Session Chairs:

Charles Courtemanche, University of Louisville

Papers:

"How Does Time Use Affect the Likelihood of Becoming Obese?"
Josh Pinkston, University of Louisville (Contact Author)
Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Universal Health Insurance and Risky Health Behaviors: Evidence from Massachusetts"
Daniela Zapata, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
Charles Courtemanche, University of Louisville

"School Breakfast Program Mandates and Childhood Obesity"
David E. Frisvold, Emory University (Contact Author)

"Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity"
Charles Courtemanche, University of Louisville (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniela Zapata, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Josh Pinkston, University of Louisville
Charles Courtemanche, University of Louisville
David E. Frisvold, Emory University

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Organizers:

Ronald S. Warren, Jr., The University of Georgia

Session Chairs:

Ronald S. Warren, Jr., The University of Georgia

Papers:

"Examining the Effect of Obesity and Appearance on Illicit Labor Market Outcomes"
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University (Contact Author)
John Cawley, Cornell University
Todd Kendall, Compass Lexecon

"Helping Hands: Health Outcomes, Socio-Economic Status, and Social Networks"
Esther Redmount, Colorado College (Contact Author)

"Alternative Indicators of Obesity and Their Effects on Wages"
Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Karen Smith Conway, University of New Hampshire
Charles Courtemanche, University of Louisville

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