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:

Christopher Brunt, Lake Superior State University

Papers:

"Does High Health Industry Profitability Predict Higher Health Care Cost?"
Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University
Zijun Wang, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Factors Associated with Adherence to Chemotherapy Guidelines in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer"
Ramzi G. Salloum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
Thomas Smith, Virginia Commonwealth University
Gail A. Jensen, Wayne State University
Jennifer Elston-Lafata, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Medicare Part B Price Floors and Physician Upcoding"
Christopher Brunt, Lake Superior State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Zijun Wang, Texas A&M University
Ramzi G. Salloum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Satis Chandra Devkota, Wayne State University

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