Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Papers:

"Crime and Health Insurance"
Cagatay Koc, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Effects of Prenatal Care on Maternal Postpartum Behaviors"
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)

"Employer Discrimination and Market Structure"
Jeremy Sandford, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Adolescent Health and the Economy"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Joshua Price, Cornell University
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

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Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Papers:

"Analyzing Obesity‐Related Factors over Time"
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida St. Petersburg (Contact Author)

"Can’t We Just Live Together? New Evidence on the Effect of Relationship Status on Health from the British Household Panel Survey"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Jennifer Kohn, Drew University

"Association Between Insurance Gaps and Anti‐Hypertension Medication Adherence in a U.S. National Representative Population"
Yunwei Gai, Babson College (Contact Author)

"Financial Incentives for Weight Loss"
Joshua Price, Cornell University (Contact Author)
John Cawley, Cornell University

Discussants:

Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Angela K. Dills, Wellesley College
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University

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Session Chairs:

Merlin Mack Hanauer, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Survival and Financing of Black Owned Start-Ups in the U.S."
Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Maria Minniti, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"Economy, Elections and Economic Voting in India"
Harini Kannan, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Protected Areas, Deforestation and Socioeconomic Outcomes in Costa Rica: A Subgroup Analysis"
Merlin Mack Hanauer, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Trade, Pollution and the Environmental Kuznets: An Examination of Economic Growth and Pollution from Different Sources"
Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Environmental Service Payments and Cost Share Equilibrium"
Keith Willett, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Harini Kannan, Georgia State University
Maria Minniti, Southern Methodist University
Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Alejandro E. Dellachiesa, The University of Tennessee
Keith Willett, Oklahoma State University

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Organizers:

Danny R. Hughes, American College of Radiology

Session Chairs:

Danny R. Hughes, American College of Radiology

Papers:

"Access and Satisfaction with Health Care in Canada and the United States"
Stephan F. Gohmann, University of Louisville (Contact Author)

"Family Structure, Parent Social Capital and Early Childhood Health"
Yunwei Gai, Babson College
Li Feng, Texas State University-San Marcos (Contact Author)

"The Relationship of Financial Self-Interest in Imaging to Economic and Medical Outcomes"
Danny R. Hughes, American College of Radiology (Contact Author)
Mythreyi Bhargavan, American College of Radiology
Jonathan Sunshine, American College of Radiology

"Computational Agent Based Simulation with an Application to Healthcare"
Adam K. Korobow, LMI Research Institute (Contact Author)
Chris Johnson, LMI Research Institute

Discussants:

David Beckworth, Texas State University
Stephan F. Gohmann, University of Louisville
James Swofford, University of South Alabama
David T. Mitchell, University of South Alabama

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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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