Session Chairs:

Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute

Papers:

"How Do People Create Capital Through 'Social Networks'? Dense Versus Sparse Networks"
Pedro Romero Aleman, George Mason University (Contact Author)

"'When I’m Sixty-Four': Retirement of School Teachers 'With a Little Help from My Friends'"
Kristine Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ron Laschever, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)

"Determinants of Social Attitudes in American Communities"
Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University
Devesh Roy, International Food Policy Research Institute (Contact Author)

"Knowledge Spillovers and Local Growth of Industries: Evidence from Patent Statistics"
Kejun Song, University of California, Irvine (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Isabelle G Bajeux-Besnainou, The George Washington University
Sumit Joshi, The George Washington University
Ahmed S. Rahman, U.S. Naval Academy

Session Chairs:

Asia Sikora, Cornell University

Papers:

"Medicaid and Medicare Costs: Effects of Rising Obesity Rates, Hospital Ownership Structure, Aging Population and Government Policy"
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University (Contact Author)
Donald Vandegrift, The College of New Jersey

"Measuring the Effect of Body Weight on Occupational Attainment"
Xiaoshu Han, Mount Union College (Contact Author)

"A Head Above the Rest: Height and Adolescent Psychological Wellbeing"
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Joseph J. Sabia, American University (Contact Author)
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

"Brains Versus Brawn: Occupational Determinants of Cognitive Ability Among Older Americans"
Asia Sikora, Cornell University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Barry R. Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kristine Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jonathan D. Fisher, Litigation Analytics, Inc.
Zeynep Isgor, University of Illinois at Chicago