2007 Sessions for Amalia R. Miller

 
Monday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA*/CSWEP
Session 7B*
Marriage and Children

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


 
Monday
3:00 - 4:45 p.m.
SEA*/CSWEP
Session 7D*
Mothers and Public Policy

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


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