Organizers:

Tara Watson, Williams College

Session Chairs:

Tara Watson, Williams College

Papers:

"Persistence in Labor Supply Effects of Graduating in a Recession: The Case of High School Women"
Brad Hershbein, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

"Social Networks and 'Chilling' Effects in the Take-Up of Public Programs Among Immigrants"
Tara Watson, Williams College (Contact Author)

"Does Continuity of Coverage Improve Access to Care? Evidence from Sub-Annual Measures of Coverage"
Thomas Buchmueller, University of Michigan
Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College

"Does Head Start Participation Influence Parents’ Behavior?"
Jason M. Fletcher, Yale University
David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Heather N. Royer, Case Western Reserve University

Discussants:

Melissa Kearney, University of Maryland
Anna Aizer, Brown University
Jessica Vistnes, Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality
Angela Fertig, University of Georgia

Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Marjorie Baldwin, Arizona State University

Papers:

"Coasian Complications: How the Interactions of Waiting Times, No-Fault, and Unilateral Divorce Laws Affect Divorce Rates"
Tongyai Iyavarakul, Duke University
Marjorie B. McElroy, Duke University

"The Long Term Effects of the Divorce Revolution: Health, Wealth, and Labor Supply"
Kristin Mammen, Barnard College, Columbia University (Contact Author)

"Child Support Enforcement and Gender Disparity in Retirement Wealth"
Yunhee Chang, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"Valuing Substitute Families: Financial Support for Foster and Adoptive Families"
Mary Eschelbach Hansen, American University
Paul Jacobs, American University

Discussants:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
Angela Fertig, University of Georgia
David Macpherson, Florida State University
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver