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:

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:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Child Support Policies and Information about Fathers on Birth Certificates"
H. Elizabeth Peters, Cornell University
Asia Sikora, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Kara Joyner, Bowling Green State University

"The Racial Saving Gap Enigma: Unraveling the Role of Institutions"
Willie Belton, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Ethnic Persistence, Assimilation and Risk Proclivity"
Holger Bonin, ZEW (Centre for European Economic Research)
Amelie Constant, DIW DC (Contact Author)
Konstantinos Tatsiramos, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Klaus F. Zimmermann, Bonn University

"Information, Advertising, and Consumer Choice: An Application to the Ready-to-Eat Cereal Market"
Yan Chen, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Lina Walker, Brookings Institution and Georgetown University
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Debra Holt, Federal Trade Commission - Bureau of Economics

Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology

Papers:

"Determinants of Outward Direct Investment from Developing Countries: A Firm-Level Study of China"
Yi Song, George Washington University (Contact Author)

"Electrification and the Household"
Louise Grogan, University of Guelph
Asha Sadanand, University of Guelph

"Are Women from Low-Income Urban Households More Likely to be Credit Constrained? Evidence from the Philippines"
Hazel Jean Malapit, American University (Contact Author)

"Foreign Aid and the Real Exchange Rate - A Theoretical Model"
Sharri C. Byron, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Catherine S. Norman, Johns Hopkins University
Katherine Terrell, University of Michigan
Xavier Gine, The World Bank
Jonathan Munemo, The World Bank

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

Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Robert E. Moore, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Do High-Tech Industries Promote Wage Equality?"
Elsie Echeverri-Carroll, The University of Texas at Austin
Sofia G. Ayala, The University of Texas at Austin

"Interrupted at What Cause? A Closer Look at the Gender Wage Differential and Why the Type of Interruption Matters"
Jill Kearns, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"A Panel Study of Earning Differential Across Gender"
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

"The Effects of Racial Differences in the Pattern of Experience Accumulation on the Black-White Wage Gap"
Nola Ogunro, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Bruce Fallick, Federal Reserve Board
Solomon Polachek, University of New York
Rachana Bhatt, Georgia State University
Barbara Morgan, Johns Hopkins University

Organizers:

Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Session Chairs:

Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD

Papers:

"Season of Birth and Later Outcomes: Old Questions, New Answers"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame
Dan Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

"Schedule Flexibility and Labor Market Outcomes for Men, Women, and Parents"
Katie L. Winder, University of California, Merced (Contact Author)

"Wealth, Industry and the Transition to Entrepreneurship"
Berna Demiralp, Old Dominion University
Johanna Francis, Fordham University

"Consumption Patterns and Changes in Wealth: Cross Country and Family Type Comparisons"
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD

Discussants:

Johanna Francis, Fordham University
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame
Kevin B. Moore, Federal Reserve Board
Thesia I. Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics