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BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
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CONFERENCE
ON ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF OBESITY |
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Organizers: Michael Grossman and Naci Mocan |
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Noland/Laborde
Hall |
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Program |
Sunday
Evening, November 9 |
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6:30 pm |
Dinner, at the LSU Faculty Club. |
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Monday,
November 10 |
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Breakfast at |
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Welcoming Remarks |
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Michael Grossman, |
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Naci Mocan, |
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Eli Jones, Dean, |
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Tracy Orleans, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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Christy Oliver Reeves, Director, Community Relations
and Executive Director of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of |
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Chair of Morning Session: |
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Effects of
the Minimum Wage on Obesity |
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David Meltzer, |
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Zhuo (Adam) Chen, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention |
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Discussant: Kristin Butcher, |
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Break |
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Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for
Weight Loss |
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John Cawley, |
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Joshua Price, |
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Discussant: Dhaval Dave, |
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Break |
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Darius Lakdawalla, |
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Dana Goldman, |
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Yuhui Zheng, |
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Discussant: Michael Anderson, |
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Lunch, Abell Room, |
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Chair of Afternoon Session: Laura Argys, |
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Lisa Powell, |
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Frank Chaloupka, |
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Discussant: Tinna Asgeirsdottir, |
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Break |
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The Relationship between Neighborhood Quality and Obesity
among Children |
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Lisa Gary, |
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Discussant: Susan Averett, |
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Break |
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Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments |
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Robert Sandy, Indiana University/Purdue University |
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Rusty Tchernis, |
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Discussant: Barbara Schone, Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality |
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Dinner |
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Jubans Restaurant |
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Shuttle Vans
depart Lod Cook Hotel at 6:00 |
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Tuesday,
November 11 |
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Breakfast at |
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Chair of Morning Session: |
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Neeraj Kaushal, |
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Qin Gao, |
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Discussant: Kerry Anne McGeary, |
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Break |
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Melayne McInnes, |
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Judy Shinogle, |
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Discussant: James Sallis, |
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Robert Kaestner, |
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Michael Grossman, |
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Discussant: Jeffrey DeSimone, |
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Lunch, Abell Room, |
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Chair of Afternoon Session: Henry Saffer, |
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Christopher Ruhm, |
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Christian Gregory, |
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Discussant: Roy Wada, UCLA |
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Jay Bhattacharya, |
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Kate Bundorf, |
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Noemi Pace, |
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Neeraj Sood, Rand and NBER |
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Discussant: Alan Monheit, |
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Break |
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Discussant: |
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Adjourn |
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Authors will present for 30 minutes, discussants will critique for 15 minutes followed by 15 minutes of general discussion. |