Organizers:

R. Mark Isaac, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

Papers:

"Open Source Communities"
Jayasri Dutta, University of Birmingham - United Kingdom
Kislaya Prasad, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"The Long-Run Social Dynamics of Obesity"
Mary A. Burke, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

"Different, But How Different? Evidence of Separate Black and Mulatto Identities in Historical Data"
Howard Bodenhorn, Lafayette College and NBER
Christopher S. Ruebeck, Lafayette College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mary A. Burke, Florida State University
Kislaya Prasad, Florida State University
Timothy Salmon, Florida State University
Christopher S. Ruebeck, Lafayette College

Organizers:

Kelly Noonan, Rider University

Session Chairs:

Kelly Noonan, Rider University

Papers:

"A Dynamic Analysis of Women's Labor Supply, Fertility and Child Development"
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"How Important is Marriage to Child Development? A Longitudinal Analysis of Children Born to Unmarried Parents"
Shirley H. Liu, University of Miami (Contact Author)
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

"Demand for Healthy and Unhealthy Prenatal Inputs"
Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)
Kelly Noonan, Rider University
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER

"The Effects of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy on Child Health: Is the Effect Different for Premature Versus Full Term Infants?"
Shailender Swaminathan, University of Alabama - Birmingham (Contact Author)
Bisakha Sen, University of Alabama - Birmingham

Discussants:

Hope Corman, Rider University
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Shailender Swaminathan, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Kelly Noonan, Rider University