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:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Child Support Policies and Information about Fathers on Birth Certificates"
H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University
Asia Sikora, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Kara Joyner, Bowling Green State University

"The Racial Saving Gap Enigma: Unraveling the Role of Institutions"
Willie Belton, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Ethnic Persistence, Assimilation and Risk Proclivity"
Holger Bonin, ZEW (Centre for European Economic Research)
Amelie Constant, DIW DC (Contact Author)
Konstantinos Tatsiramos, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Klaus F. Zimmermann, Bonn University

"Information, Advertising, and Consumer Choice: An Application to the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Market"
Yan Chen, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Lina Walker, Brookings Institution and Georgetown University
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Debra Holt, Federal Trade Commission - Bureau of Economics

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

Session Chairs:

Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Race and Sex Discrimination: No Unified Theory"
Daniel Matthew Custance Lawson, Drew University (Contact Author)

"'Acting Out' not 'Acting White': Risky Behaviors of White, Black and Mixed-Race Youth"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University
Christopher S. Ruebeck, Lafayette College

"Impact of Victimization on an Individual’s Future Economic Welfare"
Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Racial and Extracurricular Friendship Diversity on Achievement"
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mircea Trandafir, University of Maryland
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary
David H. Dean, University of Richmond
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross