2006 Sessions for Amy Farmer

 
Saturday
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Session 44C
Law and Economics II

Session Chairs:

Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology

Papers:

"The Joint Use of Regulation and Strict Liability with Multidimensional Care and Uncertain Conviction"
Bharat Bhole, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology

"Economic Aspects of the Class Action Fairness Act"
Roger D. Blair, University of Florida
Christine A. Piette, University of Florida

"Pretrial Bargaining With Asymmetric Information: Unilateral Versus Bilateral Payoff Relevance"
Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas
Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Matthew D. Henry, University of Georgia
Donald J. Smythe, Washington and Lee University


 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
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Session 100G*
Issues in Health Economics

Organizers:

Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Determinants of Health Insurance Coverage"
Gary Ferrier, Lewis E. Epley, Jr. Professor of Economics, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)

"How Does Accounting for Quality of Care Affect Hospital Cost Efficiency?"
Julie Trivitt, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)

"Infertility and Female Labor Force Participation"
Jungmin Lee, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas

"Organizational Structure and Productive Efficiency of Non-Profit Hospitals"
Ila M. Semenick Alam, Tulane University
Gerald Granderson, Miami University

Discussants:

Ila M. Semenick Alam, Tulane University
Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas
Gary Ferrier, Lewis E. Epley, Jr. Professor of Economics, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
Gerald Granderson, Miami University
Jungmin Lee, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Julie Trivitt, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville


 
Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
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Session 109H*
Applied Microeconomics - Labor and Health

Organizers:

Helen Tauchen, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College

Session Chairs:

Helen Tauchen, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College

Papers:

"Medical Malpractice and Physician Case Mix"
Lara K. Bryant, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)

"Federal Aid and College Enrollment Decisions"
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University
Wilbert van der Klaauw, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

"Participant Direction in Defined Contribution Pension Plans"
William E. Even, Miami University
David Macpherson, Florida State University

"Moving in Two-Career Households: Who Wins, Who Loses?"
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University

Discussants:

Amy Farmer, Chair, University of Arkansas
Sonia Oreffice, Clemson University


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