrat The Effects of Fraud and Abuse on Mortality in the Medicare Discussants: Romain Espinosa, CNRS - Universite Rennes 1 Program Yue Li, University of Wisconsin – Madison *Lauren Nicholas, Johns Hopkins University Olvar Bergland, Washington State University Pullman Discussants: Yucheng Ding, Wuhan University Yuko Okajima, Osaka University Zihan Hu, Cornell University Lauren Nicholas, Johns Hopkins University [29] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Khoa Ho Anh Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington Volunteer Individual TECHNOLOGY CHANGE [26] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Chair: Dirk Czarnitzki, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Contemporary Economic Policy Papers: Biased Technical Changes and Wage Inequality- Skill-Biased ECONOMICS OF JAPAN: UNIONS, STOCKS, AND INEQUALITY vs. Capital-Biased Technical Progress Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, *Yasuyuki Osumi, University of Hyogo and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Directed Technical Change, Technology Spillovers, and Asset Pricing Chair: Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and *Ting-Wei Lai, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Kuan-Jen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Ching-Chong Lai, Academia Papers: Measuring Union Bargaining Power: Evidence from Japan Sinica

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 5 Exports and innovation: Evidence from Anti-Dumping Investigations Papers: The Appetite for Substantial Returns in Retail Structured again Japanese Firms Investment *Nobuaki Yamashita, RMIT University *Doron Sonsino, The Center for Academic Studies and Ben-Gurion Public Procurement of Innovation: Evidence from a German University, Yaron Lahav, Ben-Gurion University, and Yefim Roth, Legislative Reform University of Haifa *Dirk Czarnitzki, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Are Women Really Better Borrowers in Microfinance? Evidence from Discussants: Ting-Wei Lai, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Matrilineal and Patrilineal Societies in India Nobuaki Yamashita, RMIT University *Shagata Mukherjee, Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, Dirk Czarnitzki, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven India Yasuyuki Osumi, University of Hyogo Wishful-Thinking in Predictions of Asset Prices *Guy Mayraz, University of Melbourne [31] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Contemporary Economic Policy [34] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM ECONOMICS OF CHINA: REGIONAL GROWTH AND Volunteer Individual AGGLOMERATION FINANCIAL MARKET APPLICATIONS OF TIME-SERIES Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, ECONOMETRICS and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Chair: Kaiji Motegi, Kobe University Chair: Nicolas Groenewold, University of Western Australia Papers: Interest Rate Convergence across Maturities: Evidence from Papers: The Regional Effects of China's Growth Slowdown Bank Data in an Emerging Market Economy Anping Chen, Jinan University, and *Nicolas Groenewold, *Mark J. Holmes, University of Waikato, Ana Marie Iregui, Banco University of Western Australia de la Republica de Colombia, and Jesus Otero, Universidad del Bureaucratic Personnel System and Synchronization of Regional Rosario Economic Activity: Evidence from China An Empirical Re-Examination of Extreme Tail Behavior: Testing the *Junyi Liu, Soka University Assumptions of the Power Laws and the Generalized Pareto External Integration, Internal Liberalization, and Coastal Distribution on the Financial Series Agglomeration in China *Wei-han Liu, Southern University of Science and Technology *Hao Guo, Nanjing Audit University Dynamic Interdependence and Spillovers of Market Volatility among Discussants: Junyi Liu, Soka University Bunker Fuel Markets Hao Guo, Nanjing Audit University *Xiaoxia Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Tsz Leung Yip, Nicolas Groenewold, University of Western Australia Hong Kong Polytechnic University A Max-Correlation White Noise Test for Weakly Dependent Time [32] Thursday, March 21 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Series Allied Society: NAASE *Kaiji Motegi, Kobe University, and Jonathan B. Hill, University of TOPICS IN SPORTS ECONOMICS North Carolina, Chapel Hill Organizer(s): Michael A. Leeds, Temple University Discussants: Wei-han Liu, Southern University of Science and Chair: Michael A. Leeds, Temple University Technology Papers: College Football Head Coach Salaries, Beauty, and Xiaoxia Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Aggression: Evidence from a Machine Learning Approach to Facial Kaiji Motegi, Kobe University Recognition Mark J. Holmes, University of Waikato Guodong Guo, West Virginia University, *Brad R. Humphreys, West Virginia University, Mohammad Iqbal Nouyed, West Virginia [35] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM University, and Yang Zhou, West Virginia University Allied Society: PES Performance in the Presence of a Dominant Champion: Annika THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL APPROACHES FOR ANALYZING Sorenstam and the LPGA CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE PHILIPPINES *Eva Marikova Leeds, Moravian College, and Michael A. Leeds, Organizer(s): Lawrence B. Dacuycuy, De La Salle University and Temple University Philippine Economic Society Measuring the Relative Contribution of Sport Participation, Diet, and Chair: Lawrence B. Dacuycuy, De La Salle University and Philippine Socioeconomic Status to Obesity Economic Society *Jane E. Ruseski, West Virginia University Papers: Assessing the Impact of Health Decentralization on Local Do Fans want Home Team Wins? Causal Evidence from One-Two Health System's Financing and Health Care Delivery in the Philippines Punch in MLB *Marites Tiongco, De La Salle University and Philippine Economic *Hyunwoong Pyun, Ruhr University Bochum Society, and Ma Ella Oplas, De La Salle University Discussants: Hyunwoong Pyun, Ruhr University Bochum Constructing a Sector Prioritization Index for Disaster Risk Analysis Nola Agha, University of San Francisco *Daryn Joy O Go, De La Salle University, Michael Angelo B. Eva Marikova Leeds, Moravian College Promentilla, De La Salle University, Kathleen Aviso, De La Salle Michael A. Leeds, Temple University University, and Krista Danielle S. Yu, De La Salle University and Philippine Economic Society [33] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Effects of Change in Relative Prices in Existing Decompositions of Allied Society: ESA Aggregate Labour Productivity Growth EXPERIMENTS ON BEHAVIORAL FINANCE *Jesus C. Dumagan, De La Salle University and Philippine Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and Economic Society Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne The Effect of Persistent Migration on Wages and the Composition of Chair: to be announced, Labor

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 6 *Mariel Monica Sauler, De La Salle University and Philippine Discussants: Antoine Le Riche, Sichuan University Economic Society, and Aditya Goenka, University of Birmingham Povilas Lastauskas, Vilnius University William D. Craighead, Colorado College [36] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Yuri Sasaki, Meiji Gakuin University Volunteer Individual MARKET DESIGN [39] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Chair: Cristian Rojas, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Contemporary Economic Policy Papers: Optimal Monitoring Design FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF COMMODITY PRICES *George Georgiadis, Northwestern University Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Reference Dependence and Location-Price Competition in Hotelling and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Model Chair: Willem H. Thorbecke, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, *Young Joon Park, Peking University, and Shuaishuai Deng, China and Industry, Japan Development Bank Papers: Oil Prices and the Economy: Evidence from the Stock Market College Better: Parimutuel Betting Markets as a Commitment Device *Willem H. Thorbecke, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and and Monetary Incentive Industry, Japan *Lester Lusher, University of Hawaii at Manoa Frequency-Dependent Return Spillover from Crude Oil to Agricultural Does Polarization lead to Backstabbing in Alliance Conflicts? An Commodities in the U.S. Experimental Exploration Subrata K. Mitra, Indian Institute of Management Raipur, and *Cristian Rojas, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies *Debdatta Pal, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Discussants: Young Joon Park, Peking University The Effect of Commodity Prices on the Nikkei 225: Evidence from the Lester Lusher, University of Hawaii at Manoa Bayesian VAR Cristian Rojas, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies *Suppaleuk B. Sarpphaitoon, Akita International University George Georgiadis, Northwestern University Discussants: Debdatta Pal, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow Suppaleuk B. Sarpphaitoon, Akita International University [37] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Willem H. Thorbecke, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Volunteer Individual Industry, Japan AGGREGATE EFFECTS OF FIRM BEHAVIOR Chair: Jose R. Sanchez-Fung, University of Nottingham, Ningbo China [40] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Papers: Intangible Assets and Inter-firm Linkages over the Lifecycle Volunteer Individual of Firms: Theory and Firm-level Evidence FINANCIAL SECTOR CRISIS AND BANKS *Yukiko Umeno Saito, Waseda University, In Hwan Jo, National Chair: Patrick Weber, Deutsche Bundesbank University of Singapore, and Tatsuro Senga, Queen Mary Papers: Financial Development and Banking Sector Stability University of London *Jittima Tongurai, Kobe University, Kaveepong Lertwachara, A Cross-Country Evidence on Finance for Intangible Assets through Srinakharinwirot University, and Pattana Boonchoo, Thammasat Corporate Saving University *Atsushi Kawamoto, World Bank Money, Banking, and Financial Fragility Wage Premium in The Formal Sector: Evidence From IFLS *Hyeon Ok Lee, Rutgers University *Xiaochen Bian, National University of Singapore, John C. Ham, Strategic Competition on the Deposit Market during Banking Crises New York University Abu Dhabi, John Strauss, University of *Jung-Hyun Ahn, NEOMA Business School, and Michael Brei, Southern California, and Firman Witoelar, SurveyMETER University of Paris Nanterre Skill Mismatch Unemployment The Fire-Sale Channels of Universal Banks in the European Sovereign *Erin L Wolcott, Middlebury College, and Marianna Kudlyak, Debt Crisis Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco *Patrick Weber, Deutsche Bundesbank Discussants: Atsushi Kawamoto, World Bank Discussants: Hyeon Ok Lee, Rutgers University Jose R. Sanchez-Fung, University of Nottingham, Ningbo China Jung-Hyun Ahn, NEOMA Business School Erin L Wolcott, Middlebury College Patrick Weber, Deutsche Bundesbank Yukiko Umeno Saito, Waseda University Jittima Tongurai, Kobe University

[38] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM [41] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Volunteer Individual Allied Society: FICA INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS ISSUES IN FINTECH AND CRYPTOCURRENCY INDUSTRIES Chair: William D. Craighead, Colorado College Organizer(s): John Junggun Oh, Konkuk University Papers: Decomposition of Japan's trade balance Chair: Yangwoo Kim, University of Suwon *Yuri Sasaki, Meiji Gakuin University Papers: Emerging FinTech Businesses and the Implication to Small Intra-Industry Trade, Involuntary Unemployment and Indeterminacy and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) *Antoine Le Riche, Sichuan University, Teresa Lloyd-Barga, *Gyoung-Gyu Choi, Dongguk University Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, and Leonor Modesto, Prospects of Bitcoin Price Universidade Catolica Portuguesa *John Junggun Oh, Konkuk University Anticipation and Dynamic Welfare Effects of Trade Barriers Discussants: Taehyung Ha, Suwon University *Povilas Lastauskas, Vilnius University, and Justas Dainauskas, Gyoung-Gyu Choi, Dongguk University University of York Intermediate Goods and Exchange Rate Disconnect [42] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM *William D. Craighead, Colorado College Allied Society: IBEFA

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 7 LIQUIDITY AND MACROPRUDENTIAL REGULATION Effect of Welfare Reform on Health Behavior of Teens Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University *Hope Corman, Rider University, Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de University, Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago, Nancy E. Reichman, Granada and Funcas Rutgers University, and Ofira Schwarz-Soicher, Princeton Chair: Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de Granada and University Funcas Discussants: Jane E. Ruseski, West Virginia University Papers: The Deeds of Speed: An Agent-Based Model of Market Hope Corman, Rider University Liquidity and Flash Episodes Joseph J. Sabia, University of New Hampshire Geir-Are Karvik, Bank of England, *Joseph Noss, Bank of England, Michael A. Leeds, Temple University Jack Worlidge, Bank of England, and Daniel Beale, Bank of England Competition, Macro-Prudential Regulation, and Liquidity Creation in [45] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Indonesia Contemporary Economic Policy *Elis Naiborhu, Bank of Indonesia and University of Warwick ECONOMICS OF CHINA: HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE Impact of Higher Capital Buffers on Banks Lending: Evidence from Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, the Euro Area Experiments and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Giuseppe Cappelletti, European Central Bank, *Aurea Ponte Chair: Xuezheng Qin, Peking University Marques, European Central Bank, and Paolo Varraso, New York Papers: Association of Market Mix of Hospital Ownership with University Medical Expense: An Empirical Analysis of 44 Representative Discussants: Aurea Ponte Marques, European Central Bank Diseases in Sichuan Province, China Joseph Noss, Bank of England *Jie Pan, Sichuan University Elis Naiborhu, Bank of Indonesia and University of Warwick Understanding and Addressing the Treatment Gap in Mental Healthcare: Economic Perspectives and Evidence from China [43] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM *Xuezheng Qin, Peking University Volunteer Individual Air Pollution and Health Insurance Demand in China CHARITY, CSR, AND PUBLIC GOODS Youqi Qiu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chair: Kimberley Scharf, University of Birmingham and *Mengmeng Guo, Southwestern University of Finance and Papers: Heterogeneous Effects of Political Connection on Corporate Economics Social Responsibility: Evidence from China The Impact of Children's Education on Parents' Health Change - *Erin Pik ki SO, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Vinh Dang, Evidence from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Nanjing University *Yiru Wang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics An Analysis of Peer Effects on Vaccination Behavior Using a Model of Discussants: Xuezheng Qin, Peking University Privately Provided Public Goods Yiru Wang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics *Yoko Ibuka, Keio University, Jun-ichi Itaya, Hokkaido University, Jie Pan, Sichuan University and Naomi Miyazato, Nihon University Mengmeng Guo, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Conspicuous Spending and the Income Distribution of Social Groups *Andreas Chai, Griffith University [46] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Lift and Shift: The Effect of Fundraising Interventions in Charity Space Contemporary Economic Policy and Time ECONOMICS OF CHINA: TRADE AND LABOR *Kimberley Scharf, University of Birmingham, Sarah Smith, Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, University of Bristol, and Mark Ottoni-Wilhelm, Indiana and Huazhong University of Science and Technology University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chair: Shihui Ma, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Discussants: Yoko Ibuka, Keio University Papers: The Flip Side of the China Syndrome: Export Effects on Local Andreas Chai, Griffith University Labor Markets in China Kimberley Scharf, University of Birmingham *Weidi Yuan, University of Geneva Erin Pik-ki So, Hong Kong Baptist University Skilled Labor and Successful Exporters: Evidence from China *Yi Che, Shanghai Jiao Tong University [44] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Trade and Education Contemporary Economic Policy *Shihui Ma, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Yue ISSUES IN HEALTH ECONOMICS Liu, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, and Organizer(s): Hope Corman, Rider University Mohan Zhou, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Chair: Hugh T. Rockoff, Rutgers University Discussants: Yi Che, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Papers: Fertility and Freedom: The Impact of the Fall of Communism Shihui Ma, Huazhong University of Science and Technology on Birth Rates in Central And Eastern Europe Weidi Yuan, University of Geneva *Michael A. Leeds, Temple University, and Joshua Chen, Temple University [47] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Did the War on Terror Cause Opioid Abuse? Volunteer Individual W. David Bradford, University of Georgia, Athens, Resul Cesur, ISSUES ON LITIGATION University of Connecticut, and *Joseph J. Sabia, University of New Chair: H. Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Hampshire Papers: Credibility of Crime Allegations Exploring Geographic Variation in Disability and Chronic Poverty in *Wing Suen, University of Hong Kong, and Frances Lee, Loyola West Virginia University Chicago Brad R. Humphreys, West Virginia University, and *Jane E. Overview of Damages in IP Litigation Involving Standard Essential Ruseski, West Virginia University Patents (SEPs)

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 8 *Richard Eichmann, NERA Economic Consulting *Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Nexus between Physical Decay of Housing and Incidence of Crimes: A The Political Economy of the United States in the Era of Hatred and Synthisized Perspective Partisan Polarization *Jaewook Byeon, Sungkyunkwan University, and Iljoong Kim, *Oluwole Owoye, Western Connecticut State University Sungkyunkwan University Latin America's Future Public Policy Challenges: A Ten Year Time Racial Bias and In-group Bias in Judicial Decisions: Evidence from Horizon (2025-30) Virtual Reality Courtrooms *Peter M. Ward, University of Texas at Austin, and Victoria E. *H. Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Rodriguez, University of Texas at Austin Discussants: Richard Eichmann, NERA Economic Consulting Discussants: Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, Pontifical Catholic University of Jaewook Byeon, Sungkyunkwan University Chile H. Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Oluwole Owoye, Western Connecticut State University Wing Suen, University of Hong Kong Peter M. Ward, University of Texas at Austin Chengyu Yang, Beijing Normal University [48] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Volunteer Individual [51] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM ISSUES ON FIRM STRATEGY Allied Society: AFEA Chair: Michael D. Noel, Texas Tech University WEALTH, AID, PARTNERSHIP AND PRODUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE IN Papers: Long-Run Market Configurations in a Dynamic Quality- AFRICA Ladder Model with Externalities Organizer(s): Samuel Amponsah, Tokyo International University *Mario Samano, HEC Montreal Chair: Rajarshi Mitra, Tokyo International University Assessing Variability of Photovoltaic Load Supply in Hawai‘i Papers: Explained Differences in Gender Wealth: Where is the Focus? *Denise Eby Konan, University of Hawaii at Manoa *Forster Junior Shitsi, Marshall University, Charity Akuaku- Supplier Switching and Outsourcing: Credit Union IT Systems Opoku,, and Alexander Darku, University of Lethbridge *Yukako Ono, Keio University Chinese Aid in Tanzania: What and How Much? The Role of Information in Retail Gasoline Price Dispersion *Evelyn Wamboye, Pennsylvania State University, University Park *Michael D. Noel, Texas Tech University Partnership, Innovation and Sources of Successful Inclusive Business Discussants: Denise Eby Konan, University of Hawaii at Manoa in India and Africa Yukako Ono, Keio University *Samuel Amponsah, Tokyo International University Michael D. Noel, Texas Tech University Discussants: Richard Iles, Washington State University Pullman Mario Samano, HEC Montreal Isaac Kwaku Adu, Sophia University Uchechi Shirley Anaduaka, Lingnan University [49] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Contemporary Economic Policy [52] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM STUDIES IN FIRM PERFORMANCE Allied Society: EAAERE Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, SUSTAINABILITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Organizer(s): Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu University Chair: Junwei Shi, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Chair: Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu University Papers: How Does Institutional Quality Improve the Competence of Papers: Inclusive Wealth: Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability Manufacturing Industries? Evidence from Large Countries *Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu University *Junwei Shi, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, and Could Revealed and Stated Preference Techniques Produce Similar Weili Xie, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Outcomes for Policy Decision-Making? Sources of U.S. Outward FDI's Return-Generating Advantage Wade E. Martin, California State University, Long Beach, *Clevo I. *Juann H. Hung, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Wilson, Queensland University of Technology, Thamarasi Economic Policy Uncertainty, Risk and Stock Returns: Evidence from Kularatne, Queensland University of Technology, and Uttam Major Industrial Markets Khanal, Queensland University of Technology *Thomas C. Chiang, Drexel University How Much Electricity is Actually Saved by the Replacement with Routine Intensity, Innovation and Competition Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)? *Marina Lovchikova, University of California, Davis Hiroki Onuma, Waseda University, *Shigeru Matsumoto, Aoyama Discussants: Juann H. Hung, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Gakuin University, and Toshi H. Arimura, Waseda University Thomas C. Chiang, Drexel University Estimating the Opportunity Cost of Natural Farming in Japan: Spatial Marina Lovchikova, University of California, Davis Econometric Approach Junwei Shi, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law *Katsuya Tanaka, Shiga University

[50] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM [53] Friday, March 22 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Volunteer Individual Contemporary Economic Policy POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS ECONOMICS OF CHINA: HIGH SPEED RAIL AND PRODUCTIVITY Chair: Peter M. Ward, University of Texas at Austin Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Papers: How Big is the Income Inequality in China? Re-Estimation of and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Gini Coefficient Based on Power Law Distribution Chair: Han Li, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics *Chengyu Yang, Beijing Normal University, and Danping Wu, Papers: Estimating the Network Effects of China's HSR Project on Beijing Normal University Regional Economic Performance: New Data and New Evidence The Role of Economic Institutions in Supporting Growth and *Zhaohui Chong, Shantou University, and Su Pan, Guangdong Development University of Finance and Economics

