Session Chairs:

Mihaela I. Pintea, Florida International University

Papers:

"Work and/or Fun: Modeling Utilitarian and Hedonic Values of Shopping, Research, and More"
Wan-Ju Iris Franz, Houston Baptist University (Contact Author)

"Toward a Unified Theory of Fertility"
Bhavneet Walia, Nicholls State University (Contact Author)
Shane Sanders, Nicholls State University

"Subsistence and Suicide: An Empirical Analysis of Japanese Data"
Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Akita Prefectural University (Contact Author)
Christian Crowley, U.S. Department of the Interior

"Keeping up with the Joneses with Multiple Reference Groups and Female Labor Force Participation"
Mihaela I. Pintea, Florida International University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University
Raul Alberto Ponce Rodriguez, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Mihaela I. Pintea, Florida International University
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Session Chairs:

Ioana Petrescu, American Enterprise Institute

Papers:

"Income Inequality and Consumer Behavior: An Application to Health"
Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University (Contact Author)
Neha Khanna, Binghamton University
Andreas Pape, Binghamton University

"The Humanitarian Impact of Economic Sanctions "
Ioana Petrescu, American Enterprise Institute (Contact Author)

"Unemployment and Suicide in the United States: A New Look Using Mass-Layoffs"
Richard Dunn, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Tim J. Classen, Loyola University Chicago

"Clinical Depression, Earnings and Employment"
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College (Contact Author)
William M. Rodgers, III, Rutgers University

"The Effect of Health Conditions and Behaviors on Future Labor Market Outcomes"
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross
Andrew Hussey, The University of Memphis
Padmaja Ayyagari, Yale University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Kruti Dholakia, The University of Texas at Dallas
Ahlam Fakhar, Al Akhawayn University
Murat Mercan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Alice Louise Kassens, Roanoke College
Jessica Harriger, Western Illinois University

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