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:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Session Chairs:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Annual Health Insurance Decisions, Uncertain Health Transitions, and Within Year Medical Care Consumption"
Chris Cronin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"The Determinants of Rising Inequality in Health Insurance and Wages: An Equilibrium Model of Workers' Compensation and Health Care Policies"
Rong Hai, University of Chicago (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Matthew Harris, The University of Tennessee

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Organizers:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas
Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Moderators:

Donna K. Ginther, The University of Kansas

Panelists:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Faculty Member: Research Oriented Schools"

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University "Faculty Member: Liberal Arts College"

Jeremy Petranka, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Teaching Faculty Member: Research Oriented Schools"

Mai N. Hubbard, Mathematica Policy Research "Think Tank- Mathematica"

Charles J Whalen, Congressional Budget Office "Government Agency"

Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas "Federal Reserve System"

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