AAEA/NAREA Joint Meetings Pre-Conference: Economics and Child Nutrition Programs

Session Chairs: Brian Wansink and David Just Co-Directors of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN Center)

Presentation Schedule 9:00-9:25 The Role of Variety in Increasing the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among Children (Presentation by Jesse Lund,
Brigham Young University)

1:50-2:15 Improving School Lunch Decisions Through Faster Lunch Lanes (Presentation by Amit Sharma, Penn State). 2:15-2:40 Assessing School Food Choice Architecture (Presentation by Orgul
Ozturk, University of South Carolina)

9:25-9:50 Incentivizing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Elementary School Children (Presentation by Greg Madden, Utah State) 9:50-10:20 Social Meaning in the Supermarket as a Direct Route to Improve Parents Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (Presentation by
Collin Payne, New Mexico State)

2:40-2:55 -- Break 2:55-3:20 Universal School Breakfast: Impacts of Cafeteria-based vs. Classroom-based Programs (Presentation by Diane Schanzenbach,
Northwestern)

10:20-10:45 Evidence of Hot-Cold Empathy Gap in Parent Grocery Purchases (Presentation by Richard Patterson, Cornell University) 10:45-11:00 -- Break 11:00-12:00 Keynote Address (Presentation by George Loewenstein, Carnegie
Mellon)

3:20-3:45 The Food Cost of Healthier School Lunches (Presentation by

Constance Newman, ERS)

3:45-4:10 Does SNAP Alleviate the Effect of Financial Sterss on Childhood Obesity? (Presentation by Craig Gundersen, University of
Illinois)

12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-1:25 Convenience and Choice in School Cafeterias (Presentation by

David Just and Brian Wansink, Cornell University)

4:10-4:35 Fruit and Vegetable Choices of African American Youths

(Presentation by Oleksandr Zhylyevskyy, Iowa State)

4:35-5:00 Taste and Food Education: The Impact of a School Based Intervention on Childrens Food Choices (Presentation by Kristin
Kiesel, Sacramento State)

1:25-1:50 De-Fizzing Schools: The Effect of Vending Machines on Student Behavior and Achievement (Presentation by Joshua Price, University of
Texas at Arlington)

5:00-5:10 Wrap up