Organizers:

Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida

Papers:

"Smoking and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Young Adults"
Angela Fertig, University of Georgia
Monica Gaughan, University of Georgia
Discussant: Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky

"The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Less-Educated Single Mothers"
Joseph J. Sabia, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Discussant: Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia

"The Consequences of Welfare Reform for Prenatal WIC Participation and Birth Outcomes"
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Discussant: Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

"The Earned Income Tax Credit and Poverty Among Single Mothers and Their Children"
Molly Dahl, Congressional Budget Office (Contact Author)
Thomas C DeLeire, Michigan State University
Discussant: Sally Wallace, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Christian Dreger, DIW Berlin

Papers:

"Lucky in Life, Unlucky in Love? The Effects of Random Income Shocks on Divorce"
Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Mark L. Hoekstra, University of Pittsburgh

"Is There a Role of Cultural Factors in Explaining the Male Marriage Premium?"
Dipanwita D. Sarkar, University of Louisiana at Monroe (Contact Author)

"Market Structure and Wage Discrimination"
Sonam Gupta, University of Arizona (Contact Author)
Ronald L. Oaxaca, University of Arizona

"Human Capital Attainment and Gender Empowerment: The Kerala Paradox"
Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)
Ms. Pooja Singh, Independent Researcher

Discussants:

Dipanwita D. Sarkar, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Aparna Mitra, University of Oklahoma
Sonam Gupta, University of Arizona

Organizers:

Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

Session Chairs:

Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

Papers:

"Sex Ratios and Risky Sexual Behavior"
Christopher M. Cornwell, University of Georgia
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University

"Male Incarceration and the Black Family"
Amee Kamdar, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (Contact Author)

"The External Effects of Black Male Incarceration and Black Females"
Stephane Mechoulan, University of Toronto

"Sex Ratios and Family Outcome"
Erik Craft, University of Richmond
Bofelo Kotsane, University of Richmond
Kati Simmons, University of Richmond
Tricia Mass, University of Richmond

Discussants:

Donald Nichols, Washington University
Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky
Matthew Henry, University of Central Florida
Cagatay Koc, University of Texas at Arlington