EPS at the 1999 AEA/ASSA Meetings

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EPS Sessions

Session One: Economic Inequality, Militarization and Democracy

Presiding: Lloyd J. Dumas — University of Texas at Dallas

Panelists:

• Lloyd J. Dumas — University of Texas at Dallas
  Economic Inequality and Democracy: The Cross-connections

• James K. Galbraith — University of Texas at Austin and Chair of ECAAR
  Militarization and Inequality around the World: An Empirical Analysis

• Aedil Suarez — Chair of ECAAR-Chile
  The Economic and Social Implications of the Armed Forces in Chile

• Alexei Izyumov, with co-authors, Leonid Kosals and Rosalyn Ryvkina
  The Economic and Social Implication of Defense Industry Transfromation in Russia

Discussants:

• Dietrich Fischer

• John Tepper Marlin

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Session Two: Investment and Structural Consequences of Military Spending

Presiding: Lawrence Klein — University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:

• Michael Oden
  Defense Burdens and Economic Performance: Is there a Growth Premium from Defense Reductions?

• David Saal
  A Reassessment of the Impact of Defense R&D and Procurement on Manufacturing Productivity Growth

• Ken Flamm
  From Endgame to N-Game: Scale Economics vs. Competition in the Military Aircraft Industry

Discussants:

• Robert Coen

• Frank Lichtenberg

• Ann Markusen (session organizer)

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Session Three: Kindleberger's Challenge: International Public Goods

Presiding: Jurgen Brauer

Panelists:

• John Garrett
  Disarmament as an International Public Good

• David Gold
  Does Military R&D Generate Public Goods?

• Ruben Mendez
  Peace and War as International Public Goods and Bads

• Todd Sandler
  Global and Regional Public Goods: a Prognosis for Collective Action

Discussants:

• Martin McGuire

• Jurgen Brauer (session organizer)

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Session Four: The Natural Rate and the NAIRU after Four Years of Low Inflation

This session was organized by Robert Eisner, before his death during 1998.

Presiding: James Tobin

Panelists included:

• John Tepper Marlin — ECAAR Treasurer

• Robert Coen — Northwestern University
  The NAIRU and Wages in Local Labor Markets

Discussants:

• James K. Galbraith

• James Tobin

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A Remembrance of Robert Eisner

Brief statements made by James K. Galbraith, Richard Leone, Kenneth Arrow, James Tobin, Rebecca M. Blank, Alan B. Krueger, Robert J. Scwhartz, and Mary Eisner Eccles.

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