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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