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:

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"
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University (Contact Author)
John Cawley, Cornell University
Todd Kendall, Compass Lexecon

"Helping Hands: Health Outcomes, Socio-Economic Status, and Social Networks"
Esther Redmount, Colorado College (Contact Author)

"Alternative Indicators of Obesity and Their Effects on Wages"
Michael S. Kofoed, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Karen Smith Conway, University of New Hampshire
Charles Courtemanche, University of Louisville

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