Session Chairs:

Lisa Dickson, Xavier University

Papers:

"Affirmative Action in College Admission Decisions and the Distribution of Human Capital"
David Welsch, Idaho State University (Contact Author)

"The Returns on Higher Education: Gender Evidence"
Scott L. Tori, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Cynthia Royal Tori, Valdosta State University

"Welfare (to School?) to Work: How Welfare Reform Affects Collegiate Attainment"
Sarah M. Simmons, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"A Closer Look at Early Admissions: Is There an Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off?"
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Harvard University
Joydeep Roy, Economic Policy Institute (Contact Author)

"Labor Choice Decisions by College Students: An Analysis of the Impact of Merit Aid Programs"
L. Wayne Plumly, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
Jack H. Stone, Spelman College
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina State University

Discussants:

John Kane, State University of New York - Oswego
James H. Ullmer, Western Carolina University
Michelle Vachris, Christopher Newport University

Session Chairs:

Govind Hariharan, Kennesaw State University

Papers:

"Do Managed Care Physicians Exhibit Greater Price Sensitivity in Their Choice of Prescription Drugs?"
Jennifer L. Rice, Eastern Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Are We as a Nation Getting Our Money's Worth From Increased Spending on Health Care?"
James A. Thornton, Eastern Michigan University (Contact Author)

"A Full Cost of Disease Accounting Using the MEPS"
Brett Wendling, University of Texas - Austin (Contact Author)

"Measuring Health Stocks and Health Flows Using the Health and Retirement Study"
Huan Ni, State University of New York - Stony Brook (Contact Author)

"The Utilization of Healthcare Services: An Analysis of the Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviors, and Race and Gender on Healthcare Expenditures Using PSID Data"
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Jack H. Stone, Spelman College

Discussants:

Monica Cain, Winston-Salem State University
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
Heng Wei, University of Maryland