EPS at the 1998 AEA/ASSA Meetings

Since its founding at the 1989 AEA meetings, EPS/ECAAR has maintained a strong presence at the American Economic Association/Allied Social Sciences Association's annual conference.

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EPS Sessions

Session One: Arms Trade Analysis, Policy, Trade-Offs, and Trends

Presiding: Solomon Polachek

Panelists:

• Ron Smith
  An Evaluation of Arms Trade Models

• Iwan Azis
  Critical Trade-Offs in Arms Trade Policies

• Nancy Happe
  Recent Trends in Arms Trade

Discussant: Judith McDonald

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Session Two: Demilitarization in Africa: Prospects, Obstacles and Opportunities

Presiding: Robert J. Schwartz

Panelists:

• Lloyd J. Dumas
  Democratizations, Demilitarization, and Development: Building Peace and Prosperity in Africa

• Terry Crawford-Browne
  Apartheid and the South African Armaments Industry

• Jurgen Brauer and Andre Roux
  South African Pre- and Post-Apartheid Military Expenditures: An Empirical Look

Discussants:

• Dietrich Fischer

• Sharron L. McPherson

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Session Three: What is the Future of the Russian Economy?

Presiding: Michael D. Intriligator

Panelists:

• Marshall I. Goldman
  Can You Get There from Here: What Must Russia Do to Become a Normal Market Economy?

• Padma Desai
  Russia's Economy under a Cloud: Some Silver Linings

• Stanley Fischer and Jorge Marquez-Ruarte
  The Future of the of the Russian Economy

• Jacques Fontanel and Fanny Coulomb
  The Armaments Industry and the Future of the Russian Economy

Discussants:

• Kenneth J. Arrow

• Stanislav Menshikov

• Serguey Braguinsky

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