Session Chairs:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"The Roles of Socio-Demographic and Policy Variables in Food Stamp Program Participation and Food Insecurity"
Margaret Andrews, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Disability Insurance on Spousal Labor Supply"
Susan Chen, Purdue University (Contact Author)

"TANF Program Reentry Among Recent Leavers: The Role of Neighborhood and Access to Employment"
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia (Contact Author)

"Empowering Immigrant Women Against Domestic Violence in USA - With Special Reference to Indian Immigrant Women"
Jagdeep Kaur Gill, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (Contact Author)
Vibhuti Mehra, Narika

Discussants:

Timothy M. Diette, Washington and Lee University
Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Douglas James Krupka, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Measuring the Localization of Economic Activity: A Parametric Approach"
Paulo Guimaraes, Medical University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Octavio Figueiredo, Universidade do Porto
Douglas Woodward, University of South Carolina

"The Growth Impact of the Metropolitan Statistical Area Designation"
George Hammond, West Virginia University
Brian J. Osoba, University of Texas - El Paso (Contact Author)

"Learning or Matching: Productivity Gains in Urban Areas"
Douglas James Krupka, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Do Larger Cities Have Larger Suburbs? An Empirical Analysis of Intra-Metropolitan Size Distribution in the United States"
Haydar Kurban, Howard University (Contact Author)

"Individual Social Capital: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Investment"
David W. Shideler, Murray State University (Contact Author)
David S. Kraybill, The Ohio State University

Discussants:

Indrashis Chaudhuri, The Ohio State University
William J. Smith, University of West Georgia