John Bonin was a discussant at two sessions at the Allied Social Sciences meetings: One paper is entitled “ Economics of International Investment Agreements” in a session on Arbitration and the Protection of Foreign Investors through Investment Treaties. The other paper is entitled “Disentangling External Flows (External Shocks) and Policy and Regulation Effects on Credit Activities of Banks in Three Emerging Countries during the Great Recession” in a session on Institutional Setting, Government Policy and Firm Performance: A Comparative Perspective.