2008 Sessions for Dennis Pearson

 
Friday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 17A
Economics of Health and Education

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Do Health Care Consumers Look at Their Provider's Report Cards? An Investigation of the Impact of Cardiac Report Cards in Pennsylvania"
Justin Tsung-Yi Wang, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Diabetes Patients and Their Choices"
Nasim Lari, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"Health & Wealth: A Dynamic Demand for Medical Care"
Jennifer Kohn, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"Cost Burden of the ‘Presenteeism’ Health Outcome In a Diverse Nursing and Pharmacy Workforce: Implications for Practice Models and Health Policies"
Carol Warren-Blakemore, Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc. (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Gifted Education Programs on Student Achievement"
Patrick Ryan Murphy, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Equal Treatment as a Means of Evaluating Public School Assignment Mechanisms"
Umut Ozek, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University
Colin Knapp, University of Florida
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University
Matthew Fehnel, West Chester University
Marco Castillo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham


 
Sunday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 22O
Entertainment and Sports Industries

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"When Harry Met DVD: Sequential Release and Product Choice in the Motion Picture Industry"
Oyku Unal, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"Cost Versus Competition Effects in the Broadcast Television Industry"
Jessica Calfee Stahl, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Monopoly Pricing of a Perishable Differentiated Good: College Football"
Kenneth P. Sanford, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky

"Efficacy of Shaming Penalties: Evidence from SEC Football"
Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University (Contact Author)
Taylor P. Stevenson, Austin Peay State University
Robert D. Tollison, Clemson University

Discussants:

Kenneth A. Couch, University of Connecticut
David E. Mills, University of Virginia
Thomas E. Cooper, Georgetown College
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University


 
Sunday
5:00 - 6:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 20P
Health and Children

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Availability of Physical Activity Facilities: Physical Activity Participation and Weight Status of Children and Adolescents"
Zeynep Isgor, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Maternal Employment and Child Care Choices on Childhood Overweight"
Mai N. Hubbard, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Father’s Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Children’s Health in Russia"
Jelena Zurovac, University of Washington (Contact Author)

"The Influence of Birth Order on Risk Attitudes and Behaviors"
Erica Morgan, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bosu Seo, University of Manitoba
Jane Uebelhoer, Marymount University
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University


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