2010 Sessions for Kandice A. Kapinos

 
Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 20A*
Social and Environmental Influences on Obesity: Implications for Racial Disparities

Organizers:

Mary A. Burke, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Session Chairs:

Mary A. Burke, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Papers:

"Explaining Race and Gender Patterns in Obesity: Social Norms and Health Incentives"
Mary A. Burke, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Contact Author)
Frank Heiland, City University of New York

"Racial Differences in the Influence of Female Adolescents’ Body Size on Dating and Sex"
Frank Heiland, City University of New York (Contact Author)
Mir M Ali, Food & Drug Administration - Office of Regulations, Policy & Social Science

"The Interplay Between Race and Weight Status: Self-Perceptions and Social Returns"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University (Contact Author)

"Environmental Influences on Adolescent Weight Gain: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"
Kandice A. Kapinos, University of Michigan (Contact Author)
Olga Yakusheva, Marquette University

Discussants:

Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University
Kandice A. Kapinos, University of Michigan

 

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Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 02K*
Unhealthy Behavior

Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Fraternity Membership and Frequent Drinking"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"The Path from Smoker to Nonsmoker: How Long Does It Take in the Eyes of the Labor Market?"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

"Peer Effects and the Freshman 15: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"
Olga Yakusheva, Marquette University (Contact Author)
Kandice A. Kapinos, University of Michigan

"Siblings, BMI, and Body Image: An Analysis of Birth Order and Adolescent Weight Outcomes"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Joseph J. Sabia, United States Military Academy

Discussants:

Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida
Erik Nesson, Emory University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
David E. Frisvold, Emory University

 

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