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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Session Chairs:

Richard A. Hofler, University of Central Florida

Papers:

"Benchmarking Patient Safety and Quality in U.S. Hospitals: The Stochastic Frontier Approach"
Richard A. Hofler, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Lynn Unruh, University of Central Florida

"Does Reputation Matter? Patient-Created Reviews and Drivers of Demand for Physician Services on ZocDoc.com"
Sonal Vats, Boston University (Contact Author)
Michael Luca, Harvard Business School

"Hospital Systems and Bargaining Power: Evidence from Out-Of-Market Acquisitions"
Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Matthew Lewis, Ohio State University

"Medicare Part B Intensity Offset"
Christopher Brunt, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher Brunt, Georgia Southern University
Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama
Sonal Vats, Boston University
Jay Walker, Niagara University

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