68th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 08 - 11, 2009 | Boston, USA

L11-1 Markets

Sunday, October 11, 2009: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Organizer:
M. Peter van der Hoek, Erasmus University—Netherlands
Chair:
Martti Randveer, Bank of Estonia—Estonia
Competing for Talents – Can Europe Outrun the U.S.?
Lydia Mechtenberg, Technical University of Berlin—Germany; Roland Strausz, Humboldt University of Berlin—
Three Cycles: Housing, Credit, and Real Activity
Alain Kabundi, University of Johannesburg—South Africa
The Impact of Title I Funding On School Spending and Student Achievement
Leanna Stiefel, New York University—USA; Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University—USA; Meryle Weinstein, New York University—USA; Luis Chalico, United Nations—USA
Labor Market Inefficiency in Major League Baseball
Thomas H. Bruggink, Lafayette College—USA
Fair Trade: Push, Pull or Efficiency
Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola University Maryland—USA; Charles E. Scott, Loyola University Maryland—USA
Discussants:
Alain Kabundi, University of Johannesburg—South Africa ; Lydia Mechtenberg, Technical University of Berlin—Germany ; Leanna Stiefel, New York University—USA ; Frederick W. Derrick, Loyola University Maryland—USA and Thomas H. Bruggink, Lafayette College—USA