70th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 11 - 13, 2010 | Charleston, USA

312 E30-2 Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles

Wednesday, October 13, 2010: 11:15 AM-1:15 PM
Chair:
José Villacis, University CEU-San Pablo—Spain
The Markup in Industrial Brazilian Firms in the 1990s: Econometric Evidence
Luiz Fernando Cerqueira, Federal Fluminense University at Niterói—Brazil; Carmem A. Feijo, Federal Fluminense University at Niterói—Brazil
The Effect of the Oil Industry on the Post-U.S. 2008 Economic Crisis
Tahany Naggar, West Chester University—USA; Ali Naggar, West Chester University—USA
Income Convergence among U.S. States: Cross-Section and Time Series Evidence
Jac C. Heckelman, Wake Forest University—USA; Allin Cottrell, Wake Forest University—USA
Medium Business Cycles in the Southeastern United States
Gary L. Shelley, East Tennessee State University—USA
Discussants:
José Villacis, University CEU-San Pablo—Spain and Robert C. Winder, Christopher Newport University—USA