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:

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