2009 Sessions for Lynn MacDonald

 
Sunday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 10H
Earnings: Family Structure and Public Policy

Session Chairs:

Gary Wagner, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Papers:

"Honey I Love You, but...Evaluating the Earnings Penalty of Being a Tied-Migrant Military Spouse"
John J. Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)
Roger Little, U.S. Naval Academy

"Transitory Earnings Shocks and Intergenerational Income Elasticities"
Murat Mercan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Teacher Performance Rewards: The Devils Are in the Details"
Duncan Chaplin, Mathematica Policy Research (Contact Author)
Gary Ritter, University of Arkansas

"The Minimum Wage Spike in the Search Economy with Wage-Posting"
Natalya Shelkova, Guilford College (Contact Author)

"The Effect of State Tax Preferences on the Living Arrangements and Welfare of the Elderly"
Jie Pan, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Gary Wagner, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ye Zhang, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Stephan Lindner, University of Michigan
Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, Georgia State University
Lynn MacDonald, St. Cloud State University
Selcuk Eren, Bard College

 

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Monday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 16J
Medical Spending, Health Insurance and Health Outcomes

Session Chairs:

Yunwei Gai, Babson College

Papers:

"Impact of Health Insurance on the Screening and Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer"
Yunwei Gai, Babson College (Contact Author)
Lynn MacDonald, St. Cloud State University

"How HMO Penetration Affects Care to the Uninsured in Florida Hospitals"
Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University (Contact Author)
Sang H. Lee, Southeastern Louisiana University

"The Relationship Between Medical Expenditure and Health Outcome"
Meiying Han, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)
John A. Rizzo, Stony Brook University

"The Effect of Electronic Health Records on Hospital Productivity"
Gary Ferrier, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Meiying Han, Stony Brook University
Padmaja Ayyagari, Yale University
Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University
Gary Ferrier, University of Arkansas

 

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Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 22K
Public Economics Topics

Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Hari S. Luitel, University of Richmond

Papers:

"Income Inequality in Latin America: The Effects of Governmental Transfers and Taxation"
Mark McCoon, University of Southern Mississippi (Contact Author)

"Charitable Giving Through Gift Exchange"
Tamara Lynn Trafton, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"The Signaling Game of Charitable Donations"
Emina Cardamone, Temple University (Contact Author)

"Revenue and Tax Responses to Tax Competition"
Kusum Singh, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida
Xiaofen Chen, Truman State University
Michael Trousdale, Texas A&M University
Lynn MacDonald, St. Cloud State University

 

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