Session Chairs:

Rachel Wilson, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Do Decreasing Prices in the Pharmaceutical Industry Provide Evidence of Price Convergence in the European Union?"
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University (Contact Author)
Gabriel Picone, University of South Florida
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

"Financial Performance and Patient Safety in Hospitals"
Nakcheon Choi, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Who Pays for Drug Quality?"
Jie Chen, College of Staten Island/City University of New York (Contact Author)
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University

"Health Care Cost in the Age of Google: An Empirical Analysis of the Internet's Impact on Health Care Costs"
Rachel Wilson, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Nayoung Lee, University of Southern California
Don P. Clark, The University of Tennessee
Jie Chen, College of Staten Island/City University of New York
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University

Session Chairs:

Lisa Verdon, Florida State University

Papers:

"Testing the Effects of Transfers on the Wealth of the Elderly"
Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Family-Specific Intergenerational Income Mobility"
Irina Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh (Contact Author)

"Measurement Error and Its Impact on Estimates of Income and Consumption Dynamics"
Nayoung Lee, University of Southern California (Contact Author)

"The Use of Life Insurance in Estate Planning"
Lisa Verdon, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sarah Bohn, Public Policy Institute of California
Luis Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
Irina Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh
Carlos Lopes, University of Kentucky