Organizers:

Jonah B Gelbach, University of Maryland and Florida State University College of Law

Session Chairs:

Jonah B Gelbach, University of Maryland and Florida State University College of Law

Papers:

"Explaining Recent Changes in Child Poverty"
Austin Nichols, Urban Institute (Contact Author)

"Identification and Estimation of Firms' Marginal Cost Functions With Incomplete Knowledge of Strategic Behavior"
Adam M. Rosen, University College London (Contact Author)

"Mismatch in Law School"
Jesse Rothstein, Princeton University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University
Edward J. Vytlacil, Columbia University
David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Organizers:

Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University

Papers:

"Time Allocation of Parents and Investments in Sons and Daughters"
Shelly Lundberg, University of Washington
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jennifer Ward-Batts, Claremont McKenna College

"Secondary Childcare in the ATUS: What Does It Measure?"
Mary Dorinda Allard, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Suzanne M. Bianchi, University of Maryland
Jay Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Family Structure and Adolescents' Time Use"
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Ohio University
David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University

"The Long Term Effect of Parental Time Use on Children's Development"
Astrid Wurtz, Aarhus School of Business - Denmark (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Harley Frazis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
McKinley L. Blackburn, University of South Carolina
Gerald S. Oettinger, University of Texas - Austin
Daniel Hamermesh, Hale Centennial Professor, University of Texas - Austin and National Bureau of Economic Research

Organizers:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research

Session Chairs:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research

Papers:

"Why Do Poor Mothers and Children Lose Health Insurance Coverage?"
Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER
Kelly Noonan, Rider University
Nancy E. Reichman, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Anne Carroll, Rider University

"Uninsured Children: Do Child Support Policies Make a Difference?"
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado - Denver
Helen M. Beaty, University of Colorado - Denver

"Health Insurance and Obesity: Results Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System"
Sara Markowitz, Rutgers University
Inas Rashad, Georgia State University and NBER

Discussants:

David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College and NBER
Christopher J. Ruhm, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina - Greensboro and National Bureau of Economic Research

Organizers:

David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Session Chairs:

Michelle Sheran Sylvester, University of North Carolina - Greensboro

Papers:

"TANF Receipt by Kinship Foster Families"
Christopher A. Swann, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Michelle Sheran Sylvester, University of North Carolina - Greensboro

"The Health Benefits of WIC Participation"
David N. Figlio, University of Florida and NBER
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida

"Earnings Volatility and the Processes of Getting and Staying on Food Stamps"
David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Marilyn Edelhoch, South Carolina Department of Social Sciences

Discussants:

Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research
Michelle Sheran Sylvester, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Ronald S. Warren, Jr., University of Georgia