Organizers:

Orgul D Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Session Chairs:

Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER

Papers:

"Young Fathers' Access to Health Insurance"
Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER (Contact Author)
Kelly Noonan, Rider University and NBER
Anne Carroll, Rider University
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

"Evaluation of Job Coaching Programs and Employment of Mentally Disabled Individuals"
Orgul D Ozturk, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina
Suzanne McDermott, University of South Carolina

"State Unemployment Rates and High School Student Drinking"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington & NBER (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Workplace Smoking Regulations on the Smoking Behavior of Canadian Workers"
Lynda Gagne, University of Victoria (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University
Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Explaining the Pharmaceutical Price Differences in the European Union"
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University (Contact Author)
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington & NBER

"Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth: Is the Impact Sensitive to the Level of Development?"
Stefan Ruediger, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Contact Author)
Hamid Mohtadi, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and University of Minnesota

"Foreign Direct Investment and Brain Drain"
Miao Wang, Marquette University (Contact Author)

"Vertical Specialization with Developed and Developing Countries"
Don P. Clark, University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Substitutability and Protectionism: Latin America’s Trade Policy and Imports from China and India"
Peri Agostinho Silva, Jr., University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Marcelo Olarreaga, The World Bank
Giovanni Facchini, University of Illinois
Gerald Willmann, University of Kiel

Discussants:

Ayse Evrensel, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Joshua Dennis Hall, Drexel University
Miao Wang, Marquette University

Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington & NBER

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Papers:

"Development and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Mental Health Literacy"
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg (Contact Author)
Discussant: Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

"Policies and Migration between U.S. States"
Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State College of Denver (Contact Author)
Sean E. Mulholland, Mercer University
Discussant: Joseph Price, Brigham Young University

"Social Host Laws"
Angela K. Dills, Mercer University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Jeffrey S. DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington & NBER

"An Economic Analysis of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER (Contact Author)
Swati Mukerjee, Bentley College
Discussant: Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville

Organizers:

Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Session Chairs:

Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Papers:

"Part-Time Nurses"
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

"Education and the Response to Medical Research"
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State College of Denver

"Attrition in Clinical Trials: A Bayesian Learning Model of Product Quality"
Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Discussant: Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER

"Fraternity Membership & Drinking Behavior"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington & NBER (Contact Author)
Discussant: Angela K. Dills, Mercer University