Organizers:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Session Chairs:

Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Papers:

"Using Genetic Lotteries Within Families to Examine the Causal Impact of Poor Health on Academic Achievement"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University (Contact Author)

"Biology, Stress, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Status"
Anna Aizer, Brown University (Contact Author)

"Stress and Smoking in Older Individuals"
Padmaja Ayyagari, Yale University (Contact Author)
Jody Sindelar, Yale University

Discussants:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

Session Chairs:

Daniel Weinberg, University of Florida

Papers:

"The Impact of Vocational Rehabilitation on Employment"
Melissa Powell McInerney, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Breastfeeding and Children's Cognitive Outcomes"
Donna Rothstein, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Medical Malpractice Liability on Physician Income"
Daniel Weinberg, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"Do Health Shocks Affect Preventative Behavior?"
Padmaja Ayyagari, Yale University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ishita Dey, University at Buffalo
Simona Lup Tick, University of Mississippi
Yingying Dong, Boston College
Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri