Session Chairs:

Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Is Extra Credit a Morale Booster or a Moral Hazard? A Classroom Experiment"
Daniel T. Hall, High Point University (Contact Author)
Peter Summers, High Point University

"Preconceptions of Principles Students"
Douglas C. Bice, Middle Georgia State College
Elisabeth Curtis, Dartmouth College
Wayne Geerling, Pennsylvania State University
William L. Goffe, Pennsylvania State University (Contact Author)
Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Solina Lindahl, California Polytechnic State University
Mark H. Maier, Glendale Community College
Brian Peterson, Central College
Wendy A. Stock, Montana State University

"Students’ Economic Behavior after Midterm Exams: An Empirical Analysis"
Tin-Chun Lin, Indiana University Northwest (Contact Author)

"Students’ Grade Expectations in Principles of Economics Courses: How Do They Vary Throughout the Semester and What’s the Impact of Feedback?"
Jill Kearns Hayter, East Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Matt Rousu, Susquehanna University
David Harris, Benedictine College
Olugbenga Onafowora, Susquehanna University
Adam Hoffer, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Scott Houser, Colorado School of Mines
Katarina Keller, Susquehanna University

"The Endowment Effect in the Classroom"
Rebekah Shrader, California State University, Stanislaus (Contact Author)
Jadrian J. Wooten, The Pennsylvania State University
Robert Rosenman, Washington State University

Discussants:

Rebekah Shrader, California State University, Stanislaus
Daniel T. Hall, High Point University
R. August Hardy, George Mason University
Julia Schwenkenberg, Rutgers Newark
Robert Szarka, University of Connecticut

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Session Chairs:

Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University

Papers:

"Smoking, Drinking, and Sexual Behavior of Adolescents"
Fafanyo Asiseh, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)
Robert Rosenman, Washington State University

"The Effect of Marijuana Legalization on Risky Behaviors and Educational Attainment in U.S. School-Aged Youth"
Ashley Bradford, The University of Georgia
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"The Effect of State-Level Sex Education Policies on Youth Sexual Behaviors"
Danielle Atkins, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia

"Sex, Drugs, Alcohol and Happiness: Selection or Causation?"
Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Fafanyo Asiseh, North Carolina A&T State University
Sisir Debnath, Indian School of Business
Asia Sikora Kessler, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Organizers:

Ragan Petrie, George Mason University

Session Chairs:

Ragan Petrie, George Mason University

Papers:

"Contraceptive Choice Among Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sequential Selection Model"
Fafanyo Asiseh, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)
Robert Rosenman, Washington State University

"The Effect of a Natural Disaster on the Incidence of Miscarriages, Stillbirths and Pregnancy Outcomes"
Elaine Liu, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Jin-Tan Liu, National Taiwan University
Tzu-yin Hazel Tseng, University of Houston

"How Love Conquered Marriage: Theory and Evidence on the Disappearance of Arranged Marriages"
Gabriela Rubio, University of California, Merced (Contact Author)

Discussants:

TBA

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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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