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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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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