Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Screening for Commitment: The Effect of Maternity Leave Use on Wages"
Colleen Manchester, University of Minnesota
Lisa M. Leslie, University of Minnesota
Tae-Youn Park, University of Minnesota

"To Switch or Not to Switch?"
Jill Kearns, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

"Earning Gap Across Gender in the U.S."
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Jill Janocha, American University
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida
Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College

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Organizers:

Jill Janocha, American University

Session Chairs:

Kara Reynolds, American University

Papers:

"Implementing Sen’s Capability Approach to Evaluate Foster Care Programs in the United States"
Ashley Provencher, American University (Contact Author)

"Poverty to Vulnerability: The Case for Measuring Vulnerability Instead of Poverty to Indicate Household Well-being in the United States"
Jill Janocha, American University (Contact Author)

"Tolerance, Disclosure of Sexual Orientation, and the Process of Discrimination"
Michael Martell, American University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University
Timothy Page, Florida International University

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