Session Chairs:

Ceren Ertan Yörük, Northeastern University

Papers:

"What Determines Health: A Causal Analysis Using County Level Data"
Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University
Zijun Wang, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Consequences of Easier Access to Alcohol: New Zealand Evidence"
Dean Scrimgeour, Colgate University (Contact Author)
Emily Conover, Hamilton College

"The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Labor Market Outcomes of Young Adults: Evidence from Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws"
Ceren Ertan Yörük, Northeastern University (Contact Author)

"No Smoking Now: The Effect of Complete Restaurant Smoking Bans on the Dining Out Expenditures of Households"
David R. Black, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Zijun Wang, Texas A&M University
Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University
David R. Black, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Paula M. Kazi, Bucknell University

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Session Chairs:

Anna-Maria Aksan, Fairfield University

Papers:

"An Evaluation of the 1997 Fiscal Decentralization Reform in Mexico: The Case of the Health Sector"
Carolina Rodriguez-Zamora, Bank of Mexico (Contact Author)
Andre Martinez Fritscher, Bank of Mexico

"Non Price Determinants of Health Provider Choice in Senegal"
Sophie Faye, Suffolk University Economics department (Contact Author)

"Malaria Morbidity and Africa's Sluggish Demographic Transition"
Anna-Maria Aksan, Fairfield University (Contact Author)

"Diet, Health, and Human Capital: An Indian Tale"
Sanjeev Kumar, University of Memphis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sanjeev Kumar, University of Memphis
Carolina Rodriguez-Zamora, Bank of Mexico
Sophie Faye, Suffolk University Economics department
Ceren Ertan Yörük, Northeastern University

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