Organizers:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research

Session Chairs:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research

Papers:

"Why Do Poor Mothers and Children Lose Health Insurance Coverage?"
Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER
Kelly Noonan, Rider University
Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Anne Carroll, Rider University

"Uninsured Children: Do Child Support Policies Make a Difference?"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado - Denver
Helen M. Beaty, University of Colorado - Denver

"Health Insurance and Obesity: Results Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System"
Sara Markowitz, Rutgers University
Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER

Discussants:

David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Christopher J. Ruhm, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina - Greensboro and National Bureau of Economic Research

Organizers:

Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver

Session Chairs:

Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver

Papers:

"More Time, Less Crime? Disentangling Deterrence and Incapacitation"
Emily G Owens, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Government Transfers on Monthly Cycles in Drug Abuse, Crime and Mortality"
Steven L Puller, Texas A&M University
Carlos Dobkin, University of California - Santa Cruz

"Crime and Circumstance: The Effect of Child Health Shocks on Parents' Criminal Behavior"
Kelly Noonan, Rider University
Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER

Discussants:

Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER
Naci Mocan, University of Colorado - Denver
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta