Organizers:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University

Session Chairs:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University

Papers:

"Do Changes in the Minimum Wage Impact Obesity in the U.S.?"
Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Nathan Tefft, Bates College (Contact Author)

"Effects of the Built Environment on Childhood Obesity: The Interplay of Urban Recreation Trails and Crime"
Robert Sandy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Jeffrey Wilson, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
John Ottensmann, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Gilbert Liu, Indiana University

"The Effect of Chronic Illness on Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Medicaid Programs"
Chad Meyerhoefer, Lehigh University (Contact Author)
Yuriy Pylypchuk, Social and Scientific Systems

"Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program"
David E. Frisvold, Emory University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Chad Meyerhoefer, Lehigh University
Alison Jacknowitz, American University
Deliana Kostova, Emory University
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University

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Organizers:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Minimum Wage Effects on Employment, Substitution, and the Teenage Labor Supply: Evidence from Personnel Data"
Laura Giuliano, University of Miami (Contact Author)

"Channels of Labor Market Adjustment: Analysis of the 2007-2009 Federal Minimum Wage Increases"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University
Tetyana Zelenska, Georgia State University

"The Dynamic Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment"
Ian Schmutte, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University

"Minimum Wages and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Among Teens"
Scott Adams, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
McKinley L. Blackburn, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Discussants:

Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Melinda Sandler Morrill, North Carolina State University

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Organizers:

John T. Addison, University of South Carolina
Pedro Portugal, Bank of Portugal

Session Chairs:

John T. Addison, University of South Carolina

Papers:

"Where the Girls Are: Trade and Labor Market Segregation in Columbia"
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

"Wage Insurance Within German Firms – Do Institutions Matter?"
Nicole Guertzgen, Center for European Economic Research/ZEW (Contact Author)

"Firm and Individual Heterogeneity in Wage Determination"
Sónia Torres, Faculdade de Economia – Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Contact Author)
Pedro Portugal, Bank of Portugal
John T. Addison, University of South Carolina

"Allowing for Contract Fixed Effects in Modeling Wage Determination"
Pedro Portugal, Bank of Portugal (Contact Author)
Paulo Guimaraes, University of South Carolina
John T. Addison, University of South Carolina

Discussants:

Chad Cotti, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
John T. Addison, University of South Carolina
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

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