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:

Tara Watson, Williams College

Session Chairs:

Tara Watson, Williams College

Papers:

"Persistence in Labor Supply Effects of Graduating in a Recession: The Case of High School Women"
Brad Hershbein, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"Social Networks and 'Chilling' Effects in the Take-Up of Public Programs Among Immigrants"
Tara Watson, Williams College (Contact Author)

"Does Continuity of Coverage Improve Access to Care? Evidence from Sub-Annual Measures of Coverage"
Thomas Buchmueller, University of Michigan
Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College

"Does Head Start Participation Influence Parents’ Behavior?"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University
David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Heather N. Royer, Case Western Reserve University

Discussants:

Melissa Kearney, University of Maryland
Anna Aizer, Brown University
Jessica Vistnes, Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality
Angela Fertig, University of Georgia

Organizers:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Session Chairs:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Papers:

"Peer Influences on Alcohol Consumption"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University (Contact Author)

"The Role of Obesity and Social Networks in Education Accumulation"
Tim J Classen, Loyola University Chicago (Contact Author)

"Disabled or Young? Relative Age and Special Education Diagnoses in Schools"
Elizabeth Dhuey, University of Toronto (Contact Author)

"Binge Drinking, Peers and Grades in High School"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Session Chairs:

Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University

Papers:

"Does Attending a More Prestigious College Improve Health?"
David E. Frisvold, Emory University (Contact Author)
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

"The Impact of Maternal Employment on Child’s Mental Health: Evidence from NLSY-Child"
Sumanta Mukherjee, University of Kansas (Contact Author)
Guenther Fink, Harvard School of Public Health

"Unemployment and Mental Distress"
Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Health on Intergenerational Transfers of Wealth"
Brian E. Chezum, St. Lawrence University
Jodi Messer Pelkowski, Wichita State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Betty T. Tao, CNA Corporation
Asia Sikora, Cornell University
Maria Floro, American University
Hitomi Komatsu, American University