| Monday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA  | 
						Session 13L Recent Patterns in Consumer Spending: Global, National, and Local Perspectives  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Geoffrey Paulin, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Consumer Spending at Home and Abroad:  How the U.S. Compares to Other Countries" "Effects of the Recent Recession on Charitable Giving" "Health Care Spending by Medicare Households:  Part D Prescription Drug Coverage and Beyond" "Do Two Live as Cheaply as One?  Comparing Expenditures for Young Singles and Married Couples" "Use of Local Mass Transit:  Expenditures in Washington, DC and Other Northeastern U.S. Cities Compared" "Imputing Income Tax Payments in the Consumer Expenditure Survey: The Current Problem, the Proposed Solution, and Call for Comments"  |