72nd International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 20 - 23, 2011 | Washington, USA

105 O10-1 3804 Economic Development, Foreign Investment, and Education

Friday, 21 October 2011: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Chair:
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley University—USA
Natural resources, foreign direct investment, and corruption in developing countries
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley University—USA; Luisa Melo, Bentley University—USA
Regulation, institutions, and FDI: An empirical analysis on panel data
Hadjila Krifa-Schneider, EQUIPPE - University of Lille 1—France; Iuliana Matei, Scientific Institute of Economics and Management—France; Tom Verbeke, European University College and University of Gent—Belgium
Human capital and knowledge spillovers in the United States and Brazil
Florian I. Schumacher, Universidade Estadual de Maringa—Brazil; Joilson Dias, Universidade Estadual de Maringa—Brazil; Edinaldo Tebaldi, Bryant University—USA
Parents' education, gender bias, and birth order effects in children's school/work status
Eskander Alvi, Western Michigan University—USA; Seife Dendir, Radford University—USA
Discussants:
Simon Teitel, International Research Centre, (ICER)—USA ; Miguel D. Ramirez, Trinity College—USA ; Fernando A. De Villena, Chemonics International Inc.—USA and Michael A. Quinn, Bentley University—USA