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