68th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 08 - 11, 2009 | Boston, USA

O53-1 Country Studies

Sunday, October 11, 2009: 11:15 AM-1:15 PM
Chair:
Sinikka Hämäläinen, University of Tampere—Finland
Long Arm of the Japanese Economy: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Post-War Japan
Craig F. Freedman, Macquarie University—Australia; Demi Chung, University of New South Wales—Australia; Alexander G. Blair, Macquarie University—Australia
Is Decoupling Between Emerging and Developed Economies a Reality?
Lawrence Gomes, University of Wisconsin–Washington County—USA
Import Demand in Three CARICOM Member Countries
Nelson Modeste, Tennessee State University—USA
U.S. Firm Specific Factors and Their Decision to Invest in the Korean Economy
Kevin Wynne, Pace University—USA; Kori Lambert, HRM Consulting—USA
Measuring the Effects of U.S. Corn Subsidies on Agriculture in Argentina
Anthony Becker, St. Olaf College—USA; Rebecca P. Judge, St. Olaf College—USA
The Conflict-Poverty Interplay: The Case of Nepal
Priniti Panday, Roger Williams University—USA
Discussant:
Martijn Boermans, HU Business School: University of Applied Sciences—Netherlands