Health Economics Program meeting.

• Position: Program and Working Group Meetings - Conference notes - Brief article

The NBER's Program on Health Economics met in Cambridge on April 20, 2012. Program Director Michael Grossman of City University of New York's Graduate Center and Research Associate Theodore J. Joyce of Baruch College organized the meeting. These papers were discussed:

* D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University; Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado, Denver; and Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon, "Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption"

* Tinna Laufey Asgeirsdottir and Porhildur Olafsdottir, University of Iceland; Hope Corman and Kelly Noonan, Rider University and NBER; and Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, "Are Recessions Good for Your Health Behaviors ? Impacts of the Financial Crisis in Iceland"

* John Cawley, Cornell University and NBER; David Frisvold, Emory University; and Chad Meyerhoefer, Lehigh University, "The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children"

* Charles J. Courtemanche, University of Louisville and...