Saturday, May 5 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Union Square 19-20

Session 208:
Economic Contractions and Health Behaviors

Chair: Jason N. Houle, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Ralph Catalano, University of California, Berkeley

  1. Debt and Foregone Medical Care in the Great Recession: A Population-Based Study in Southeast MichiganSarah A. Burgard, University of Michigan ; Lucie Kalousova, University of Michigan

  2. Sleepless Nights or Sleeping through It: The Impact of the 2008/2009 Economic Recession on American Sleep PatternsRachelle Hill, University of Minnesota

  3. Economic Contraction and Maternal Pregnancy Behavior in NLSY79Claire Margerison-Zilko, University of Texas at Austin

  4. Puffing in Hard Times: Does the Financial Crisis Have a Role on Smoking Prevalence in the U.S.?Raya Muttarak, Vienna Institute of Demography ; Silvano Gallus, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research ; Simone Ghislandi, Università Bocconi

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