Organizers:

Seth Sanders, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Seth Sanders, Duke University

Papers:

"The Consequences of the Great Migration for Blacks in the U.S."
Kenneth Chay, Brown University
Kaivan Munshi, Brown University

"The Impact of the Great Migration on Mortality of African Americans: Evidence from the Deep South"
Dan Black, University of Chicago
Seth Sanders, Duke University (Contact Author)
Evan Taylor, University of Michigan
Lowell Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University

"Access to Schooling and the Black-White Crime Gap in the Early 20th Century: Evidence from Rosenwald Schools"
Katherine Eriksson, California Polytechnic State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

George Levi-Gayle, Washington University in St. Louis
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

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Organizers:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session Chairs:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Lighting the Fires: Explaining Youth Smoking Initiation and Experimentation in the Context of a Rational Addiction Model with Learning"
Brett Matsumoto, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Parental Health as Foreshadowing? The Effect of Parental Health Shocks on the Smoking Behavior of Adult Offspring"
Michael Darden, Tulane University (Contact Author)
Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Genes, Smoking, and Health over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey"
Kevin Thom, New York University (Contact Author)
David Cesarini, New York University
Andrew Caplin, New York University
Patrick Turley, Harvard University
Daniel Benjamin, Cornell University

Discussants:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

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Organizers:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session Chairs:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"The Relationship Between Employment Decisions and Optimal Exercise and Dining Behavior"
Matthew Harris, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

"Choice Dynamics in IVF Treatment"
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)
Bart Hamilton, Washington University in St. Louis
Emily Jungheim, Washington University in St. Louis
Brian McManus, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Deadbeat Dads"
Meghan Skira, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Geoff Sanzenbacher, Boston College
Shannon Seitz, Analysis Group

Discussants:

Jose Fernandez, University of Louisville
Luca Flabbi, IDB, Georgetown University
Carl Sanders, Washington University in St. Louis

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Organizers:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Session Chairs:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Papers:

"The Fertility-Sex Ratio Tradeoff: Unintended Consequences of Financial Incentives"
S. Anukriti, Boston College (Contact Author)

"The Demographic Consequences of Gender Selection Technology"
Qi Li, Peking University (Contact Author)
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Session Chairs:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Papers:

"Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform"
Victoria Prowse, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Peter Haan, DIW Berlin

"Social Security Benefits, Life Expectancy and Early Retirement"
Maria Casanova, University of California, Los Angeles
Daifeng He, The College of William & Mary
Qi Li, Peking University
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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