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:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College

Papers:

"Mental Health and Spending"
Arati Dahal, The Univeristy of Georgia
Angela Fertig, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Does Sorry Work? Apologies in Medical Malpractice: The Impact of 'Apology' Laws"
Benjamin Ho, Cornell University
Elaine Liu, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Study, Work, or Play? The Impact of Repealing Blue Laws on Educational Attainment"
Dara Lee, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Is There Gender Bias in Participation in Early Childhood Education Programs in Developing Countries? Role of Mother's Education"
Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University (Contact Author)
Richard Grabowski, Southern Illinois University

Discussants:

Jeffrey S. DeSimone, The University of Texas at Arlington
Gary M. Fournier, Florida State University
Joseph J. Sabia, American University
Angela Fertig, The University of Georgia

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Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Kathryn H. Anderson, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Women's Work in the AER Papers & Proceedings"
Ellen Meade, American University (Contact Author)
Martha Starr, American University

"The Role of Immigrants' Legal Status in Homeownership"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University

"Competition and Cost Pass-through in Differentiated Oligopolies"
Paul R. Zimmerman, Federal Trade Commission
Julie Anne Carlson, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)

"Modeling Conflict in the Empirical Macroeconomic Framework: A Sensitivity Analysis"
Solomon Polachek, Binghampton University
Daria Sevastianova, University of Southern Indiana (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Serena H. Huang, University of Kansas
Anita Alves Pena, Colorado State University
Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

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