Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Unemployment and Health Behaviors over the Business Cycle: Longitudinal Evidence"
Greg Colman, Pace University
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)

"When It Rains It Pours: Under What Circumstances Does Job Loss Lead to Divorce"
Melissa Ruby Banzhaf, U.S. Census Bureau

"Multiple Job Holding, Local Labor Markets, and the Business Cycle"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Muhammad M. Husain, Georgia State University

"Wherefore Laborforce Nonparticipants: Shifts in Nonparticipant Reasons During the 2008 Recession"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Fernando Rios-Avila, Georgia State University

Discussants:

R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Susan Chen, University of Alabama

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Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Robert E. Moore, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Risk and Female Promotions"
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina

"Combat Exposure and Risky Health Behaviors: New Evidence from Deployment Assignments"
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

"Are Recessions Good for Your Health Behaviors? Impacts of the Financial Crisis in Iceland"
Tinna Laufey Asgeirsdóttir, University of Iceland (Contact Author)
Hope Corman, Rider University
Kelly Noonan, Rider University
Thorhildur Olafsdottir, University of Iceland
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

"Adolescent Risky Behavior, Government Restrictions, and Young Adult Outcomes"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Discussants:

Melissa Ruby Banzhaf, U.S. Census Bureau
Erik Nesson, Ball State University
Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University

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