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

Organizers:

Beth A. Freeborn, College of William and Mary

Session Chairs:

Beth A. Freeborn, College of William and Mary

Papers:

"The Effects of Insurers' Hospital Choice Restrictions on the Demand for Medical Care Services"
Naoko Akashi, California State University - Fullerton (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Section 8 Vouchers on Housing Consumption and Labor Supply"
Scott E. Davis, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Ownership Structure and Product Differentiation on Advertising and Audience in a Two-Sided Broadcasting Market"
Catherine Tyler Mooney, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Should Work Come First? Welfare, Employment, and Postsecondary Education Among Low Income Mothers"
Sarah M. Simmons, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott E. Davis, University of Virginia
Beth A. Freeborn, College of William and Mary
Kara Reynolds, American University
Catherine Tyler Mooney, University of Virginia

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