Program
RAIS International Conference at The Erdman Center, Princeton, 20 Library Place, NJ 08540, USA, August 22-23, 2018.
08:30-08:45 Registration Desk
08:45-09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:00-10:30 Session 1 Session chair: Chandrasekhar Putcha – USA
Rama Mohana Rao and Chandrasekhar Putcha – India/USA
Mathematical Analysis of PSF (Proportion spent on food) in specific communities
Myoung Shik Choi – South Korea
Effects of Exchange Rate on International Trade in Value-Added
Yelin (Jenny) Li – USA
A misclassification of a loan as a grant
Julia M. Puaschunder – USA
Capitalism crowding out fertility
10:30-10:45 Tea/Coffee Break
10:45-11:45 Session 2 Session chair: Julia M. Puaschunder – USA
Gilda Almeida – USA
Should Taxpayers Have Access to the International Tax Arbitration Procedure?
Dirk Beerbaum and Julia M. Puaschunder – Finland / USA
A Behavioral Economics approach to Digitalisation – The Case of a Principles-based Taxonomy
Kanthana Ditkaew – Thailand
The Effects of Cost Management Quality on the Effectiveness of Internal Control
11:45-13:15 Lunch Time
13:15-15:15 Session 3 Session chair: Julia M. Puaschunder – USA
Ling Xu – China
On the model setting of an ecological accountable government
Minggang Peng, Hui Zhang, Richard David Evans, Xiaohui Zhong, Kun Yang – China
Actual Air Pollution, Environmental Transparency and the Perception of Air Pollution in China
Alani Golanski – USA
Law’s Argumentative Structure Belies the New “Moral Impact” Theory of Law
Dalton Luiz Dallazem – USA
What Rules are the U.S. Courts Relying upon while Applying and Interpreting Tax Treaty Provisions?
Wenjing Wang, Anders Frederiksen, Tor Eriksson – Denmark
Workplace pay premiums and foreign native wage gap
15:15-15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
15:30-17:30 Session 4 Session chair: ROB BAKER – UK
Carlos A. Rocha-Ruíz, Adriana C. Silva Arias, Jaime A. Sarmiento Espinel – Colombia
Dropout from higher education in Colombia: A peer effects approach
Lesly K. Durán Cabieles, Jaime A. Sarmiento Espinel, Adriana C. Silva Arias – Colombia
Financial Aid and Higher Education Dropout in Colombia
Student Dropout and Graduation in Colombian Economics Programs
Shrouq Al Maghlouth – Saudi Arabia
Virtual Communities and Social Change: Intertextuality in Saudi English-language blogs
Siangling Lu – USA
Interest Rates, Fuel Subsidies, and Investment Friendliness in Southeast Asia
Xiyang Feng and Ling Xu – China
An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Individual Perception about the Difficulty in Accessing Government Services in China
08:30-08:45 Tea/Coffee
08:45-10:30 Session 1 Session chair: Chandrasekhar Putcha – USA
Titus Corlatean – Romania
The culture of peace and human rights
Mohammad Sohidul Islam – Australia
Judicial Activism: A Catalyst to Facilitate Sustainable Abstraction of Groundwater Resources of Bangladesh?
Audrey B., C. Chabot, G. Rosa, V. Dostie, A. Turenne, and L. Bourgeois – Canada
Effect of awareness campaigns using an injunctive norm on the legal and responsible consumption of cannabis in the context of its legalization in Canada
Carly-Emma White – UK
Babies Bombs and Billets: How the state shaped the narrative of birth during the Second World War’
10:30-10:45 Tea/Coffee Break
10:45-11:45 Session 2 Session chair: Julia M. Puaschunder – USA
Fufa Eticha – Italy
Climate Change and Associated Impacts on Ethiopian Coffee Production
Douglas Rhein – Thailand
International Mobility: Shifting From Universal Models to an Ethnicity Matters Approach
Owolabi Lateef Ayotunde – Turkey
The influence of leadership communication on employee commitment and organizational citizenship behavior in the workplace
11:45-13:15 Lunch Time
13:15-15:15 Session 3 Session chair: Julia M. Puaschunder – USA
Poolsuk Janepanish Visudtibhan, Phikul Khueankham, Somnuek Sungkanuparph – Thailand
Consistency of Condom Use among HIV-Infected Patients with HIV Drug Resistance
Xiaoxiao Chen, Daisaku Goto – Japan
The impact of school boarding on adolescents’ well-being in rural China
Seunghan Han, Hyunkyung Choi – USA
Immigrant Detention of Families and Post – Traumatic Stress Disorder
Carla Hamida, Amanda Landi – USA
The Lack of Decentralization of Data: Barriers, Exclusivity, and Monopoly in Open Data
Pellegrino Manfra – USA
The 10th Year Anniversary Of The Great Global Financial Crisis: Causes and Lasting Effects
15:15-15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
15:30-17:15 Session 4 Session chair: ROBERT BAKER – UK
Sirinan Prakot, Poolsuk Janepanish Visudtibhan, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul – Thailand
Prevalence of Condom Use and Its Related Factors among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Thailand
Darcy Pollard – USA
Yemeni Crisis Dynamics: Water Security and Possible Routes to Civilian Casualty Minimization
James Slaven – Canada
The Falange Española: a Spanish Paradox
Saha Ali – Australia
Media Framing of Caste ideologies and Dalit Identity in Indian newspapers
Dan-el Neil Vila Rosado, Miriam Minerva Garcia Durán, Jose Luis Rodriguez Riera
Development of mathematical skills like a support to executive functions in Mexican students
17:15-17:30 Closing Remarks