Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Papers:

"Do High School Study Habits and Parental Supervision Affect College Attendance and Performance?"
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University (Contact Author)
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Does Stuttering Affect Educational Attainment?"
Joseph J. Sabia, United States Military Academy (Contact Author)
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver

"Education and the Business Cycle"
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

"The Effects of Business Cycles on Educational Attainment"
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon
Ernie Boffy‐Ramirez, University of California, Santa Barbara

Discussants:

Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University

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Organizers:

Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University

Session Chairs:

Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University

Papers:

"Wages, Unemployment and Crime"
Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)
Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University

"Low Income Housing and Crime: New Evidence on the Broken Windows Hypothesis"
Emily Owens, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Matthew Freedman, Cornell University

"Discrimination in Court"
Sarah Marx Quintanar, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"Right-to-Carry Laws: The Impact on the Good and the Bad"
Duha Altindăg, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University
Andrew Francis, Emory University

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Organizers:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Schumacher, Trinity University

Papers:

"Sadness, Suicidality and Grades"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"Getting Kids to Eat their Veggies: Evidence from a School Lunch Field Experiment"
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University (Contact Author)
David R. Just, Cornell University

"Student Response to Vending Machine Restrictions: Evidence from a Field Experiment"
Joshua Price, University of Texas at Arlington (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Obesity on Adolescent Psychological Well-Being"
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Joseph J. Sabia, United States Military Academy

Discussants:

Joseph Price, Brigham Young University
Joshua Price, University of Texas at Arlington
Joseph J. Sabia, United States Military Academy
Ryan Conrad, UCLA

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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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