Session Chairs:

Jay Walker, The University of Memphis

Papers:

"Determinants of Birth Outcomes in Texas by Race"
Kruti Dholakia, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)

"Is Child Work Injurious to Health?"
Aditi Roy, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

"(Un)planned Parenthood and HIV/AIDS"
Jay Walker, The University of Memphis (Contact Author)
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, The University of Memphis

"Social Network and Weight Misperception Among Adolescents"
Mir M. Ali, The University of Toledo (Contact Author)
Aliaksandr Amialchuk, The University of Toledo
Francesco Renna, The University of Akron

"Maternal Smoking and Birth Outcomes: Evidences from a Regression Discontinuity Design"
Ji Yan, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Danny R. Hughes, American College of Radiology
Kruti Dholakia, The University of Texas at Dallas
Aditi Roy, Southern Methodist University
Ji Yan, Washington University in St. Louis
Lauren R. Heller, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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Organizers:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Mir M. Ali, The University of Toledo

Papers:

"Disability and Disability Compensation: Does a Veteran Bias Exist?"
David N. van der Goes, Lehigh University (Contact Author)

"Disability, Transitions, and Wages"
Denise Whalen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Opportunity Costs Surrounding Exercise and Dietary Behaviors: The Effect of Commuting on Health-Related Activities"
Thomas J. Christian, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Youth Smoking in Lower-Income Countries: The Influence of Cigarette Prices in the Context of Anti-Smoking Sentiment and Cigarette Advertising"
Deliana Kostova, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Distributional Impacts of Access to Safe Water and Sanitation on Child Nutrition in India: A Quantile Regressions Approach"
Divya Balasubramaniam, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
David Macpherson, Trinity University
Kenneth P. Sanford, University of Kentucky
John Robst, University of South Florida
Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University

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