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 9 High Speed Rail and Firm Productivity - Evidence from China Papers: Soda Wars: The Effect of a Soda Tax Election on University *Han Li, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, and Beverage Sales Chao Li, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics *Rebecca Taylor, University of Sydney, Scott Kaplan, University of High-Speed Rail and Inventory Reduction: Firm-Level Evidence from California, Berkeley, Sofia Villas-Boas, University of California, China Berkeley, and Chae Young (Kevin) Jung, University of California, *Shao-Zhi Li, University of Macau, and Chuantao Cui, Sichuan Berkeley University The Effect of Retirement on Home Production: Evidence from Discussants: Han Li, Southwestern University of Finance and Australia Economics *Kadir Atalay, University of Sydney Shao-Zhi Li, University of Macau Strategic Environmental Management and Environmental Zhaohui Chong, Shantou University Performance -- The Case of ISO 14001 Certification in Taiwan *Shih-Ying Wu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, and Mei- [54] Friday, March 22 @ 10:30 AM–12:00 PM Jane Teng, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan Keynote Address Household Debt and Financial Fragility among Malaysian Civil GOOD PENSION DESIGN Servants Introduction: Robert F. Engle, New York University *Amien Arief Jamaluddin, University of Malaya Address: Peter A. Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Discussants: Kadir Atalay, University of Sydney Shih-Ying Wu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan [55] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Amien Arief Jamaluddin, University of Malaya Volunteer Individual Rebecca Taylor, University of Sydney APPLIED GAME THEORY Chair: Takako Fujiwara-Greve, Keio University [58] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Papers: Communication Enhancement through Information Allied Society: ESA Acquisition by Uninformed Player DYNAMICS AND CONSISTENCY OF INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES IN *Yasuyuki Miyahara, Kobe University, and Hitoshi Sadakane, STRATEGIC AND NON-STRATEGIC DECISIONS Kyoto University Organizer(s): Joachim Weimann, University of Magdeburg Commitment in a Communication Game with Lying Costs Chair: Joachim Weimann, University of Magdeburg *Woosuk Choi, Sungkyunkwan University Papers: Licensing Effect and Insurance Fraud A Simple Theory of Redemption Behavior in Airline Frequent-Flyer *Jean-Louis Rulliere, Institut de Science Financiere et Actuarielle, Programs Caroline Bayart, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, and Claire *Zhou Lu, Tianjin University of Commerce, Dayang Jiang, Tianjin Mouminoux, Institut de Science Financiere et Actuarielle University of Commerce, Chi-Keung Lau, University of Peer-Punishment in a Cooperation and a Coordination Game Huddersfield, and Haiwei Li, Tianjin University of Commerce *Sebastian Kube, University of Bonn, and Felix Albrecht, Tolerance and Behavioral Diversity University of Bonn *Takako Fujiwara-Greve, Keio University, and Masahiro Okuno- Simultaneous Decisions under Risk: An Experimental Investigation Fujiwara, University of Tokyo *Banerjee Priyodorshi, Indian Statistical Institute, and Tanmoy Discussants: Woosuk Choi, Sungkyunkwan University Das, Indian Statistical Institute Zhou Lu, Tianjin University of Commerce The Times They are A-Changing: Dynamic Adverse Selection in the Takako Fujiwara-Greve, Keio University Laboratory Yasuyuki Miyahara, Kobe University *Felipe Araujo, University of Pittsburgh, Stephanie Wang, University of Pittsburgh, and Alistair Wilson, University of [56] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Pittsburgh Allied Society: SABE BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS FIELD EXPERIMENTS [59] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Organizer(s): Syon Bhanot, Swarthmore College Volunteer Individual Chair: Erez Yoeli, MIT Sloan Applied Cooperation Team SEARCH SHOCKS AND MATCHING Papers: Mobile Self-Verification and Support for Tuberculosis Chair: Markus Gebauer, International College of Economics and Treatment Finance *Erez Yoeli, MIT Sloan Applied Cooperation Team Papers: Labor Market Effects of Migration: Examining the Welfare of Sweating the Small Stuff: Tailor-Made Heuristics for Migrants, Receivers, and Those “Left Behind― Microentrepreneurs *Kristina A. Sargent, Middlebury College *Irani Arraiz, Inter-American Development Bank Efficiency of Wage Bargaining with On-the-Job Search Reducing Unethical Claiming of Government Benefits: Evidence from *Xiaoming Cai, Tongji University a Field Experiment and Machine Learning Imperfect Information, Shock Heterogeneity, and Inflation Dynamics *Oliver Hauser, University of Exeter Business School, Michael *Tatsushi Okuda, Bank of Japan Greene, Deloitte Consulting, Katherine A. DeCelles, University of Temping is Other People's Job Protection Toronto, Michael I. Norton, Harvard Business School, and *Markus Gebauer, International College of Economics and Francesca Gino, Harvard Business School Finance Discussants: Xiaoming Cai, Tongji University [57] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Tatsushi Okuda, Bank of Japan Volunteer Individual Markus Gebauer, International College of Economics and Finance POLICY EFFECT ON HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION Kristina A. Sargent, Middlebury College Chair: Rebecca Taylor, University of Sydney

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 10 [60] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM The Cyclical Instability in the U.S. Credit Supply Contemporary Economic Policy *Lawrence Goodman, Center for Financial Stability, Inc. ECONOMICS OF JAPAN: MONETARY POLICY, MERGERS, AND Central Bank Swap Lines as the International Lender of Last Resort GROWTH *Robert N. McCauley, Bank for International Settlements Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology [63] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Chair: Yuan-Ho Hsu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Volunteer Individual Papers: A Peek Inside the Pandora's Box: An Examination of the ASPECTS OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND PROTECTIONISM Japanese Economy under the Unconventional Monetary Policy Chair: Fabio Mariani, Universite Catholique de Louvain *Suppaleuk B. Sarpphaitoon, Akita International University Papers: Trade Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Cash Holdings: Does IFRS Adoption Accelerate Domestic M&A? The Consequences of Evidence from Chinese Data Different Goodwill Accounting in Japan *Maria Domenica Tito, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Fumiko Takeda, University of Tokyo, Shun Sato, University of When Trade Discourages Political Favoritism: Evidence from China Tokyo, and *Reiko Kashiwazaki, University of Tokyo *Xiqian Cai, Xiamen University Population Aging, Labor Productivity, Labor Supply and Economic How Should the US and the EU Respond to the Rise of China? Growth *Norvell Thomas, Claremont Graduate University *Yuan-Ho Hsu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Emptying the Baby Out with the Bath: Redistribution and the Revival Discussants: Fumiko Takeda, University of Tokyo of Protectionism Yuan-Ho Hsu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan *Fabio Mariani, Universite Catholique de Louvain Suppaleuk B. Sarpphaitoon, Akita International University Discussants: Xiqian Cai, Xiamen University Norvell Thomas, Claremont Graduate University [61] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Fabio Mariani, Universite Catholique de Louvain Contemporary Economic Policy Maria Domenica Tito, Federal Reserve Board of Governors INTERNATIONAL MONEY AND FINANCE Organizer(s): Jie Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, [64] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM China Contemporary Economic Policy Chair: Jie Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, China ECONOMICS OF CHINA: OBOR AND INDUSTRIAL SPECIALIZATION Papers: A Study of Liquidity and Default Risk on Municipal Bonds in Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, China and Huazhong University of Science and Technology *Rui Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, and Chair: Qing He, Renmin University of China Alice Y. Ouyang, Central University of Finance and Economics, Papers: Does the Belt and Road Initiatives Promote the International China Trade Effects of the Infrastructure? A Research Based on the Six The Impacts of Macro-Prudential Policies on the Shadow Banking Major Economic Corridors Activities of Non-Financial Firms in China *Zaiyong Hu, China Foreign Affairs University *Guiting Lin, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Examining the Mediating Role of Mega-Projects on Governance The Effects of Macro-Prudential Policies on Bank Efficiency and taking Improvements in Tourist Inflows as a Case Study Profitability: Evidence from the Micro-Data of Chinese Banks *Saranjam Baig, Karakoram International University, and Somia Xuan Liu, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, Zehra, Karakoram International University Alice Y. Ouyang, Central University of Finance and Economics, Risk Sharing and Industrial Specialization in China China, and *Yang Pei, Central University of Finance and Julan Du, Chinese University of Hong Kong, *Qing He, Renmin Economics, China University of China, and Ce Zhang, Renmin University of China Asymmetric Credit Constraint Discussants: Qing He, Renmin University of China Jie Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, and Zaiyong Hu, China Foreign Affairs University *Liping Lan, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Saranjam Baig, Karakoram International University Monetary Policy and Productivity: Evidence from 2008 China's Rescue Package [65] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Jie Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, and Volunteer Individual *Tianhang Zhou, Central University of Finance and Economics, ASIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS TRADING China Chair: Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi, Hosei University Discussants: Tianhang Zhou, Central University of Finance and Papers: The Use of Macroprudential Tools and Changes in Financial Economics, China Regulation in Japan since 1990s. Liping Lan, Central University of Finance and Economics, China *Jagoda Anna Kaszowska, Polish Academy of Sciences Jie Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, China News Announcements and Price Discovery in the RMB-USD Market Rui Li, Central University of Finance and Economics, China *Yu-Lun Chen, Chung Yuan Christian University Yang Pei, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Stock Market Openness and Market Quality: Evidence from the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program [62] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Ke Xu, University of Victoria, Li Xing, University of Victoria, and Individually Organized Xuekui Zhang, University of Victoria THE SOURCE OF MONETARY INSTABILITY I LCY Asian Government Bond Market: Network Analysis Organizer(s): Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago *Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi, Hosei University Chair: Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago Discussants: Yu-Lun Chen, Chung Yuan Christian University Papers: Inflation and the Boom Bust Cycle in Currency Carry Trades Ke Xu, University of Victoria *Brendan Brown, MUFG Securities Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi, Hosei University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 11 Jagoda Anna Kaszowska, Polish Academy of Sciences *Young Jun Chun, Hanyang University An Economic Analysis of Money Transfers: Social Security and Public [66] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Infrastructure in Japan Allied Society: KAEA *Yoshimi Adachi, Konan University TOPICS IN EMPIRICAL BANKING AND FINANCE The Buck Stops Where? Federalism, Uncertainty, and Investment in Organizer(s): Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University the Brazilian Water and Sanitation Sector Chair: Dong Beom Choi, Federal Reserve Bank of New York *Evan Plous Kresch, Oberlin College Papers: Quantile Connectedness: Modelling Tail Behaviour in the Discussants: Young Jun Chun, Hanyang University Topology of Financial Networks Yoshimi Adachi, Konan University *Tomohiro Ando, University of Melbourne, Matthew Greenwood- Evan Plous Kresch, Oberlin College Nimmo, University of Melbourne, and Yongcheol Shin, University Shawn Xiaoguang Chen, University of Western Australia of York Rare Disasters and Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation of [69] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM South Korean Exchange Rates under Tension between the Two Volunteer Individual Koreas HUMAN CAPITAL IN DIFFERENT REGIONS *Cheolbeom Park, Korea University, and Suyeon Park, Bank of Chair: Javier Bronfman, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez Korea Papers: The Determination of Dual Job Holding in Taiwan: A Assessing the Financial Condition of State Public Pension Plans: A PLS Consideration of Statutory Hours Reduction and Wage Stagnancy Approach *Li-Hsuan Huang, National Central University, Taiwan James R. Barth, Auburn University, Sunghoon Joo, Auburn Multigenerational Persistence of Socioeconomic Status: Testing University, Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University, Kang Bok Lee, Recent Theories with Evidence from Taiwan Auburn University, and *Ying Lin, Xi'an Jiaotong University *Hsiu-Fen Hsu, National Taipei University Securitization and Screening Incentives: Evidence from Mortgage Work Hours and Anxiety toward Karoshi Processing Time *Akiko Kamesaka, Aoyama Gakuin University *Dong Beom Choi, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Jung- Human Capital and the Domestic Workers’Wages in Chile Eun Kim, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond *Javier Bronfman, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez Discussants: Hsiu-Fen Hsu, National Taipei University [67] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Akiko Kamesaka, Aoyama Gakuin University Allied Society: IBEFA Javier Bronfman, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez DIGITALIZATION, FINTECH AND START-UPS Li-Hsuan Huang, National Central University, Taiwan Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de [70] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Granada and Funcas Contemporary Economic Policy Chair: Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University and HEALTH, SKILLS, GENDER AND THE LABOR MARKET Funcas Organizer(s): Massimiliano Tani, University of New South Wales, Papers: How Do Bank Customers Go Digital? A Machine Learning Canberra Approach Chair: Amy Peng, Ryerson University Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University and Funcas, Papers: BMI and Labour Market Outcomes Pedro J. Cuadros-Solas, CUNEF and Funcas, and *Francisco *Amy Peng, Ryerson University Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de Granada and Funcas Flexible Work Arrangements for Mothers Demonetization and Digitization Astrid Kunze, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore, Debarati Basu, Administration, and *Xingfei Liu, University of Alberta Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Pulak Ghosh, Indian Teaching, Gender, and Labour Market Incentives Institute of Management Bangalore, Bhuvanesh Pareek, Indian Jaai Parasnis, Monash University, David Carroll, Monash Institute of Management Indore, and *Jian Zhang, Hong Kong University, and *Massimiliano Tani, University of New South Baptist University Wales, Canberra Does the Venture Capital Ownership Affect the Startup Performance? Wage Effects of Baccalaureate Time to Degree in the United States Tomoko Utsumi, Economic and Social Research Institute, and *Christopher P. Erwin, University of New Mexico, Xiaoxue Li, *Wako Watanabe, Economic and Social Research Institute and University of New Mexico, and Melissa Binder, University of New Keio University Mexico Discussants: Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore Discussants: Xingfei Liu, University of Alberta Wako Watanabe, Economic and Social Research Institute and Keio Amy Peng, Ryerson University University Christopher P. Erwin, University of New Mexico Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de Granada and Funcas Zhiming Cheng, University of New South Wales

[68] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM [71] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Volunteer Individual Volunteer Individual FISCAL POLICY AND TAXATION DEVELOPMENT AND LABOR MARKETS Chair: Evan Plous Kresch, Oberlin College Chair: Ayako Matsuda, Osaka University Papers: Taxational Resource Curse -- Evidence from China Papers: Growth and Inequality: The South African Case in *Shawn Xiaoguang Chen, University of Western Australia International Context - the central role of the labor market Incomplete Careers and Public Pension: A Generational Equilibrium *Johannes W. Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University, University Approach Park

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 12 Incentive, Self-selection, and Social Norm in Labor Contract: A Two- Papers: Mountain-to-Sea Ecological Resource Management stage Field Experiment in the Philippines *Christopher Wada, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Sittidaj Yuki Higuchi, Nagoya City University, and *Jun Goto, Kobe Pongkijvorasin, Chulalongkorn University, and Kimberly M. University Burnett, University of Hawaii at Manoa Temporary Migrants and Gender Housework Division among Left- Joint Management of an Interconnected Coastal Aquifer and Invasive Behind Members Tree *Tien Manh Vu, Asian Growth Research Institute *Sittidaj Pongkijvorasin, Chulalongkorn University, Kimberly M. Financial Inclusion and Female Empowerment: Evidence from Burnett, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Christopher Wada, Honduras University of Hawaii at Manoa *Ayako Matsuda, Osaka University, Keitaro Aoyagi, Japan The Recreational Value of Coral Reefs in Okinawa Prefecture: A Site International Cooperation Agency, Takako Mochizuki, Kaihatsu Choice Model Management Consulting, Inc., and Miki Uematsu, Japan *Katsuhito Nohara, Hokuseigakuen University, Azusa Okagawa, International Cooperation Agency National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan, Akira Hibiki, Discussants: Jun Goto, Kobe University Tohoku University, and Hiroya Yamano, National Institute for Tien Manh Vu, Asian Growth Research Institute Environmental Studies, Japan Ayako Matsuda, Osaka University Effects of Linked Water Resource Management on Consumer Surplus Johannes W. Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University, University for Groundwater Users Park *Nathan DeMaagd, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Christopher Wada, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Kimberly M. Burnett, [72] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM University of Hawaii at Manoa Volunteer Individual Discussants: Nori Tarui, University of Hawaii at Manoa DISASTERS, BONDS, AND POLICY Ayumi Onuma, Keio University Chair: Peifang Yang, China University of Petroleum Tetsuya Horie, Sophia University Papers: Natural Disasters, Salience, and Public Support for Climate Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Ateneo de Manila University and Philippine Change Policy Economic Society *Constant I. Tra, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Flood Risk and Flood insurance in New Zealand [75] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Jacob Pastor Sr., Victoria University of Wellington Volunteer Individual The Effect of Public Disclosure on Coastal Property Market – The case CROP YIELDS AND ENVIRONMENT study: Kapiti Coast District Chair: Darlington Sabasi, Beloit College *Cuong Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington Papers: Economic Heterogeneity in the Effects of El Nino Southern Should Environmental Bonds Cover the Worst-Case Scenario? Oscillation on Global Maize Yields *Peifang Yang, China University of Petroleum *David Ubilava, University of Sydney Discussants: Jacob Pastor Sr., Victoria University of Wellington Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields and their Variability in Cuong Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington Assam, India Peifang Yang, China University of Petroleum *Raju Mandal, Assam University, and Pratiti Singha, Assam Constant I. Tra, University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Quality-Adjusted Corn Insecticide Usage: A Methodological [73] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Comparison Contemporary Economic Policy *Ryan Olver, University of California, Berkeley, Seth Wechsler, ECONOMICS OF CHINA: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY USDA Economic Research Service, and Richard Nehring, USDA Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Economic Research Service and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Land Expropriation, Output and Development Chair: Xianchun Liao, University of Jinan Johnson Gwatipedza, University of Wyoming, and *Darlington Papers: Long-Run Dynamics of SO2 Emissions, Economic Growth and Sabasi, Beloit College Energy Efficiency in China Discussants: Raju Mandal, Assam University *Bin Hu, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Ryan Olver, University of California, Berkeley City Size and Local Air Quality: Evidence from Chinese Cities Darlington Sabasi, Beloit College *Yan Cen, Northeast Normal University, Matthew A. Cole, David Ubilava, University of Sydney University of Birmingham, and Robert J. Elliott, University of Birmingham [76] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Does Public Appeal Increase Green Welfare? Evidence from China Volunteer Individual *Xianchun Liao, University of Jinan TOPICS IN EDUCATION Discussants: Xianchun Liao, University of Jinan Chair: Luca Pensieroso, Universite Catholique de Louvain Bin Hu, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Papers: A Shift in Pedagogy: Using the Methodology of Economic Yan Cen, Northeast Normal University Modeling to Highlight Comparative Statics in the Undergraduate Curriculum [74] Friday, March 22 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Andrew Monaco, University of Puget Sound Individually Organized Tax Literacy and Retirement Planning in Japan ECOLOGICAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS *Keiko Iwasaki, NLI-Research Institute, Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Organizer(s): Kimberly M. Burnett, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Gakuin University, and Kunio Nakashima, NLI-Research Institute and James A. Roumasset, University of Hawaii at Manoa Chair: Kimberly M. Burnett, University of Hawaii at Manoa

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 13 Cooperation between Universities and Information Technology and *Dieter Nautz, Freie Universitaet Berlin, and Ahmed Hanoma, Communication (ITC) Companies in the Science Park: A case from Free University Berlin Madrid (Spain) Managing Self-Organization of Expectations through Monetary *Leyla Angelica Sandoval Hamon Jr., Universidad Autonoma de Policy: A Macro Experiment Madrid *Domenico Massaro, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Tiziana The Rise of a Mainstream in Economics Assenza, Toulouse School of Economics, Peter Heemeijer, *Luca Pensieroso, Universite Catholique de Louvain University of Amsterdam, and Cars Hommes, University of Discussants: Keiko Iwasaki, NLI-Research Institute Amsterdam Leyla Angelica Sandoval Hamon Jr., Universidad Autonoma de Pre and Post Consolidation Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Madrid Nigeria: A Dummy Variable Analysis Luca Pensieroso, Universite Catholique de Louvain *ThankGod Oyinpreye Apere, Niger Delta University Andrew Monaco, University of Puget Sound Changes in the Inflation Target and the Comovement between Inflation and the Nominal Interest Rate [77] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Denny Lie, University of Sydney Allied Society: SABE Discussants: Domenico Massaro, Universita Cattolica del Sacro BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND MARKETS Cuore Organizer(s): Syon Bhanot, Swarthmore College ThankGod Oyinpreye Apere, Niger Delta University Chair: Syon Bhanot, Swarthmore College Denny Lie, University of Sydney Papers: Poverty Identity and Competitiveness Dieter Nautz, Freie Universitaet Berlin *Syon Bhanot, Swarthmore College, Sachin Banker, University of Utah, and Aishwarya Deshpande, Universitat Pompeu Fabra [80] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM (In)Attention to the Costs of Homeownership: Evidence from the Individually Organized Residential Real Estate Market THE SOURCE OF MONETARY INSATIABILITY II *Leila Bengali, Yale University Organizer(s): Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago The Interaction of Reputation and Competition in Markets for Chair: Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago Credence Goods Papers: The Cause of the 1980s Surge in Real Estate and Stock Prices *Marco Alexander Schwarz, University of Innsbruck, Loukas in Japan Balafoutas, University of Innsbruck, Rudolf Kerschbamer, *Kazuo Ueda, University of Tokyo University of Innsbruck, and Matthias Sutter, Max Planck Institute From a Capital Account Deficit to a Capital Account Surplus for Research into Collective Goods, Univ of Cologne, and Univ of *Gylfi Zoega, University of Iceland and University of London Innsbruck Cross Border Investment Inflows, the Transfer Problem, and Market Failure [78] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago Allied Society: ESA CHARITABLE DONATIONS [81] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and Volunteer Individual Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne EXPORTS, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND RISK Chair: Erez Yoeli, MIT Sloan Applied Cooperation Team Chair: Paul John Mendoza Pena, De La Salle University Papers: Good News, Bad News, and Giving: Impact of Recipient Papers: Risk Sharing and Export Performance with Firm Characteristics *Byongju Lee, Bank of Korea Lingbo Huang, Nanjing Audit University, *Philip J. Grossman, Services Export and Economic Growth in ASEAN Countries Monash University, Lata Gangadharan, Monash University, Matt *Sineenat Sermcheep, Chulalongkorn University Leister, Monash University, and Erte Xiao, Monash University Export Destination, Skill Utilization and Skill Premium Volunteer Now or Later: The Effects of Effort Time Allocation on *Bilal Khan, University of International Business and Economics, Donations China, and Junjie Xia, University of Southern California *Yuxin Su, Claremont Graduate University, C. Monica Capra, An ASEAN Digital Single Market: Boosting the aspiration for a Single Claremont Graduate University, and Bing Jiang, Virginia Military Market in the digital era Institute *Paul John Mendoza Pena, De La Salle University Ambiguity and Excuse-Diven Behavior in Charitable Giving Discussants: Sineenat Sermcheep, Chulalongkorn University *Sebastien Massoni, Queensland University of Technology, Bilal Khan, University of International Business and Economics, China Thomas Garcia, Queensland University of Technology, and Marie- Paul John Mendoza Pena, De La Salle University Claire Villeval, Universite de Lyon Byongju Lee, Bank of Korea Hidden Motives Behind Ineffective Altruism *Erez Yoeli, MIT Sloan Applied Cooperation Team [82] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Volunteer Individual [79] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM BANKING, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND ASSET PRICING Volunteer Individual Chair: Takeshi Nakata, Niigata University MONETARY POLICY AND EXPECTATIONS Papers: Sharing Surplus with Clients: Evidence from the Protection of Chair: Denny Lie, University of Sydney Bank Proprietary Information Papers: The Information Content of Inflation Swap Rates for the *Zilong Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, Yupeng Lin, National Long-Term Inflation Expectations of Professionals: Evidence from a University of Singapore, and Liping Zhao, Hong Kong University of MIDAS Analysis Science and Technology

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 14 Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms and the Stability of the Banking Does Population Aging Affect Trade Policy Preferences? Evidence System from a Survey Experiment in Japan *Eunjung Yeo, Chung-Ang University *ByeongHwa Choi, National Taiwan University, and Yesola Kweon, Market Discipline under Financial Contagion Utah State University *Takeshi Nakata, Niigata University Discussants: Eunjung Yeo, Chung-Ang University [86] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Takeshi Nakata, Niigata University Contemporary Economic Policy Zilong Zhang, City University of Hong Kong HEALTH AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, [83] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Allied Society: IBEFA Chair: David Matusiewicz, FOM University RELATIONSHIP BANKING Papers: Education and Mental Health Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University, *Mustafa Ozer, Kilis Yedi Aralik and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de University, and Mehmet Eryurt, Hacettepe University Granada and Funcas Quebec Health-Related Quality of Life Population Norms using the Chair: Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore EQ-5D-5L: Decomposition by Sociodemographic Data and Health Papers: Nowhere Else to Go: The Determinants of Bank-Firm Problems Relationship Discontinuations after Bank Mergers *Christian R. C. Kouakou, University of Sherbrooke *Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University and Funcas, Digital Health in Germany: Health Apps for Corporate Health and Oliver Rehbein, University of Bonn Management Relational Contracts in the Housing Market *David Matusiewicz, FOM University, Guido Steigner, Heidelberg *Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore, Changcheng University, Charles R. Doarn, University of Cincinnati, Michael Song, National University of Singapore, and Vincent Yao, Georgia Schuette, FOM University, and Christian Thielscher, FOM State University University Network Formation, Bank Relationships, and Interest Rates in It's Better to Learn Than to Suffer! Cancer Patients' Preferences as a European Interbank Market Guide to Cancer Prevention *Sofia Priazhkina, Bank of Canada, Dilyara Salakhova, Banque de *Soumi Roy Chowdhury, National Council of Applied Economic France, and Ben R. Craig, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Discussants: Sofia Priazhkina, Bank of Canada Discussants: Xiangcai Meng, Woosong University Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University and Funcas David Matusiewicz, FOM University Giuseppe Cappelletti, European Central Bank Soumi Roy Chowdhury, National Council of Applied Economic Research [84] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University Volunteer Individual EFFICIENCY AND DISTRIBUTION ISSUES IN TAXATION [87] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Chair: Robert Rebelein, Vassar College Volunteer Individual Papers: The Lack of income redistribution function in Japanese tax MOBILITY AND EDUCATION system Chair: Rabeh Morrar, Northumbria University *Shoko Sakai, Kaetsu University Papers: Can a Host Country Increase Human Capital by Accepting Optimal Mirrleesean Taxation and Human Capital Investment Study Migrants? *Been-Lon Chen, Academia Sinica *Akira Shimada, Nagasaki University The Efficiency of Australia's Value-Added Tax Educational Attainment of Marriage Migrants’Children in South *George Verikios, KPMG Australia Korea: The Role of Parental Income and Education Revisiting Optimal Steady-State Capital Taxation in Life-Cycle Jin Hwa Jung, Seoul National University, and *Sae Bom Kim, Seoul Economies National University *Cheng Chen Yang, Academia Sinica Human Capital Divergence in China Discussants: Been-Lon Chen, Academia Sinica Flavio Comim, IQS School of Management, Universitat Ramon George Verikios, KPMG Australia Llull, *Mihaly Borsi, IQS School of Management, Universitat Cheng Chen Yang, Academia Sinica Ramon Llull, and Octasiano Valerio Mendoza, IQS School of Shoko Sakai, Kaetsu University Management, Universitat Ramon Llull Palestinian Refugees in West Bank: Toward Integration or [85] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Marginalization? An Examination of the Income Inequality Allied Society: KAEA *Rabeh Morrar, Northumbria University CURRENT ISSUES IN APPLIED ECONOMICS Discussants: Sae Bom Kim, Seoul National University Organizer(s): Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University Mihaly Borsi, IQS School of Management, Universitat Ramon Llull Chair: ByeongHwa Choi, National Taiwan University Rabeh Morrar, Northumbria University Papers: Determinants of Fertility Intentions in Inner Mongolia Akira Shimada, Nagasaki University *Liping Gao, Sino-US College, BITZH, and Jiliang Xue, Inner Mongolia University [88] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Patterns and Determinants of Intergenerational Educational Contemporary Economic Policy Mobility: Evidence Across Countries TOPICS IN LABOR ECONOMICS *Hanol Lee, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Jong-Wha Lee, Korea University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 15 Chair: Jaime A. Meza-Cordero, IMPAQ International, LLC [91] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Papers: Hyper-Selectivity, Context of Reception and the Integration Contemporary Economic Policy of Asian Migrants in Australia and in the U.S. APPLIED THEORY IN IO AND TRADE *Fei Guo, Macquarie University, Van Tran, Columbia University, Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Tiffany Huang, Columbia University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Early Adversity and Migrant Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the Chair: Zhiyong Yao, Fudan University Great Chinese Famine Papers: Financial Integration: A Remedy for Climate Change? *Zhiming Cheng, University of New South Wales Giovanni Maggi, Yale University, and *Lezhen Wu, Fudan The Impact of Mass Migration on West Germans' Trust in the University Reunified Germany Mergers and Merger Waves under Incomplete Information *Seong Hee Kim, Seoul National University *Jiajia Cong, Fudan University, and Wen Zhou, Hong Kong Skill Mismatch and Labor Market Institutions University of Science and Technology *Keiko Tamada, Fukuoka University Buying Reputation as a Signal of Quality: Evidence from An Online Discussants: Zhiming Cheng, University of New South Wales Marketplace Fei Guo, Macquarie University *Lingfang Ivy Li,, Steven Tadelis, University of California, Berkeley, Jaime A. Meza-Cordero, IMPAQ International, LLC and Xiaolan Zhou, East China Normal University Seong Hee Kim, Seoul National University Discussants: Jiajia Cong, Fudan University Zhiyong Yao, Fudan University [89] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Lezhen Wu, Fudan University Volunteer Individual POLICY IMPACT AND MARKET STRUCTURE [92] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Chair: David M. Mitchell, Missouri State University Volunteer Individual Papers: National-Level Service Economic Center System Coordination DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR Mechanism and Measurement Chair: Hisahiro Naito, University of Tsukuba *Zhangxing Xu, Nanjing Agricultural University, Zhang Bing, Papers: Economic Evaluation of Wind Turbines Manufacturing Nanjing Agricultural University, and Hongfei Yin, Nanjing Industry in Thailand Agricultural University *Papusson Chaiwat, Centre for Development Policy Studies, Variable Markup Implications of Corporate Debt Structure Chulalongkorn University, Bunlung Neammanee, King Mongkut's *Christian Jauregui, University of California, Berkeley Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Suksan Wangsathitwong, Different Timing of Output Subsidy in Free-entry Mixed Oligopolies King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thananya *Jiaqi Chen, Chonnam National University, Sang-Ho Lee, Chonnam Wasusri, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, and National University, and Timur Kabiljanovich Muminov, Chonnam Jaramporn Hassamontr, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology National University Ladkrabang Piracy and Prosecution: Understanding the RIAA's Policy Impact on Persuasive Communications on Take-Up of a Pay Sanitation Service: Music Sales of Singles Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in Indonesia *David M. Mitchell, Missouri State University *Hide-Fumi Yokoo, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Discussants: Christian Jauregui, University of California, Berkeley Japan, and Tetsuya Harada, Japan International Cooperation Jiaqi Chen, Chonnam National University Agency David M. Mitchell, Missouri State University Pecuniary versus Non-pecuniary Interventions to Influence Farmers' Zhangxing Xu, Nanjing Agricultural University Behavior: Evidence from Field Experiment in Vietnam *Thu Ha Vu, Hiroshima University, Daisaku Goto, Hiroshima [90] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM University, Keisuke Kawata, University of Tokyo, and Duc Anh Contemporary Economic Policy Tran, Hiroshima University TOPICS IN POLITICAL ECONOMICS The Effect of Cash Subsidy on Recovery from Natural Disaster: Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Analysis using Night Lights Data in Pakistan and Huazhong University of Science and Technology *Hisahiro Naito, University of Tsukuba Chair: Yi Wen, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Discussants: Hide-Fumi Yokoo, National Institute for Environmental Papers: China's Long-Awaited Industrial Revolution - Past, Present, Studies, Japan and Future Thu Ha Vu, Hiroshima University *Yi Wen, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Hisahiro Naito, University of Tsukuba Corporate Donation in the Chinese-Style State Capitalism Papusson Chaiwat, Centre for Development Policy Studies, *Yan Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Chulalongkorn University The Economic Origins of Force, Power, and Social Order *Yijiang Wang, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business [93] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Move from Altruism to Self-Interest: Motive for Remittance Volunteer Individual *Niroshani Anuruddika Kumari Parahara Withanalage, Victoria ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND HEALTH University, Melbourne, and Nada Kulendran, Victoria University Chair: Deng Long, California State University, Long Beach Discussants: Niroshani Anuruddika Kumari Parahara Withanalage, Papers: Technology Licensing and Environmental Policy Instruments: Victoria University, Melbourne Price Control versus Quantity Control Yangguang Huang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology *Sungwan Hong, University of Tokyo, and Seung-gyu Andrew Sim, Yi Wen, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis University of Tokyo Yijiang Wang, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 16 Gendered Impacts of Household and Ambient Air Pollution on Child *Ahram Han, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Health: Evidence from Household and Satellite-based Data in Taejong Kim, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Gi Bangladesh Khan Ten, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, and Shun *Masamitsu Kurata, Sophia University, Akira Hibiki, Tohoku Wang, KDI School of Public Policy and Management University, and Kazushi Takahashi, Sophia University Discussants: Ahram Han, KDI School of Public Policy and Energy Policies and Emissions Consequences: Results from the Management Japanese Automobile Industry Mita Bhattacharya, Monash University *Sunbin Yoo, University of Tokyo, Yoshikuni Yoshida, University of C. Matthew Shi, Chinese University of Hong Kong Tokyo, and Naoki Wakamaori, University of Tokyo Qiang Li, Guangzhou University How Do Traffic Reduction Policies Affect Infant Health? An Integrated Sorting and Health Analysis [96] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Deng Long, California State University, Long Beach, David J. Individually Organized Lewis, Oregon State University, and Christian Langpap, Oregon ISSUES IN HOUSE PRICE MOVEMENTS State University Organizer(s): Miki Seko, Musashino University and Keio University Discussants: Masamitsu Kurata, Sophia University Chair: Timothy J. Riddiough, University of Wisconsin – Madison Sunbin Yoo, University of Tokyo Papers: Does an Oligopolistic Primary Market Matter? The Case of Deng Long, California State University, Long Beach an Asian Housing Market Sungwan Hong, University of Tokyo *Edward C. H. Tang, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Charles Ka Yui Leung, City University of Hong Kong, and Joe C. Y. Ng, City [94] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM University of Hong Kong Individually Organized Unit-Level Long-Run Dynamics of Housing Rents ENERGY ECONOMICS: PRICING, NUDGES, AND CONSERVATION Yasushi Asami, University of Tokyo, Chihiro Shimizu, Nihon BEHAVIORS University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Organizer(s): Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Ateneo de Manila University *Masatomo Suzuki, University of Tokyo and Philippine Economic Society The Impact of Earthquake Risk on Housing Prices Before and After Chair: Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Ateneo de Manila University and the Great East Japan Earthquake Philippine Economic Society *Shohei Yasuda, Housing Research and Advancement Foundation Papers: Energy Conservation Nudges: Evidence from a Randomized of Japan, Norifumi Yukutake, Nihon University, and Michio Naoi, Residential Field Experiment in the Philippines Keio University *Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Ateneo de Manila University and Are Asset Price Movements Driven by International Capital Flows? Philippine Economic Society, Arlan Zandro I. Brucal, London The Case of Emerging Markets School of Economics and Political Science, Nori Tarui, University of *Joe C. Y. Ng, City University of Hong Kong, and Charles Ka Yui Hawaii at Manoa, and Toshi H. Arimura, Waseda University Leung, City University of Hong Kong The Effect of Alternative Pricing Structures on Electricity Discussants: Norifumi Yukutake, Nihon University Consumption and Payments in the Commercial Sector Michio Naoi, Keio University *Nori Tarui, University of Hawaii at Manoa Tatsuaki Kuroda, Sugiyama Jogakuen University Monetary and Moral Incentives of Behavioral Interventions: Field Hikaru Ogawa, University of Tokyo Experimental Evidence from Hotel Guest Energy Efficiency Programs *Toshi H. Arimura, Waseda University, Hajime Katayama, Waseda [97] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM University, Yukihiko Funaki, Waseda University, A. Morimoto, Volunteer Individual Kobe University, Hiroko Okajima, Towson University, and S. APPLIED THEORIES ON MARKET STRUCTURE Okajima, Osaka Keizai University Chair: Lin Hu, Xi'an Jiaotong University Discussants: Kenta Tanaka, Musashi University Papers: The Dilemma of Hardware Firms in Two-Sided Market Isamu Matsukawa, Musashi University *Hsueh-Jen Hsu, Yuan Ze University Christopher Wada, University of Hawaii at Manoa Endowments, Exclusion, and Exchange *Ivan Balbuzanov, University of Melbourne, and Maciej Kotowski, [95] Friday, March 22 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Harvard University Contemporary Economic Policy Improvement and Validation of the Regional Development Index: A ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Case of the Prefeasibility Studies in South Korea Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, *Jongyearn Lee, KDI School of Public Policy and Management and Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Endogenous Choice of Bribe Type under Asymmetric Punishment Chair: Mita Bhattacharya, Monash University *Lin Hu, Xi'an Jiaotong University, and Mandar Oak, University of Papers: The Convergence in Consumption and Territorial CO2: Adelaide Determinants and Future Path of Global Emissions Discussants: Ivan Balbuzanov, University of Melbourne *Mita Bhattacharya, Monash University, John Inekwe, Monash Jongyearn Lee, KDI School of Public Policy and Management University, and Perry A. Sadorsky, York University, Toronto Lin Hu, Xi'an Jiaotong University Assessing the Effect of International Trade on CO2 Emissions from the Hsueh-Jen Hsu, Yuan Ze University GVC's Perspective *Jing Wang, Chongqing Technology and Business University [98] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Environmental Quality and Brian Drain: Cross-Country Evidence Volunteer Individual Shihe Fu, Xiamen University, *Qiang Li, Guangzhou University, and EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES Taibi Jiang, Southwest Minzu University Chair: Jonathan G. Sandy, University of San Diego Air Pollution and Labor Supply in Korea

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 17 Papers: Parents' Years of Education and their Investment behavior in Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Children: Treatment Heterogeneity Evidence from Republic of Kenya and Huazhong University of Science and Technology *Ayako Wakano, Keio University Chair: to be announced, Educational Vertical Mismatch and its Penalties on Informally Papers: Most-Favored Customer Pricing and Tacit Collusion in Employed in Thailand Repeated Cournot Competition *Tanthaka Vivatsurakit, Chulalongkorn University *Chun-Chieh Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Male Female Performance Gaps on Standardized Math, Science, and How Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect Product English Exams: Evidence from the NELS 84 Data Differentiation *Jonathan G. Sandy, University of San Diego Guangliang Ye, Renmin University of China, *Lu Xu, Renmin Discussants: Tanthaka Vivatsurakit, Chulalongkorn University University of China, and Samar K. Mukhopadhyay, University of Jonathan G. Sandy, University of San Diego Wisconsin – Milwaukee Ayako Wakano, Keio University Privatization of a Monopoly Public Firm beyond X-Efficiency *Shih Jye Wu, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan [99] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Quality Control through Retailing Contracts - On the Role of Volunteer Individual Agricultural Cooperative EMPIRICAL ISSUES IN MACROECONOMICS AND FINANCE *Jianyu Yu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Chair: Robert Anderson, Newcastle University Discussants: Dingwei Gu, Hong Kong University of Science and Papers: Extreme Linkages between Foreign Exchange and General Technology Financial Markets Shih Jye Wu, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan *Chih-Chiang Wu, Yuan Ze University Jianyu Yu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Macroeconomic Forecasting using Approximate Factor Models with Chun-Chieh Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Outliers *Ray Y. Chou, Academia Sinica [102] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Price Discovery in Chinese Stock and Bond Markets around Volunteer Individual Macroeconomic Announcements FAMILY ECONOMICS *Fin-Feng Gau, National Central University, Taiwan, Hao-Chang Chair: Steven Lugauer, University of Kentucky Sung, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, and Michelle M. Chu, Papers: Sibling Donation Games: Altruism and Self-Interest National Central University, Taiwan *Andrew Horowitz, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Heterogeneity in Consumers' Learning to Forecast Inflation Economic Networks with Incentives: The Mobile Money Case in *Robert Anderson, Newcastle University, Ralf Becker, University Ecuador of Manchester, and Denise Osborn, University of Manchester *Ivan D Rivadeneyra Camino, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Discussants: Ray Y. Chou, Academia Sinica Ruben Juarez, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Dan Suthers, Fin-Feng Gau, National Central University, Taiwan University of Hawaii at Manoa Robert Anderson, Newcastle University Towards an Economics of Ethical Consumption Chih-Chiang Wu, Yuan Ze University *Pascal Stiefenhofer, University of Brighton The Expansion of Higher Education and Household Saving in China [100] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM *Steven Lugauer, University of Kentucky Allied Society: ESA Discussants: Ivan D Rivadeneyra Camino, University of Hawaii at SOCIAL NORMS AND IDENTITY EXPERIMENTS Manoa Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and Pascal Stiefenhofer, University of Brighton Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne Steven Lugauer, University of Kentucky Chair: Dorothea K. Herreiner, Loyola Marymount University Andrew Horowitz, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Papers: Social Norms and Competitiveness: My Willingness to Compete Depends on Who I am (Supposed to Be) [103] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM *Marco Palma, Texas A&M University, College Station, Peilu Individually Organized Zhang, Texas A&M University, College Station, and Yinjunjie PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS Zhang, Texas A&M University, College Station Organizer(s): Valentin Zelenyuk, University of Queensland Ostracism in Alliances of Teams and Individuals: Voting, Exclusion, Chair: Valentin Zelenyuk, University of Queensland Contribution, and Earnings Papers: Declining Labor Share and Aggregate Productivity Growth *Silvio Staedter, University of Regensburg, Stephan Huber, *Hideyuki Mizobuchi, Ryukoku University University of Regensburg, and Jochem Model, University of Chinese Hospital Efficiency Analysis: A Metafrontier Analysis Regensburg *Ying Chu Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Kok Fong See, Multidimensional Group Identity: An Experimental Study Universiti Sains Malaysia *Fuhai Hong, Lingnan University, Yohanes Eko Riyanto, Nanyang Energy Efficiency and Environmental Efficiency of Japanese Technological University, and Ruike Zhang, Nanyang Technological Prefectures University Atsuo Hashimoto, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, and Cheating and Norm Setting *Hirofumi Fukuyama, Fukuoka University *Dorothea K. Herreiner, Loyola Marymount University World Frontier Efficiency Accounting for CO2 *David Kai Du, University of Queensland, and Valentin Zelenyuk, [101] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM University of Queensland Contemporary Economic Policy Discussants: Ying Chu Ng, Hong Kong Baptist University THEORY OF THE FIRM Hideyuki Mizobuchi, Ryukoku University David Kai Du, University of Queensland

