71st International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 16 - 19, 2011 | Athens, Greece

322 E00-3-3462 Issues in Applied Macroeconomics

Saturday, 19 March 2011: 14:30-16:30
Organizer:
Nicholas Apergis, Northumbria University—United Kingdom
The Great Recession and Economic Policy Implications
Elias Karakitsos, Guildhall Asset Management, PCC—United Kingdom
Downward Wage Rigidities in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from a Survey of Colombian Firms
Ana Maria Iregui, Banco de la Republica—Colombia; Ligia Alba Melo, Banco de la Republica—Colombia; Maria Teresa Ramirez, Banco de la Republica—Colombia
The Forecasting Performance of Regime-switching Models of Speculative Behaviour
Ekaterini Panopoulou, University of Piraeus—Greece; Theologos Pantelidis, University of Piraeus—Greece