The Political Myth of Land Privatization in China Zhu Xu, University of Massachusetts–Amherst (xuzhunjune@gmail.com) From Bless to Curse: Releasing and Absorbing Agricultural Surplus Labor in Maoist and Post-Mao China Zhaochang Peng, University of Massachusetts–Amherst (pengzhaochang@gmail.com) Importance of Food Self-Provisioning for Food Security of Rural Households Hasan Tekguc, University of Massachusetts–Amherst (hastek@econs.umass.edu) Market Failure and Land Concentration Gül Ünal, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College (unalgul@gmail.com) Discussants: Ana Maria Takahashi, University of Utah (picioreaa@hotmail.com); Noah Enelow, Hampshire College (nhenelow@gmail.com); Osmar Loiaza, Universidad de Antioquia (osmarllq@yahoo.com); Charalampos Konstantinidis, University of Massachusetts–Amherst (ckonstan@econs.umass.edu) <Room 5>
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[151] THAT’S THE WAY THE MONEY GOES: SPENDING PREFERENCES BY CONSUMERS (JEL Codes D, F, H) Session organizer and chair: Geoffrey Paulin, Bureau of Labor Statistics (paulin.geoffrey@bls.gov) Expenditure and Frequency of Purchase of Food Away from Home in U.S. Households Megumi Omori, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (momori@bloomu.edu) Home Bias in International Trade: Who Has a Taste for Discrimination? Lisa Kolovich, University of Maryland (lkolovich@gmail.com) Effect of Income Taxes on Charitable Contribution Arpita Biswas, Clemson University (abiswas@clemson.edu) How Consumers Used the 2008 Economic Stimulus Payments (Tax Rebates): Results from the Consumer Expenditure Survey Geoffrey Paulin, Bureau of Labor Statistics (paulin.geoffrey@bls.gov) Discussant: Sara LaLumia, Williams College (sara.lalumia@williams.edu) <Room 6>
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[152] OPEN-ECONOMY MACRO (JEL Code F) Session organizer and chair: Peter Skott, University of Massachusetts–Amherst (pskott@econs.umass.edu) Heterodox Open-Economy Models Robert Blecker, American University (blecker@american.edu) Exploring the Robustness of the Balance-of-Payments-Constrained Growth Idea in a Multiple-Good Framework Arslan Razmi, University of Massachusetts–Amherst (arazmi@econs.umass.edu)