Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Session Chairs:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Papers:

"Classroom Peer Effects in Student Achievement: Evidence from Taiwan"
Kamhon Kan, Academia Sinica (Contact Author)

"Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Traditional and Western Medicines: A Censored System Approach"
Steven T. Yen, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Hung-Hao Chang, National Taiwan University
Tsui-Fang Lin, National Taipei University

"Quantifying the Free-Rider Effect: Evidence from Adult Children’s Financial Support for Their Elderly Parents in Rural China"
Zhou Yang, Virginia Tech (Contact Author)

"Intergenerational Mobility of Health: Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey"
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

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Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Session Chairs:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Papers:

"The Role of Information in the Growth of the SNAP Caseload"
Laura Tiehen, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Contact Author)
Stacy Dickert-Conlin, Michigan State University
Katie Fitzpatrick, U.S. Department of Agriculture

"Partially Identifying the Impact of Food Stamps on Food Insecurity Among Children: Addressing Endogeneity and Misreporting Using the SIPP"
John V. Pepper, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Brent Kreider, Iowa State University
Craig Gunderson, University of Illinois

"Applying for and Staying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in South Carolina"
Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

"Does Anyone Gain from Food Stamps?"
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Tim J. Classen, University of Loyola
Hau Chyi, Xiamen University

Discussants:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
Christian Gregory, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Organizers:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University

Papers:

"The Effects of Childhood ADHD on Labor Market Outcomes"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Cigarette Taxes and the MLPA on Teenage Smoking Participation"
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon
Joseph J. Sabia, United States Military Academy

"The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Child Well-Being"
Chris Herbst, Arizona State University (Contact Author)
Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University

"Maternal Employment and Parent-Child Interactions"
Frank Heiland, City University of New York (Contact Author)
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University

Discussants:

Christopher J. Ruhm, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mary A. Burke, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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