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 18 Hirofumi Fukuyama, Fukuoka University Discussants: Patrick M. Crowley, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi [104] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Faridul Islam, Morgan State University Volunteer Individual Alice Y. Ouyang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China JOBS, LENDING, AND MONETARY SYSTEMS Chair: Pawel Marszalek, Poznan University of Economics [107] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Papers: No Job, No Money, No Refi: Frictions to Refinancing in a Contemporary Economic Policy Recession THEORETICAL ISSUES IN OPEN ECONOMY TRADE *John Mondragon, Kellogg School of Management Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Cycles in credit lending to the private sector: What can we learn from and Huazhong University of Science and Technology the data? Chair: Leonard Fong-Sheng Wang, Zhongnan University of *Franziska Collingro, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Economics and Law Management, and Michael Frenkel, WHU - Otto Beisheim School Papers: On the Formation of Free Trade Agreements in a Four of Management Country Model Regulatory Capital and Internal Capital Targets: An Examination of *Xinghe Henry Wang, University of Missouri – Columbia, and the Australian Banking Industry Jingang Zhao, University of Saskatchewan *James Richard Cummings, Macquarie University, and Kassim Financial and Insurance Services Trade: Does Exchange Rate or Durrani, Macquarie University Income Matter? Local or Supranational? Towards New Money and New Monetary *Ka Ming Cheng, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Systems Consumer Nationalism and Multilateral Trade Cooperation *Pawel Marszalek, Poznan University of Economics Costas Hadjiyiannis, University of Cyprus, Doruk Iris, Sogang Discussants: Franziska Collingro, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of University, and *Chrysostomos Tabakis, KDI School of Public Management Policy and Management James Richard Cummings, Macquarie University Ad-Valorem vs. Specific Tariff and Privatization in Mixed Oligopoly Pawel Marszalek, Poznan University of Economics Leonard Fong-Sheng Wang, Zhongnan University of Economics John Mondragon, Kellogg School of Management and Law, Yapo Yang, National University of Kaohsiung, and *Zhang Qidi, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law [105] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Discussants: Ka Ming Cheng, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Allied Society: KAEA Chrysostomos Tabakis, KDI School of Public Policy and Management TOPICS ON FISCAL STIMULUS Zhang Qidi, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Organizer(s): Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University Xinghe Henry Wang, University of Missouri – Columbia Chair: Sangyup Choi, Yonsei University Papers: Understanding Why Fiscal Stimulus Can Fail through the [108] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Lens of the Survey of Professional Forecasters Volunteer Individual *Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University, and Shuwei Zhang, Auburn INFORMATION, PAY AND MORAL HAZARD IN BANKING University Chair: Fan Yang, University of Saskatchewan Does Government Spending Crowd Out Employment in Korea? Papers: Vertical Pay Dispersion, Operational Risk in Banks, and the *Deockhyun Ryu, Chung-Ang University Moderating Role of Employee Heterogeneity International Fiscal-Financial Spillovers: The Effect of Fiscal Shocks on *Chengyuan Wang, University of Science and Technology of China Cross-Border Bank Lending Limited Attention and Negative Overnight Return Puzzle in Chinese *Sangyup Choi, Yonsei University, Davide Furceri, International Stock Markets Monetary Fund, and Chansik Yoon, Yonsei University Xu Feng, Tianjin University, and *Fei Su, Hefei University of Technology [106] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Short-Horizon Noise Traders' Sentiments and A-share Premiums in Contemporary Economic Policy China's A- and H-shares EXCHANGE RATE AND INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS *Fan Yang, University of Saskatchewan, Jun Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, University, and Gaoliang Tian, Xi'an Jiaotong University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Discussants: Fei Su, Hefei University of Technology Chair: Faridul Islam, Morgan State University Fan Yang, University of Saskatchewan Papers: Macroprudential Policies, Global Financial Cycle and Real Chengyuan Wang, University of Science and Technology of China Exchange Rate *Alice Y. Ouyang, Central University of Finance and Economics, [109] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM China, and Shen Guo, Central University of Finance and Allied Society: IBEFA Economics, China BANK REGULATION U.S. Macroeconomic Policy Evaluation in an Open Economy Context Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University using Wavelet Decomposed Optimal Control Methods and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de *Patrick M. Crowley, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Granada and Funcas Co-Movement among PPI-CPI-Exchange Rates in India: A Wavelet Chair: John V. Duca, Oberlin College and Federal Reserve Bank of Approach Dallas *Faridul Islam, Morgan State University, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Papers: The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Small Business Montpellier Business School, and Olivier Habimana, Jonkoping Michael D. Bordo, Hoover Institution, Rebel A. Cole, Florida University Atlantic University, and *John V. Duca, Oberlin College and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 19 Do Bank Bailouts Have an Impact on the Underwriting Business The Impact of TripAdvisor Reviews on Hotel Quality Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University and Funcas, *Zhu Zhu, Boston College Pedro J. Cuadros-Solas, CUNEF and Funcas, and *Francisco Financial Structure and Oligopoly: The R&D Effect Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de Granada and Funcas *Yang Victor Song, Simon Fraser University, and James A. Brander, Interstate Banking Integration and Corporate M&As and Divestitures University of British Columbia in the US Amazon and Facebook in the classroom: how to teach the theory of *Evren Ors, HEC Paris, and Neslihan Karakaya, Deloitte the firm as a multisided platform Discussants: Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University *Andrew Monaco, University of Puget Sound and Funcas Discussants: Zhu Zhu, Boston College John V. Duca, Oberlin College and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Yang Victor Song, Simon Fraser University Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de Granada and Funcas Andrew Monaco, University of Puget Sound Chia Hui Huang, Aletheia University [110] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Contemporary Economic Policy [113] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND HEALTHCARE REFORM Individually Organized Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, TOPICS IN COMPETITION BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FIRMS and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Organizer(s): Joanna Poyago-Theotoky, La Trobe University Chair: Pietro Tebaldi, University of Chicago Chair: Joanna Poyago-Theotoky, La Trobe University Papers: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Impacts of State Papers: Implicit Protectionism via State Enterprises and Technology Policy Decisions on Labor Market Outcomes Transfer from Foreign Enterprises *Miaomiao Zou, Nanjing Audit University *Toshihiro Matsumura, University of Tokyo, and Junichi Effects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act's Dependent Coverage Haraguchi, Kanagawa University Mandate on the Job Mobility and Reemployment of Young Adults Timing of R&D Decisions and Output Subsidies in a Mixed Duopoly *Xiangshi Liu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics with Spillovers The Effects of Son Preference on Parental Investment in Children Jiaqi Chen, Chonnam National University, *Timur Kabiljanovich *Tianxu Chen, University of Connecticut, and Kevin Lang, Boston Muminov, Chonnam National University, and Sang-Ho Lee, University Chonnam National University Nonparametric Estimates of Demand in the California Health Privatization in an International Mixed Oligopoly: The Role of Insurance Exchange Product Differentiation under Price Competition *Pietro Tebaldi, University of Chicago, Alexander Torgovitsky, *Marcella Scrimitore, Universita di Salerno, and Alessandra University of Chicago, and Hanbin Yang, Harvard Business School Chirco, Universita di Salerno Discussants: Pietro Tebaldi, University of Chicago Mixed Oligopoly, Privatization and R&D Subsidization Tianxu Chen, University of Connecticut *Joanna Poyago-Theotoky, La Trobe University, Maria J. Gil- Miaomiao Zou, Nanjing Audit University Molto, University of Sheffield, Jose A. Rodrigues-Neto, Australian Xiangshi Liu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics National University, and Vasileios Zikos, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce [111] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Discussants: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Chukyo University Volunteer Individual Kojun Hamada, Niigata University REGULATION, UNION, AND REGIONAL ANALYSIS Joanna Poyago-Theotoky, La Trobe University Chair: Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University Marcella Scrimitore, Universita di Salerno Papers: Masters and Slaves - A Matching Approach with Heterogeneous Workers [114] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM *Bianca Willert, University of Rostock Contemporary Economic Policy Regulatory Takings and Measuring Losses TOPICS IN DIGITAL ECONOMY *Iljoong Kim, Sungkyunkwan University Organizer(s): Yangguang Huang, Hong Kong University of Science Union, International Trade and Unemployment and Technology *Li-Wen Hung, Academia Sinica, and *Shin-Kun Peng, Academia Chair: to be announced, Sinica Papers: Technology Adoption in Input-Output Networks Take Me Out to the Ball Game: For the Wins, Stars or PEDS? Xintong Han, Concordia University, and *Lei Xu, Toulouse School *Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University of Economics Discussants: Iljoong Kim, Sungkyunkwan University Broadband Internet and State Controlled Media: The Case of Li-Wen Hung, Academia Sinica Television Markets in China Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University *C. Matthew Shi, Chinese University of Hong Kong Bianca Willert, University of Rostock Proportional and Per-Unit Fees by Payment Card Networks: Incentive and Welfare [112] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM *Dingwei Gu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Volunteer Individual Zhiyong Yao, Fudan University, and Wen Zhou, Hong Kong PATENT, R&D, AND QUALITY University of Science and Technology Chair: Andrew Monaco, University of Puget Sound A Model of Sales on Online Platforms Papers: Patent Scope, Invention and Patent Quality in Taiwan’s *Yangguang Huang, Hong Kong University of Science and Electronics Industry Technology Tony Chieh-Tse Hou, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan, and Discussants: Christian R. C. Kouakou, University of Sherbrooke *Chia Hui Huang, Aletheia University Xintong Han, Concordia University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 20 Jing Wang, Chongqing Technology and Business University How Inheritance Affects the Real Estate Market in an Aging Yan Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Economy: Evidence from Transaction and Registry Data *Takeshi Mizuta, Hitotsubashi University, Chihiro Shimizu, Nihon [115] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Iichiro Volunteer Individual Uesugi, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE The Effect of Housing Inheritance on Heirs' Tenure Choice and Chair: Robert F Kane, International University of Japan Household Wealth Accumulation in Japan Papers: Culture, Intellectual Property Rights, and Technology Michio Naoi, Keio University, *Takuya Ishino, Kanazawa Seiryo Adoption University, Miki Seko, Musashino University and Keio University, *Dinithi Nilanga Jayasekara, Nanyang Technological University, and Kazuto Sumita, Toyo University James B. Ang, Nanyang Technological University, and Per G. Discussants: Tsunao Okumura, Yokohama National University Fredriksson, University of Louisville Yasushi Asami, University of Tokyo Social Capital and Innovation - Evidence from High-Performing East Shinichiro Iwata, Toyama University Asian Economies *Seo Young Cho, Philipps-University Marburg [118] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Industrial Robots, Employment Growth, and Labor Cost: A Volunteer Individual Simultaneous Equation Model Analysis MONETARY POLICY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS Jin Hwa Jung, Seoul National University, and *Dong-Geon Lim, Chair: Sophia Paul Dimelis, Athens University of Economics and Seoul National University Business "Overeducation" and Directed Technical Change Papers: The Asymmetric Relationship between Stock and Exchange *Robert F Kane, International University of Japan Rate Markets: How Importance is the Interaction between Dynamic Discussants: Seo Young Cho, Philipps-University Marburg Structure and Dynamics Intensity? Jin Hwa Jung, Seoul National University *Kuang-Liang Chang, National Chiayi University, Taiwan, and Chi- Robert F Kane, International University of Japan Wei He, Tsinghua University Dinithi Nilanga Jayasekara, Nanyang Technological University Empirical Analysis on the Effects of Japanese Fiscal Policy under the Effective Lower Bound [116] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM *Hiroshi Morita, Hosei University Individually Organized How Does Unconventional Monetary Policy Affect the Global NATURAL RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY Financial Markets?: Evaluating Policy Effects by Global VAR Models Organizer(s): Huey-Lin Lee, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Tatsuyoshi Okimoto, Australian National University, and *Tomoo Chair: Huey-Lin Lee, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Inoue, Seikei University Papers: Global Warming and its Impact on the Agricultural Sector The Greek Crisis: A Story of Self-Reinforcing Feedback Mechanisms *Akira Hibiki, Tohoku University, Huey-Lin Lee, National Chengchi *Sophia Paul Dimelis, Athens University of Economics and University, Taiwan, and Yasuaki Hijioka, National Institute for Business, and Katarina Juselius, University of Copenhagen Environmental Studies, Japan Discussants: Hiroshi Morita, Hosei University Empirical Study on the Impact on Mortality in China Tomoo Inoue, Seikei University *Lin Ding, Tohoku University, and Akira Hibiki, Tohoku University Sophia Paul Dimelis, Athens University of Economics and Business The Local Economic Effects of Natural Resources: Evidence from Kuang-Liang Chang, National Chiayi University, Taiwan Ghana *Nori Tarui, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Josephine Ofori [119] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Adofo, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Tomomi Tanaka, World Allied Society: ESA Bank INFORMATION, NETWORKS, AND NORMS Bracing National Food Security and Land Resource Sustainability for Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and Global Change: The Case of Taiwan in a Tele-Coupled Global Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne Economic and Land System Chair: Svetlana Pevnitskaya, Florida State University *Huey-Lin Lee, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and Hsiao- Papers: Learning in a Bandit Game and Technology Choice Lan Liu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan *Kaywana Raeburn, Union College, Jim Engle-Warnick, McGill Discussants: Nori Tarui, University of Hawaii at Manoa University, Sonia Laszlo, McGill University, and Jian Li, McGill Huey-Lin Lee, National Chengchi University, Taiwan University Akira Hibiki, Tohoku University Memory and Emotions Lin Ding, Tohoku University *Alberto Prati, Aix-Marseille University, and Charlotte Saucet, Universite de Lyon [117] Friday, March 22 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Information Aggregation in Social Networks Individually Organized *Svetlana Pevnitskaya, Florida State University, and Christopher ISSUES IN POPULATION AGING AND HOUSING MARKET Brown, Florida State University Organizer(s): Miki Seko, Musashino University and Keio University Fairness Norms of the Weak and the Strong Chair: Miki Seko, Musashino University and Keio University Martin Fochmann, University of Cologne, Anna-Lena Sachs, Papers: Dynamic Housing Choices in the Presence of Bequest University of Cologne, and *Joachim Weimann, University of Motives: Estimation and Policy Magdeburg Miki Seko, Musashino University and Keio University, Jiro Yoshida, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, and *Kazuto [120] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Sumita, Toyo University Volunteer Individual MARKET STRUCTURE AND TAXATION

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 21 Chair: Sebastian G. Kessing, University of Siegen Byongju Lee, Bank of Korea Papers: On the Relationship between Privatization and Corporate Jennifer Lai, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Taxation Policies *Yi Liu, Hunan University, Toshihiro Matsumura, University of [123] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Tokyo, and Chenhang Zeng, Zhongnan University of Economics Volunteer Individual and Law INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FACTORS OF PRODUCTION Passive Vertical Integration and Upstream Collusion Chair: Yeon Joon Kim, Kyungsung University *Chenhang Zeng, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, and Papers: Import Competition and Workplace Safety in U.S. Jianxia Yang, East China University of Science and Technology Manufacturing Industries Multimarket Contact and Platform Competition: Reassessing the *Tat-kei Lai, IESEG School of Management, Ka Ho Travis Ng, Mutual Forbearance Hypothesis Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Yi Lu, National University of *Thomas Le Texier, Universite de Rennes 1, Eric Darmon, Singapore Universite de Rennes 1, Zhiwen Li, Jiangsu University, and Thierry Welfare and Equity Impacts of Cross-Border Factor Mobility in Penard, Universite de Rennes 1 Bangladesh: A General Equilibrium Analysis Optimal Taxation under Regional Inequality *Sharif Mosharraf Hossain, GRIPS, and Nobuhiro Hosoe, GRIPS *Sebastian G. Kessing, University of Siegen Remittances and Manufacturing Sector Growth in Sub-Saharan Discussants: Chenhang Zeng, Zhongnan University of Economics and Africa Law *Emmanuel Lartey, California State University, Fullerton Thomas Le Texier, Universite de Rennes 1 A Research on the Industrial Pollution and the Factor Content of Sebastian G. Kessing, University of Siegen Trade Model Yi Liu, Hunan University *Yeon Joon Kim, Kyungsung University Discussants: Sharif Mosharraf Hossain, GRIPS [121] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Emmanuel Lartey, California State University, Fullerton Allied Society: SABE Yeon Joon Kim, Kyungsung University PREFERENCES, NORMS, AND INFORMATION Tat-kei Lai, IESEG School of Management Organizer(s): Morris Altman, University of Newcastle, and Shinji Teraji, Yamaguchi University [124] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Chair: Shinji Teraji, Yamaguchi University Contemporary Economic Policy Papers: Tell Me What I Wanted to Hear: Confirmation Effect in Lay ECONOMICS OF CHINA: FINANCE, CREDIT, AND THE STOCK Evaluations of Financial Expert Authority MARKET *Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, SWPS Uniwersytet, and Agata Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Gasiorowska, SWPS Uniwersytet and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Show Us What You're Worth: Why Qualified Professionals will Chair: Jan Alfred Klingelhofer, Henan University Advertise their Qualifications - The Example of the NZ Health and Papers: Corporate Financial Asset Holdings under Economic Policy Fitness Industry Uncertainty: Precautionary Saving or Speculating? *Hannah Altman, Queensland University of Technology, Benno Yuchao Peng, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, Torgler, Queensland University of Technology, and Rob Robergs, Jialin Huang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Queensland University of Technology and *Yu Luo, Renmin University of China Internal Moral Constraints, Norms, and Social Sustainability Who Is Discriminated in Chinese Household Credit Markets *Shinji Teraji, Yamaguchi University *Rongrong Sun, Henan University Trusting Nudges? Lessons from an International Survey The Impact of Foreign Investors and Domestic (Chinese) Investors on *Lucia Reisch, Copenhagen Business School, Cass R. Sunstein,, and Chinese Stock Market after Declaring Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Micha Kaiser, Connection *Yoonmin Kim, Keimyung University, and Gabje Jo, Keimyung [122] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM University Volunteer Individual What Stayers Do? Capital Endowments and On-Farm Transitions in HOUSEHOLD FINANCE, HOUSING, AND CONSUMPTION Rural China Chair: Byongju Lee, Bank of Korea Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University, *Hao Wang, Brunel University, Qi Papers: Digital Financial Inclusion and Consumption Smoothing in Luo, South China Agricultural University, and Mingzhong Luo, China South China Agricultural University *Jennifer Lai, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and Kit Discussants: Yoonmin Kim, Keimyung University Ming Isabel Yan, City University of Hong Kong Yu Luo, Renmin University of China The Effects of Housing Prices on Household Consumption and Debt: Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University Evidences from Household Panel Data in Korea Rongrong Sun, Henan University *Jong Chil Son, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Durable Consumption Risk, Stock Market Return and the Japanese [125] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Business Cycle Volunteer Individual *Huan Li, Hitotsubashi University GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE Demographic Changes and the Housing Market Chair: Jongmoo Jay Choi, Temple University *Byongju Lee, Bank of Korea, Chung Gu Chee, Bank of Korea, Papers: The Impact of Risk-based Capital Rules on Income Inequality: Taesu Kang, Bank of Korea, and Hyun Chang Yi, Bank of Korea Global Evidence Discussants: Jong Chil Son, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies *Suk-Joong Kim, University of Sydney Huan Li, Hitotsubashi University Unemployment, Consumption Insurance, and Stock Market Returns

