Organizers:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Determinants of Physical Activity"
Melayne Morgan McInnes, University of South Carolina (Contact Author)
Judy A. Shinogle, University of Maryland

"Work, Weathering, and Preterm Birth"
Brian S. Armour, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

"New Mother, Employment, and Compensating Wage Differentials"
Pinka Chatterji, Harvard Medical School
Sara Markowitz, Emory University (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Welfare Reform on Human Capital Acquisition"
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hope Corman, Rider University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Dhaval Dave, Bentley College
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Organizers:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Do Remittances Boost Economic Development? Evidence from Mexican States"
Jesus Canas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Contact Author)
Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College

"The Labor Market Experience and Impact of Undocumented Workers"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Remittances, Exchange Rate Regimes and the Dutch Disease: A Panel Data Analysis"
Federico S. Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Pablo Acosta, Corporación Andina de Fomento

"The Impact of Remittance Income Volatility on Labor Supply: Evidence from Mexico"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Susan Pozo, Western Michigan University

Discussants:

Federico S. Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Antonio Spilimbergo, International Monetary Fund
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kirsten K. Madden, Millersville University