72nd International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 20 - 23, 2011 | Washington, USA

104 E30-1 3809 Business Cycles, Pricing , and Forecasting

Friday, 21 October 2011: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Chair:
Fatma Abdel-Raouf, Goldey-Beacom College—USA
Synchronization of business cycles: A spatial analysis
Miao Wang, Marquette University—USA; M.C. Sunny Wong, University of San Francisco—USA; Jim Granato, University of Houston—USA
Has Okun's Law changed over time, with emphasis on the 2007 - 09 recession?
Fatma Abdel-Raouf, Goldey-Beacom College—USA
Synchronization between euro area and Switzerland based on singular spectrum
Dr Nikolaos Georgikopoulos, KEPE - Greece & London Metropolitan University / STORM—United Kingdom; Costas Leon, DCT University Center—Switzerland
The world is not enough! Monetary policy and regional dependence
Hilde C. Bjornland, Norwegian Business School—Norway; Knut Are Aastveit, Norges Bank—Norway; Leif Anders Thorsrud, Norwegian Business School—Norway
The long run effects of banking crises on investment
Felix Rioja, Georgia State University—USA; Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University—USA; Neven Valev, Georgia State University—USA
Optimal monetary policy rules, financial amplification, and uncertain business cycles
Salih Fendoglu, University of Maryland College Park—USA
Discussants:
Ken Lam, Federal Housing Finance Agency—USA ; Costas Leon, DCT University Center—Switzerland and Fatma Abdel-Raouf, Goldey-Beacom College—USA
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