Organizers:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Papers:

"Recess and the Gender Gap"
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Gender Differentials in Response to Competition"
Joseph Price, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Nursing Labor Supply and U.S. Healthcare Labor Markets: Evidence From the Past 30 Years"
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Employment During School on College Student Academic Performance"
Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg
Farasat A. S. Bokhari, Florida State University

Organizers:

Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

Session Chairs:

Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

Papers:

"The Effects of Retirement on Physical and Mental Health Outcomes"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER
Jasmina Spasojevic, Metropolitan College

"The Demand for Psychostimulants: Estimates From a Discrete Choice Model for Differentiated Products"
Farasat A. S. Bokhari, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Health Knowledge and Literacy on Utilization, Service Quality, and Quality of Life in Adult Mental Health Consumers"
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg (Contact Author)

"Overweight Status and Suicidal Behaviors Among Adolescents: Correlation or Causation?"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER

Discussants:

Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Jessica Holmes, Middlebury College
Joseph Price, Cornell University

Organizers:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Papers:

"Returns to Effort vs. Schooling Among Young Adults"
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

"The Impact of Education Histories on the Decision to Become Self-Employed: A Study of Young Minority Business Owners"
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Training, Race, and Poverty in Urban Schools"
Eugenia F. Toma, Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Randall Reback, Barnard College
Charles M. Becker, Duke University
Douglas Harris, Florida State University

Organizers:

Christopher J. Ruhm, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina - Greensboro and National Bureau of Economic Research

Session Chairs:

Christopher J. Ruhm, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina - Greensboro and National Bureau of Economic Research

Papers:

"Employment of Individuals With Mental Retardation"
Joshua R. Mann, University of South Carolina
Suzanne McDermott, University of South Carolina
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Huafeng Zhou, Southeast University

"Does Experience Make Better Doctors? A Case of LASIK Surgery"
Juan M. Contreras, University of Maryland
Beomsoo Kim, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Ignez Tristao, University of Mary Washington

"Current and Future Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in the United States"
Christopher J. Ruhm, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina - Greensboro and National Bureau of Economic Research (Contact Author)

"State-Level Differences in Psychotropic Medication Diffusion"
Marisa Elena Domino, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michelle Sheran Sylvester, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research
Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER
Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina