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:

Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame
Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Shahina Amin, University of Northern Iowa

Papers:

"Title IX and Human Capital Formation of Teens"
Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College (Contact Author)

"Career Interruptions Around the First Birth: The Effect of Mothers' Age"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)

"Momma's Got the Pill: Assessing the Labor Market Effects of Griswold"
Martha Jane Bailey, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and NBER (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Motherhood Timing on Career Path"
Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lisa K. Jepsen, University of Northern Iowa
Sonia Oreffice, Clemson University
Frank A. Scott, University of Kentucky
Eugenia F. Toma, Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy, University of Kentucky

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