Organizers:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Parental Beliefs About Children's Abilities and Intrahousehold Investment"
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston (Contact Author)

"A Pint for a Pound? New Evidence on Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Birth Outcomes"
Alan Barreca, Tulane University (Contact Author)
Marianne Page, University of California, Davis

"The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation 'Dip'"
Chris Herbst, Arizona State University (Contact Author)

"Spoil the Best or Build Up the Rest? Child Health Endowments and Parental Investments"
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Jason Lindo, University of Oregon
Glen Waddell, University of Oregon

Discussants:

Keith Finlay, Tulane University
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Lucie Schmidt, Williams College
Sara Markowitz, Emory University

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Session Chairs:

Lauren R. Heller, Berry College

Papers:

"Exercise and Addictive Behavior: Does Exercise Reduce Smoking and Drug Use Among Adolescents?"
Mir M. Ali, Food and Drug Administration (Contact Author)
Aliaksandr Amialchuk, The University of Toledo
Lauren R. Heller, Berry College

"Addictive Commodity Consumption Patterns: An Agent Based Simulation Approach"
Nathan KI. Forczyk, Auburn University Montgomery (Contact Author)

"The Swedish Experience and the Incentives Created by Harm Reduction"
Jennifer Maki, North Carolina State University (Contact Author)

"An Evaluation of State Methamphetamine Precursor Controls"
Keith Finlay, Tulane University (Contact Author)
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

Discussants:

W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Roberta Herzberg, Utah State University
R. Morris Coats, Nicholls State University
Whitney T. Douglas-Buser, Berry College

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Organizers:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School

Session Chairs:

W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School

Papers:

"Crystal Clear? The Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and Risky Sexual Behavior"
Hugo M. Mialon, Emory University (Contact Author)
Erik Nesson, Ball State University
Michael Samuel, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section

"Eliminating the U.S. Drug Lag: Implications for Drug Safety"
Mary Olson, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"Are People Overoptimistic About the Effects of Heavy Drinking?"
Frank Sloan, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Assessing the Cancer Premium for the Value of Statistical Life"
W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University Law School (Contact Author)
Joel Huber, Duke University
Jason Bell, Duke University

Discussants:

Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Sara Markowitz, Emory University
David E. Frisvold, Emory University

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Organizers:

Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

Session Chairs:

Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

Papers:

"A Foreign Affair: Fertility and Divorce Responses of Local Women Due to the Influx of Foreign Brides"
Elaine Liu, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Lena Edlund, Columbia
Jin-Tan Liu, National Taiwan University

"Learning By Dating, Commitment, and Assortative Mating"
Finn Christensen, Towson University (Contact Author)

"Does Time Shared with Spouse Vary by Within-Couple Differences?"
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Terra McKinnish, University of Colorado Boulder

"Does Decriminalization of Indoor Prostitution Reduce Rape and Gonorrhea? Evidence from Rhode Island's Natural Experiment"
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University (Contact Author)
Manisha Shah, University of California at Irvine

Discussants:

Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston
Mark L. Hoekstra, Texas A&M University
Trevon D. Logan, The Ohio State University

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