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World Social Science Association

Formerly the Western Social Science Association

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AAAS - African/African American Studies
ABS - Association For Borderland Studies
AFIT - Economics (Association For Institutional Thought)
AIS - American Indian Studies
AS - Asian Studies
CDD - Chronic Disease & Disability
CJC - Criminal Justice & Criminology
CMS - Communication Studies
CS - Canadian Studies
EG - Economics General

EPN - Environmenal Policy & Natural Resource Management
GD - Globalization & Development
HIS - History
LASC - Latin American Studies & Chicano-Iberian Culture Network
MC - Mass Communication
MENA - Middle East & North Africa
NPPS - Non-Profit, Philanthropy, Social Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
NZAS - New Zealand & Australia Studies
PA - Public Administration
PFB - Public Finance & Budgeting

PS - Political Science
RAS - Rural & Agricultural Studies
SA - Sociology & Anthropology
SES - Slavic & Eurasian Studies
SP - Social Psychology
SW - Social Work
URPE - Union For Radical Political Economists
US - Urban Studies
WGBL - Women's, Gender, & LGBTQ Studies

EG - Economics General

13
Apr
2023

EG 5, LASC 5 - Economic growth, investment and inflation in Latin America

04-13-2023 4:15 pm -6:00 pm
Palm F

Jesus Ruiz Flores
Title:
First Coordinator
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Affiliation: Universidad de Guadalajara

 

Debra D. Andrist
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Affiliation: Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA

 

Fernando Pedro Viacava-Breiding
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Affiliation: Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico, Campus Morelia

 

Moderator: María de Jesús Torres-Góngora, TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana

 

“Foreign direct investment in Latin America by recipient country and by economic sector, 1990-2021”, Reyna Vergara-González, and Yolanda Carbajal-Suárez, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
“Política monetaria y crecimiento económico en México”, Salvador González-Andrade, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, México, and María de Jesús Torres-Góngora, TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana
“Internalizing resistance to international investment law: the enduring Calvo Doctrine in Latin America”, Ronnie Grant, Florida International University
“Social vulnerability in a coastal town in the Upper Gulf of California”, Lourdes Camarena-Ojinaga, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México

14
Apr
2023

EG 1 - Economic Development

04-14-2023 9:45 am -11:15 am
Campanile

Dr. Karl Geisler
Position: Professor of Business, College of Finance & Economics
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Affiliate: Idaho State University

 

Moderator: Vargas, Lucinda

 

Place-Based Policies and Economic Convergence Across States in the U.S.: A Blessing or a Curse?, Shishkin, Dmitry, Georgia Gwinnett College
Economic Success and Development Failure in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua: The Role of Institutions, Vargas, Lucinda, New Mexico State University
Segregation of Neighborhoods and Amenities, Whaley, Kenneth, University of South Florida
Advantage or Goodwill: The Rationale Behind Adoption of International Quality Management Standards, Gremillion, Darrell C., University of Southern Mississippi

14
Apr
2023

EG 2 - Economic Education

04-14-2023 2:45 pm -4:15 pm
Sand Lotus

Dr. Karl Geisler
Position: Professor of Business, College of Finance & Economics
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Affiliate: Idaho State University

 

Moderator: Alley, Sean

 

Experimental Approach to Assessing the Effect of High Production Value Videos on Student Engagement and Learning Outcomes, Alley, Sean, Tennessee Tech University
Sherlock Holmes in the Statistics Classroom, Eusufzai, Zaki, Loyola Marymount University
Health Insurance Coverage Changes under Affordable Care Act among High Housing Cost Households, 2010-19, Zhang, Chengcheng ,  Claremont Graduate University

15
Apr
2023

EG 3 - Equity Economics

04-15-2023 9:45 am -11:15 am
Campanile

Dr. Karl Geisler
Position: Professor of Business, College of Finance & Economics
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Affiliate: Idaho State University

 

Moderator: Buder, Iris

 

Changes to the “Purple Economy”: The Impact of COVID19, Mortenson, Natalie; Watts,  Emma; Buder, Iris , Idaho State University
An alternative to Oaxaca-Blinder: Reassessing the Gender Wage Gap Analysis, Chaman, Jose

15
Apr
2023

EG 4 - Economics of Booms and Busts

04-15-2023 1:00 pm -2:30 pm
Campanile

Dr. Karl Geisler
Position: Professor of Business, College of Finance & Economics
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Affiliate: Idaho State University

 

Moderator: Ohara, Frank

 

Disentangling the Underlying Causes of the Great Oil Price Crash in 2020, Mohammed, Miki, Austin College
The Determinants of Business Cycles: An Empirical Examination of Competing Theories, Pham, Khanh, Texas Christian University
The Economic Impact of the COVID Pandemic in Japan and the United Kingdom, Ohara, Frank , University of San Francisco