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 22 *Marc Nuckles, University of Duisburg-Essen *Khoa Ho Anh Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington Shock and Interconnection between the Financial Markets and the The Effect of Military Service on the Next Generation's Criminal Bitcoin Prices Participation: Evidence from the Vietnam Draft Lottery *Eric Le Fur, INSEEC School of Business and Economics *Alvaro A. Mezza, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Cryptocurrency Liberalization, Financial Openness, and Institutions Monica Deza, Hunter College CUNY *Jacinta Bernadette Rico Shirakawa, Waseda University, and Long-lasting Effects of Relative Age at School Upalat Korwatanasakul, ASEAN *Juliana Silva-Goncalves, University of Sydney, Dipanwita Sarkar, Discussants: Marc Nuckles, University of Duisburg-Essen Queensland University of Technology, and Lionel Page, Eric Le Fur, INSEEC School of Business and Economics Queensland University of Technology Jacinta Bernadette Rico Shirakawa, Waseda University Risk-type selection in the Australian private health insurance market Suk-Joong Kim, University of Sydney *Jonas Fooken, University of Queensland Discussants: Alvaro A. Mezza, Federal Reserve Board of Governors [126] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Juliana Silva-Goncalves, University of Sydney Contemporary Economic Policy Jonas Fooken, University of Queensland APPLIED ECONOMICS: MEASUREMENT ISSUES Khoa Ho Anh Nguyen, Victoria University of Wellington Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology [129] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Chair: Zhiyuan Li, Fudan University Volunteer Individual Papers: International Liberalization and Intranational Deviations DEMOGRAPHICS AND LABOR MARKET from the Law of One Price Chair: Evangelos Dioikitopoulos, King's College London *Zhiyuan Li, Fudan University Papers: The Labor Market Integration of Rohingya Construction Measurements of Financial Knowledge and Applications Workers in Peninsular Malaysia *Tsun-Feng Chiang, Henan University *Melati Nungsari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Government R&D Subsidies, R&D Spillover Degree, and Private R&D Sam Flanders, Asia School of Business Investment A Lifetime of Learning and Earning: The Search for a Unified Model *Yang Zou, Nankai University, China, Hongtu Deng, Guangzhou of Human Capital in the 21st-Century Industry University, and Qingbin Wang, University of Vermont *Paul John Mendoza Pena, De La Salle University Discussants: Tsun-Feng Chiang, Henan University Demographic Change and Climate Change Yang Zou, Nankai University, China *Michael Rauscher, University of Rostock Zhiyuan Li, Fudan University The Elimination of Common Rights and Comparative Economic Development in a Malthusian World [127] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM *Evangelos Dioikitopoulos, King's College London, Vicky Fouka, Allied Society: IBEFA Stanford University, and Ken Tabata, Kwansei Gakuin University CREDIT MARKETS Discussants: Paul John Mendoza Pena, De La Salle University Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University Michael Rauscher, University of Rostock and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de Evangelos Dioikitopoulos, King's College London Granada and Funcas Melati Nungsari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chair: Hirofumi Uchida, Kobe University Papers: The Effects of Competition in Consumer Credit Markets [130] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Stefan Gissler, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Rodney Individually Organized Ramcharan, University of Southern California, and *Edison Yu, ISSUES IN EMPIRICAL INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Organizer(s): Minsoo Park, Sungkyunkwan University Differences in the Usage of Credit Guarantee Across Banks Chair: Minsoo Park, Sungkyunkwan University *Xiuwei Tang, Northeast Electric Power University and Kobe Papers: Observational Learning in the Music Industry: The Effects of University, and Hirofumi Uchida, Kobe University Top 200 Chart on Digital Music Consumption Mortgage Debt, Hand-to-Mouth Households, and Monetary Policy *Jungmin Kim, Sungkyunkwan University Transmission Measuring the Impact of Non-Clinical Quality on Hospital Demand *Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore, Yongheng *Hyeon Jae Kim, Sungkyunkwan University Deng, National University of Singapore, Quanlin Gu, Peking The Effect of the Information in Auctions: Empirical Evidences from University, Jia He, Nankai University, China, Wenlan Qian, Online Art Auctions National University of Singapore, and Yuan Ren, National *Eun Mi Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, and Hyunchul Kim, University of Singapore Sungkyunkwan University Discussants: Hirofumi Uchida, Kobe University Estimating the Demand and Consumer Surplus in Online Shopping Edison Yu, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Malls: The Case of Naver Shopping Xiuwei Tang, Northeast Electric Power University and Kobe *Soo Jeong Lee, Sungkyunkwan University University Discussants: Minsoo Park, Sungkyunkwan University Jaesung Choi, Sungkyunkwan University [128] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Jinhyung Lee, Sungkyunkwan University Volunteer Individual RISK, HEALTH, AND CRIME [131] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Chair: Jonas Fooken, University of Queensland Volunteer Individual Papers: The Persistent Effects of Previous Exposure to Free Health DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES Insurance at Young Age

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 23 Chair: Johannes W. Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University, [134] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM University Park Volunteer Individual Papers: TFP Declines: Misallocation or Mismeasurement? LABELS AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION *Tuo Chen, Tsinghua University Chair: Yi Li, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Staple Products, Linkages and Development: Evidence from Papers: Abolishing Environmental Regulation: Strategic Effects and Argentine History Welfare Implications *Federico Droller, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and Martin *Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Washington State University Pullman, Fiszbein, Boston University and Felix Munoz-Garcia, Washington State University Pullman The Farther You Live from Your Farm, the More You Lose? The Effect Signaling under Bilateral Uncertainty: The Case of Green Labels of the Proximity of an Agricultural Plot to a Residence/road on Pre- *Dolores Garrido, Washington State University Pullman, Ana harvest Losses Espinola-Arredondo, Washington State University Pullman, and *Dojin Park, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Felix Munoz-Garcia, Washington State University Pullman Diagnosing Deep Roots of Development: Genetic, Disease, and Competing Eco-Labels and Product Market Competition Environmental Factors *Yi Li, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law *Johannes W. Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University, University Discussants: Dolores Garrido, Washington State University Pullman Park Yi Li, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Discussants: Federico Droller, Universidad de Santiago de Chile Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Washington State University Pullman Dojin Park, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Johannes W. Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University, University [134.5] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Park Individually Organized Tuo Chen, Tsinghua University EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH [132] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Organizer(s): Yee Keong Choy, Keio University Allied Society: FICA Chair: Yee Keong Choy, Keio University ISSUES IN BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY INDUSTRIES Papers: Pro-Environmental and Other Altruistic Attitudes in Organizer(s): John Junggun Oh, Konkuk University Malaysia: Effects of Worldviews Chair: John Junggun Oh, Konkuk University *Masao Ogaki, Keio University, Ayumi Onuma, Keio University, Papers: Cryptocurrencies: Theory and Empirics Yee Keong Choy, Keio University, and Naoko Okuyama, Osaka Byung Hwa Lim, University of Suwon, and *Taehyung Ha, Suwon Gakuin University University Consequentialism, Deontology, Wealth Accounting and Sustainability Cooperative Incentive Mechanism in Dynamical Cryptocurrency Assessment System *Rintaro Yamaguchi, National Institute for Environmental Studies, *Soohyuk Choi, SymVerse Inc and Korea University Japan Designing Self-Sustainable Crypto-Economy Do Resource Depletion Experiences Affect Fisherman's Preference? *Nick YoungHwan Lee, DeLight Chain Inc. Analysis Using Field Experimental Data on Fishers in the Philippines Discussants: Yangwoo Kim, University of Suwon and Indonesia Nick YoungHwan Lee, DeLight Chain Inc. *Kenta Tanaka, Musashi University Soohyuk Choi, SymVerse Inc and Korea University Discussants: Rintaro Yamaguchi, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan [133] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Masao Ogaki, Keio University Volunteer Individual Rintaro Yamaguchi, National Institute for Environmental Studies, POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVELOPMENT Japan Chair: Martin C. Spechler, Indiana University Bloomington Papers: Does the Upgrading of High-Tech Zones Improve the [136] Saturday, March 23 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Innovation Efficiency of Urban in China? An Empirical Analysis Based Contemporary Economic Policy on PSM-DID Method ECONOMICS OF HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE *Qiong Wang, Hefei University of Technology Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Does Foreign Investment Benefit the Exporting Activities of Local and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Firms in Developing Countries? Chair: Hung-Hao Chang, National Taiwan University *Van Thi Cam Ha, University of Waikato, Mark J. Holmes, Papers: Housing Demand in High-Return/High-Volatility University of Waikato, and Gazi Hassan, University of Waikato Environments State Capture in Post-Socialist Countries - A Case of State-Owned Felix Kubler, University of Zurich, Xuezheng Qin, Peking University, Enterprises in Poland and *Yilong Zhang, Peking University *Katarzyna Szarzec, Poznan University of Economics, Dawid Financial Shocks, Real Estate Investment and Macroeconomic Piatek, Poznan University of Economics, and Bartosz Totleben, Fluctuations Poznan University of Economics *Ling Feng, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics The Long-Run Weakness of the Russian Federation Does Room Sharing Economy Affect House Rental and Sales Prices? *Martin C. Spechler, Indiana University Bloomington Empirical Evidence of Airbnb in Taiwan Discussants: Van Thi Cam Ha, University of Waikato *Hung-Hao Chang, National Taiwan University Katarzyna Szarzec, Poznan University of Economics Effective Method for Supporting Elderly Survivors after the Great Martin C. Spechler, Indiana University Bloomington East Japan Earthquake Qiong Wang, Hefei University of Technology *Saki Sugano, Daito Bunka University Discussants: Hung-Hao Chang, National Taiwan University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 24 Yilong Zhang, Peking University *Casto Martin Montero Kuscevic, American University of Beirut, Saki Sugano, Daito Bunka University and J. Sebastian Leguizamon, Western Kentucky University Ling Feng, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics An Evaluation of the Impact of Peace-Building Initiatives on Socio- Economic Conditions in Conflict Affected Areas in Mindanao [137] Saturday, March 23 @ 10:30 AM–12:00 PM *Marites Tiongco, De La Salle University and Philippine Economic Keynote Address Society, Reynaldo A. Bautista Jr., De La Salle University, and Ma A FINANCIAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE RISK Ella Oplas, De La Salle University Introduction: John B. Shoven, Stanford University Borderline Disorder: (De facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Address: Robert F. Engle, New York University Contemporary Conflict in Africa *Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile [138] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Discussants: Casto Martin Montero Kuscevic, American University of Volunteer Individual Beirut ECONOMETRIC THEORY Marites Tiongco, De La Salle University and Philippine Economic Chair: Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University Society Papers: A Unified Framework for Efficient Estimation of General Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Treatment Models Louis Jaeck, United Arab Emirates University *Zheng Zhang, Renmin University of China Block Bootstrapping for a Change Detection Test for Correlation [141] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Change Allied Society: ESA *Ji Eun Choi, Ewha Womans University, and Dong Wan Shin, Ewha DECISION RULES AND RATIONALITY Womans University Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and Estimation and Inference for Large Panel Copula Models Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne *Dong Hwan Oh, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Andrew Chair: Guy Mayraz, University of Melbourne Patton, Duke University, and Cavit Pakel, Bilkent University Papers: Individual Heterogeneity in Traveler's Dilemma On the Estimation of Treatment Effects with Endogenous *Hahn Tong, Simon Fraser University, and David Freeman, Simon Misreporting Fraser University *Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University The Role of Overconfidence? Evidence on Ambiguity Attitudes Discussants: Ji Eun Choi, Ewha Womans University Toward Chance and Performance Dong Hwan Oh, Federal Reserve Board of Governors *Anisa Shyti, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Astebro Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University Paraschiv, Zheng Zhang, Renmin University of China Risk and Rationality: The Relative Importance of Probability Weighting and Choice Set Dependence [139] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Maha Manai, University of Lausanne, Adrian Bruhin, University Allied Society: SABE of Lausanne, and Luis Pedro Santos Pinto, University of Lausanne POWER, NORMS, TRUST, AND EFFICIENCY Modes of Rationality: Act versus Rule-Based Decisions Organizer(s): Morris Altman, University of Newcastle, and Shinji Yoram Halevy, University of Toronto, and *Guy Mayraz, University Teraji, Yamaguchi University of Melbourne Chair: Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, SWPS Uniwersytet Papers: Economic Aspects of Omnipotence [142] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Francisco Carlos Ribeiro, Fatec Sorocaba Individually Organized The Divergent Effects of Money Priming on Interpersonal Trust TRANSACTIONS COSTS IN THEORY AND REAL LIFE Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, SWPS Uniwersytet, *Agata Gasiorowska, Organizer(s): Pawel Mlodkowski, Miyazaki International College SWPS Uniwersytet, Anna O. Kuzminska, University of Warsaw, and Chair: Pawel Mlodkowski, Miyazaki International College Kathleen D. Vohs, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Papers: General Equilibrium with Transactions Costs Modelling the Impact of Managerial Quality on Technical Efficiency *Pawel Mlodkowski, Miyazaki International College, and David Productivity Puzzle: New Empirical Evidence from New Zealand Bywaters, Independent Researcher Longitudinal Microdata Altering the Balance of Economic Power between Producers and *Sodany Tong, University of Newcastle, Morris Altman, University Consumers of Newcastle, and Frank W. Agbola, University of Newcastle *Liviu Florea, Washburn University Shut Down Point, Plant Closure, When Psychology and Social Context On the Measurement of Population Weighted Relative Indices of Matter Mobility and Convergence, with an Illustration Based on Chinese *Morris Altman, University of Newcastle Data *Jacques Gabriel Silber, Bar-Ilan University [140] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Discussants: Masao Ogaki, Keio University Volunteer Individual David Bywaters, Independent Researcher COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING Pawel Mlodkowski, Miyazaki International College Chair: Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Papers: Political Economy of Immigration Policy and Justification [143] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Costs Allied Society: TAIOS *Louis Jaeck, United Arab Emirates University INPUT-OUTPUT STUDIES AND TRADE Party Cues, Political Trends, and Fiscal Interactions in the United Organizer(s): Shih-Hsun Hsu, National Taiwan University States Chair: Yun-Peng Chu, Soochow University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 25 Papers: Assessing the Rise of China's Domestic Supply Chain: A Price-Cost Markups in U.S. Manufacturing Macroeconomic Structural Decomposition Approach *Chen Yeh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yun-Peng Chu, Soochow University, and *Yi-Pey Ou, National Discussants: Wen Zhang, Renmin University of China Central University, Taiwan Dou Jiang, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics Economic Impacts of U.S.-China Possible Trade Wars on Taiwan: A Chen Yeh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Computable General Equilibrium Analysis Ronald L. Tracy, Oakland University *Sheng Ming Hsu, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, Hsing-Chun Lin, National Chiayi University, Taiwan, Ruey-Wan [146] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Liou, Ministry of Transportation, Taiwan, and Shih-Hsun Hsu, Individually Organized National Taiwan University ROBERT E. LIPSEY MEMORIAL PANEL 1: TRADE, FIRM The Importance of Petrochemical and Electronic Industries to PRODUCTIVITY, AND ORGANIZATION Taiwan's Economy Using Hypothetical Extractions of Input-Output Organizer(s): Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Accounts Graduate Center, CUNY, and NBER *Jhih-Hong Zeng, Academia Sinica, Hsing-Chun Lin, National Chiayi Chair: Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Graduate University, Taiwan, Ruey-Wan Liou, Ministry of Transportation, Center, CUNY, and NBER Taiwan, and Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Sinica and National Papers: Exporter Dynamics and Productivity Dispersion within Taiwan University Industry Evaluating the Value-Added and Linkage Effects of Taiwan's Agro- *Keiko Ito, Chuo University Food Chain Firm Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment in the Services *Wen-Hung Huang, National Taiwan University, Sheng Ming Hsu, Sector National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, Hsing-Chun Lin, National *Ayumu Tanaka, Chuo University Chiayi University, Taiwan, and Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Heterogeneous Impact of Import Competition on Firm Organization: Sinica and National Taiwan University Evidence from Japanese Firm-Establishment Matched Data Set Discussants: Hsing-Chun Lin, National Chiayi University, Taiwan *Toshiyuki Matsuura, Keio University and Katholieke Universiteit Yun-Peng Chu, Soochow University Leuven Shih-Hsun Hsu, National Taiwan University Cross-Border Trade Credit and Trade Flows during the Global Masaru Kagatsume, Kyoto University Financial Crisis *Moon Jung Choi, Bank of Korea, Hyejoon Im, Yeungnam [144] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM University, and Sangyeon Hwang, Incheon National University Contemporary Economic Policy Discussants: Hyunbae Chun, Sogang University MONETARY POLICY, TRADE, AND FINANCIAL CYCLES: EAST ASIA Hyejoon Im, Yeungnam University Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Renjith Ramachandran, Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Iwao Tanaka, Toyo Gakuen University Chair: Nan-Ting Chou, University of Louisville Papers: Monetary Policy Behavior and Financial Imbalances: [147] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Comparing China and Japan Volunteer Individual *Jose R. Sanchez-Fung, University of Nottingham, Ningbo China EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE Trade Credit and Monetary Policy: Evidence from China Chair: Leonie L. Stone, State University of New York, Geneseo *Nan-Ting Chou, University of Louisville Papers: The Impact of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative on Financial Cycles' Synergic Spillovers among East Asian Countries International Trade in the ASEAN Region Jiang Ying, Sichuan University, and *Xiaorong Du, Sichuan *Nam Y. Foo, Curtin University of Technology University The Causal Impact of Trade on Migration – A Gravity Model Monetary Policy Transmission with Two Exchange Rates of a Single Estimation Currency: The Chinese Experience *Rosmaiza Abdul Ghani, University of Waikato, Michael P. Qing He, Renmin University of China, Iikka Korhonen, Bank of Cameron, University of Waikato, William Cochrane, University of Finland, and *Zongxin Qian, Renmin University of China Waikato, and Matthew Roskruge, University of Waikato Discussants: Zongxin Qian, Renmin University of China Measuring International Flow of Funds for Japan, South Korea, China Jose R. Sanchez-Fung, University of Nottingham, Ningbo China and the U.S. Nan-Ting Chou, University of Louisville *Jiyoung Kim, Okayama University Xiaorong Du, Sichuan University U.S.-Canada Trade and NAFTA, 20 Years Later: Is There Still a Border Effect? [145] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Leonie L. Stone, State University of New York, Geneseo Volunteer Individual Discussants: Rosmaiza Abdul Ghani, University of Waikato MACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND MEASUREMENT Jiyoung Kim, Okayama University Chair: Chen Yeh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Leonie L. Stone, State University of New York, Geneseo Papers: Using a DSGE Model to Analyze the Impact of a Low Inflation Nam Y. Foo, Curtin University of Technology Policy on Economic Recovery *Ronald L. Tracy, Oakland University [148] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Slow Recoveries and Labor Market Polarization Contemporary Economic Policy *Wen Zhang, Renmin University of China ECONOMIC ISSUES ON THE TAIWAN ECONOMY The US Recessions in the National Banking Era: A Business Cycle Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Accounting Approach and Huazhong University of Science and Technology *Dou Jiang, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics Chair: Wen-Hsien Liu, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 26 Papers: Policy Evaluation on the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Discussants: Debojyoti Mazumder, Indian Institute of Management Framework Agreement in between Taiwan and China Indore *Chien-Liang Chen, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan Koji Murayama, Tohoku University The Impacts of IPRs Protection and Level of Technology on the Steven Kivinen, National Research University Higher School of Semiconductor Trade Economics, Russia *Wen-Hsien Liu, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, and Ai- Abu Shonchoy, Florida International University Yung Yu, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan The Relationship between TRIPS Compliance and Taiwan's Exports [151] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM *Yu-Pei Judy Hsu, Feng Chia University, Taiwan Contemporary Economic Policy Discussants: Yu-Pei Judy Hsu, Feng Chia University, Taiwan APPLIED ECONOMICS: LABOR AND INCOME SHARES Chien-Liang Chen, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Wen-Hsien Liu, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Chair: Scott M. Fuess Jr., University of Nebraska, Lincoln [149] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Papers: Job Matching and the Beveridge Curve: Comparing the U.S. Allied Society: IBEFA and Japan FINANCIAL STABILITY AND MONETARY POLICY *Scott M. Fuess Jr., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University Minimum Wages and Unemployment: Evidence from Russia and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de *Gi Khan Ten, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, and Granada and Funcas Shun Wang, KDI School of Public Policy and Management Chair: Wako Watanabe, Economic and Social Research Institute and Impacts of Occupation Income Share on Growth Keio University *Liang Shao, Henan University Papers: Tracking Financial Fragility Determinants of Rural-Urban Inequality in Vietnam: Detailed *Simon H. Kwan, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and Decomposition Analyses Based on Unconditional Quantile Paolo Giordani, Sveriges Riksbank Regressions Predicting the Probabilities of Default for Privately Held Banks: The *Thanh Bui, University of Manchester Case of Shinkin Banks in Japan Discussants: Keiko Tamada, Fukuoka University Brahim Guizani, University of Jendouba, and *Wako Watanabe, Liang Shao, Henan University Economic and Social Research Institute and Keio University Thanh Bui, University of Manchester Cross-Border Bank Flows and Monetary Policy Scott M. Fuess Jr., University of Nebraska, Lincoln *Ricardo Correa, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Teodora Paligorova, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Horacio Sapriza, [152] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Andrei Zlate, Federal Volunteer Individual Reserve Bank of Boston WAGES, RISK, AND HUMAN CAPITAL Mortgage Arrears, Regulation and Institutions: Cross-Country Chair: Anil Nathan, George Washington University Evidence Papers: Risk Consideration of the Skill Premium Irina Stanga, De Nederlandsche Bank and University of Groningen, *Diego Vilan, Federal Reserve Board of Governors *Razvan Vlahu, De Nederlandsche Bank, and Jakob de Haan, De Wage Rigidity during the Great Depression: Plant-Level Evidence Nederlandsche Bank, University of Groningen and CESifo *Changkeun Lee, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus Discussants: John V. Duca, Oberlin College and Federal Reserve Bank Economies of Scale, Plot Size, and Human Capital in Japanese Rice of Dallas Production Ricardo Correa, Federal Reserve Board of Governors *Darlington Sabasi, Beloit College, Susan Furukawa, Beloit Wako Watanabe, Economic and Social Research Institute and Keio College, and Yuxin Liu, Beloit College University The Value of a Private Education: Differential Returns and Selection Simon H. Kwan, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on Observables *Anil Nathan, George Washington University [150] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Discussants: Changkeun Lee, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus Volunteer Individual Darlington Sabasi, Beloit College IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL NETWORK Anil Nathan, George Washington University Chair: Steven Kivinen, National Research University Higher School of Diego Vilan, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Economics, Russia Papers: Barriers to Labor Migration for the Rural Poor: Experimental [153] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Evidence from a Vocational Training Program in Bangladesh Volunteer Individual *Abu Shonchoy, Florida International University POLITICS, AGING, AND PRODUCTIVITY Employment Targeting in a Frictional Labor Market Chair: Alberto Posso, RMIT University *Debojyoti Mazumder, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Papers: The Relationship between Economic Growth and Income and Chetan Ghate, Indian Statistical Institute Inequality among Korean Regions Spatial Dependence and Social Networks in Regional Labor Migration *PyungEun Im, Sungkyunkwan University *Koji Murayama, Tohoku University, and Jun Nagayasu, University Workforce Aging and Industry-Level Productivity of Tsukuba *E. Young Song, Sogang University Consensus in Social Networks: Revisited The Effects of Political Reservations on Credit Access and Borrowing *Steven Kivinen, National Research University Higher School of Composition: New Evidence from India Economics, Russia *Chon-Kit Ao, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and Somdeep Chatterjee, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 27 Can Relaxing Constraints on Women Reduce Child Deprivations? *Binoy Goswami, South Asian University, and Krishna Sharma, Framework, Measurement, and Evidence from India Kathmandu University *Alberto Posso, RMIT University Tradable Permits and Pollution Hotspots: Evidence from Ontario Discussants: E. Young Song, Sogang University *Joel Wood, Thompson Rivers University, and Zixing Shen, Chon-Kit Ao, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Thompson Rivers University Alberto Posso, RMIT University Discussants: Bing Zhang, Nanjing University PyungEun Im, Sungkyunkwan University Binoy Goswami, South Asian University Joel Wood, Thompson Rivers University [154] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Katsuhito Nohara, Hokuseigakuen University Allied Society: AFEA ISSUES ON SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN [156] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM AFRICA Contemporary Economic Policy Organizer(s): Samuel Amponsah, Tokyo International University APPLIED ECONOMICS: GROWTH, ASSET PORTFOLIO, AND HOUSING Chair: Evelyn Wamboye, Pennsylvania State University, University Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Park and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Papers: Poverty, a Heurisitc and Economic Decision-Making: A Quasi- Chair: Ran Tao, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Natural Experiment from Rural Kenya Papers: Export Orientation, Technological Progress and Economic *Richard Iles, Washington State University Pullman Growth in China Linguistic Diversity and Economic Performance *James Xiaohe Zhang, University of Newcastle *Samuel Amponsah, Tokyo International University, and Kyoko The Importance of Debt for Household Risky Asset Allocation and Koga, Kochi University Portfolio Structure Polygamy and Child Health Outcome in Nigeria *Ran Tao, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and *Yuan Yuan, *Uchechi Shirley Anaduaka, Lingnan University University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Discussants: Reza Asadian, Tokyo International University Changes in Housing Markets and Spatial Sorting in the United States Forster Junior Shitsi, Marshall University *Bo Li, Peking University Samuel Amponsah, Tokyo International University Discussants: Bo Li, Peking University James Xiaohe Zhang, University of Newcastle [154.5] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Ran Tao, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Individually Organized Sponsored by Asian Development Bank Institute [157] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM FINANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH Volunteer Individual Organizer(s): Naoyuki Yoshino, Asian Development Bank Institute CAPITALIZATION IN REAL ESTATE Chair: Naoyuki Yoshino, Asian Development Bank Institute Chair: Qianqian Wang, Henan University Papers: Social Funding of Green Financing: An Application of Papers: The Capitalization of Geohazard Risks on Residential Real Blockchain/Tangle Estate: Applications to Lisbon, Portugal *Naoyuki Yoshino, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tim *Sofia Franco, Universidade de Lisboa Schlober, University of Bonn, and Farhad Taghi Zadeh Hesary, Environmental Risk and the Anchoring Role of Local Amenities Waseda University *Renaud Coulomb, University of Melbourne, and Yanos Determinants and Impacts of Financial Literacy in the Lao PDR Zylberberg, University of Bristol *Peter J. Morgan, Asian Development Bank Institute, and Long Q. Aggolomeration, Government Involvement, and Exporting Trinh, Asian Development Bank Institute Productivity Dynamics in China Environmental Risk and Bank Lending: A Quasi-Natural Experiment *Qianqian Wang, Henan University *Bihong Huang, Asian Development Bank Institute, Maria Teresa Discussants: Renaud Coulomb, University of Melbourne Punzi, Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Yu Wu, Qianqian Wang, Henan University Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Sofia Franco, Nova School of Business and Economics Discussants: Eiji B. Hosoda, Keio University Willem H. Thorbecke, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and [158] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Industry, Japan Allied Society: ESA Ming Yan William Cheung, Waseda University LABOR EXPERIMENTS Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and [155] Saturday, March 23 @ 12:45 PM–2:30 PM Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne Volunteer Individual Chair: Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne POLICY AND VALUATION Papers: Probabilistic Reward Schemes: Experimental Evidence Chair: Joel Wood, Thompson Rivers University *Jose Ortiz Gomez, Middlesex University, Adrian R. Camilleri, Papers: The recreational value of coral reefs in Okinawa Prefecture: University of Technology Sydney, Katarina Dankova, Central A site choice model European Labour Studies Institute, and Ananta Neelim, RMIT *Katsuhito Nohara, Hokuseigakuen University University Who Bears the Costs of "Blue Sky": The Impact of Environmental Do Exploding Offers Really Explode? The Role of Commitment in Regulation on Labor Demand in China Search Deterrence *Bing Zhang, Nanjing University *Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne, and Xin Zhao, University of Extent and Effect of Rental Market of Pump-sets: An Investigation in Technology Sydney the Central and Western Parts of Nepal Plains [159] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 28 Volunteer Individual Chair: Kotaro Yoshida, University of Chicago QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND EXPERIMENTS Papers: Growth and Welfare Implications of Mandatory Work-time Chair: Wanbo Lu, Southwestern University of Finance and Reductions in a Life-Cycle Dynastic Family Model with Endogenous Economics Growth and Fertility Papers: Preferences and Economic Decisions of Older Adults *Siew Ling Yew, Monash University *Jonas Fooken, University of Queensland The Effects of Fiscal Shocks on Output in Japan The Saturation of Spending Diversity and the Truth about Mr Brown *Trung Huy Bui, Hiroshima University and Mrs Jones Political Ideology, Regime Type and Fiscal Policy *Andreas Chai, Griffith University *Kyung Woong Koh, Yonsei University Sectoral Productivity Increases in a Regional Economy: A Multiplier Discussants: Rajeev Dhawan, Georgia State University Evaluation Kotaro Yoshida, University of Chicago *Maria Llop, Universitat Rovira i Virgili Siew Ling Yew, Monash University M-Estimates for the Multiplicative Error Model *Wanbo Lu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, [163] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM and Yanfeng Wang, Southwestern University of Finance and Contemporary Economic Policy Economics FINANCIAL CRISIS AND MONETARY POLICY Discussants: Andreas Chai, Griffith University Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Maria Llop, Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wanbo Lu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Chair: Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University Jonas Fooken, University of Queensland Papers: Shock Risk of the Monetary Policy under Financial Crisis with Asymmetric Information [160] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Qingmin Hao, Tianjin University Volunteer Individual The Lender of Last Resort Policy and Its Signaling Effect in a Time of INFORMATION AND UNCERTAINTY Crisis Chair: Shota Ichihashi, Bank of Canada *Mei Li, University of Guelph, Frank Milne, Queen's University, Papers: Manipulation, Dynamic Informed Trading, and the Canada, and Junfeng Qiu, Central University of Finance and Uniqueness of Equilibrium in Securities Markets Economics, China *Shino Takayama, University of Queensland Don't Panic: The R Word Angst Fighting Uncertainty with Uncertainty *Manfred W. Keil, Claremont McKenna College *Ravi Kashyap, SolBridge International School of Business Discussants: Mei Li, University of Guelph Paradox of Terror Prevention Manfred W. Keil, Claremont McKenna College *Nona May Pepito, ESSEC Business School, and Parimal Bag, Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University National University of Singapore Consumer-Optimal Disclosure with Costly Information Acquisition [164] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Shota Ichihashi, Bank of Canada Volunteer Individual Discussants: Ravi Kashyap, SolBridge International School of MONETARY POLICY AND EXCHANGE RATES Business Chair: Gregory Levieuge, Banque de France Nona May Pepito, ESSEC Business School Papers: The BOJ's ETF Purchases and Its Effects on Nikkei 225 stocks Shota Ichihashi, Bank of Canada *Tatsuyoshi Okimoto, Australian National University, and Kimie Shino Takayama, University of Queensland Harada, Chuo University The Effect of the Bank of Japan's ETF Purchases on the Firm [161] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Performance Allied Society: SABE *Hiroshi Gunji, Daito Bunka University, Kazuki Miura, Tokoha CORRUPTION AND HOW TO HINDER IT University, and Yuan Yuan, National Institute of Informatics Organizer(s): Panagiotis Mitkidis, Aarhus University and Duke Money Stock versus Monetary Base in Time-Frequency Exchange University Rate Determination Chair: Panagiotis Mitkidis, Aarhus University and Duke University *Yoshito Funashima, Tohoku Gakuin University Papers: Commitment Corrupts Cost of Banking Crises: Does the Policy Framework Matter? *Simon van Baal, Central European University, John Michael, *Gregory Levieuge, Banque de France Warwick University, and Panagiotis Mitkidis, Aarhus University Discussants: Hiroshi Gunji, Daito Bunka University and Duke University Yoshito Funashima, Tohoku Gakuin University How Leaders can Hinder Corruption Gregory Levieuge, Banque de France *Simon Karg, Aarhus University, and Panagiotis Mitkidis, Aarhus Tatsuyoshi Okimoto, Australian National University University and Duke University Whistleblowing and Corruption [165] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Dimitrios Batolas, Aarhus University, Panagiotis Mitkidis, Aarhus Allied Society: APF University and Duke University, and Dan Ariely, Duke University TOPICS IN MACROECONOMICS Only Coordination for a Team Alters Risk Preferences for Others Organizer(s): George Karras, University of Illinois at Chicago *John Michael, Warwick University Chair: George Karras, University of Illinois at Chicago Papers: The Hysteresis Loop in Post-Brexit Pending EU-27/28 Trade [162] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Patterns Volunteer Individual *Evrard Claessens, University of Antwerp, and Cedric Guisson, FISCAL POLICY University of Antwerp

