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:

Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Papers:

"Can We Shift Public Burden of Long-Term Care to Private Households? The Effect of Family Care on Long-Term Care Utilization"
Juan Du, Old Dominion University (Contact Author)

"Health Literacy and Health Disparity: Evidence from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy"
Echu Liu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Te-Fen Lo, National Dong Hwa University
Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Health Uncertainty and Medical Expenditure: A Model of Savings with Endogenous Transitions"
Shooshan Danagoulian, Cornell University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Shooshan Danagoulian, Cornell University
Juan Du, Old Dominion University
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

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