Session Chairs:

John Robst, University of South Florida

Papers:

"Uninsurance and Spillovers in the US Health Care System: Evidence from AMI Patients"
Meltem Daysal, University of Maryland, College Park (Contact Author)

"Incentives in Managed Care Careve-Out Plans"
John Robst, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"HMO and the Erosion of Patient Trust: Revisited"
Hong Liu, Central University of Finance and Economics (Contact Author)
Hai Fang, University of Miami

Discussants:

Yulia Khodneva, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

Session Chairs:

Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago

Papers:

"Determinants of State Minimum Wage Laws: A Bayesian Spatial Probit Approach"
Donald J. Lacombe, Ohio University
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author)

"Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey"
Meltem Daysal, University of Maryland, College Park (Contact Author)
Carmen Pages, Inter-American Development Bank
Gordon Betcherman, The World Bank

"Effects of State Minimum Wage Increases on Employment, Hours, and Earnings of Low-Wage Workers: Evidence from Illinois"
Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)
Joseph Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago

"Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System Involvement, and High School Dropout"
Leonidas Murembya, Baker College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Wei Kang, Middle Tennessee State University
Matthew Freedman, Cornell University
Judy Yang, Georgetown University
Linda Loubert, Morgan State University