FW: Final List of Papers for NBER Conference on Economic Aspects of Obesity

From: Grossman, Michael <MGrossman_at_gc.cuny.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:53:31 -0500

Everyone,

 

As I indicated in a previous message, the pre-conference mentioned below
will be a substitute for the spring meeting of the NBER Health Economics
Program. All program members are invited to attend.

 

Michael Grossman
National Bureau of Economic Research
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New York, New York 10016-4309

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Subject: Final List of Papers for NBER Conference on Economic Aspects of
Obesity

 

Everyone,

 

Below is the final list of papers that will be presented at the NBER
Conference on Economic Aspects of Obesity at Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Monday and Tuesday, November 10-11, 2008.
Primary support of the conference will be provided by a grant from the
Robert Wood Johnson foundation to the NBER. Funds for lodging and meals
will be provided by a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
to the LSU Department of Economics. The conference will consist of
twelve papers, with one discussant per paper. The conference
proceedings will be published by the University of Chicago Press. I
will edit the conference volume. I also have included a potential list
of discussants and session chairs.

 

I want to inform authors that I will hold a pre-conference on Friday,
April 25 at the NBER in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pre-conference
will be a substitute for the spring 2008 program meeting of the NBER
Health Economics Program. Half an hour will be allocated to each of the
twelve papers to be presented at the November 2008 conference. I
realize that not all authors will have empirical results by the spring
meeting, but I think it will be very useful for them to get feedback on
their papers prior to the conference. Travel, lodgings, and meals for
the pre-conference will be funded by the NBER.

 

In certain cases I do not have e-mail addresses for all of the authors.
If one or more of your co-authors does not receive this message, I would
appreciate it if you would forward it and send me the e-mail address.

 

 

Michael Grossman
National Bureau of Economic Research
365 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10016-4309

212-817-7959 (phone)
212-817-1597 (fax)
mgrossman_at_gc.cuny.edu (e-mail)
https://wfs.gc.cuny.edu/MGrossman/www/ (home page)

PAPERS AND AUTHORS, NBER CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF OBESITY

 

(1). Neighborhood Contextual Factors and Child Overweight

Lisa Powell, University of Illinois at Chicago

Frank Chaloupka, University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER

 

(2). The Effect of Obesity on Educational Achievement

Robert Kaestner, University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER

Michael Grossman, City University of New York Graduate Center and NBER

 

 (3). The Impact of Physical Activity and Food Consumption on Obesity:
Evidence from Siblings and Twins

Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University and NBER

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and NBER

 

(4). Food Stamps, Quality of Food Consumption, and Obesity

Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University and NBER

Qin Gao, Fordham University

 

(5). Nutrition Labels and Obesity

John Cawley, Cornell University and NBER

Jayachandran Variyam, Cornell University

 

(6). The Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Obesity among
Children

Bishakha Sen, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Stephen Mennemeyer, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Lisa Gary, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

(7). The Impact of Workplace Activity on Body Weight

Darius Lakdawalla, RAND and NBER

Dana Goldman, RAND and NBER

 

(8). Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments

Robert Sandy, Indiana University/Purdue University

Rusty Tchernis, Indiana University

 

(9). Where Does the Wage Penalty Bite? Discontinuous Effects of BMI

Christopher Ruhm, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and NBER

Christian Gregory, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

(10). Moral Hazard in Insurance and the Welfare Costs of Obesity
Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University and NBER
Kate Bundorf, Stanford University and NBER
Noemi Pace, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Neeraj Sood, Rand and NBER

 

(11). Determinants of Physical Activity

Melayne McInnes, University of South Carolina

Judy Shinogle, University of Maryland

 

(12). Effects of the Minimum Wage on Obesity

David Meltzer, University of Chicago and NBER

 

POTENTIAL DISCUSSANTS AND SESSION CHAIRS (partial list)

 

Ted Joyce, Baruch College and NBER

Andrew Racine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and NBER

Sara Markowitz, Rutgers University at Newark and NBER

Alan Monheit, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School
of Public Health and NBER

Jeannette Rogowski, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Center for Health Economics and Health Policy and NBER

Jessica Vistnes, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Lan Liang, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and NBER

Barbara Schone, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Henry Saffer, Kean University of New Jersey and NBER

Eric Finkelstein, RTI

Jeff DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington and NBER

James Sallis, San Diego State University and Director of RWJF Active
Living Research

Mary Story, University of Minnesota and Director of RWJF Healthy Eating
Research

Shin-Yi Chou, Lehigh University and NBER

Susan Yanovski, Co-director of the Office of Obesity Research, National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Maya Rockeymoore, Global Policy Solutions and Director of RWJF
Leadership for Healthier Communities Program

Lloyd Johnston, University of Michigan and Co-director of RWJF Bridging
the Gap work concerned with policy, environment and their effects on
youth behaviors related to obesity

Michael Anderson, University of California at Berkeley

 

 
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