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

Session Chairs:

Dennis Pearson, Austin Peay State University

Papers:

"Availability of Physical Activity Facilities: Physical Activity Participation and Weight Status of Children and Adolescents"
Zeynep Isgor, University of Illinois at Chicago (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Maternal Employment and Child Care Choices on Childhood Overweight"
Mai N. Hubbard, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Father’s Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Children’s Health in Russia"
Jelena Zurovac, University of Washington (Contact Author)

"The Influence of Birth Order on Risk Attitudes and Behaviors"
Erica Morgan, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bosu Seo, University of Manitoba
Jane Uebelhoer, Marymount University
Aysegul Timur, Hodges University
Paul J. Ferraro, Georgia State University