Session Chairs:

Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire

Papers:

"The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Teenage Employment: Evidence on Retail and Small Businesses"
Joseph J. Sabia, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Living Earned Income Theory: Towards a Generalizable Explanation of Temporal Earned Income Behavior"
Richard J. Stemple, Jr., Northwest Vista College (Contact Author)

"For Better or Worse? The Effect of Earnings Risk on Family Structure"
Scott D. Drewianka, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Discrepancies in Earnings Inequality in Two CPS Surveys"
Robin Anderson, University of Washington (Contact Author)
Martina Morris, University of Washington

"Reducing Direct Care Work Turnover: Do Wage Subsidies Matter?"
Reagan Anne Baughman, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Kristin Smith, University of New Hampshire

Discussants:

Edward J. Timmons, Lehigh University
Kalpana Pai, Texas Wesleyan University

Session Chairs:

Arthur H. Goldsmith, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"Food Stamp Program Participation, Fast Food Consumption, and Excess Weight"
Camille Hinds, American University (Contact Author)

"Who Should Care for Our Kids? The Effects of Early Childcare Arrangements on Child Development"
Duan Peng, University of Miami

"Impact of Number of Grandchildren on Care Received by Grandparents: An Empirical Study Using Chinese Data on Three Generations"
Jie Pan, Washington University in Saint Louis (Contact Author)

"Fertility and Schooling Decisions Under Parental Sex Preference and Income Uncertainty"
Alemayehu Azeze Ambel, Western Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Chad Cotti, University of South Carolina
Richard J. Stemple, Jr., Northwest Vista College

Session Chairs:

Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College

Papers:

"Giving It Away For Free? Motivations of Open-Source Software Developers"
Wafa Hakim Orman, University of Arizona (Contact Author)

"Ethnicity, Immigration and Entrepreneurial Behavior"
Maria Minniti, Babson College (Contact Author)
Carlo Nardone, SunLabs

"Labor Choice Decisions by College Students: An Analysis of the Impact of Merit Aid Programs"
L. Wayne Plumly, Jr., Valdosta State University (Contact Author)
Ralph C. Allen, Valdosta State University
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University

Discussants:

Richard J. Stemple, Jr., Northwest Vista College
Elizabeth L. Rankin, Centenary College