Organizers:

Martha A. Starr, American University

Session Chairs:

Aparna Mitra, The University of Oklahoma

Papers:

"Are We There Yet? Women's to Men's Earnings Gap in the 21st Century"
Jennifer Cheeseman Day, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"The Intersection of Labor Economics and EEO Law"
Robert M. LaJeunesse, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Contact Author)
Elvira Sisolak, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

"Gender and the 2007-09 Recession: Looking Within the Household"
Martha A. Starr, American University (Contact Author)

"Business Cycles and Gender Diversification: An Analysis of Staffing Patterns by Industry and Firm Size"
Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)
Mary Graham, Clarkson University
Allan Zebedee, Clarkson University

Discussants:

Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Emcet Tas, American University
Edward N. Gamber, Lafayette College
Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College

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Session Chairs:

Mieke Meurs, American University

Papers:

"Macroeconomics, Distribution and Human Development"
Stephanie Seguino, University of Vermont (Contact Author)

"Gender, Empowerment and Mobility of the Poor in Uganda"
Emcet Tas, American University (Contact Author)

"Women's Employment and Asset Ownership in Afghanistan, 2007-08"
Hazel Malapit, The World Bank (Contact Author)
Elena Bardasi, The World Bank

"Modeling Household Asset Allocation as Determined by Ownership, Risk Preferences, and Bargaining Power of Members Within the Household"
Marya Hillesland, American University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Cheryl Doss, Yale University
Caren Grown, USAID

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