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:

Cigdem Akin, The George Washington University

Papers:

"Happiness and Welfare: Resolving a Puzzle"
Elias Lafi Khalil, Monash University (Contact Author)

"Stock Market Fluctuations, Housing Wealth and Consumption Behavior in Turkey"
Cigdem Akin, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Gender Differences in Behavior Under Uncertainty: Evidence from 'Jeopardy!'"
Rosemary T. Cunningham, Agnes Scott College (Contact Author)
Li Qi, Agnes Scott College

"Altruism, Transfer, and Economic Growth"
James Jeffrey Arias, Georgia College & State University (Contact Author)
Ihsuan Li, Minnesota State University Mankato

Discussants:

Rachel Wilson, Middle Tennessee State University
Jason S. Beck, University of Kentucky
Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver
James Jeffrey Arias, Georgia College & State University