Organizers:

Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee

Session Chairs:

Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee

Papers:

"Labor Mobility and Wage Variance"
Kyle Mangum, Georgia State University
Patrick Coate, University of Michigan

"Dynamic Modeling of Military Personnel Recruitment and Retention Responses to Educational Subsidies"
Matthew Baird, RAND Corporation
Peter Buryk, RAND Corporation
Paco Martorell, UC Davis
Trey Miller, RAND Corporation

"Should My Car Move or Should I? A Model of Residential and Commuting Choices"
Christopher Clapp, Florida State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher Clapp, Florida State University
Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee
Matthew Baird, RAND Corporation

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Organizers:

Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee

Session Chairs:

Donna Gilleskie, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Skill-Biased Technical Change and the Cost of Higher Education"
Fang Yang, Louisiana State University
John Jones, SUNY Albany

"Social Security Benefits, Life Expectancy and Early Retirement"
Maria Casanova, University of California, Los Angeles
Daifeng He, The College of William & Mary
Qi Li, Texas A&M University
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

"Optimal Unemployment Insurance and Welfare Benefits in a Life-Cycle Model of Family Labor Supply and Savings"
Victoria Prowse, Cornell University
Peter Haan, DIW Berlin

"The Determinants of Demand for Long-Term Care and Residence Among the Elderly"
Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee
Meghan Skira, The University of Georgia

Discussants:

Daniel Miller, Clemson University
Meghan Skira, The University of Georgia
V. Joseph Hotz, Duke University

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Session Chairs:

Rong Hai, The University of Chicago

Papers:

"The Impact of an Early Career Recession on Health and Health-Related Behaviors"
Rong Hai, The University of Chicago (Contact Author)
Naijia Guo, University of Pennsylvania

"The Effects of Prospective Mate Characteristics on Investment in Health Capital Among Single Women"
Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Chris Cronin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"The Impact of Family Income on Childhood Obesity: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)"
Young Jo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Matthew C. Harris, The University of Tennessee
Young Jo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael Malcolm, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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