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 29 Is Output Growth Related to its Uncertainty? Evidence using Eight Papers: Possibility of Japan-China-Korea Trilateral FTA: Investigation Centuries of British Growth of Japanese Comparative Advantage in the Chinese Market *Stilianos Fountas, University of Macedonia, Don Bredin, *Iwao Tanaka, Toyo Gakuen University, and Lihong Fang, Toyo University College Dublin, and Christos S. Savva, Cyprus University Gakuen University of Technology The Impact of Migration and Remittances on Labor Supply in Automation and Unemployment: Help is on the Way Tajikistan *Hideki Nakamura, Osaka City University *Eiji Yamada, JICA Research Institute, Enerelt Murakami, Japan Are "Twin Deficits" an Illusion? International Evidence on Fiscal International Cooperation Agency, and Erica Paula Sioson, Asian Policy and the Current Account Development Bank Institute *George Karras, University of Illinois at Chicago Who Demands Reciprocal Trade? A Survey-Based Investigation of Discussants: George Karras, University of Illinois at Chicago Individual Characteristics Evrard Claessens, University of Antwerp Eiichi Tomiura, Hitotsubashi University, *Banri Ito, Aoyama Stilianos Fountas, University of Macedonia Gakuin University, Hiroshi Mukunoki, Gakushuin University, and Hideki Nakamura, Osaka City University Ryuhei Wakasugi, University of Niigata Prefecture Import Shock from China and Local Labor Market Effect: New [166] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Evidence from Korea Contemporary Economic Policy *Hyunbae Chun, Sogang University, Jung Hur, Sogang University, US-CHINA RELATIONS and Nyeong Seon Son, Sogang University Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Discussants: Daiju Aiba, JICA Research Institute and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Moon Jung Choi, Bank of Korea Chair: Rongrong Sun, Henan University Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Graduate Center, Papers: Effects of US-China Trade on US Employment: A GVC CUNY, and NBER Perspective Toshiyuki Matsuura, Keio University *Feng Dai, Nanjing Audit University, and Ruixiang Liu, Nanjing Audit University [169] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Financial Development and Innovation: A DSGE Comparison of Allied Society: TAIOS Chinese and U.S. Business Cycles GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS ANALYSIS *Shuonan Zhang, University of Manchester Organizer(s): Shih-Hsun Hsu, National Taiwan University Relations between China and the U.S. - A Game Theoretic Approach Chair: Hiro Lee, Osaka University Rongrong Sun, Henan University, and *Jan Alfred Klingelhofer, Papers: How Global or Regional are Value Chains in East Asia? Henan University Evidence Based on an Input-Output Analysis in Textile, Automobile Discussants: Shuonan Zhang, University of Manchester and Electronics Sectors Jan Alfred Klingelhofer, Henan University *Ge Lai, Victoria University of Wellington Feng Dai, Nanjing Audit University Structure and Comparison of the Electronics and Motor Vehicle Value Chains in East Asia [167] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Ikuo Kuroiwa, Institute of Developing Economies Volunteer Individual Formerly Assembled, but Now Designed in China? Assessing the INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Domestic Value-Added of Activities in Gross Exports Chair: Akira Nagae, University of Tokyo Quanran Chen, University of International Business and Papers: Endogenous Growth, Globalization, and Relative Economics, China, Yuning Gao, Tsinghua University, *Jiansuo Pei, Consumption University of International Business and Economics, China, *Cem (Ali) Karayalcin, Florida International University Gaaitzen de Vries, University of International Business and Capacity Constraints, Fund Flows and Hedge Fund Alpha: Emerging Economics, China, and Fei Wang, University of International Market Evidence Business and Economics, China *Mui Kuen Yuen, Massey University, Martin Young, Massey General Equilibrium Evaluation of the CPTPP and RCEP with Global University, and Jianguo Chen, Massey University Value Chains Does a New Accounting Report System Matter to Foreign Aid Ken Itakura, Nagoya City University, and *Hiro Lee, Osaka Allocation? University *Akira Nagae, University of Tokyo, Hajime Katayama, Waseda Discussants: Ikuo Kuroiwa, Institute of Developing Economies University, and Koichi Takase, Waseda University Ge Lai, Victoria University of Wellington Discussants: Mui Kuen Yuen, Massey University Ruey-Wan Liou, Ministry of Transportation, Taiwan Akira Nagae, University of Tokyo Cem (Ali) Karayalcin, Florida International University [170] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Allied Society: IBEFA [168] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM BANKING AND MACROECONOMICS Individually Organized Organizer(s): Santiago Carbo-Valverde, CUNEF, Bangor University ROBERT E. LIPSEY MEMORIAL PANEL 2: IMPORT COMPETITION, and Funcas, and Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad de REMITTANCES, AND RECIPROCAL TRADE Granada and Funcas Organizer(s): Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Chair: Evren Ors, HEC Paris Graduate Center, CUNY, and NBER Papers: U.S. Banking Integration and State-Level Exports Chair: Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Graduate *Evren Ors, HEC Paris, and Tomasz Michalski, HEC Paris Center, CUNY, and NBER Cross-Border Spillover Effects of O-SII Buyers

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 30 *Giuseppe Cappelletti, European Central Bank, Aurea Ponte Papers: Budget Constraints and Employment Adjustments Under Marques, European Central Bank, and Carmelo Salleo, European Exchange Rate Shocks: Evidence from Chinese Domestic Firms Central Bank *Marian Rizov, University of Lincoln, and Xufei Zhang, Middlesex Stress Testing Interest Rate Risk in Banking Sector under Interaction University between Yield Curve and Macroeconomic Dynamics The Country Analysis of the Deconstruction of the Added Value of *Yuji Sakurai, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Azamat China's Automotive Industry Exports from the Perspective of Global Abdymomunov, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and Jeffrey Value Chain Gerlach, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond *Li Yan, Dalian Maritime University (School of Maritime Discussants: Yuji Sakurai, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Economics and Management), and Qibo Huang, Dalian Maritime Evren Ors, HEC Paris University (School of Maritime Economics and Management) Razvan Vlahu, De Nederlandsche Bank Firm Innovation under Import Competition from Low-Wage Countries Ruotao Tang, Ministry of Labor, Alberta, Canada, *Runjuan Liu, [171] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM University of Alberta, and Ujjayant N. Chakravorty, Tufts Volunteer Individual University INSURANCE AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR Why Did Etihad Airways' Alliance Strategy Fail? Chair: Richard A. Dunn, University of Connecticut *Andreas Knorr, German University of Administrative Sciences Papers: Political Sentiment about President Obama and Insurance Speyer, and Alexander Eisenkopf, Zeppelin University Status Following The Affordable Care Act (ACA). Discussants: Li Yan, Dalian Maritime University (School of Maritime *Bisakha Sen, University of Alabama at Birmingham Economics and Management) Behavioral Demand Response to Insurance Coverage and Its Health Runjuan Liu, University of Alberta Consequences: Evidence from the Long-Term Care Insurance System Andreas Knorr, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer in Japan Marian Rizov, University of Lincoln *Masaki Takahashi, University of Tokyo Health-Risk Perception and Adopting Preventive Behavior [174] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Seojung Oh, Seoul National University, Sok Chul Hong, Seoul Contemporary Economic Policy National University, and Eunju Lee, University of California, Davis ISSUES OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: DEMOGRAPHY AND Estimates of the Prevalence, Risk, and Externality of Drinking and EDUCATION Driving in the United States: 1982-2017 Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, *Richard A. Dunn, University of Connecticut, and Nathan Tefft, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Bates College Chair: Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Discussants: Masaki Takahashi, University of Tokyo Huazhong University of Science and Technology Seojung Oh, Seoul National University Papers: Population Pressure and Soil Quality Dynamics in Sub- Richard A. Dunn, University of Connecticut Saharan Africa: Panel Evidence from Rural Uganda Bisakha Sen, University of Alabama at Birmingham *Francisco M.P Mugizi, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies [172] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM The Effect of Family Planning Exposure on Fertility Choices and Volunteer Individual Reproductive Health Care in Rural Pakistan DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF LABOR MARKET Qaisar Khan, Lahore University of Management Sciences, and Chair: Claudia Macaluso, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *Shun Wang, KDI School of Public Policy and Management Papers: Guilt, Gender and Work-Life Balance in Japan: A Choice Teachers' Monitoring and Schools' Performance: Evidence for Experiment. Pakistan *Alistair Munro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Booyuel Kim, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, and Chie Aoyagi, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies *Inayat Ullah, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, and Optimal Employment in Frictional Business Cycles and Intertemporal Hee-Seung Yang, KDI School of Public Policy and Management Discontinuity of Duals and Production Discussants: Shun Wang, KDI School of Public Policy and *Koji Yokota, Meisei University Management Using Econometrics to Reduce Gender Discrimination: Evidence from Inayat Ullah, KDI School of Public Policy and Management a Difference-in-Discontinuities Design Gi Khan Ten, KDI School of Public Policy and Management Giannina Vaccaro, University of California, Irvine Labor Market Concentration, Skills, and Wages [175] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM *Claudia Macaluso, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Individually Organized Discussants: Koji Yokota, Meisei University ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR, COMPETITION POLICY, AND Giannina Vaccaro, University of California, Irvine ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Claudia Macaluso, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Organizer(s): James A. Roumasset, University of Hawaii at Manoa Alistair Munro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Chair: Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Ateneo de Manila University and Philippine Economic Society [173] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM Papers: Fairness, Inequality and Competition Policy in a Developing- Contemporary Economic Policy Country Context ECONOMICS OF CHINA: FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS *Arsenio M. Balisacan, Philippine Competition Commission Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Competition Policy and Economic Development and Huazhong University of Science and Technology *James A. Roumasset, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Majah-Leah Chair: Marian Rizov, University of Lincoln V. Ravago, Ateneo de Manila University and Philippine Economic

