2009 Sessions for Denise Whalen

 
Sunday
4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 10I
Workplace Exits

Session Chairs:

Stephan Lindner, University of Michigan

Papers:

"A New Approach to Triggering Extended Unemployment Insurance: Identifying Poor Labor Market Conditions with Markov Switching Models"
Jeremy Schwartz, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Job Loss and the Decision to Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance: Do Transitory Income Shocks Matter?"
Stephan Lindner, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"The Family Medical and Leave Act and Women’s Return to Work at Part-Time Status"
Whitney Schott, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)

"Charitable Giving and Volunteering in Retirement"
Matthew Kim, University of St. Thomas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jeremy Schwartz, The George Washington University
Whitney Schott, University of Pennsylvania
Denise Whalen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matthew Kim, University of St. Thomas

 

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Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA
Session 18K
Topics in the Health Economics

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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