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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Organizers:

Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Session Chairs:

Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Papers:

"SNAP Receipt among the Non-Poor: Issues of Measurement in the ACS"
Constance Newman, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Erik Scherpf, U.S. Department of Agriculture

"The Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation on Food Security: A Control Function Approach"
Matthew Rabbitt, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)

"Program Participation Patterns and Food Insecurity for SNAP Recipients"
Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christian Gregory, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Erik Scherpf, U.S. Department of Agriculture
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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