Session Chairs:

Rexford E. Santerre, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"Socioeconomic Status and Dental Care Utilization"
Yanan Di, State University of New York - Stony Brook (Contact Author)

"Imperfect Information and the Demand for Health services"
Hong Liu, State University of New York - Stony Brook (Contact Author)

"The Demand for Local Public Health Spending: Do Unified and Independent Public Health Districts Spend Differently?"
Laurie J. Bates, Bryant University
Rexford E. Santerre, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mir M. Ali, State University of New York - Stony Brook
Naoko Akashi, California State University - Fullerton

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