Organizers:

Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Judy A. Shinogle, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"State Background Checks for Gun Purchase, and Gun Violence Levels: Early Evidence"
Anantachai Panjamapirom, The Advisory Board Company (Contact Author)
Bisakha Sen, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Identifying the Causal Effect of Alcohol Abuse on Intimate Partner Violence Using a Natural Experiment"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Yang Wang, Lafayette College

"Parental Substance Abuse and Foster Care: Evidence from Two Methamphetamine Supply Shocks"
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University (Contact Author)
Keith Finlay, Tulane University

"Alcohol Use and Violence in Fragile Families"
Krista Perreira, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shelly Golden, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christina Peters, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky

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Organizers:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Impact of Unemployment and the Recession on Physical Activity"
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)
Greg Colman, Pace University

"Indebted and Overweight: The Link Between BMI and Household Debt"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

"Migraine Headache and Earnings"
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

"Breastfeeding and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Add Health"
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Inas Rashad Kelly, Queens College of The City University of New York
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
Muzhe Yang, Lehigh University

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Judy A. Shinogle, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

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