Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Mental Health and Spending"
Arati Dahal, The Univeristy of Georgia
Angela Fertig, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Does Sorry Work? Apologies in Medical Malpractice: The Impact of 'Apology' Laws"
Benjamin Ho, Cornell University
Elaine Liu, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Study, Work, or Play? The Impact of Repealing Blue Laws on Educational Attainment"
Dara Lee, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Is There Gender Bias in Participation in Early Childhood Education Programs in Developing Countries? Role of Mother's Education"
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author)
Richard Grabowski, Southern Illinois University

Discussants:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington
Gary M. Fournier, Florida State University
Joseph J. Sabia, American University
Angela Fertig, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Divya Balasubramaniam, The University of Georgia

Papers:

"Do Remittances Crowd out the Government´s Redistributive Policies?"
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez (Contact Author)
Ikuho Kochi, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

"A Life Insurance Deterrent to the Spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa"
Pedro de Araujo, Colorado College
James Murray, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author)

"Gender Differences in Healthcare Provisions for Children: Evidence from Two Hindi-speaking States in India"
Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author)

"Got Water? Social Divisions and Access to Public Goods in Rural India"
Divya Balasubramaniam, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Santanu Chatterjee, The University of Georgia
David B. Mustard, The University of Georgia

Discussants:

Duncan Chaplin, Mathematica Policy Research
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University
James Murray, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Melissa Boyle, College of the Holy Cross

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