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 31 Society, and Arsenio M. Balisacan, Philippine Competition *Maoliang Ye, Xiamen University, Richard B. Freeman, Centre for Commission Economic Performance, and Xiaolan Yang, Zhejiang University The Anti-Monopoly Act and Competition Policy: Issues and Cooperative Initiative through Pre-Play Communication in One-Shot Challenges Games *Sadaaki Suwazono, Japan Fair Trade Commission *Pablo Hernandez-Lagos, New York University Abu Dhabi Discussants: Tetshusi Sonobe, National Graduate Institute for Policy Higher Cognitive Ability Promotes Cooperation in Infinitely Repeated Studies PD and Deviation in Finitely Repeated PDF: Experimental Evidence Christopher Edmonds, Tokyo International University *Tetsuya Kawamura, Japan University of Economics, Misato Yasuyuki Sawada, Asian Development Bank and University of Tokyo Inaba, Kansai University, and Kazuhito Ogawa, Kansai University

[176] Saturday, March 23 @ 2:45 PM–4:30 PM [179] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Volunteer Individual Volunteer Individual PRICES, CREDIT, AND POLICY HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL DECISIONS Chair: Yi-Chen Lin, Tamkang University Chair: Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Gakuin University Papers: Determinants of the Downward-Sloping Segment of the EKC Papers: Intratemporal Substitution between Housing and in High-Income Countries: The Role of Income Inequality and Nondurable Consumption: Evidence from Reinvestment in Housing Institutional Arrangement Stock *Hyangsuk Cho, Sungkyunkwan University *Natalia Khorunzhina, Copenhagen Business School Board Composition, Corporate Environmental Policy, and Corporate Why Do Individuals Not Participate in the Stock Market? Financial Performance *Yulia Veld-Merkoulova, Monash University, Chris Veld, University *Jun Xie, Kyushu University, Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu University, of Glasgow, and Stephen J Brown, Monash University and Wataru Nozawa, Kyushu University Student Loans, Access to Credit and Consumer Financial Decisions Research on the influence mechanism of credit availability on *Alvaro A. Mezza, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Farmers' Farmland Transfer Heterogeneity Behavior Policy Incentives to Delay Public Pension Benefit Claims *Hongfei Yin, Nanjing Agricultural University, Zhang Bing, Nanjing *Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Gakuin University, and Kunio Agricultural University, and Zhangxing Xu, Nanjing Agricultural Nakashima, NLI-Research Institute University Discussants: Yulia Veld-Merkoulova, Monash University An ARDL Approach to the Food Waste and Food Price Nexus Alvaro A. Mezza, Federal Reserve Board of Governors *Yi-Chen Lin, Tamkang University, Kaizhi Yu, Southwestern Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Gakuin University University of Finance and Economics, and Xiang Chen, Natalia Khorunzhina, Copenhagen Business School Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Discussants: Jun Xie, Kyushu University [180] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Hongfei Yin, Nanjing Agricultural University Contemporary Economic Policy Yi-Chen Lin, Tamkang University ISSUES OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: TRANSFORMATION, Hyangsuk Cho, Sungkyunkwan University GROWTH, AND WELFARE Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, [177] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Volunteer Individual Chair: Vishva Nath Attri, University of Mauritius FINANCIAL SECTOR AND MACRO ECONOMY Papers: The Determinants of Climate Finance Related to Clean Chair: Seohyun Lee, Bank of Korea Energy Transition in Developing Countries Papers: Understanding the Macroeconomic Impact of Stock Market *Waldemar Karpa, Kozminski University, and Antonio Grginovic, Liquidity Shock Kozminski University *Yu-Hsi Chou, National Taiwan Normal University Digitalisation and Economic Transformation in Developing Countries: Ownership Structure, Diversification and Bank Performance A Case Study of the Republic of Mauritius *Meng-Fen Hsieh, National Taichung University of Science and *Vishva Nath Attri, University of Mauritius, and Pooja Jhinni Technology, Taiwan, and Meng Fen Shen, National Taichung Awotar, University of Science and Technology, Taiwan The Development Trinity: How Regional Integration Impacts Growth, Identifying Uncertainty Shocks due to Geopolitical Swings in Korea Inequality and Poverty *Seohyun Lee, Bank of Korea, Inhwan So, Bank of Korea, and *Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, United Nations Conference on Trade Jongrim Ha, World Bank and Development Discussants: Meng-Fen Hsieh, National Taichung University of In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time? The Long-Run Effects of the Science and Technology, Taiwan Send-Down Movement in China Seohyun Lee, Bank of Korea *Chuan He, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Yu-Hsi Chou, National Taiwan Normal University Discussants: Vishva Nath Attri, University of Mauritius Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, United Nations Conference on Trade and [178] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Development Allied Society: ESA Chuan He, Huazhong University of Science and Technology COOPERATION Waldemar Karpa, Kozminski University Organizer(s): C. Monica Capra, Claremont Graduate University, and Siqi Pan, University of Melbourne [181] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Chair: Tetsuya Kawamura, Japan University of Economics Allied Society: SABE Papers: Team Incentives, Productivity and Choices: A Real-Time Real ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS Effort Experiment

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 32 Organizer(s): Morris Altman, University of Newcastle, and Shinji Teraji, Yamaguchi University [184] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Chair: Barna Bako, Corvinus University of Budapest Volunteer Individual Papers: On the Mind and Spirit of Islamic Framework for Behavioral MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CREDIT AND MONEY SHOCKS Economics/Socio-economic Justice Chair: Nelson Mark, University of Notre Dame *Mughees Shaukat, Central Bank of Oman, and Bushra Shafiq, Papers: Credit Risk Propagation along Supply Chains: Evidence from State Bank of Pakistan the CDS Market The Achilles' Heel of Salience Theory and a Way to Fix It *Senay Agca, George Washington University *Barna Bako, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Gabor Sovereign Yield Spreads as Determinants of Private Sector Borrowing Neszveda, Corvinus University of Budapest Costs I on You: Observer Identity in the Dictator Game *Thomas Theobald, Macroeconomic Policy Institute, and Silke *Jin Di Zheng, Nanjing Audit University, and Anita Kopanyi-Peuker, Tober, Macroeconomic Policy Institute University of Amsterdam Credit Risk and Discontinuous Effects of Monetary Reverse Could it be Smart to Use the Cash-Multiple (CM) Rule of Thumb Transactions Instead of Internal Rate of Return (IRR)?: A Heuristic Linking Bounded *Dimitris Voliotis, University of Piraeus, and Dimitrios P. and Unbounded Rationality Tsomocos, University of Oxford *Nathan C. Berg, University of Otago, and Carlo-Alberto Magni, Demographics and Monetary Policy Shocks University of Modena and Reggio Emilia *Nelson Mark, University of Notre Dame, Kimberly Berg, Miami University, Ohio, Chadwick Curtis, University of Richmond, and [182] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Steven Lugauer, University of Kentucky Volunteer Individual Discussants: Thomas Theobald, Macroeconomic Policy Institute MACROECONOMIC GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS Dimitris Voliotis, University of Piraeus Chair: Junsang Lee, Sungkyunkwan University Nelson Mark, University of Notre Dame Papers: Unemployment, the Output Gap, and Monetary Policy in Senay Agca, George Washington University Japan: An Estimated New Keynesian Model *Goro Komatsu, Kyushu University [185] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM A DSGE Model for Coordinated Macroeconomic Policy Contemporary Economic Policy *Mukhit A. Onalbekov, Kazakh National Research Technical US-CHINA TRADE WAR University, Abdykappar A. Ashimov, Kazakh National Research Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Technical University, and Yuriy Borovskiy, Kazakh National and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Technical University Chair: Jean-Claude Maswana, University of Tsukuba Macroeconomic Framework for Assessing and Forecasting Trump Papers: Trade Conflicts and Macroeconomics Policy: The Case of U.S. Tariff Measures on the Chinese Currency and the Global Economic vs.China Imbalance *Yixiao Zhou, Curtin University, and Rodney Tyers, University of *Layal Mansour Ichrakieh, American University of Beirut Western Australia Inflationary Redistribution vs. Trading Opportunities The U.S. China Agricultural Trade and Polices: Potential Impacts of *Junsang Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, and Timothy Kam, the Trade Dispute and Retaliations on their Dairy Markets Australian National University *Qingbin Wang, University of Vermont, Jonathan Walsh, Discussants: Mukhit A. Onalbekov, Kazakh National Research University of Vermont, James Hansen, U.S. Department of Technical University Agriculture, Yang Zou, Nankai University, China, and David Layal Mansour Ichrakieh, American University of Beirut Conner, University of Vermont Junsang Lee, Sungkyunkwan University China-Africa: How China-U.S. Trade War Can Affect Economic Goro Komatsu, Kyushu University Growth in Africa *Jean-Claude Maswana, University of Tsukuba [183] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Discussants: Qingbin Wang, University of Vermont Contemporary Economic Policy Jean-Claude Maswana, University of Tsukuba EU: CREDIT, DEBT, AND BREXIT Francisco M.P Mugizi, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology [186] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Chair: Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University Individually Organized Papers: Credit Conditions and the Macroeconomy Over the Cycle ROBERT E. LIPSEY MEMORIAL PANEL 3: TRADE, FDI, AND CAPITAL *Risto Herrala, Bank of Finland, and Rima Turk, IMF Institute FLOWS A Time-Varying Coefficient Model of Greek and Irish Contagion Organizer(s): Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Graham Bird, Claremont Graduate University, *Wenti Du, Akita Graduate Center, CUNY, and NBER International University, Eric J. Pentecost, Loughborough Chair: Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Graduate University, and Thomas D. Willett, Claremont Graduate University Center, CUNY, and NBER Can Money Buy EU Love? Papers: How would You Like to Pay Today? Product Differences in *Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University, Martin Hulenyi, Institute for the Terms of Payment in International Trade Strategy and Analysis, Government Office of the Slovak Republic, *Hyejoon Im, Yeungnam University and Cigdem Borke Tunali, Istanbul University Bank Lending Channel and International Capital Flow into a Banking Discussants: Wenti Du, Akita International University Sector in a Dollarized Economy Jan Fidrmuc, Brunel University *Daiju Aiba, JICA Research Institute Risto Herrala, Bank of Finland

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 33 FDI Agglomeration in India: Role of Country of Origin and Industry Discussants: Junyu Saito, Momoyama Gakuin University Peers Masanori Orihara, University of Tsukuba *Renjith Ramachandran, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Hiromichi Iwaki, Daito Bunka University and Subash Sasidharan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras The U.S.-Colombia FTA and its Impact on Domestic and Foreign Firms [190] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM *Zadia M. Feliciano, Queen's College, CUNY, the Graduate Center, Volunteer Individual CUNY, and NBER, and Sara Wong, Escuela Superior Politecnica del WAGE AND UNEMPLOYMENT Litoral Chair: Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Discussants: Banri Ito, Aoyama Gakuin University Papers: The Very Short Run Effects of Minimum Wages on Ayumu Tanaka, Chuo University Employment & Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Individual- Keiko Ito, Chuo University level Longitudinal Data Eiji Yamada, JICA Research Institute *Ernest Boffy-Ramirez, University of Colorado Denver Is Politics the Missing Piece of the U.S. Minimum Wage Puzzle? [187] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Jesse Wursten, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Allied Society: IEFS Task Contents of First Jobs and Short-Run Economic Well-being of INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY Less Educated Male Workers Organizer(s): Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology *Shan-Ying Chu, Chung Yuan Christian University Chair: Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology The Subminimum Wage and Employment Papers: Revisiting Profit-Shifting Trade Policy Intervention under *Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Cross-Border Unbundling Discussants: Jesse Wursten, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven *Ayako Obashi, Aoyama Gakuin University Shan-Ying Chu, Chung Yuan Christian University Does Foreign Ownership Explain Company Export and Innovation Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Decisions? Evidence from Japan Ernest Boffy-Ramirez, University of Colorado Denver *Toshihiro Okubo, Keio University, Alexander Wagner, University of Zurich, and Kazuo Yamada, Nagasaki University [191] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Slavery in America and the Industrial Revolution Volunteer Individual Xi Mao, Georgia Institute of Technology, and *Juan B. Moreno- WATER DEMAND AND DROUGHT Cruz, University of Waterloo Chair: Matt Gnagey, Weber State University Phase Out Tariffs, Phase in Trade? Papers: Economic Analysis of Drought Risk on New Zealand *Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology, Tristan Kohl, Agricultural Sector: A Micro-Level Study University of Groningen, and James Lake, Southern Methodist *Farnaz Pourzand, Victoria University of Wellington, and Ilan Noy, University Victoria University of Wellington Impacts of Large Scale Development of Water Resources on Industry [188] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM of Downstream Regions in the Case of the LBCD Project in Japan Allied Society: APF *Takeru Sugasawa, Tohoku University RISK MEASUREMENTS AND INEQUALITY Measuring Price Elasticities of Demand for Residential Irrigation Organizer(s): George Karras, University of Illinois at Chicago Water Chair: Christos Giannikos, City University of New York *Matt Gnagey, Weber State University Papers: Correlation Aversion and Insurance Demand Discussants: Takeru Sugasawa, Tohoku University *Christos Giannikos, City University of New York Matt Gnagey, Weber State University Asset Prices, Wealth Inequality and Background Risk with Durability Farnaz Pourzand, Victoria University of Wellington and Habits *Georgios Koimisis, Manhattan College [192] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Correlation Aversion and Measurement of Inequality Allied Society: TAIOS *Andreas Kakolyris, City University of New York INPUT-OUTPUT STUDIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Discussants: Georgios Koimisis, Manhattan College Organizer(s): Shih-Hsun Hsu, National Taiwan University Andreas Kakolyris, City University of New York Chair: Masaru Kagatsume, Kyoto University Christos Giannikos, City University of New York Papers: The Sustainability of Land Conservation Program: Evidence of the Repercussions Effect of the Land Conservation Program on [189] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM Regional Economic Structure Change in China Individually Organized *Shuning Chen, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for ISSUES IN CORPORATE FINANCE the Earth, and Masaru Kagatsume, Kyoto University Organizer(s): Takashi Yoshida, Kanazawa Seiryo University Pollutants Content in Production and Consumption and Pollution Chair: Hiromichi Iwaki, Daito Bunka University Haven Hypothesis: An Inter-Country Input-Output Analysis Papers: Corporate Governance and Firm Value Jin-Xu Lin, Chung Yuan Christian University, Lin-Chih Tseng, Chung Hiromichi Iwaki, Daito Bunka University, and *Masanori Orihara, Yuan Christian University, and *Shih-Mo Lin, Chung Yuan Christian University of Tsukuba University Rollover Risk and Payout Policy Corruption, Institutions, and Sustainable Development: Theory and *Junyu Saito, Momoyama Gakuin University, and Hiromichi Iwaki, Evidence from Inclusive Wealth Daito Bunka University *Rintaro Yamaguchi, National Institute for Environmental Studies, The Benefits of Being Public: Evidence from Duration Analyses of Japan Corporate Financing Discussants: Shih-Mo Lin, Chung Yuan Christian University *Takashi Yoshida, Kanazawa Seiryo University Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 34 Rintaro Yamaguchi, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Science and Technology), and Kyoung Tae Kim, University of Japan Alabama, Tuscaloosa Shuning Chen, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the An Analysis of Charitable Giving Across Income Classes in the Earth Philippines *Jefferson Arapoc, University of Newcastle, David Savage, [193] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM University of Newcastle, and Morris Altman, University of Individually Organized Newcastle ECONOMICS OF AIR POLLUTION Discussants: Hohyun Kim, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Organizer(s): Michael R Ransom, Brigham Young University Science and Technology) Chair: to be announced, Jefferson Arapoc, University of Newcastle Papers: Winter Heating, Air Pollution, and Acute Health Impact: Zhenhui Li, Communication University of China Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design *Guojun He, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology [197] Saturday, March 23 @ 6:45 PM–9:00 PM Environment-Enhanced Momentum and the Demand for Participants Dinner and Keynote Address Environmental Quality AN AGING POPULATION AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MONETARY *Alberto Salvo, National University of Singapore, Haoming Liu, AND FISCAL POLICY National University of Singapore, and Jingfeng Lu, National Introduction: Ippei Fujiwara, Keio University and Australian National University of Singapore University Air Pollution and School Absenteeism: Results from a Natural Address: Naoyuki Yoshino, Asian Development Bank Institute Experiment Advance ticket purchase required. *Michael R Ransom, Brigham Young University, and C. Arden Pope III, Brigham Young University [198] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Discussants: Michael R Ransom, Brigham Young University Volunteer Individual Guojun He, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology MICRO-ECONOMETRICS APPLICATIONS Alberto Salvo, National University of Singapore Chair: Daniel Cullen, University of California, Santa Barbara Papers: Maternal Employment Status and the Supply of New Types [194] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM of Childcare Services: Evidence from a New Trend in Early Childhood Volunteer Individual Education and Care in Japan REGIONAL ECONOMY AND TRANSPORTATION *Chi Zhang, Kyushu University, and Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu Chair: Michele Acciaro, Kuhne Logistics University University Papers: The Impact of Regional and Sectoral Changes of Productivity Inference on Conditional Quantile Processes in Partially Linear and Transport Infrastructure Improvements in the German Economy Models with Application to Sharp RD Designs with Covariates *Marcel Henkel, University of Duisburg-Essen, and Raphael *Jungmo Yoon, Hanyang University Becker, University of Duisburg-Essen Construction of Credible Intervals for Nonlinear Regression Models The Rural Land Registration and Certification (RLRC) Program and with Unknown Error Distributions Rural to Urban Migration in China *Ji Yeon Yang, Kumoh National Institute of Technology *Fei Meng, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Twan Effective Number of Clusters and Inference with Instrumental Huybers, University of New South Wales, Canberra, and Satish Variables Chand, University of New South Wales *Daniel Cullen, University of California, Santa Barbara, and The Impacts of Informal Settlement Upgrading on Land Use Patterns Douglas G. Steigerwald, University of California, Santa Barbara and Property Values: Evidence from Urban Village Removal Program Discussants: Jungmo Yoon, Hanyang University in Beijing Ji Yeon Yang, Kumoh National Institute of Technology Xirong Chen, University of International Business and Economics, Daniel Cullen, University of California, Santa Barbara and *Meiping Sun, Fordham University Chi Zhang, Kyushu University Non-Linear Pricing Strategies in the Port Sector *Michele Acciaro, Kuhne Logistics University [199] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Discussants: Fei Meng, University of New South Wales, Canberra Volunteer Individual Meiping Sun, Fordham University MOBILITY AND INEQUALITY Michele Acciaro, Kuhne Logistics University Chair: Mihaela Pintea, Florida International University Marcel Henkel, University of Duisburg-Essen Papers: A Panel Analysis of Brazilian Regional Inequality *Peter M. Phelps, University of Leeds, and Philip Arestis, [196] Saturday, March 23 @ 4:45 PM–6:30 PM University of Cambridge Volunteer Individual Behavior and Worry: Household Perception of Food Security in CULTURE AND TOURISM Guatemala Chair: Jefferson Arapoc, University of Newcastle *Ling Yee Khor, University of Hohenheim Papers: The Business Model of Mobile Social Media in China : A The Indebted Hand-to-Mouth Social Relationship Perspective *Mihaela Pintea, Florida International University *Zhenhui Li, Communication University of China Variable Multi-targets and Transferable Sunk Cost Hypothesis: An Religious Beliefs, Religious Culture, and Households’Investment Analysis of ‘Sunk Cost Fallacy’ Under Uncertainty Decisions *Chang Wang, Beijing University of Posts and *Hohyun Kim, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Telecommunications and Queen Mary University of London, and Technology), Seung Hun Han, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Xueyun Zeng, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Discussants: Ling Yee Khor, University of Hohenheim

