Organizers:

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Economies of Scale in Nineteenth Century United States Manufacturing Revisited: A Solution to the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem"
Robert A. Margo, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Ownership and Control of Nineteenth-Century New England Banks"
Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University (Contact Author)

"Intergenerational Mobility in the U.S. South: A New View from Linked Census Data"
Marianne H. Wanamaker, The University of Tennessee
William Collins, Vanderbilt University

"Public Insurance and Mortality: Evidence from Medicaid’s Implementation"
Andrew Goodman-Bacon, University of California Berkley (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University
William Roberds, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Werner Troesken, University of Pittsburgh
Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University

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Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Astha Sen, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Drug Laws and Labor Market Outcomes: New Evidence from the CPS"
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
Glen Kirkpatrick, San Diego State University
Oren Rosenberg, San Diego State University

"Do Minimum Wage Increases Really Increase Teen Drunk Driving?"
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

"Early Evidence on the Affordable Care Act"
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University
Greg Colman, Pace University

"Negative Home Equity and Labor Markets"
Christopher Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Susan E. Chen, The University of Alabama
Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University
James H. Marton, Georgia State University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

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Organizers:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"The Impact of Economic Conditions on Utilization of Long-Term Care"
Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Jonathan Hurdelbrink, University of New Hampshire

"Let the Dumping Begin: Small Employers, Employee’s and Health Exchanges"
William B. Vogt, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Morbidity in the United States"
Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University
Carlos Dobkin, University of California, Santa Cruz

"Traumatic Experiences and Psychological Distress: Association, Causality and Mental Health History"
Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University

Discussants:

Elizabeth Munnich, University of Louisville
Darrick Hamilton, The New School
Joseph Guse, Washington and Lee University
Tinni Sen, Virginia Military Institute

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