2008 Sessions for Alison Jacknowitz

 
Saturday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 18G*
Food Assistance and Food Outcomes

Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Session Chairs:

Alison Jacknowitz, American University

Papers:

"Interactions Between the Food Stamp Program and the Economy"
Laura Castner, Mathematica Policy Research (Contact Author)
James Mabli, Mathematica Policy Research
Emily Sama Martin, Mathematica Policy Research

"Food Stamps, TANF, and Food Hardships in Three American Cities"
David C. Ribar, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)
Richard DePolt, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University

"Economic Incentives in Dietary Improvement Among Food Stamp Recipients"
Steven T. Yen, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
Biing-Hwan Lin, USDA
Diansheng Dong, USDA
David M. Smallwood, USDA

Discussants:

Caroline Ratcliffe, The Urban Institute
Laura Tiehen, USDA
Molly Jacobs, George Washington University


 
Saturday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
SEA
Session 21J
Applied Labor Economics

Organizers:

Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Papers:

"Job Lock and the Role of Public Health Insurance During Employment Transitions"
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Matthew Kim, University of St. Thomas

"Does Marriage Really Matter? Investments in Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes"
Alison Jacknowitz, American University (Contact Author)
Lucie Schmidt, Williams College

"Neighborhood Crime and Teacher Turnover"
Mary G. McGarvey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"The Poverty Reduction Success of Public Transfers for Working Age Immigrants and Refugees in the United States"
Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Paul Hagstrom, Hamilton College

Discussants:

Sam Allgood, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Klara Sabirianova Peter, Georgia State University
Duncan Chaplin, Mathematica Policy Research
Alison Jacknowitz, American University


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