Organizers:

Kelly Bedard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

Session Chairs:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

Papers:

"Maternal Education and Child Survival in Zimbabwe"
Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego
Karen Grepin, New York University

"It’s Getting Hot in Here: The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Seasonal Birth Rates"
Alan Barreca, Tulane University
Olivier Deschenes, University of California
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

"Childhood Obesity and Self-Esteem"
Andrew Zuppann, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Elaine Liu, University of Houston

"The Effect of Violent Conflict in Mexico on the Human Capital Accumulation of Children and Young Adults"
Andrea P. Velasquez, University of Colorado Denver
Ryan Brown, University of Colorado Denver

Discussants:

Joseph Price, Brigham Young University
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University
Kelly Bedard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego

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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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