Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality"
Denvil Duncan, Georgia State University
Klara Sabirianova Peter, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Access to Education Under a Welfare Program and the Return to Schooling"
Hui-chen Wang, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Phillips Curve and US Monetary Policy: What the FOMC Transcripts Tell Us"
Ellen Meade, American University
Daniel L. Thornton, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Discussants:

Lisa Barrow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University
Ellis W. Tallman, Oberlin College

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