Organizers:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Impact of a Temporary Help Job: An Analysis of Outcomes for Participants in Three Missouri Programs"
Carolyn J. Heinrich, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Peter R. Mueser, University of Missouri - Columbia
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

"Taxes, Transfers, and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers"
James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Welfare Recipiency, Job Separation Outcomes, and Post-Separation Earnings"
Jill Gunderson, ERS Group
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

"Intergenerational Transmission of Welfare Dependency: The Effects of Length and Timing of Exposure"
Oscar A. Mitnik, University of Miami and IZA, Institute for the Study of Labor (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
John Garen, University of Kentucky

Organizers:

Shahina Amin, University of Northern Iowa
Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame

Papers:

"Does a Husband's Education Benefit His Wife's Earnings? An Economic Investigation of 'Mr. Mom' Households"
Shahina Amin, University of Northern Iowa
Kenneth Brown, University of Northern Iowa
Lisa K. Jepsen, University of Northern Iowa

"Gender Differences in Homeownership and Home Values: A Cross-Country Comparison"
Carolina Diaz-Bonilla, The World Bank
Eva Sierminska, Luxembourg Income Study

"The Labor Market Experiences of Women: An Economic Investigation of the 'Opt-Out' Hype"
Jennifer W. Keil, Hamline University
Karine S. Moe, Macalester College

"What Do DINKs Do With Their Dough?"
Nancy Ammon Jianakoplos, Colorado State University
Lynnette St. Jean, Pacey Economics Group
Frank Caliendo, Colorado State University

Discussants:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University
Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky
Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University
William H. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Gerald S. Oettinger, University of Texas - Austin

Papers:

"A Cohort-Based Model of the Labor Force Participation Rate"
Bruce Fallick, Federal Reserve Board
Jonathan F. Pingle, Federal Reserve Board

"Family Labor Supply and Economic Downturns: Does Consumption Smoothing Explain the Lessened Severity of Recessions?"
Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Asymmetrical Labor Force Participation Decisions Over the Business Cycle"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University
John C. Robertson, Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Discussants:

Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor, Trinity University

Papers:

"The Role of Labor Market Intermittency in Explaining Gender Wage Differentials"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Is There a 'Marriage Premium' for Gay Men?"
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College (Contact Author)

"Is a Walk Down the Aisle Worth It? Cohabitation and Marriage Wage Premia and Penalties"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado - Denver
Joanna Sikora, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Are Union Wage Differentials in the United States Falling?"
McKinley L. Blackburn, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Lisa K. Jepsen, University of Northern Iowa
Joni Hersch, Vanderbilt University
Joseph Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York