Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 18A Cigarettes, Alcohol, Violence, and Eating Disorders |
Organizers: |
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College |
Session Chairs: |
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver |
Papers: |
"Sororities and Eating Disorders" "The Effect of the Minimum Legal Cigarette Purchase Age on Smoking Behavior" "The Medical Care Costs of Bad Health Behaviors: Some Evidence from U.S. States Regarding Beer and Cigarette Consumption" "The Effect of Sexual Violence on Earnings" |
Discussants: |
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University |
Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 13D Topics in Labor and Education Economics |
Organizers: |
Sarah M. Estelle, Hope College |
Session Chairs: |
Miao Chi, Drew University |
Papers: |
"Relative Returns to Bachelor's and Associate Programs: Exploring Heterogeneity in Education and Employment Outcomes Across Student Ability Groups" "Improved Legal Status as the Major Source of Earnings Premiums Associated with Intermarriage: Evidence from the 1986 IRCA Amnesty" "Determining Classroom Composition for Special Education Students: Is Inclusion Effective?" "Discrimination or Inefficiency? A Stochastic Frontier Approach to Immigrant Earnings" |
Discussants: |
Courtney Collins, Mercer University |