Session Chairs:

Susan Chen, The University of Alabama

Papers:

"Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecom Reforms and Growth--A Case Study of Sub-Sahara African Countries"
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Long-Term Cognitive Consequences of Early Childhood Malnutrition: The Case of Famine in Ghana"
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Kofi Ampaabeng, Clark University

"Heat Waves at Conception and Later Life Outcomes"
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics

"Satisfaction with Life and Risk Preferences in Rural Ethiopia"
Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Solomon T. Tesfu, Mount St. Mary's University
Lateef Subair, The University of Mississippi
Chih Ming Tan, University of North Dakota
Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Jerry Hionis, Jr, Temple University

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Session Chairs:

Yi Zhang, Stony Brook University

Papers:

"Estimating the Trade Off Between Continuing in the Labor Force and Pension Benefits Using Panel Data in Japan"
Tomoki Kitamura, NLI-Research Institute (Contact Author)
Kunio Nakashima, NLI Research Institute
Toshiyuki Uemura, Kwansei Gakuin University

"Labor Supply of Immigrants near Retirement Age and Social Welfare Program Eligibilities"
Yi Zhang, Stony Brook University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Mortality Risk on Retirement Decisions"
Zhendong Zhao, City University of New York, Graduate Center (Contact Author)

"Rejection from the Disability Insurance Program and Dependency on Social Support"
Susan Chen, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Susan Chen, The University of Alabama
Zhendong Zhao, City University of New York, Graduate Center
Jinyoung Eom, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Paula M. Kazi, Bucknell University

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Session Chairs:

Rebekah Shrader, Washington State University

Papers:

"High Fructose Corn Syrup: Positive Versus Negative Information Shocks"
Rebekah Shrader, Washington State University (Contact Author)

"SNAP Participation and Healthcare Utilization"
Christian Gregory, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Contact Author)
Geetha Waehrer, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Partha Deb, Hunter College

"Optimal Taxation of Junk Food"
Harry Tsang, University of North Dakota (Contact Author)
Firouz Gahvari, University of Illinois

"Incentivizing Obesity? National Trade Policy and Health"
Jay Walker, Niagara University (Contact Author)
Kristine Principe, Niagara University

Discussants:

Susan Chen, The University of Alabama
Maria Arbatskaya, Emory University
Subhasree Basu Roy, Georgia State University
Rebekah Shrader, Washington State University

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