Organizers:

Mark Duggan, University of Maryland

Session Chairs:

Mark Duggan, University of Maryland

Papers:

"Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance"
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and National Bureau of Economic Research
Andrew Samwick, Dartmouth College

"Disability and Employment: Reinterpreting the Evidence in Light of Reporting Errors"
Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
John V. Pepper, University of Virginia

"The Effect of Plant Downsizing on Disability Pension Utilization"
Mari Rege, Case Western Reserve University
Khetil Telle, Statistics Norway
Mark Votruba, Case Western Reserve University

"Aching to Retire? The Rise in the Full Retirement Age and Its Impact on the Social Security Disability Rolls"
Mark Duggan, University of Maryland (Contact Author)
Perry Singleton, University of Maryland
Jae Song, Social Security Administration

Discussants:

Susan Chen, Purdue University
Shakeeb Khan, Duke University
Jesse Rothstein, Princeton University
Brent Kreider, Iowa State University

Session Chairs:

Hong Liu, State University of New York - Stony Brook

Papers:

"How to Balance Job, Family and Home Life: Effects on Health and Well-Being"
Ozlem L. Sari, University of Saskatchewan (Contact Author)

"Is the Quantity-Quality Trade-Off Really a Trade-Off for All?"
Daniel L. Millimet, Southern Methodist University
Le Wang, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)

"Obesity, Wages, and Labor Force Participation"
Hong Liu, State University of New York - Stony Brook (Contact Author)
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, State University of New York - Stony Brook

"Causal Effects Between Obesity, Health Limitation and Chronic Disease Among Older Americans"
Huan Ni, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"Economic Influences on the Pediatric Obesity Rate (1971-2004)"
Sharon I. O'Donnell, Baylor College of Medicine and Children's Nutrition Research Center (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Susan Chen, Purdue University
Anca Maria Cotet, Clemson University

Session Chairs:

Monica Cain, Winston-Salem State University

Papers:

"A Comparison of Birth Outcomes Among North Carolina African American Women Participating in Alternate Medicaid Prenatal Care Programs"
Monica Cain, Winston-Salem State University (Contact Author)

"Medicaid Funding and Health Outcomes"
Swati Mukerjee, Bentley College
Michael A. Quinn, Bentley College (Contact Author)

"Persistence of High Health Care Expenditures Among Children in Medicaid"
Caprice Knapp, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Elizabeth Shenkman, University of Florida
David Sappington, University of Florida
W. Bruce Vogel, University of Florida
Desmond Schatz, University of Florida

"Differences in the Cost of Antidepressants Across State Medicaid Programs"
Christina M.L. Kelton, University of Cincinnati (Contact Author)
Robert P. Rebelein, Vassar College
Pamela C. Heaton, University of Cincinnati
Yann Ferrand, University of Cincinnati
Jeff J. Guo, University of Cincinnati

Discussants:

Naoko Akashi, California State University - Fullerton
Susan Chen, Purdue University

Session Chairs:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"The Roles of Socio-Demographic and Policy Variables in Food Stamp Program Participation and Food Insecurity"
Margaret Andrews, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Disability Insurance on Spousal Labor Supply"
Susan Chen, Purdue University (Contact Author)

"TANF Program Reentry Among Recent Leavers: The Role of Neighborhood and Access to Employment"
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia (Contact Author)

"Empowering Immigrant Women Against Domestic Violence in USA - With Special Reference to Indian Immigrant Women"
Jagdeep Kaur Gill, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (Contact Author)
Vibhuti Mehra, Narika

Discussants:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University