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2011 Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society
Complete List of All Sessions

  

Session ID 102: ESAM Keynote Lecture by Matthew Jackson
Session Organizer: Andy McLennan, University of Queensland
Session Chair: Andy McLennan, University of Queensland
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 9:15 - 10:15
Location: 120
1. Social Capital and Social Quilts: Network Patterns of Favor Exchange
By Matthew O. Jackson; Stanford University
Presented by: Matthew O. Jackson, Stanford University

  

Session ID 3: Microeconomics/Game Theory 1
Session Organizer: Virginie Masson, University of Adelaide
Session Chair: Virginie Masson, University of Adelaide
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: 208
1. Information, Matching and Outcome Selection
By Virginie Masson; University of Adelaide
Presented by: Virginie Masson, University of Adelaide
2. Optimal Contracts for Loss Averse Consumers
By Juan Carlos Carbajal; University of Queensland
Presented by: Juan Carlos Carbajal, University of Queensland
3. Endogenous Reputation in Repeated Games
By Priscilla Man
Presented by: Priscilla Man, University of Queensland

  

Session ID 117: Macroeconomics (paired invited)
Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide
Session Chair: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: 102
1. PAYROLL TAXES, SOCIAL INSURANCE AND BUSINESS CYCLES
By Michael Burda; Faculty of Business and Economics Mark Weder; The University of Adelaide
Presented by: Michael Burda, Humboldt University Berlin
2. The Effectiveness of Government Expenditures During Financial Crisis: Evidence from Regional Government Spending in Japan 1990-2000
By Markus Bruckner; University of Adelaide
Presented by: Markus Bruckner, University of Adelaide

  

Session ID 22: Financial Econometrics 1
Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University
Session Chair: Nicholas Sim, University of Adelaide
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: LG24
1. Comparing Australian and US Corporate Default Risk using Quantile Regression.
JEL codes: G01, G21, G28
By David Allen; Edith Cowan University Akhmad Kramadibrata; Edith Cowan University Robert Powell; Edith Cowan University Abhay Singh; Edith Cowan University
Presented by: Akhmad Kramadibrata, Edith Cowan University
2. Evaluation of Moment Risk: Can the Sharpe Ratio make the Cut?
JEL codes: G11, C52, C53
By Aurobindo Ghosh; Singapore Management University
Presented by: Aurobindo Ghosh, Singapore Management University
3. The QQ Approach, A New Look at the Money-Output Relationship
By Nicholas Sim; University of Adelaide
Presented by: Nicholas Sim, University of Adelaide

  

Session ID 24: Financial Economics/Applied Finance 1
Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University
Session Chair: Paul Kofman, The University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: LG15
1. Probabilistic Forecasts of Volatility and its Risk Premia
By Worapree Maneesoonthorn; Monash University Gael M Martin; Monash University Catherine S Forbes; Monash University Simone Grose; Monash University
Presented by: Worapree Maneesoonthorn, Monash University
2. Skewness and Kurtosis Ratio Tests: With Applications to a Study of Multiperiod Tail Risk
By Woon Wong; Bristol Business School
Presented by: Woon Wong, Bristol Business School
3. Excited or Depressed - Inferring investor mood from implied probability weighted mixture distributions
By Paul Kofman; The University of Melbourne Rachel Pownall; Maastrict University and Tilburg University
Presented by: Paul Kofman, The University of Melbourne

  

Session ID 30: Time Series Econometrics (Estimation) 1
Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University
Session Chair: Gael Martin, Monash University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: 209
1. Bias Reduction of Long Memory Parameter Estimators via the Pre-filtered Sieve Bootstrap
By Simone Grose; Monash University Gael Martin; Monash University Don Poskitt; Monash University
Presented by: Gael Martin, Monash University
2. Time Series Classification for Small Samples Using Bias-Corrected AR Estimators
By SHEN LIU; Monash University Ann Maharaj; Monash University
Presented by: SHEN LIU, Monash University
3. An alternative approach to approximating moments of least squares estimators
By Gareth D. Liu-Evans; Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Presented by: Gareth Liu-Evans, XI'an Jiaotong Liverpool University

  

Session ID 40: Development Economics/Trade 1
Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide
Session Chair: Debdulal Mallick, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 11:45
Location: G03
1. International Business Cycles and Remittance Flows
By Arusha Cooray; University of Wollongong Debdulal Mallick; Deakin University
Presented by: Debdulal Mallick, Deakin University
2. What Does a Terms of Trade Shock Do?
By Penny Smith; Reserve Bank of Australia
Presented by: Penny Smith, Reserve Bank of Australia

  

Session ID 70: Applied Macroeconomics/Macroeconometrics (Open Economy) 1
Session Organizer: Mardi Dungey, University of Tasmania
Session Chair: Mardi Dungey, University of Tasmania
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: LG28
1. Bayesian Inference in a Time Varying Cointegration Model
By Rodney Strachan; The Australian National University
Presented by: Rodney Strachan, The Australian National University
2. Reassessing Business-cycle VAR and VARMA Models
By Wenying Yao; Monash University Timothy Kam; Australian National University Farshid Vahid; Monash University
Presented by: Wenying Yao, Monash University
3. The Term Premium and the UK economy 1980 - 2007
By Mardi Dungey; University of Tasmania
Presented by: Mardi Dungey, University of Tasmania

  

Session ID 118: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Discrimination) 1
Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide
Session Chair: Michael Coelli, The University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: G04
1. A Distributional Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh
JEL codes: C21,J16,J24,J31
By Salma Ahmed; Department of Economics; Monash University; VIC 3800 Pushkar Maitra; Department of Economics; Monash University; VIC 3800
Presented by: Salma Ahmed, Monash University
2. Occupation Differences and the Gender Wage Gap in Australia: a Detailed Re-assessment
By Michael Coelli; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: Michael Coelli, The University of Melbourne
3. What Do Donors Discriminate On? Evidence From Kiva.org
By Jessica Pan; National University of Singapore Walter Theseira; Nanyang Technological University
Presented by: Walter Theseira, Nanyang Technological University

  

Session ID 113: Nonparametric and Time Series Econometrics (paired invited)
Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University
Session Chair: Maxwell King, Monash University
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Location: LG29
1. Gradient Based Smoothing Parameter Selection for Nonparametric Regression Estimation
By Qi Li; Texas A&M University
Presented by: Qi Li, Texas A&M University
2. Nonstationarity in Continuous Time
By Joon Park; Indiana University
Presented by: Joon Park, Indiana University

  

Session ID 129: Time Series Econometrics
Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University
Session Chair: Liqiong Wang, University of York
Session type: poster
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Location: Bonython Hall
1. Bootstrap Point Optimal Unit Root Tests
By Liqiong Wang; University of York
Presented by: Liqiong Wang, University of York

  

Session ID 125: Applied Econometrics/Health Economics
Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University
Session Chair: Marian Vidal-Fernández, University of New South Wales
Session type: poster
Date: July 5, 2011
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Location: Bonython Hall
1. The Effect of Minimum Academic Requirements to Participate in Sports on High School Graduation
By Marian Vidal-Fernandez; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Marian Vidal-Fernández, University of New South Wales
2. Modeling Physician Labour Supply: Comparing a Discrete Choice Structural Approach to a Reduced Form Approach
By Guyonne Kalb; University of Melbourne Daniel Kuehnle; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: Daniel Kuehnle, The University of Melbourne
Discussant:   Marian Vidal-Fernández, University of New South Wales    Session ID 18: Time Series Econometrics (Nonlinear and Nonstationary) 2 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: QIYING WANG, The University of Sydney Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG28   1. Nonstationary Nonparametric Volatility Model By Heejoon Han; National University of Singapore Shen Zhang; National University of Singapore     Presented by: Heejoon Han, National University of Singapore   2. Martingale limit theorems revisited and non-linear cointegrating regression By QIYING WANG; The University of Sydney     Presented by: QIYING WANG, The University of Sydney   3. Expansion of Poisson Process Functionals and Its Application in Econometric Estimation By Chaohua DONG; The University of Adelaide     Presented by: Chaohua DONG, The University of Adelaide    Session ID 35: Non- and Semi-Parametric Econometrics 1 Session Organizer: Xibin Zhang, Monash University Session Chair: Xibin Zhang, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG29   1. Modelling asset correlations: A nonparametric approach By Isabel Casas; Sydansk Universitet and CREATES Nektarios Aslanidis; University Rovira and Virgili     Presented by: Isabel Casas, Syddansk Universitet   2. Estimation in a semiparametric model with endogeneity By Nam Hyun Kim; University of Adelaide     Presented by: Nam Hyun Kim, University of Adelaide   3. Bandwidth Choice in Nonparametric Estimation of Nonstationary Time Series JEL codes: C11, C14, C22 By Jiti GAO; Monash University Maxwell King; Monash University Xibin Zhang; public     Presented by: Xibin Zhang, Monash University    Session ID 51: Financial Econometrics 2 Session Organizer: Mervyn Silvapulle, Monash University Session Chair: Mervyn Silvapulle, Monash University Session type: invited Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG24   1. Minimum distance estimation of the copula and the density of the error term in multivariate GARCH models JEL codes: C58, C14 By Mervyn Silvapulle; Monash University Gunky KIm; University of Wollongong Param Silvapulle; Monash University     Presented by: Mervyn Silvapulle, Monash University   2. Modelling Dependence in High Dimensions with Factor Copulas JEL codes: C31, C32, C51 By Dong Hwan Oh; Duke University Andrew J. Patton; Duke University     Presented by: Andrew Patton, Duke University   3. Realized alphas portfolios By Valentina Corradi; University of Warwick Walter Distaso; Imperial College Marcelo Fernandes; Queen Mary, University of London     Presented by: Valentina Corradi, University of Warwick    Session ID 52: Simulation Methods in Econometrics Session Organizer: Vance Martin, University of Melbourne Session Chair: Vance Martin, University of Melbourne Session type: invited Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 208   1. Efficient Method of Moments Estimation for Count data Models By Vance Martin; University of Melbourne Andrew Tremayne; UNSW Robert Jung; University of Erfurt     Presented by: Andrew Tremayne, UNSW   2. A Conditional Moment Copula Test of Contagion JEL codes: C12,C13,C14,C15 By Vance Martin; University of Melbourne Xiaokang Wang; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Jessie Xiaokang Wang, University of Melbourne   3. A General Hypothesis Test for Stationary Markov Processes By Vance Martin; University of Melbourne Yoshihiko Nishiyama; Kyoto University John Stachurski; Research School of Economics     Presented by: Vance Martin, University of Melbourne    Session ID 53: Health Economics/Public Health Policy 1 Session Organizer: Jonathan Karnon, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Duncan McVicar, University of Melbourne Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: G03   1. Can the Health Insurance Reform stop an increasing in medical costs of middle- and old-aged persons in Japan? By Tamie Matsuura, NLI Research Institute Masaru Sasaki, Osaka University     Presented by: Masaru Sasaki, Osaka University   2. Social Capital, Health Related Behavior and Hygienic Practices of the Extreme Poor in Rural Bangladesh JEL codes: I10, O12, O15 By ASM Rejaul Karim Bakshi; Deakin University     Presented by: ASM Rejaul Karim Bakshi, Deakin University   3. Estimates of Peer Effects in Adolescent Smoking across Twenty Six European Countries By Duncan McVicar; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Duncan McVicar, University of Melbourne    Session ID 60: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Household Decision) 2 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Robert Breunig, The Australian National University Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: G04   1. Does Risk Based Occupation Choice Matter for Job Satisfaction? Evidence from the German Reunification Experiment JEL codes: J24, J28, I31 By Ong Qiyan; NTU     Presented by: Ong Qiyan, NTU   2. The Effects of Wealth and Earned Income on the Decision to Retire: A dynamic Probit Examination of Retirement By Kostas Mavromaras; Flinders University     Presented by: Kostas Mavromaras, Flinders University   3. The Effect of Survey Design on Household Reporting of Financial Difficulty By Robert V. Breunig; Australian National University Rebecca McKibbin; Australian National University     Presented by: Robert Breunig, The Australian National University    Session ID 92: Macroeconomics (Monetary Policy) 1 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Kalvinder Shields, University of Melbourne Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 102   1. Commodity Price Responses to Monetary Policy Surprises By Dean Scrimgeour; Colgate University     Presented by: Dean Scrimgeour, Colgate University   2. Trend in ation and Monetary policy rules: Determinacy analyses in New Keynesian model with capital accumulation By Elena Gerko; NES Kirill Sossounov; Higher School of Economics     Presented by: Kirill Sossounov, Higher School oc Economics   3. The Meta Taylor Rule By Kevin Lee; University of Nottingham James Morley; University of New South Wales Kalvinder Shields; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Kalvinder Shields, University of Melbourne    Session ID 109: Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics (Policy) 1 Session Organizer: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide Session type: invited Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 209   1. The Economics of Grain Price Volatility By Brian Wright; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA     Presented by: Brian Wright, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   2. Trade Barrier Volatility and Loss Aversion: Evidence from Agriculture By Kym Anderson; University of Adelaide     Presented by: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide   3. Export Restrictions and Price Insulation During Commodity Price Booms By Kym Anderson; University of Adelaide Will Martin; World Bank     Presented by: Will Martin, World Bank    Session ID 10: Experimental Economics (Australian Economic Policy) 1 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session type: invited Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 208   1. Auction Format and Auction Sequence in Multi-Item Multi-Unit Auctions By Regina Betz; University of New South Wales Ben Greiner; University of New South Wales Sascha Schweitzer; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Stefan Seifert; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)     Presented by: Sascha Schweitzer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)   2. Spectrum auctions in low competition environments: Efficiency enhancing reserves By Tom Wilkening; UNiversity of Melbourne     Presented by: Tom Wilkening, UNiversity of Melbourne   3. Rockets and Feather in the Laboratory By Ralph-C Bayer; Adelaide University Changxia Ke; Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance     Presented by: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide    Session ID 13: Economics of Education 1 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Maria Racionero, The Australian National University Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: G03   1. Effects of age at entry to Year 1 on later school outcomes: Evidence from Australia By Hielke Buddelmeyer; The University of Melbourne Trinh Le; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Trinh Le, University of Melbourne   2. Education and Teen Traffic Accidents: Evidence from No Pass, No Drive Laws By Rashmi Barua; Singapore Management University Marian Vidal Fernandez; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Rashmi barua, singapore management university   3. Voting on income-contingent loans By Elena Del Rey; Universitat de Girona Maria Racionero; The Australian National University     Presented by: Maria Racionero, The Australian National University    Session ID 36: Non- and Semi-Parametric Econometrics 2 Session Organizer: Xibin Zhang, Monash University Session Chair: Han Lin Shang, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG24   1. Bayesian estimation of bandwidths for a nonparametric regression model with an unknown error density JEL codes: C11, C14, C15 By Xibin Zhang; public Maxwell King; Monash University Han Lin Shang; Monash University     Presented by: Han Lin Shang, Monash University   2. Regression Discontinuity Designs with Unknown Discontinuity Points: Testing and Estimation By Ping Yu; University of Auckland     Presented by: Ping Yu, University of Auckland   3. Forecasting Model Validation By Julia Polak; Monash University Maxwell King; Monash University Xibin Zhang; public     Presented by: Julia Polak, Monash University    Session ID 122: Applied Macroeconomics/Macroeconometrics 2 Session Organizer: Vance Martin, University of Melbourne Session Chair: Jan Podivinsky, University of Southampton Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG28   1. Realized Spill-over Effect Within-Between Stock and Foreign Exchange Market By Hung Do; Monash University Robert Brooks; Monash University Sirimon Treepongkaruna; The University of Western Australia     Presented by: Hung Do, Monash University   2. The Impact of Inflation Uncertainty on Interest Rates By chongcheul cheong; department of business, economics, and management Jan Podivinsky; University of Southampton     Presented by: Jan Podivinsky, University of Southampton   3. Testing for Co-jumps with High-Frequency Financial Data: An Approach Based on First-High-Low-Last Prices By Yin Liao; Australian National University Heather M. Anderson; Monash University     Presented by: Heather Anderson, Monash University    Session ID 55: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Labor, Health and Production Economics) 3 Session Organizer: Zeng-Hua Lu, University of South Australia Session Chair: Zeng-Hua Lu, University of South Australia Session type: invited Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: G04   1. Child Disabilities and Women Labor Supply: Evidence from Australia By Zeng-Hua Lu; University of South Australia     Presented by: Zeng-Hua Lu, University of South Australia   2. Inefficiency and Individual Heterogeneity in a Stochastic Frontier Model for Discrete Ordinal Outcomes: A Health Production Function By Bill Griffiths; University of Melbourne Xiaohui Zhang; Monash University Xueyan Zhao; Monash University     Presented by: Xueyan Zhao, Monash University   3. The Econometric Specification of Input Demand Systems Implied by Cost Function Representations [slides] By Keith McLaren; Monash University Xueyan Zhao; Monash University     Presented by: Keith McLaren, Monash University    Session ID 120: Microeconomics/Industrial Organization 1 Session Organizer: Mandar Oak, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Stephen Hogg, The University of Queensland Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 209   1. Government and Private Employment, Wages, and Social Welfare in a Hotelling Oligopsony [slides] JEL codes: D43, E24, J48 By Wen-Chung Guo; National Taipei University Fu-Chuan Lai; Academia Sinica and National Chengchi University     Presented by: Wen-Chung Guo, National Taipei University   2. Airline Alliances, Antitrust Immunity and Market Foreclosure JEL codes: L41, L93, K21 By Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine, USA Kai Hueschelrath, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Germany     Presented by: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)   3. A Spatial Econometric Analysis of the Effect of Vertical Integration on Retail Petrol Pricing JEL codes: C21, L13 By Stephen Hogg; The University of Queensland Stuart McDonald Alicia Rambaldi; University of Queensland Stan Hurn; Queensland University of Technology     Presented by: Stephen Hogg, The University of Queensland    Session ID 80: Public Economics/Microeconomic Policy (Political Economy) 1 Session Organizer: Mandar Oak, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Steven Callander, Stanford University Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG29   1. Incentives to Experiment in a Federal System By Steven Callander; Stanford University     Presented by: Steven Callander, Stanford University   2. Implementing the optimal and fair policy in a political accountability model By Koichi Miyazaki; National Taiwan University     Presented by: Koichi Miyazaki, National Taiwan University   3. Sovereign Debt in a Monetary Union By Nadjeschda Arnold; Center For Economic Studies Beatrice Scheubel; University of Munich     Presented by: Nadjeschda Arnold, Center For Economic Studies    Session ID 91: Macroeconomics (Topics) 2 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Anca Ioana Sirbu, university of california in riverside Session type: contributed Date: July 5, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Location: 102   1. News-Driven Business Cycles and Increasing Returns By anca ioana sirbu; university of california in riverside     Presented by: Anca Ioana Sirbu, university of california in riverside   2. The Response of Consumption to Transitory Wealth Changes By Emmanuel De Veirman; Reserve Bank of New Zealand Ashley Dunstan; Reserve Bank of New Zealand     Presented by: Emmanuel De Veirman, Reserve Bank of New Zealand    Session ID 110: Colin Clark Lecture by Joseph Hotz Session Organizer: Jonathan Pincus, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Jonathan Pincus, University of Adelaide Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:00 Location: 102   1. Games Parents & Adolescents Play: Strategic Parenting & the Behaviors of Teens By Joseph Hotz; Duke University     Presented by: V Joseph Hotz, Duke University    Session ID 4: Microeconomics/Game Theory 2 Session Organizer: Murali Agastya, University of Sydney Session Chair: Andrew Wait, University of Sydney Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: 208   1. Political campaigning with momentum effects By Nicolas de Roos; University of Sydney     Presented by: Nicolas de Roos, University of Sydney   2. The Treason of the Margin (or The Synergy Paradox) By Roland Bel; Euromed Marseille School of Management Vladimir Smirnov; University of Sydney Andrew Wait; University of Sydney     Presented by: Andrew Wait, University of Sydney   3. Riding a Winning Horse: Information Use and Condorcet Jury Theorem By Keiichi Morimoto; Meisei University     Presented by: Keiichi Morimoto, Meisei University    Session ID 16: Financial Econometrics 3 Session Organizer: ZONGWU CAI, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Session Chair: Jiancheng Jiang, UNC-Charlotte Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: LG24   1. A New Test for Superior Predictive Ability By Zhongwu Cai; University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jiancheng Jiang; University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jingshuang Zhang; University of North Carolina at Charlotte     Presented by: Jiancheng Jiang, UNC-Charlotte   2. A Generalized Arbitrage-Free Nelson-Siegel Term Structure Model with Macroeconomic Fundamentals By Canlin Li; Federal Reserve Board Linlin Niu; Xiamen University Gengming Zeng; Xiamen University     Presented by: Linlin Niu, Xiamen University   3. Estimating the volatility functionals with multiple transactions By Bing-Yi Jing; HKUST Zhi Liu; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Xiamen University     Presented by: Zhi Liu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Xiamen University    Session ID 21: Panel Data Analysis (Spatial Data) 1 Session Organizer: Zudi Lu, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Zudi Lu, The University of Adelaide Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: 209   1. Theory and Practice for Massive Spatial and Spatio-temporal Data By Hao Zhang; Purdue University     Presented by: Hao Zhang, Purdue University   2. Instrumental Variable Quantile Estimation of Spatial Autoregressive Models By Liangjun Su; Singapore Management University Zhenlin Yang; Singapore Management University     Presented by: Liangjun Su, Singapore Management University   3. Estimation in Semiparametric Functional-Coefficient Spatial Regression: A Robust Framework By Zudi Lu; The University of Adelaide     Presented by: Zudi Lu, The University of Adelaide    Session ID 37: Non- and Semi-Parametric Econometrics 3 Session Organizer: Xibin Zhang, Monash University Session Chair: Pipat Wongsaart, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: LG15   1. Nonparametric Kernel Testing for Semiparametric Autoregressive Condition Duration Model JEL codes: C14, C41, F31 By Pipat Wongsaart; Monash University     Presented by: Pipat Wongsaart, Monash University   2. Semiparametric Estimation of First-Price Auction Models By María Florencia Gabrielli; CONICET Quang Vuong; PennState University     Presented by: María Florencia Gabrielli, CONICET   3. Flexible Bayesian Analysis of First Price Auctions Using Simulated Likelihood JEL codes: C11, C13, C14, By Dong-Hyuk Kim; University of Technology Sydney     Presented by: Dong-Hyuk Kim, University of Technology Sydney    Session ID 42: Development Economics/Trade 2 Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Marie-Claire Robitaille, University of Western Australia Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: G03   1. Trade and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions from International Freight Transport By Misak Avetisyan; Purdue University Anca D. Cristea; University of Oregon David L. Hummels; Purdue University, NBER Laura Puzzello; Monash University     Presented by: Laura Puzzello, Monash University   2. Crime, Factor Abundance and Globalization: Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data By Arghya Ghosh; University of New South Wales Peter E. Robertson; University of Western Australia Marie-Claire Robitaille; University of Western Australia     Presented by: Marie-Claire Robitaille, University of Western Australia   3. Foreign Direct Investment with Heterogeneous Entry Costs By Shi-Shu Peng; Academia Sinica     Presented by: Shi-Shu Peng, Academia Sinica    Session ID 61: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Alcohol and Health) 4 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Olena Stavrunova, University of Technology, Sydney Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: G04   1. Rational Addiction in US Demand for Table Wine By Michael Wohlgenant; North Carolina State University     Presented by: Michael Wohlgenant, North Carolina State University   2. Consequences of Easier Access to Alcohol: New Zealand Evidence By Emily Conover; Hamilton College Dean Scrimgeour; Colgate University     Presented by: Emily Conover, Hamilton College   3. Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard and the Demand for Medigap Insurance By Olena Stavrunova; University of Technology, Sydney     Presented by: Olena Stavrunova, University of Technology, Sydney    Session ID 62: Macroeconomics (Expectation and Learning) 3 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Michael Osterwald-Lenum, Statistics Denmark Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: LG28   1. Economic earthquakes By Michael Osterwald-Lenum; Statistics Denmark     Presented by: Michael Osterwald-Lenum, Statistics Denmark   2. Learning and the Yield Curve By Arunima Sinha; Santa Clara University     Presented by: Arunima Sinha, Santa Clara University   3. Markups and News-Driven Business Cycles JEL codes: E32 By Oscar Pavlov; The University of Adelaide     Presented by: Oscar Pavlov, The University of Adelaide    Session ID 97: Microeconomics/Industrial Organization 2 Session Organizer: Mandar Oak, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Scott McCracken, Australian National University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: LG29   1. Informative Advertising, Consumer Search and Transparency Policy JEL codes: D42, D83, M37 By Chengsi Wang; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Chengsi Wang, University of New South Wales   2. Informative Advertising Under Duopoly JEL codes: L13, D83, M37 By Scott McCracken; Australian National University     Presented by: Scott McCracken, Australian National University    Session ID 105: Time Series Econometrics (paired invited) 3 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Don Poskitt, Monash University Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 Location: 102   1. Panels at High Frequency JEL codes: C33, C12, C13 By Yoosoon Chang; Indiana University     Presented by: Yoosoon Chang, Indiana University   2. Sieve inference of semi/nonparametric time series models By Xiaohong Chen; Yale University     Presented by: Xiaohong Chen, Yale University    Session ID 126: Applied Economics Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Franklin Soriano, Australian Bureau of Statistics Session type: poster Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 Location: Bonython Hall   1. Modelling the relationship between Government Assistance and Innovation using the ABS Business Characteristics Survey: A Propensity Score Matching Approach By Franklin Soriano; Australian Bureau of Statistics Cristian Rotaru; Australian Bureau of Statistics Sezim Dzhumasheva; Australian Bureau of Statistics     Presented by: Franklin Soriano, Australian Bureau of Statistics    Session ID 127: History of Economics and Trade Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Jordi Vidal-Robert, Boston University Session type: poster Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 12:30 - 13:30 Location: Bonython Hall   1. War and Inquisition: social control in the Spanish Empire By Jordi Vidal-Robert; Boston University     Presented by: Jordi Vidal-Robert, Boston University    Session ID 20: Panel Data Analysis (Nonlinear) 2 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Degui Li, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 209   1. Semiparametric Trending Panel Data Models with Cross-Sectional Dependence By Jia Chen; Monash University     Presented by: Jia Chen, Monash University   2. Estimation in Semiparametric Single-Index Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects By Degui Li; Monash University Jia Chen; Monash University     Presented by: Degui Li, Monash University   3. Testing high dimensional independence by empirical spectral distribution functions By Guangming Pan; Nanyang Technological University Binbin Chen; Nanyang Technological University     Presented by: Binbin Chen, Nanyang Technological University    Session ID 27: Financial Economics/Applied Finance 2 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Wei-han Liu, La Trobe University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG28   1. Robust and Efficient Strategies to Track and Outperform a Benchmark By Paskalis Glabadanidis; University of Adalaide     Presented by: Paskalis Glabadanidis, University of Adalaide   2. Lunar Calendar Effect: Evidence of the Chinese Farmer’s Calendar on the Equity Markets in East Asia By Wei-han Liu; La Trobe University     Presented by: Wei-han Liu, La Trobe University   3. Informations Shocks, Systemic Risk and the Fama-French Model: Evidence from the US Stock Market By Leon Zolotoy; Melbourne Business School     Presented by: Leon Zolotoy, Melbourne Business School    Session ID 32: Time Series Econometrics (Unit-Root) 4 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Biing-Shen Kuo, National Chengchi University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 208   1. Measures of Distance for the unit root hypothesis By Liqiong Wang; University of York     Presented by: Liqiong Wang, University of York   2. Estimation in Threshold Autoregressive Models with a Stationary and a Unit Root Regime By Jiying Yin; Monash University     Presented by: Jiying Yin, Monash University   3. Gaussian Inference in General AR(1) Models Based on Second Difference By Biing-Shen Kuo; National Chengchi University     Presented by: Biing-Shen Kuo, National Chengchi University    Session ID 41: Development Economics/Trade 3 Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Scott French, University of New South Wales Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: G03   1. On the relationship between bargaining and tariffs By Tomohiro Ara; UNSW     Presented by: Tomohiro Ara, UNSW   2. The Composition of Exports and Gravity By Scott French; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Scott French, University of New South Wales   3. Growth Volatility and Trade: Evidence from the 1967-1975 Closure of the Suez Canal By Rasyad Parinduri; University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus     Presented by: Rasyad Parinduri, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus    Session ID 48: Non- and Semi-Parametric Econometrics 4 Session Organizer: ZONGWU CAI, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Session Chair: Brett Graham, Xiamen University Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG24   1. Nonparametric Estimation and Testing of Stochastic Discount Factor By Ying Fang; Xiamen University     Presented by: Ying Fang, Xiamen University   2. Semiparametric Varying-coefficient Instrumental Variables Models By Ming Lin; Xiamen University, China     Presented by: Ming Lin, Xiamen University, China   3. Estimation of Discrete Sequential Move Games of Perfect Information JEL codes: C01, C13, C35, By Yafeng Wang; The Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics Brett Graham; University of Illinois     Presented by: Brett Graham, Xiamen University    Session ID 56: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Health Economics) 5 Session Organizer: Lisa Farrell, RMIT University Session Chair: Tim Fry, RMIT University Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: G04   1. Anchoring Vignettes and Child Respiratory Health By Eibhlin Hudson; RMIT University     Presented by: Eibhlin Hudson, RMIT University   2. Is illicit tobacco demand sensitive to relative price? JEL codes: D12, H31, I18 By Lisa Farrell; RMIT University Tim Fry; RMIT University     Presented by: Tim Fry, RMIT University   3. Is There an Income Gradient in Child Health? It Depends Whom You Ask By Michael Shields; Monash University     Presented by: Michael Shields, Monash University    Session ID 71: Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics 2 Session Organizer: Stephanie McWhinnie, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Pim Heijnen, University of Groningen Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG29   1. Environmental Policy and the Macroeconomy under Shallow-Lake Dynamics By Pim Heijnen; University of Groningen Ben Heijdra; University of Groningen     Presented by: Pim Heijnen, University of Groningen   2. The Thin Green Line: The Transboundary Pollution Problem in a Coupled System of Shallow Lakes By Stuart McDonald; University of Queensland     Presented by: Stuart McDonald, University of Queensland   3. A School Input That Matters: Indoor Air Quality and Academic Performance By Tess Stafford; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Tess Stafford, University of New South Wales    Session ID 87: Macroeconomics (Financial Markets) 4 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Cheng Wang, Iowa State University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 102   1. Efficient risk sharing under endogenous skill formation: quantitative implications By Yuichiro Waki; University of Minnesota     Presented by: Yuichiro Waki, University of Minnesota   2. Dynamic Contracting with Stochastic Outside Opportunities and Costly Termination By Cheng Wang; Iowa State University     Presented by: Cheng Wang, Iowa State University   3. Robust risk-return analysis of international portfolios By Vitali Alexeev; University of Tasmania Francis Tapon     Presented by: Vitali Alexeev, University of Tasmania    Session ID 8: Experimental Economics 2 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Changxia Ke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 208   1. Commitment, Cooperation and Voluntary Association in Social Dilemmas JEL codes: C92, D03, D83, By Lachlan Deer; University of Adelaide     Presented by: Lachlan Deer, University of Adelaide   2. Brothers in Arms - An Experiment on the Alliance Puzzle By Changxia Ke; Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance; Kai A. Konrad; Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance; Florian Morath; Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance     Presented by: Changxia Ke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance   3. Gender Differences in Social Preferences: Are Women More Sensitive to Experimental Context than Men? By Yohanes Riyanto; Nanyang Technological University Jianlin Zhang; National University of Singapore     Presented by: Jianlin Zhang, Singapore Institute of Management    Session ID 57: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Labor and Employment) 6 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Sue Richardson, Flinders Univesity Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: G04   1. Is Precarious Employment Hazardous for Mental Health in Australia? By Sue Richardson; Flinders Univesity Laurence Lester; Flinders University     Presented by: Laurence Lester, Flinders University   2. Employment Effects of Army Service and Veterans’ Compensation: Evidence from the Australian Vietnam-Era Conscription Lotteries By Peter Siminski; University of Wollongong     Presented by: Peter Siminski, University of Wollongong   3. Dynamics of Household Joblessness at the Micro Level: Evidence from Australia 2001-2007 By Nicolas Herault; University of Melbourne Guyonne Kalb; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Guyonne Kalb, University of Melbourne    Session ID 64: Applied Macroeconomics/Macroeconometrics 3 Session Organizer: Vance Martin, University of Melbourne Session Chair: Prasad Bhattacharya, Deakin University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG29   1. The economic value of co-movement between oil price and exchange rate using copula-based GARCH models By Chih-Chiang Wu; Yuan Ze University Hui-Min Chung; National Chiao Tung University Yu-Hsien Chang; National Chiao Tung University     Presented by: Chih Chiang Wu, Yuan Ze University   2. Does the Kiwi fly when the Kangaroo jumps? The effect of Australian macroeconomic news on the New Zealand dollar By Ozer Karagedikli; public     Presented by: Ozer Karagedikli, public   3. Improving forecasting performance by window and model averaging By Prasad Bhattacharya; Deakin University Dimitrios Thomakos; University of Peloponnese     Presented by: Prasad Bhattacharya, Deakin University    Session ID 72: Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics 3 Session Organizer: Stephanie McWhinnie, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Darko Jus, Center for Economic Studies Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Location: G03   1. On the Price Path of Fossil Resources: Implications for Climate Policy By Darko Jus; Center for Economic Studies     Presented by: Darko Jus, Center for Economic Studies   2. Short- and Long-run Environmental Kuznets Curve: Case Studies of Sulfur Emissions in OECD countries By Yi-Chia Wang; Department of Economics, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan.     Presented by: Yi-Chia Wang, The Australian National University    Session ID 81: Public Economics/Microeconomic Policy (Labor and Political Economy) 2 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: David Byrne, The University of Melbourne Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG28   1. Peer Effects in Policymaking: Evidence from Canadian Provincial Formulary Listings By David Byrne; The University of Melbourne     Presented by: David Byrne, The University of Melbourne   2. Job Mismatches and Labour Market Outcomes:Panel Evidence on Australian University Graduates By Zhang Wei; Flinders University     Presented by: Zhang Wei, Flinders University   3. ESTIMATING NET CHILD CARE PRICE ELASTICITY OF PARTNERED WOMEN WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN USING DISCRETE STRUCTURAL LABOUR SUPPLY-CHILD CARE MODEL By Xiaodong Gong; University of Canberra     Presented by: Xiaodong Gong, University of Canberra    Session ID 104: Time Series Econometrics (Paired Invited) 5 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Heather Anderson, Monash University Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 102   1. Title: Autoregressive Conditional Models for Interval-Valued Time Series Data By Yongmiao Hong; Cornell University     Presented by: Yongmiao Hong, Cornell University   2. Testing for equality of correlation structure By Francisco Hidalgo (Moreno); London School of Economics     Presented by: Francisco Hidalgo (Moreno), London School of Economics    Session ID 106: Financial Econometrics 4 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Bruce Chen, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG24   1. Nonparametric Calibration of Time-varying Coefficients Realized Volatility Model JEL codes: C01, C52, G32 By Bruce Chen; Monash University Jiti GAO; Monash University Degui Li; Monash University Param Silvapulle; Monash University     Presented by: Bruce Chen, Monash University   2. Estimation of operational risks using a semi-parametric approach [slides] JEL codes: C13, C14, C46 By Ainura Tursunalieva; Monash University Param Silvapulle; Monash University     Presented by: Ainura Tursunalieva, Monash University   3. Extreme Market Risk-An Extreme Value Theory Approach By David Allen; Edith Cowan University Abhay Singh; Edith Cowan University Robert Powell; Edith Cowan University     Presented by: Abhay Singh, Edith Cowan University    Session ID 123: Macroeconomics (Business Cycles) 5 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Sinchan Mitra, University of Queensland Session type: contributed Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 209   1. Output Fluctuations in the G-7: An Unobserved Components Approach By Sinchan Mitra; University of Queensland Tara Sinclair; George Washington University     Presented by: Sinchan Mitra, University of Queensland   2. Identifying government spending shocks considering the timing of news for Australian economy. By altaf alam; University of Adelaide     Presented by: altaf alam, University of Adelaide   3. Interest Rate Control, Credit Constraints and Business Cycles: The Case of China By Tao Peng; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics     Presented by: Tao Peng, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics    Session ID 101: A W Phillips Lecture by Cheng Hsiao Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Brett Inder, Monash University Session type: invited Date: July 6, 2011 Time: 17:10 - 18:10 Location: 102   1. Panel versus Cross-Sectional Data By Cheng Hsiao; University of Southern California     Presented by: Cheng Hsiao, University of Southern California    Session ID 26: Financial Economics/Applied Finance 3 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Ruey Yau, National Central University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: LG29   1. A comparative analysis of the science and innovation profiles of OECD and selected countries [slides] By Nils de jager; Australian Government     Presented by: Nils de jager, Australian Government   2. Country-Specific Idiosyncratic Risk and Global Equity Index Returns By James Hueng; Western Michigan University Ruey Yau; National Central University     Presented by: Ruey Yau, National Central University   3. A neoclassical model of financial markets JEL codes: G14 By Doug McLeod; RedSky Systems Corporation     Presented by: Doug McLeod, RedSky Systems Corporation    Session ID 33: Time Series Econometrics (Testing) 6 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Laurent Callot, Aarhus University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: LG24   1. Specification Sensitivities in Right-Tailed Unit Root Testing for Financial Bubbles By shuping shi; The Australian National University Peter C.B. Phillips; Yale University Jun Yu; Singapore Management University     Presented by: shuping shi, The Australian National University   2. Testing Granger Causality in Continuous-Time Models By Sai Man Simon Kwok; Cornell University     Presented by: Sai Man Simon Kwok, Cornell University   3. HYPOTHESIS TESTING IN PANELS OF COINTEGRATED VAR By Laurent Callot; Aarhus University     Presented by: Laurent Callot, Aarhus University    Session ID 121: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Model Choice and Selection) 7 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Jordi Mckenzie, University of Sydney Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: G04   1. Cheap Tuesdays and the Demand for Cinema By Nicolas de Roos; University of Sydney Jordi Mckenzie; University of Sydney     Presented by: Jordi Mckenzie, University of Sydney   2. Extending endogenous grid method for solving discrete-continuous sequential decision problems JEL codes: C61; C63; J22 By Fedor Iskhakov; University of Technology Sydney John Rust; University of Maryland Bertel Schjerning; University of Copenhagen     Presented by: Fedor Iskhakov, University of Technology Sydney   3. Consistency of Hedonic Price Indexes with Unobserved Characteristics JEL codes: C43,C52,E31 By Iqbal Syed; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Iqbal Syed, University of New South Wales    Session ID 54: Health Economics/Public Health Policy 2 Session Organizer: Jonathan Karnon, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Risti Permani, School of Economics Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: G03   1. Revisiting the Link between Maternal Employment and School-Aged Children Health Status in Developing Countries: An Instrumental Variable Approach By Risti Permani; School of Economics     Presented by: Risti Permani, School of Economics   2. The Impact of Fertility on Mothers’ Labour Supply in Australia: Evidence from Exogenous Variation in Family Size By Julie Moschion; MIAESR     Presented by: Julie Moschion, MIAESR   3. Parents’ perception of their children's weight By Hielke Buddelmeyer; The University of Melbourne Mark Harris; Monash University Xueyan Zhao; Monash University     Presented by: Hielke Buddelmeyer, The University of Melbourne    Session ID 124: Financial Econometrics 5 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Cheolbeom Park, Korea University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: LG28   1. A Density-based Approach to Hypothesis Testing via Variance Ratios By Haotian Chen; Monash University Xibin Zhang; public     Presented by: Haotian Chen, Monash University   2. GMM Estimation of a Stochastic Volatility Model with Realized Volatility: A Monte Carlo Study By Dinghai Xu; University of Waterloo     Presented by: Dinghai Xu, University of Waterloo   3. Expected Returns, Expected Dividend Growth Rates, and the Price-Dividend Ratio: Implications of Structural Breaks By Kwang Hun Choi; Prudential Asset Management Chang Jin Kim; University of Washington and Korea University Cheolbeom Park; Korea University     Presented by: Cheolbeom Park, Korea University    Session ID 77: Microeconomics/Game Theory 3 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Markus Schaffner, QUT Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: 208   1. Observational Learning and Position Uncertainty By Ignacio Monzon; Collegio Carlo Alberto Michael Rapp; Universtiy of Wisconsin, Madison     Presented by: Michael Rapp, Universtiy of Wisconsin, Madison   2. Expectation Formation and Risk-Taking under Uncertainty: Evidence from Car Race Experiments By Gigi Foster; University of New South Wales Paul Frijters; University of Queensland. Markus Schaffner; QUT Benno Torgler; Queensland University of Technology     Presented by: Markus Schaffner, QUT   3. THREE IMPOSSIBILITY THEOREMS, TWO INDEPENDENCE AXIOMS AND ONE UNIFIED PROOF By Priscilla Man Shino Takayama; The University of Queensland     Presented by: Shino Takayama, The University of Queensland    Session ID 88: Macroeconomics (Labour Markets) 6 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Alfred Haug, University of Otago Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: 102   1. Empirical Evidence on Inflation and Unemployment in the Long Run JEL codes: E24, E31 By Alfred Haug; University of Otago Ian King; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Alfred Haug, University of Otago   2. The Ins and Outs of Unemployment in Japan By Norikazu Tawara     Presented by: Norikazu Tawara,   3. Changing Workers' Types and Inefficient Decisions in Job-to-Job Transitions. By Keisuke Kawata; Osaka university     Presented by: Keisuke Kawata, Osaka university    Session ID 94: Microeconomics/Industrial Organization 3 Session Organizer: Mandar Oak, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Sriram Shankar, University of Western Sydney Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 Location: 209   1. Exposure Problem in Multi Unit Auctions By Xin Meng; South Western University of Finance and Economics Hikmet Gunay; University of Manitoba     Presented by: Xin Meng, Southwestern U. of Finance&Economics   2. Firm Behaviour Under Uncertainty: A Simple Parametric Model By Sriram Shankar; University of Western Sydney     Presented by: Sriram Shankar, University of Western Sydney   3. Strategic Location Choice and Network Formation for Entry JEL codes: D85, L13, L14 By Keizo Mizuno; Kwansei Gakuin University Yasunori Okumura; Hannan university     Presented by: Keizo Mizuno, Kwansei Gakuin University    Session ID 116: Joseph Fisher Lecture by Peter Petri Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 11:00 - 12:30 Location: 102   1. Can Asia grow fast on its own ? By Peter Petri     Presented by: Peter Petri,    Discussant:   Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide    Session ID 19: Econometric Estimation (High Dimensional) Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: rachida Ouysse, Australian School of Business Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG24   1. Euler Equation Estimation on Micro Data By Sule Alan; University of Cambridge Kadir Atalay; University of New South Wales Thomas F. Crossley; University of Cambridge     Presented by: Kadir Atalay, UNSW   2. Dimension reduction and model averaging for estimation of artists' age-valuation profiles By Douglas Hodgson; University of Quebec at Montreal John Galbraith; McGill University     Presented by: Douglas Hodgson, UQAM   3. Ecient estimation of high dimensional factor models under cross sectional dependence By rachida Ouysse; Australian School of Business     Presented by: rachida Ouysse, Australian School of Business    Session ID 28: Financial Economics/Applied Finance 4 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Susan Thorp, University of Technology, Sydney Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG28   1. The Real Effects of State Owned Bank Loans: Evidence from Japan during a Crisis By Takeshi Yamada; The University of Adelaide     Presented by: Takeshi Yamada, The University of Adelaide   2. Financial competence, risk presentation and retirement portfolio preferences By Hazel Bateman; UNSW Christine Eckert; University of Technology, Sydney John Geweke; University of Technology Sydney Jordan Louviere; University of Technology Sydney Stephen Satchell; University of Cambridge Susan Thorp; University of Technology, Sydney     Presented by: Susan Thorp, University of Technology, Sydney   3. Bank Risk: Does Size Matter? JEL codes: G01, G21, G28 By David Allen; Edith Cowan University Akhmad Kramadibrata; Edith Cowan University Robert Powell; Edith Cowan University Abhay Singh; Edith Cowan University     Presented by: Robert Powell, Edith Cowan University    Session ID 34: Time Series Econometrics 7 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Jose Da Fonseca, Auckland University of Technology Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 209   1. Wishart Affine Stochastic Correlation and realized (co)variances: an ordinary least squares estimation approach JEL codes: G12,C13,C58 By Jose Da Fonseca; Aucklan University of Technology     Presented by: Jose Da Fonseca, Auckland University of Technology   2. Forecasting Medium and Large Datasets with Vector Autoregressive Moving Average (VARMA) models By Gustavo Dias; Queen Mary University of London George Kapetanios; Queen Mary, University of London     Presented by: Gustavo Dias, Queen Mary University of London   3. Nonmonotonic Standardized Bias of Bipower Variation in Volatile and Fast Mean-reverting Stochastic Volatility Processe By Taesuk Lee; University of Auckland     Presented by: Taesuk Lee, University of Auckland    Session ID 58: Applied Economics/Econometrics (Distribution and Productivity) 8 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Jill Wright, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: G04   1. GMM Estimation of Income Distributions from Aggregate Data By Gholamreza Hajargasht; Melbourne University Bill Griffiths; University of Melbourne Joseph Brice; University of Queensland D.S. Prasada Rao; The University of Queensland Duangkamon Chotikapanich; Monash University     Presented by: Gholamreza Hajargasht, Melbourne University   2. Measuring poverty and inequality from highly aggregated small area data: The changing fortunes of Latrobe Valley households By Duangkamon Chotikapanich; Monash University Rebecca Valenzuela; Monash University Jill Wright; Monash University     Presented by: Jill Wright, Monash University   3. Public Infrastructure and Productivity in Australia: Evidence from a Panel Cointegration Approach By Amani Elnasri; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Amani Elnasri, University of New South Wales    Session ID 69: Macroeconometrics of Recurrent Events Session Organizer: Don Harding, LaTrobe University Session Chair: Don Harding, LaTrobe University Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: LG29   1. Prior Selection for Vector Autoregressions By Domenico Giannone; Université Libre de Bruxelles Michele Lenza; European Central Bank Giorgio Primiceri; Northwestern University     Presented by: Domenico Giannone, Université Libre de Bruxelles   2. Sign Restrictions in Structural Vector Autoregressions: A Critical Review By Renee Fry; Australian National University Adrian Pagan; University of Sydney     Presented by: Renee Fry, Australian National University   3. Detecting and Predicting Recessions By Don Harding; LaTrobe University     Presented by: Don Harding, LaTrobe University    Session ID 73: Public Economics/Microeconomic Policy 3 Session Organizer: Christopher Findlay, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Jennifer Steele, University of Auckland Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: G03   1. Welfare Analysis of British Right-to-Buy Scheme Council Housing Policy in 1980 By Guannan Luo; Northwestern University     Presented by: Guannan Luo, Northwestern University   2. Fundraising and the tradeoff between efficiency and efficacy in NGOs JEL codes: O12, O19 By Jennifer Steele; University of Auckland     Presented by: Jennifer Steele, University of Auckland   3. Malaysia’s Telecommunications Sector: An Efficiency and Productivity Analysis By Yoong Hon, Lee; University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus Hui Boon, Tan, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus Cassey Lee; University of Wollongong     Presented by: Lee Yoong Hon, University of Nottingham in Malaysia    Session ID 78: Microeconomics/Game Theory 4 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Uwe Dulleck, Queensland University of Technology Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 208   1. Risk Aversion Versus Risk Neutrality with Limited Liability in a Principal-Agent Model with Moral Hazard and Project Selection JEL codes: D82, D86 By Randy Silvers; Deakin University     Presented by: Randy Silvers, Deakin University   2. Temporary buyout option in second price Internet auctions: Theory and evidence from eBay By Che XiaoGang; The University of Sydney     Presented by: Che XiaoGang, The University of Sydney   3. The Good, the Bad and the Naive: Do Fair Prices Signal Good Experts or Do Fair Prices Induce Good Behaviour By Uwe Dulleck; Queensland University of Technology David Johnston; Monash Rudolf Kerschbamer; University of Innsbruck Matthias Sutter; Universität Innsbruck     Presented by: Uwe Dulleck, Queensland University of Technology    Session ID 103: Non- and Semi-Parametric Econometrics (paired invited) 5 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Gael Martin, Monash University Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Location: 102   1. Bayesian analysis of moment restriction models using nonparametric priors By Yuichi Kitamura; Yale University     Presented by: Yuichi Kitamura, Yale University   2. Particle filtering within adaptive MH sampling By Robert Kohn; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Robert Kohn, University of New South Wales    Session ID 9: Experimental Economics 3 Session Organizer: Ralph-C Bayer, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Jonas Fooken, Queensland University of Technology Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 208   1. Conforming to group norms: An experimental study By Gautam Bose Lorraine Ivancic; University of New South Wales     Presented by: Gautam Bose,   2. The impact of Asian migration investigated in an experimental labor market By Jonas Fooken; Queensland University of Technology     Presented by: Jonas Fooken, Queensland University of Technology   3. Estimating Perceptions of Discrimination: Experimental Economics in Schools By Amine Ouazad; INSEAD Lionel Page; Queensland University of Technology     Presented by: Lionel Page, Queensland University of Technology    Session ID 14: Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics 4 Session Organizer: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide Session Chair: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: G04   1. Agricultural Price Distortions and Growth in Emerging Economies By Kym Anderson; University of Adelaide     Presented by: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide   2. Explaining Agricultural Protection using a Finite Mixture Model By Pravin Trivedi; Indiana University Will Martin; World Bank     Presented by: Will Martin, World Bank   3. Can Storage Arbitrage Explain Commodity Price Dynamics? By Carlo Cafiero; Universita' di Napoli Federico II Eugenio Bobenrieth; Departamento de Economia Brian Wright; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA     Presented by: Eugenio Bobenrieth, Departamento de Economia    Session ID 17: Applied Economics/Econometrics (dynamic and switching modeling) 9 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Roland Shami, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Location: G03   1. A Dynamic MIMIC model of Settlement Success for Immigrants to Australia By Laurence H Lester; Flinders University     Presented by: Laurence Lester, Flinders University   2. Modelling the Australian output by state and by industry [slides] By Roland Shami; Monash University     Presented by: Roland Shami, Monash University    Session ID 49: Non- and Semi-Parametric Econometrics 6 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Jason Ng, Monash University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG24   1. Non-Parametric Estimation of Forecast Distributions in Non-Gaussian State Space Models By Jason Ng; Monash University Catherine Forbes; Monash University Gael Martin; Monash University Brendan McCabe     Presented by: Jason Ng, Monash University   2. Estimation of copula models with discrete margins By Mohamad Khaled; The University of Sydney     Presented by: Mohamad Khaled, The University of Sydney   3. Dirichlet Process Multiple Change-point Model By Terence Chong; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Stanley Iat-Meng Ko; The Chinese University of Hong Kong     Presented by: Stanley Iat-Meng Ko, The Chinese University of Hong Kong    Session ID 66: Macroeconomics (Fiscal Policy and Interest Rate) 7 Session Organizer: Mark Weder, The University of Adelaide Session Chair: Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Brunel University Session type: contributed Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Location: 209   1. INFLATION AND INFLATION UNCERTAINTY IN THE EURO AREA By Guglielmo Maria Caporale: Brunel University, London Luca Onorante; European Central Bank Paolo Paesani: University of Rome "Tor Vergata"     Presented by: Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Brunel University   2. Fiscal Fatigue, Fiscal Space and Debt Sustainability in Advanced Countries By Jonathan D. Ostry; IMF Atish R. Ghosh; IMF Jun I. Kim; IMF Enrique G. Mendoza; University of Maryland Mahvash S. Qureshi; IMF     Presented by: Jonathan Ostry, International Monetary Fund    Session ID 114: Financial Econometrics (Paired Invited) 6 Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Ralf Zurbrugg, Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: 102   1. The Leverage Effect Puzzle: Disentangling Sources of Bias in High Frequency Inference By Yacine Ait-Sahalia; Princeton University     Presented by: Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Princeton University   2. Efficient Semiparametric Estimation of the Fama-French Model and Extensions By Oliver Linton; London School of Economics     Presented by: Oliver Linton, London School of Economics    Session ID 89: Search and Matching Models in the Labor Markets Session Organizer: Thomas Lubik, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Session Chair: Gunes Kamber, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG29   1. An estimated small open economy model with frictional unemployment By Julien Albertini; University of Evry Gunes Kamber; Reserve Bank of New Zealand Michael Kirker; Reserve Bank of New Zealand     Presented by: Gunes Kamber, Reserve Bank of New Zealand   2. Skill-Based Wage Determination, Wage Dispersion and Unemployment By Benoit Julien; School of Economics     Presented by: Benoit Julien, School of Economics    Session ID 108: Economics of Education 2 Session Organizer: Gigi Foster, Session Chair: Gigi Foster, University of New South Wales Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Location: LG28   1. Estimating Peer Spillovers in Australian Undergraduate Classrooms JEL codes: I21; C13 By Gigi Foster; University of New South Wales Josh Kinsler; University of Rochester     Presented by: Gigi Foster, University of New South Wales   2. A second chance at education for early school leavers JEL codes: JO1, I20 By Cain Polidano; University of Melbourne     Presented by: Cain Polidano, University of Melbourne   3. The Effect of Primary School Availability on Middle School Attainment in Rural China By Li Li; National University of Singapore Haoming Liu; National University of Singapore     Presented by: Li Li, National University of Singapore    Session ID 112: Ted Hannan Lecture by Bruce Hansen Session Organizer: Jiti GAO, Monash University Session Chair: Robert Kohn, University of New South Wales Session type: invited Date: July 7, 2011 Time: 17:10 - 18:10 Location: 102   1. Averaging and Shrinkage in Econometrics By Bruce Hansen; University of Wisconsin     Presented by: Bruce Hansen, University of Wisconsin   83 sessions, 219 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers Index of Participants Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Disscussant # Participant Roles in Conference 2 Ahmed, Salma P118 3 Ait-Sahalia, Yacine P114 4 alam, altaf P123 5 Alexeev, Vitali P87 6 Anderson, Heather P122, C104 7 Anderson, Kym C109, P109, C14, P14 8 Ara, Tomohiro P41 9 Arnold, Nadjeschda P80 10 Atalay, Kadir P19 11 Bakshi, ASM Rejaul Karim P53 12 barua, Rashmi P13 13 Bayer, Ralph-C C10, P10 14 Bhattacharya, Prasad C64, P64 15 Bobenrieth, Eugenio P14 16 Bose, Gautam P9 17 Breunig, Robert C60, P60 18 Bruckner, Markus P117 19 Buddelmeyer, Hielke P54 20 Burda, Michael P117 21 Byrne, David C81, P81 22 Callander, Steven C80, P80 23 Callot, Laurent C33, P33 24 Caporale, Guglielmo Maria C66, P66 25 Carbajal, Juan Carlos P3 26 Casas, Isabel P35 27 Chang, Yoosoon P105 28 Chen, Haotian P124 29 Chen, Xiaohong P105 30 Chen, Binbin P20 31 Chen, Bruce C106, P106 32 Chen, Jia P20 33 Coelli, Michael C118, P118 34 Conover, Emily P61 35 Corradi, Valentina P51 36 Da Fonseca, Jose C34, P34 37 de jager, Nils P26 38 de Roos, Nicolas P4 39 De Veirman, Emmanuel P91 40 Deer, Lachlan P8 41 Dias, Gustavo P34 42 Do, Hung P122 43 DONG, Chaohua P18 44 Dulleck, Uwe C78, P78 45 Dungey, Mardi C70, P70 46 Elnasri, Amani P58 47 Fang, Ying P48 48 Findlay, Christopher C116, D116, P116 49 Fooken, Jonas C9, P9 50 Foster, Gigi C108, P108 51 French, Scott C41, P41 52 Fry, Tim C56, P56 53 Fry, Renee P69 54 Gabrielli, María Florencia P37 55 Ghosh, Aurobindo P22 56 Giannone, Domenico P69 57 Glabadanidis, Paskalis P27 58 gong, xiaodong P81 59 Graham, Brett C48, P48 60 Guo, Wen-Chung P120 61 Hajargasht, Gholamreza P58 62 Han, Heejoon P18 63 Hansen, Bruce P112 64 Harding, Don C69, P69 65 Haug, Alfred C88, P88 66 Heijnen, Pim C71, P71 67 Hidalgo (Moreno), Francisco P104 68 Hodgson, Douglas P19 69 Hogg, Stephen C120, P120 70 Hong, Yongmiao P104 71 Hotz, V Joseph P110 72 Hsiao, Cheng P101 73 Hudson, Eibhlin P56 74 Hueschelrath, Kai P120 75 Inder, Brett C101 76 Iskhakov, Fedor P121 77 Jackson, Matthew O. P102 78 Jiang, Jiancheng C16, P16 79 Julien, Benoit P89 80 Jus, Darko C72, P72 81 Kalb, Guyonne P57 82 Kamber, Gunes C89, P89 83 Karagedikli, Ozer P64 84 Kawata, Keisuke P88 85 Ke, Changxia C8, P8 86 Khaled, Mohamad P49 87 Kim, Nam Hyun P35 88 Kim, Dong-Hyuk P37 89 King, Maxwell C113 90 Kitamura, Yuichi P103 91 Ko, Stanley Iat-Meng P49 92 Kofman, Paul C24, P24 93 Kohn, Robert P103, C112 94 Kramadibrata, Akhmad P22 95 Kuehnle, Daniel P125 96 Kuo, Biing-Shen C32, P32 97 Kwok, Sai Man Simon P33 98 Le, Trinh P13 99 Lee, Taesuk P34 100 Lester, Laurence P17 101 Li, Qi P113 102 Li, Degui C20, P20 103 Li, Li P108 104 Lin, Ming P48 105 Linton, Oliver P114 106 Liu, Zhi P16 107 LIU, SHEN P30 108 Liu, Wei-han C27, P27 109 Liu-Evans, Gareth P30 110 Lu, Zeng-Hua C55, P55 111 Lu, Zudi C21, P21 112 Luo, Guannan P73 113 Mallick, Debdulal C40, P40 114 Man, Priscilla P3 115 Maneesoonthorn, Worapree P24 116 Martin, Will P109, P14 117 Martin, Vance C52, P52 118 Martin, Gael C30, P30, C103 119 Masson, Virginie C3, P3 120 Mavromaras, Kostas P60 121 McCracken, Scott C97, P97 122 McDonald, Stuart P71 123 Mckenzie, Jordi C121, P121 124 McLaren, Keith P55 125 McLennan, Andy C102 126 McLeod, Doug P26 127 McVicar, Duncan C53, P53 128 Meng, Xin P94 129 Mitra, Sinchan C123, P123 130 Miyazaki, Koichi P80 131 Mizuno, Keizo P94 132 Morimoto, Keiichi P4 133 Moschion, Julie P54 134 Ng, Jason C49, P49 135 Niu, Linlin P16 136 Osterwald-Lenum, Michael C62, P62 137 Ostry, Jonathan P66 138 Ouysse, rachida C19, P19 139 Page, Lionel P9 140 Parinduri, Rasyad P41 141 Park, Joon P113 142 Park, Cheolbeom C124, P124 143 Patton, Andrew P51 144 Pavlov, Oscar P62 145 Peng, Shi-Shu P42 146 Peng, Tao P123 147 Permani, Risti C54, P54 148 Petri, Peter P116 149 Pincus, Jonathan C110 150 Podivinsky, Jan C122, P122 151 Polak, Julia P36 152 Polidano, Cain P108 153 Poskitt, Don C105 154 Powell, Robert P28 155 Puzzello, Laura P42 156 Qiyan, Ong P60 157 Racionero, Maria C13, P13 158 Rapp, Michael P77 159 Richardson, Sue C57, P57 160 Robitaille, Marie-Claire C42, P42 161 Sasaki, Masaru P53 162 Schaffner, Markus C77, P77 163 Schweitzer, Sascha P10 164 Scrimgeour, Dean P92 165 Shami, Roland C17, P17 166 Shang, Han Lin C36, P36 167 Shankar, Sriram C94, P94 168 shi, shuping P33 169 Shields, Michael P56 170 Shields, Kalvinder C92, P92 171 Silvapulle, Mervyn C51, P51 172 Silvers, Randy P78 173 Sim, Nicholas C22, P22 174 Siminski, Peter P57 175 Singh, Abhay P106 176 Sinha, Arunima P62 177 Sirbu, Anca Ioana C91, P91 178 Smith, Penny P40 179 Soriano, Franklin C126, P126 180 Sossounov, Kirill P92 181 Stafford, Tess P71 182 Stavrunova, Olena C61, P61 183 Steele, Jennifer C73, P73 184 Strachan, Rodney P70 185 Su, Liangjun P21 186 Syed, Iqbal P121 187 Takayama, Shino P77 188 Tawara, Norikazu P88 189 Theseira, Walter P118 190 Thorp, Susan C28, P28 191 Tremayne, Andrew P52 192 Tursunalieva, Ainura P106 193 Vidal-Fernández, Marian C125, D125, P125 194 Vidal-Robert, Jordi C127, P127 195 Wait, Andrew C4, P4 196 Waki, Yuichiro P87 197 Wang, Liqiong C129, P129, P32 198 Wang, Chengsi P97 199 WANG, QIYING C18, P18 200 Wang, Cheng C87, P87 201 Wang, Yi-Chia P72 202 Wang, Jessie Xiaokang P52 203 Weder, Mark C117 204 Wei, Zhang P81 205 Wilkening, Tom P10 206 Wohlgenant, Michael P61 207 Wong, Woon P24 208 Wongsaart, Pipat C37, P37 209 Wright, Jill C58, P58 210 Wright, Brian P109 211 Wu, Chih Chiang P64 212 XiaoGang, Che P78 213 Xu, Dinghai P124 214 Yamada, Takeshi P28 215 Yao, Wenying P70 216 Yau, Ruey C26, P26 217 Yin, Jiying P32 218 Yoong Hon, Lee P73 219 Yu, Ping P36 220 Zhang, Xibin C35, P35 221 Zhang, Jianlin P8 222 Zhang, Hao P21 223 Zhao, Xueyan P55 224 Zolotoy, Leon P27 225 Zurbrugg, Ralf C114   This program was last updated on 2011-07-04 8:46:5 EDT