Saturday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 08C Depression, Obesity, Birth Weight and Fertility Outcomes |
Organizers: |
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College |
Session Chairs: |
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University |
Papers: |
"The Effect of Armed Conflict on Birth Weight: Evidence from the al-Aqsa Intifada" "Identification of the Effect of Depression on Risky Sexual Behavior: Exploiting a Natural Experiment" "Antidepressant Medications and Weight Gain" "The Effects of Intrauterine Malnutrition on Sex Ratio at Birth and Fertility Outcomes: Evidence from the 1974 Bangladesh Famine" |
Discussants: |
Angela K. Dills, Providence College |
Saturday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 08D Substance Use, Guns and Violence |
Organizers: |
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Session Chairs: |
Judy A. Shinogle, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Papers: |
"State Background Checks for Gun Purchase, and Gun Violence Levels: Early Evidence" "Identifying the Causal Effect of Alcohol Abuse on Intimate Partner Violence Using a Natural Experiment" "Parental Substance Abuse and Foster Care: Evidence from Two Methamphetamine Supply Shocks" "Alcohol Use and Violence in Fragile Families" |
Discussants: |
Christina Peters, Metropolitan State College of Denver |
Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA* |
Session 13G* Labor Market and Health Outcomes |
Organizers: |
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College |
Session Chairs: |
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Papers: |
"The Impact of Unemployment and the Recession on Physical Activity" "Indebted and Overweight: The Link Between BMI and Household Debt" "Migraine Headache and Earnings" "Breastfeeding and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Add Health" |
Discussants: |
David E. Frisvold, Emory University |
Sunday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA* |
Session 07H* Health and the Labor Market |
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" "Helping Hands: Health Outcomes, Socio-Economic Status, and Social Networks" "Alternative Indicators of Obesity and Their Effects on Wages" |
Discussants: |
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College |
Sunday 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 19I Topics in Health Economics |
Organizers: |
Sarah M. Estelle, Rhodes College |
Session Chairs: |
Kerry Anne McGeary, Ball State University |
Papers: |
"The Effect of Household Health Shocks on Educational Attainment of Youth" "The Relevance of Religious Adherence to Mother-Daughter Communication and Adolescent Sexual Risky Behavior" "The Hazards of High Medical Care Use" "Spousal Effects in Smoking Cessation: Matching, Learning, or Bargaining?" |
Discussants: |
Jennifer Kohn, Drew University |
Monday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA* |
Session 05K* Micro Foundations of Labor Market Dynamics |
Organizers: |
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Session Chairs: |
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Papers: |
"Individual Worker Experience Across Business Cycles" "Wage Rigidity During Recessions: Evidence from the SIPP" "The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Gross Domestic Product" "Rising Unemployment Duration in the United States: Composition or Behavior?" |
Discussants: |
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College |