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:

Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Health Consequences of the Foreclosure Crisis"
Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Janet Currie, Columbia University

"The Role of Vitamin D and Race in the Production of Infant Health"
Karen Smith Conway, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Andrea Kutinova Menclova, University of Canterbury
Jennifer Trudeau, University of New Hampshire

"Does Working While Incarcerated Help Ex-Offenders on the Labor Market? The Case of North Carolina"
Robynn Cox, Spelman College (Contact Author)

"Parental Health Events and Children’s Skill Development"
Brant Morefield, Abt Associates Inc. (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Brant Morefield, Abt Associates Inc.
Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia
Daniela Zapata, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Karen Smith Conway, University of New Hampshire

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