Organizers:

Orgul D Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Session Chairs:

Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER

Papers:

"Young Fathers' Access to Health Insurance"
Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER (Contact Author)
Kelly Noonan, Rider University and NBER
Anne Carroll, Rider University
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

"Evaluation of Job Coaching Programs and Employment of Mentally Disabled Individuals"
Orgul D Ozturk, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina
Suzanne McDermott, University of South Carolina

"State Unemployment Rates and High School Student Drinking"
Jeffrey S. DeSimone, University of Texas at Arlington & NBER (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Workplace Smoking Regulations on the Smoking Behavior of Canadian Workers"
Lynda Gagne, University of Victoria (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University
Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Organizers:

David Macpherson, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

David Macpherson, Florida State University

Papers:

"The Growth of Participant Directed Pensions"
William E. Even, Miami University
David Macpherson, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

"The Future of DBs in the Public Sector"
Teresa Ghilarducci, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
Discussant: Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

"Pensions and Household Wealth Accumulation"
Gary Engelhardt, Syracuse University
Anil Kumar, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Discussant: Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University

"A Dynamic Model of Retirement and Social Security Reform Expectations: A Solution to the New Early Retirement Puzzle"
Hugo Benitez-Silva, Stony Brook University
Debra Sabatini Dwyer, Stony Brook University
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Warren Sanderson, Stony Brook University
Discussant: Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University

Organizers:

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

Session Chairs:

Hope Corman, Rider University and NBER

Papers:

"Do Medicaid/SCHIP Expansions Improve Family Labor Market Outcomes?"
Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Jamie Caroline Rubenstein, Cornell University
Discussant: Chinhui Juhn, University of Houston

"Family Well-Being and Labor Supply: Implications for the 2001 Tax Reform"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Robert E. Moore, Georgia State University
Discussant: Marcus A. Winters, University of Arkansas

"Is Early Maternal Labor Supply Harmful for Child Cognitive Development?"
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: David C. Ribar, University of North Carolina at Greensboro