Session Chairs:

Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Papers:

"I’ll Marry You If You Get Me a Job: Cross-Nativity Marriages and Immigrant Employment Rates"
Delia Furtado, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, University of Cyprus

"Does Marriage Delay Really Pay Off? Exploiting Marriage Market Shocks as a Natural Experiment"
Le Wang, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)

"Can Marriage Destroy Marriage? Lessons from the Netherlands"
Mircea Trandafir, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"After School Special: The Wage Effect of Adjusting Work Schedules for After School Childcare"
Daniel Matthew Custance Lawson, Drew University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of National Health Insurance on Elderly Living Arrangements"
Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sumanta Mukherjee, University of Kansas
Amelie Constant, DIW DC
Stephen Rubb, Sacred Heart University
Hsin-Ling Hsieh, Northern Michigan University

Session Chairs:

Suqin Ge, Virginia Tech University

Papers:

"Impact of Mother's Education on Child's Development: Variation Over Outcomes and Ages"
Ishita Dey, University at Buffalo (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Expectations About Future Opportunities on Human Capital Investments by Minority Parents and Children."
Ronald Caldwell, Jr., University of Kansas (Contact Author)

"Marriage, Intergenerational Schooling Effect, and Gender Gap in College Attainment"
Suqin Ge, Virginia Tech University (Contact Author)
Fang Yang, University at Albany

Discussants:

Daniel Matthew Custance Lawson, Drew University
Melissa Powell McInerney, University of Maryland
Carol Scotese Lehr, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University

Papers:

"Race and Sex Discrimination: No Unified Theory"
Daniel Matthew Custance Lawson, Drew University (Contact Author)

"'Acting Out' not 'Acting White': Risky Behaviors of White, Black and Mixed-Race Youth"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University
Christopher S. Ruebeck, Lafayette College

"Impact of Victimization on an Individual’s Future Economic Welfare"
Brandeanna Dawn Allen, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Racial and Extracurricular Friendship Diversity on Achievement"
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mircea Trandafir, University of Maryland
Beth A. Freeborn, The College of William and Mary
David H. Dean, University of Richmond
Anil Nathan, College of the Holy Cross