84th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 05 - 08, 2017 | Montreal, Canada

245 HEALTH AND WELFARE ECONOMICS: DOMESTIC

Saturday, 7 October 2017: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
Chair:
Yumiko Baba, Aoyamagakuin University—Japan
Local unemployment rates and patient outcomes
Yunwei Gai, Babson College—USA
Does hospital quality respond to the quality of competing hospitals? A panel study of Florida hospitals
Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida–St. Petersburg—USA; Linda Dynan, Northern Kentucky University—USA
Have electronic benefits cards improved food access for food stamp recipients?
Nicholas Lovett, University of Wisconsin—Whitewater—USA; Yuhan Xue, University of Wisconsin—Whitewater—USA
Incidence of female suicide in New York City: How important are socioeconomic factors?
Bhaswati (Bonu) Sengupta, Iona College—USA; Robert H. Jantzen, Iona College—USA
Discussants:
Nicholas Lovett, University of Wisconsin—Whitewater—USA ; Yunwei Gai, Babson College—USA ; Jonathan Haughton, Suffolk University—USA and Richard B. Smith, University of South Florida–St. Petersburg—USA