Organizers:

Erik Nesson, Ball State University

Session Chairs:

Erik Nesson, Ball State University

Papers:

"The Measurement of Multidimensional Inequality in Health"
Erik Nesson, Ball State University (Contact Author)
Joshua J. Robinson, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Modeling Area-Level Health Rankings"
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Samir Soneji, Dartmouth College
Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"The Gender Earnings Gap: Measurement and Analysis"
Esfandiar Maasoumi, Emory University (Contact Author)
Le Wang, The University of Alabama

"Inequalities in Subjective Well-Being Among the 50+ in the United States and Europe: How Do They Relate to Income and Health?"
France Weaver, Indiana University Bloomington (Contact Author)
Judite Goncalves, University of Geneva

Discussants:

Tong Xu, Emory University
Zhuo Chen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University
Joshua J. Robinson, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of Melbourne

Session Chairs:

Robynn Cox, Spelman College

Papers:

"Lifetime Bans from the Federal Food Stamps Program"
Michael Mueller-Smith, Columbia University
Kevin T. Schnepel, The University of Sydney

"Do Big Box Grocers Improve Food Security?"
Art Carden, Samford University
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Xilin Zhou, Georgia State University

"Housing Insecurity and Food Insecurity"
Nicolas Herault, The University of Melbourne
David C. Ribar, The University of Melbourne

"The Dynamics of Multiple Program Use and Food Security"
Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robynn Cox, Spelman College
Wen You, Virginia Tech
Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rachana Bhatt, University System of Georgia

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Organizers:

Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Medicaid Program Choice and Participant Inertia"
James H. Marton, Georgia State University
Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky

"Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision on Health-Related Outcomes of Young Adults"
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Silvia Barbaresco, Georgia State University
Yanling Qi, Georgia State University

"Cash Liquidity and Moral Hazard in Health Insurance"
Matthew Niedzwiecki, University of California, Berkeley (Contact Author)

"The Early Effects of Health Exchanges on Health Insurance Premiums"
Aaron Yelowitz, University of Kentucky
John Garen, University of Kentucky

Discussants:

Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
Inas Rashad Kelly, Queens College of The City University of New York
Lisa Schulkind, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Melanie Cozad, Furman University

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Session Chairs:

Deliana Kostova, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Papers:

"Effects of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Clinical Trial"
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University
Benjamin Ukert, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Smoking and Morbidity"
Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, Washington State University (Contact Author)
Robert Rosenman, Washington State University

"Impact of Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion on Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation Among U.S. Adults: Results from 2012-2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey"
Xu Wang, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contact Author)
Xin Xu, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Schooling and Smoking Behavior Across the Life Course: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws and College Openings"
Asia Sikora Kessler, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Contact Author)
Donald Kenkel, Cornell University
J. Catherine Maclean, University of Pennsylvania

"Smokeless Tobacco Use in India: The Role of Prices and Advertising"
Deliana Kostova, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contact Author)
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University

Discussants:

Asia Sikora Kessler, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Benjamin Ukert, Georgia State University
Eric Schmidbauer, University of Central Florida
Jungtaek Lee, State University of New York at Albany
Xu Ji, Emory University

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