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 |