2013 Sessions for M. Melinda Pitts

 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 21F*
Health and Subjective Well-Being

Organizers:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Session Chairs:

Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Environmental Pollution and Subjective Well-Being in China"
Julia Brandes, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"Two Can Live as Cheaply as One, But Three's a Crowd"
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
Cheti Nicoletti, University of York
Stephen Pudney, University of Essex

"Influence of Level of Corruption on Individual Subjective Well-Being on the Example of Russia"
Daria Milakhina, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"How Do Alternative Nutrition Assistance Programs Affect Health Outcomes?"
Tami Gurley-Calvez, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"Writing Tort Reform Laws: Do Details Matter?"
Rachel Childers, University of Kansas (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Philippe Belley, Kansas State University
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 

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Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 02K*
Teens and Risky Behavior

Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Do 'All-Age’ Bicycle Helmet Laws Work? Evidence from Canada"
Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

"Do Recessions Rein in Your Teen?"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado-Denver
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Astha Sen, Georgia State University

"Juvenile Incarceration vs. Alternative Sanctions: Effects on Youth Outcomes"
Alison Evans Cuellar, Columbia University
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University

"Parental Involvement Laws and Youth Sexual Behavior: Evidence from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys"
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

Discussants:

Hope Corman, Rider University
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut
David E. Frisvold, University of Iowa
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 

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Monday
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
SEA*
Session 02L*
Gender and Policy in Labor Market

Organizers:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Session Chairs:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Papers:

"Wage Growth and Job Mobility in the Early Career: Testing a Statistical Discrimination Model of the Gender Wage Gap"
Philippe Belley, Kansas State University
Nathalie Havet, Université Lyon II, GATE Lyon-Saint-Etienne
Guy Lacroix, Université Laval

"Labor Market Outcomes of the Equal Rights Amendment for Married Women"
Jennifer Boden, The University of Kansas
Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

"Immigration and Occupational Licensing"
Serena H. Huang, University of Kansas
Jennifer Boden, The University of Kansas
Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

"Even One Is Too Much: The Economic Consequences of Being a Smoker"
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Discussants:

Amanda Ross, West Virginia University
Margaret Blume-Kohout, New Mexico Consortium

 

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