Organizers:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Jennifer Kohn, Drew University

Papers:

"The Effects of Maternal Health Behavior on Prematurity: Actual Versus Recommended Antepartum Bed Rest"
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Pregnancy Outcomes for Medicaid Patients in Mandatory Managed Care: The Pennsylvania HealthChoices Program"
Tianyan Hu, Lehigh University (Contact Author)
Shin-Yi Chou, Lehigh University
Mary E. Deily, Lehigh University

"Emotional Cues and Low Birth Weight: Evidence from the Super Bowl"
Gordon Dahl, University of California, San Diego
Brian Duncan, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver

"Frailty and Healthy Ageing Strategies: Which Role for Social Policy in Europe?"
Nicolas Sirven, IRDES (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Rey Hernandez, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
Anusua Datta, Philadelphia University
Lucie Schmidt, Williams College

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Session Chairs:

Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Papers:

"Obesity a Public Health Problem in the Developing World: A Study on School Going Children in Rural and Urban India"
Divya Balasubramaniam, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Echu Liu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

"Out of Pocket Health Expenditure and Inequalities: The Case of Senegal"
Sophie Faye, Suffolk University (Contact Author)

"Without Crowding Out the Family – The Effects of National Health Insurance on Elderly Living Arrangements"
Hsinling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author)
Echu Liu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Hsien-Ming Lien, National Cheng-Chi University
Shin-Yi Chou, Lehigh University

"A New Formula to Assign Conditional Transfers to Mexican Municipalities"
Jorge Ibarra-Salazar, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University
Moon Haque, The University of Memphis
Paula Cordero Salas, University of Alabama
Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas

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