Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Papers:

"Should SNAP Benefits Be Indexed? Food Prices and Food Insecurity 2002-2006"
Alisha Coleman-Jensen, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Christian Gregory, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Contact Author)

"Food Insecurity Dynamics and the Food Stamp Program in the Rural South"
Elton Mykerezi, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
Yiran Li, Virginia Tech
Bradford F. Mills, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

"Getting Subsidized Food All Over Your Family"
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
Jonathan Woodward, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

"Assessing School Food Choice Architecture"
Christine Blake, University of South Carolina
Sonya Jones, University of South Carolina
Edward Frongillo, University of South Carolina
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Discussants:

Alison Jacknowitz, American University
Mark Prell, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Session Chairs:

Shelley White-Means, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Papers:

"To Switch or Not to Switch?"
Jill Kearns, East Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Son Preference, Female Autonomy, and Maternal Health in Rural India"
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author)
Richard Grabowski, Southern Illinois University

"Teen Birth and STD Outcomes After Abstinence-Only Sex Education"
Sondra Collins, University of Southern Mississippi (Contact Author)

"Breastfeeding and Child Obesity"
Donna Rothstein, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Identifying the ‘Good Jobs’ Among the ‘Lousy’ Ones: Job Quality and Economic Independence of Welfare Users"
Hau Chyi, Xiamen University (Contact Author)
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Discussants:

Steven Garasky, IMPAQ International, LLC
Wilhelmina Leigh, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

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