Organizers:

David Macpherson, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

David Macpherson, Florida State University

Papers:

"The Growth of Participant Directed Pensions"
William E. Even, Miami University
David Macpherson, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

"The Future of DBs in the Public Sector"
Teresa Ghilarducci, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
Discussant: Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

"Pensions and Household Wealth Accumulation"
Gary Engelhardt, Syracuse University
Anil Kumar, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Discussant: Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

"A Dynamic Model of Retirement and Social Security Reform Expectations: A Solution to the New Early Retirement Puzzle"
Hugo Benitez-Silva, Stony Brook University
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, Stony Brook University
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Warren Sanderson, Stony Brook University
Discussant: Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University

Papers:

"What Happened to Patient Trust? The Changing Face of Medicine and the Impact on Quality"
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, Stony Brook University
Hong Liu, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University

"Private versus Public Hospitals: A Comparison of Quality of Care"
Kerry A. King, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Contact Author)
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

"The Impact of Hospital Closures on Racial Differences in Health"
Donald Nichols, Washington University (Contact Author)

"To What Extent Does the Entry of an Ambulatory Surgical Center Affect Hospital Surgical Output and Hospital Profit?"
Michael Plotzke, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Donald Nichols, Washington University
Godfrey A. Gibbison, Georgia Southern University

Session Chairs:

Melanie E Fox Kean, Austin College

Papers:

"The Effect of School Food Policy on Adolescent Overweight Measures"
Bree L Dority, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Contact Author)
Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

"A Model of Addiction, Resilience, and Adaptability among Adolescents"
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)
Mir M. Ali, University of Toledo
Anita Santasier, Stony Brook University
Alexander Lopez, Stony Brook University

"Effect of Self-Reporting Error Correction in an Adolescent Overweight"
Bree L Dority, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Contact Author)

"Initiation and Addiction: An Analysis of Adolescent Smoking Behavior"
Mir M. Ali, University of Toledo (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Bree L Dority, University of Nebraska - Lincoln