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 35 Mihaela Pintea, Florida International University *Yihong Tang, Central University of Finance and Economics, Chang Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China, and Jing Yan, Central University of Finance and Economics, and Queen Mary University of London China Peter M. Phelps, University of Leeds Variable Trade Costs and the Margins of Trade: Empirical Evidences from China's Export Tax Rebate Policy [200] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM *Jing Yan, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Contemporary Economic Policy Business Cycle Synchronization within China FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY *Lunan Jiang, Henan University, and Lin Zhang, Henan University Organizer(s): Jianpo Xue, Renmin University of China Discussants: Lunan Jiang, Henan University Chair: Qinglai Meng, Oregon State University Yihong Tang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Papers: The 2008 U.S. Auto Market Collapse Jing Yan, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Bill Dupor, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, *Rong Li, Renmin University of China, Saif Mehkari, University of Richmond, and Yi- [203] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Chen Tsai, National Taiwan University Volunteer Individual Examine the Lead-Lag Relationship of Channels in Monetary MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND Transmission Mechanism FINANCE Marcelle Chauvet, University of California, Riverside, and *Zhi Chair: Pei-Chien Lin, Tamkang University Zhao, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Papers: Cheap Talk? Financial Sanctions and Non-Financial Activity Financial Friction, Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy *Volker Nitsch, Technische Universitat Darmstadt Tiantian Dai, Central University of Finance and Economics, China, Effects of Exchange Rate on Value-Added International Trade and *Chao He, East China Normal University *Myoung Shik Choi, Kyonggi University Capital Income Taxation and Depreciation Allowance: Implications Stock Transactions and Financial Integration in Luxembourg for Aggregate (In)Stability *Rajarshi Mitra, Tokyo International University Kevin X. D. Huang, Vanderbilt University, Qinglei Meng, South Can Macroeconomic Stabilizing Policies Stabilize Export Volatility? Central University for Nationalities, and *Jianpo Xue, Renmin *Pei-Chien Lin, Tamkang University University of China Discussants: Myoung Shik Choi, Kyonggi University Discussants: Kevin X. D. Huang, Vanderbilt University Rajarshi Mitra, Tokyo International University Jianpo Xue, Renmin University of China Pei-Chien Lin, Tamkang University Qinglai Meng, Oregon State University Volker Nitsch, Technische Universitat Darmstadt Rong Li, Renmin University of China [204] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM [201] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Individually Organized Volunteer Individual CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL POLICY AND MACROECONOMIC STABILITY Organizer(s): Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Chair: Lawrence B. Dacuycuy, De La Salle University and Philippine Chair: Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Economic Society Papers: Are Social Enterprises Efficient? A Theoretical Approach Papers: Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Performance: World Evidence *Tobias Beckmann, Department of the Prime Minister and Raimundo Soto, Universidad Catolica de Chile, and *Klaus Cabinet of Australia Schmidt-Hebbel, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Social Capital as a Hedging Tool: The Relation between CEO Risk- Time-varying Fiscal Multipliers Identified by Systematic Component: Related Incentives and Corporate Social Responsibility A Bayesian Approach to TVP-SVAR Model Hyeong Joon Kim, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and *Hirokuni Iiboshi, Economic and Social Research Institute Technology), Seung Hun Han, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Deep Habits, Complementarities and Fiscal Stimulus: Does Labor Science and Technology), and *Kyumin Cho, KAIST (Korea Share have a Role in Increasing Private Consumption? Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) *Lawrence B. Dacuycuy, De La Salle University and Philippine Corporate Social Responsibility, Managerial Compensation Economic Society Incentives, and Financial Risk Discussants: Hirokuni Iiboshi, Economic and Social Research *Craig Wilson, University of Saskatchewan, Min Maung, University Institute of Saskatchewan, Feiyi Yang, University of Saskatchewan, and Yun Lawrence B. Dacuycuy, De La Salle University and Philippine Wang, University of Saskatchewan Economic Society The Double Bottom Line and Sales Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile *Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Discussants: Kyumin Cho, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of [202] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Science and Technology) Contemporary Economic Policy Craig Wilson, University of Saskatchewan ECONOMICS OF CHINA Thomas Durfee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Organizer(s): Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, Tobias Beckmann, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Yihong Australia Tang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Chair: Yihong Tang, Central University of Finance and Economics, [205] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM China Individually Organized Papers: The Welfare Effects of Service Trade Liberalization ISSUES IN CORPORATE FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE Organizer(s): Chih-Yung Lin, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Chair: Chih-Yung Lin, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 36 Papers: Corporate Risk Culture and Innovation Contemporary Economic Policy *Chia-Wei Huang, National Taiwan Normal University TOPICS IN EDUCATIONAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS The Dark Side of Bank CEO Risk-taking Incentives: Evidence from Organizer(s): Xun Zhang, Beijing Normal University Bank Lending Decisions Chair: Xuguang Song, Beijing Normal University *Po-Hsin Ho, National Taipei University Papers: How Public Education Expenditure Promote Inclusive Growth Private Investments in Public Equity and Board Independence *Zongyue He, Beijing Normal University, and Xuguang Song, *Ching-Yu Hsu, National Yunlin University of Science and Beijing Normal University Technology Educational Mating, Income Inequality and Intergenerational Discussants: Ching-Yu Hsu, National Yunlin University of Science and Mobility Technology *Ying Tan, Beijing Normal University, and Xin Li, Peking University Chia-Wei Huang, National Taiwan Normal University The Impacts of Digitalisation on China's Economic System Po-Hsin Ho, National Taipei University *Yafei Wang, Beijing Normal University Public Educational Expenditure and Housing Price: Evidence from [206] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Beijing Individually Organized *Xun Zhang, Beijing Normal University, and Guangming Lyu, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS Beijing Normal University Organizer(s): Tokuo Iwaisako, Hitotsubashi University Disaggregate Heterogeneity, Aggregate Effect and the Formation Chair: Tokuo Iwaisako, Hitotsubashi University Mechanism of China's Inflation Persistance Papers: Financial Regulatory Directors and Firm Reporting Quality Guangming Lyu, Beijing Normal University, and *Xueting Yu, Ching-Hung Chang, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai *Yung-Ling Chi, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, and Discussants: Nan Zhao, Beijing Normal University Qingqing Wu, North Carolina State University Zongyue He, Beijing Normal University What Roles Proxy Advisors Play: Evidence from International Xin Li, Beijing Normal University Comparison Changfeng Pan, Minjiang University Sean McGinty, Nagoya University, and *Konari Uchida, Kyushu Ying Tan, Beijing Normal University University Institutional Investors, Stewardship Code, and Corporate [209] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Performance: International Evidence Individually Organized Naoshi Ikeda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, *Kotaro Inoue, Tokyo CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF EDUCATION DECISIONS IN Institute of Technology, and Yutaro Shiraishi, Tokyo Institute of JAPAN: EVIDENCE FROM CHILDREN OF THE JAPAN HOUSEHOLD Technology PANEL SURVEY Discussants: Konari Uchida, Kyushu University Organizer(s): Hideo Akabayashi, Keio University Tokuo Iwaisako, Hitotsubashi University Chair: Hideo Akabayashi, Keio University Yung-Ling Chi, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan Papers: Gender Differences in Educational Investment and Outcomes in Japan: Evidence from the Japan Child Panel Survey [207] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM *Hideo Akabayashi, Keio University Individually Organized Children's Time Use and Educational Achievement: Assessing UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ISSUES Evidence from the Japan Child Panel Survey Organizer(s): Tommy Tang, Queensland University of Technology Ryosuke Nakamura, Fukuoka University, *Jun Yamashita, Japan Chair: Tommy Tang, Queensland University of Technology Women's University, and Hideo Akabayashi, Keio University Papers: Importance of Mathematics and English form Prior How Does College Loan Affect the Life-Course of the Recipients? Education in a First Year Accounting Subject Evidence from Japan *Girijasankar Mallik, University of New South Wales, and Rina *Shimpei Sano, Chiba University, JIe Wang, University of Tokyo, Datt, Western Sydney University Masayuki Kobayashi, University of Tokyo, and Hideo Akabayashi, Assessment of Economic Threshold Concepts in Higher Education Keio University *Tommy Tang, Queensland University of Technology Discussants: Emiko Usui, Hitotsubashi University Engagement and Learning in a Large Postgraduate Economics Sachiko Kuroda, Waseda University Research Methods Course: Evidence from Australia Nobuko Nagase, Ochanomizu University *Mohammad Alauddin, University of Queensland Why We Need a New Student Evaluation of Courses and Teaching [210] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM (SECaT) for Higher Education Individually Organized *Mohammad Alauddin, University of Queensland, Pedro Isaias, WELL-BEING AND WELFARE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA University of Queensland, Nicole Hartley, University of Organizer(s): Alberto Chong, Georgia State University Queensland, Temesgen Kifle, University of Queensland, Knox Chair: Alberto Chong, Georgia State University Lovell, University of Queensland, John Quiggin, University of Papers: The Quality of Life and Well-Being of Peruvians as Queensland, M. Yunus Ali, University of Auckland, Paul Rouse, International Students in Japan: The case of Peruvian Monash University, Prabahkaran Narayanan, University of Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students Auckland, and Tomayess Issa, Curtin University *Pilar Jakeline Lagones Valdez, Nagoya University Discussants: Mohammad Alauddin, University of Queensland The Role of Microfinance Institutions their Productivity and the Girijasankar Mallik, University of New South Wales Quality of Life in Cambodia Tommy Tang, Queensland University of Technology *Rido Thath, Meiji Gakuin University Economic Approach to Well-Being in Southeast Asia [208] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM *Naoko Shinkai, Tsuda University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 37 Discussants: Alberto Chong, Georgia State University Junghyun Kwon, Korea Development Institute Naoko Shinkai, Tsuda University Rido Thath, Meiji Gakuin University [214] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Individually Organized [211] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND WORKER OUTCOMES Individually Organized Organizer(s): Teresa Molina, University of Hawaii at Manoa POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA Chair: Teresa Molina, University of Hawaii at Manoa Organizer(s): Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Papers: More Money, More Problems? Expectations, Wage Hikes, Cities and Worker Voice Chair: Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Cities *Teresa Molina, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Achyuta Papers: Targeted Poverty Alleviation Development and Vocational Adhvaryu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Anant Education in Rural Minority Areas of China Nyshadham, Boston College *Liu Rong, Yannan Minzu University Unemployment Insurance as a Worker Indiscipline Device? Evidence The Influence of Rural Household Characteristics on Income Poverty from Scanner Data Standards: Based on the Research Perspective of Subjective Poverty Rebecca Taylor, University of Sydney, *Lester Lusher, University of *Sai Ding, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and li Keqiang, Hawaii at Manoa, and Geoff Schnorr, University of California, Southwest Minzu University Davis Public Service Supply and Poverty Reduction Effects in Minority Areas Management Practices Meet Labor Market Outcomes of China Ryo Kambayashi, Hitotsubashi University, and *Mari Tanaka, *Xiaomin Liu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Hitotsubashi University Poverty Alleviation through Healthcare Reform? An Evaluation on Long-term Effects of Parental Leave Policy on Maternal Employment the Effect of Urban Public Hospital Reform in China Takahiro Toriyabe, University of Tokyo, and *Taiyo Fukai, *Shuyi Deng, University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Tokyo Discussants: Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Cities Discussants: Mari Tanaka, Hitotsubashi University Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Taiyo Fukai, University of Tokyo Man Xu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Lester Lusher, University of Hawaii at Manoa Won Fy Lee, University of Minnesota Twin Cities Teresa Molina, University of Hawaii at Manoa

[212] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM [215] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Volunteer Individual Allied Society: ICA CCR DEMOGRAPHICS AND EDUCATION DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON CO-OPERATIVES Chair: Tetsuya Kuratani, Shikoku University Organizer(s): Morris Altman, University of Newcastle Papers: Parental Sex Selection and Population Sex Ratio Chair: Vladislav Valentinov, IAMO *Po Tat Terry Yip, McMaster University Papers: Member Heterogeneity in Cooperatives: A Systems Theory Son Preference and Birth Outcomes for Girls: First Evidence Using Sex View Ratio at Birth *Vladislav Valentinov, IAMO, and Constantine Iliopoulos, *Hyunkuk Cho, Yeungnam University Agricultural Economics Research Institute Cohort Differences and the Marriage Premium: The Case of Taiwan A Critical Analysis of Cooperative Multinationalisation: A *Jen-Ruey Tsaur, National Central University, Taiwan Comparative Study of the French 'Up Group' and the Mondragon Clarifying How Japanese Firms Attract and Recruit Foreign-Born 'Fagor Ederlan Group' College Graduates through Recruitment Advertising to Improve the Ignacio Bretos, University of Zaragoza, *Anjel Errasti, University of Quality of Career Education the Basque Country, Carmen Marcuello, University of Zaragoza, *Tetsuya Kuratani, Shikoku University and Jean Philippe Poulnot, Up Group Discussants: Hyunkuk Cho, Yeungnam University Product Quality in Tobacco Farming: Does Cooperative Membership Jen-Ruey Tsaur, National Central University, Taiwan Secure High-quality Tobacco Product? Evidence from Guizhou Tetsuya Kuratani, Shikoku University Province, China Po Tat Terry Yip, McMaster University *Junying Lin, Zhejiang University, Zhonggen Zhang, Zhejiang University, Ziming Liu, East China University of Science and [213] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Technology, and Hongdong Guo, Zhejiang University Allied Society: KAEA Product Quality in Tobacco Farming: Does Cooperative Membership CONTEMPORARY LABOR ISSUES IN KOREA Secure High-quality Tobacco Product? Evidence from Guizhou Organizer(s): Changkeun Lee, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus Province, China Chair: Changkeun Lee, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus *Junying Lin, Zhejiang University, Zhonggen Zhang, Zhejiang Papers: How Digital Technologies Change Labor Demand: Evidence University, Ziming Liu, East China University of Science and from Smart Factories of Korea Technology, and Hongdong Guo, Zhejiang University *Changkeun Lee, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus Power, Preferences, Governance, and Firm Productivity: Positioning Health Capacity to Work Longer in Korea Worker Cooperatives and Investor-Owned Firms as Drivers of Firm *Junghyun Kwon, Korea Development Institute Productivity The Role of University in Cluster Formation: Evidence from a National *Morris Altman, University of Newcastle Institute of Science and Technology in Korea Economics of Cooperatives and Mutuals: The Indian Perspective *Jongkwan Lee, Korea Development Institute *Rangasamy Amalorpavanathan, National Bank for Agriculture Discussants: Jongkwan Lee, Korea Development Institute and Rural Development, India Changkeun Lee, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 38 [216] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Contemporary Economic Policy ISSUES IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES Organizer(s): Minchung Hsu, University of California, Los Angeles Chair: Minchung Hsu, University of California, Los Angeles Papers: Curse or Blessing: Investigating the Education and Income of Firstborns and Only Boys *Xiangcai Meng, Woosong University, and Junichi Fujimoto, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies The Impact of Increased Import Competition from China on Income Inequality and Household Welfare in Vietnam *Long Q. Trinh, Asian Development Bank Institute Aging and Population Policy in Developing Economies: Welfare Implications across Generations *Tanyasorn Ekapirak, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office, Minchung Hsu, University of California, Los Angeles, and Pei-Ju Liao, National Taiwan University Does Political Capital of Chinese Enterprises Change Their Performance? The Empirical Research Using the Data of Yangzhou City's People's Congress and Industrial Enterprises *Kai Kajitani, Kobe University Discussants: Lu Xu, Renmin University of China Kai Kajitani, Kobe University Long Q. Trinh, Asian Development Bank Institute Tanyasorn Ekapirak, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office

[217] Sunday, March 24 @ 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Volunteer Individual OIL MARKETS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS Chair: Leila Dagher, American University of Beirut Papers: The Impact of Volatile Fuel Prices on Produce Purchases among U.S. Households *Richard Volpe, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Oil Discoveries and Innovation *Raviro Mercy Mhuru, Victoria University of Wellington Environmental Investment and Foreign Assistance in SAARC Countries: Does the Overseas Environmental Subsidies Improve Local and Global Environmental Problems? *Bishwa Raj Kandel, Kaestu University, and Eiji Sawada, Kyushu Sangyo University The GCC Stock Markets' Response to Oil Shocks: Revisiting the Evidence *Leila Dagher, American University of Beirut, Ibrahim Jamali, American University of Beirut, and Nasser Badra, American University of Beirut Discussants: Raviro Mercy Mhuru, Victoria University of Wellington Bishwa Raj Kandel, Kaestu University Leila Dagher, American University of Beirut Richard Volpe, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

[219] Sunday, March 24 @ 10:30 AM–12:00 PM General Session ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON DEMOGRAPHICS, AGING, AND PENSIONS Moderator: John B. Shoven, Stanford University Panelists: Peter A. Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robert F. Engle, New York University Maasaki Shirakawa, Aoyama Gakuin University

1/21/19 (subject to change) * indicates paper presenter Page 39 Program Participants Index Barth, James R. ([email protected]) ...... [66] Basu, Debarati ([email protected]) ...... [67]

Batolas, Dimitrios ([email protected]) ...... [161] Abbott, Andrew J. ([email protected])...... [15] Batsaikhan, Mongoljin ([email protected])...... [19] Abdul Ghani, Rosmaiza ([email protected]) ...... [147] Bautista Jr., Reynaldo A. ([email protected]) ...... [140] Abdymomunov, Azamat ([email protected]) ...... [170] Bayart, Caroline ([email protected]) ...... [58] Acciaro, Michele ([email protected]) ...... [194] Beale, Daniel ([email protected]) ...... [42] Adachi, Yoshimi ([email protected]) ...... [68] Becker, Ralf ([email protected]) ...... [99] Adhvaryu, Achyuta ([email protected]) ...... [214] Becker, Raphael ([email protected]) ...... [194] Adu, Isaac Kwaku ([email protected]) ...... [51] Beckmann, Tobias ([email protected]) ...... [204] Agarwal, Sumit ([email protected]) ...... [67] [83] [127] Benchimol, Jonathan ([email protected]) ...... [3] Agbola, Frank W. ([email protected]) ...... [139] Bengali, Leila ([email protected]) ...... [77] Agca, Senay ([email protected]) ...... [184] Berg, Kimberly ([email protected]) ...... [184] Agha, Nola ([email protected])...... [18] [32] Berg, Nathan C. ([email protected]) ...... [181] Ahn, Jung-Hyun ([email protected]) ...... [40] Bergland, Olvar ([email protected]) ...... [28] Aiba, Daiju ([email protected]) ...... [168] [186] Besedes, Tibor ([email protected]) ...... [187] Akabayashi, Hideo ([email protected]) ...... [209] Bessho, Shunichiro ([email protected]) ...... [9] Akai, Nobuo ([email protected]) ...... [9] Bhanot, Syon ([email protected]) ...... [56] [77] Akao, Ken-Ichi ([email protected]) ...... [15] Bhattacharya, Mita ([email protected]) ...... [95] Akuaku-Opoku, Charity ([email protected]) ...... [51] Bian, Xiaochen ([email protected]) ...... [37] Alauddin, Mohammad ([email protected]) ...... [207] Binder, Melissa ([email protected]) ...... [70] Albrecht, Felix ([email protected]) ...... [58] Bing, Zhang ([email protected]) ...... [89] [176] Ali, M. Yunus ...... 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