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

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