Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Determinants of Physical Activity"
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Judy A. Shinogle, University of Maryland

"Work, Weathering, and Preterm Birth"
Brian S. Armour, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

"New Mother, Employment, and Compensating Wage Differentials"
Pinka Chatterji, Harvard Medical School
Sara Markowitz, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Welfare Reform on Human Capital Acquisition"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

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

Papers:

"Wage Analyses Using Job Versus Worker Attributes: An Application to Nursing"
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

"In Sickness and in Health: Links Between Relationship Status and Health Outcomes"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Julia Sorkin, Lafayette College
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

"The Impact of High School Sports on Youth Outcomes"
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University (Contact Author)
Daniel H. Simon, Cornell University
Betsey Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania

"Height, Sports and Achievement in High School"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Cagatay Koc, The University of Texas at Arlington
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Papers:

"The Effect of Medicaid Eligibility Expansions on Insurance Coverage of Births"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College (Contact Author)
Sandra Decker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert Kaestner, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, Cornell University

"Implications of Medicaid Nonpayment for Inpatient Pediatric Complications"
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg (Contact Author)

"Crime and Health Insurance"
Cagatay Koc, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"Obesity and Food Stamps"
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Tim J Classen, Loyola University Chicago
Hau Chyi, Wise Xiamen University

Discussants:

Joseph Price, Brigham Young University
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University
Yunwei Gai, Babson College