Organizers:

Gail M. Hoyt, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Do Children Keep Mothers from Developing their Career? Evidence Using State Kindergarten Entrance Age Laws"
Rashmi Barua, Boston University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame

"Does Physician Quality Affect Hospital Length-of-Stay and Discharge Destination?"
Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University
Sharmila Vishwasrao, Florida Atlantic University
Discussant: Aparna Lhila, University Of Georgia

"Earned Income Tax Credit and the Educational Progress of Single Mothers"
Linda Carter, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

"Do Public Goods Explain the Relationship Between Income Inequality and Birth Weight?"
Aparna Lhila, University Of Georgia (Contact Author)
Discussant: John Garen, University of Kentucky

Organizers:

Martha Jane Bailey, University of Michigan

Session Chairs:

Martha Jane Bailey, University of Michigan

Papers:

"Starter Marriages"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame
Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College
Discussant: Joanna N. Lahey, Texas A&M University

"Did Welfare Reform Improve the Academic Performance of Children in Low-Income Households?"
Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Discussant: Lisa Dickson, University of Maryland Baltimore County

"Abortion and Comstockery: Fertility Control and the 19th Century Demographic Transition"
Elizabeth O Ananat, Duke University
Joanna N. Lahey, Texas A&M University
Discussant: Martha Jane Bailey, University of Michigan

"Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Infant Health Outcomes"
Angela Fertig, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Tara Watson, Williams College
Discussant: Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College

Organizers:

Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College
Orgul D Ozturk, University of South Carolina

Session Chairs:

Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College

Papers:

"The Effect of Parental Medicaid Expansions on Job Mobility"
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Matthew Kim, University of St. Thomas
Discussant: Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame

"Welfare and Work Participation of Single Mothers and Children’s Cognitive Development"
Orgul D Ozturk, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Hau Chyi, Wise Xiamen University
Discussant: Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

"Welfare Reform and Its Impact on the Welfare Caseload, Marriage, Poverty, and Fertility"
Hal W. Snarr, North Carolina A&T State University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Lisa Dickson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

"Have States’ Welfare Policies Adopted Under TANF Incentivized Migration?"
Mark L. Burkey, North Carolina A&T State University
Melanie Guldi, Mount Holyoke College (Contact Author)
Discussant: Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame