Organizers:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Impact of Unemployment and the Recession on Physical Activity"
Dhaval M. Dave, Bentley University (Contact Author)
Greg Colman, Pace University

"Indebted and Overweight: The Link Between BMI and Household Debt"
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College (Contact Author)
Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College

"Migraine Headache and Earnings"
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University

"Breastfeeding and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Add Health"
Resul Cesur, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Inas Rashad Kelly, Queens College of The City University of New York
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University
Muzhe Yang, Lehigh University

Discussants:

David E. Frisvold, Emory University
Judy A. Shinogle, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Pia M. Orrenius, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver

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Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"The Wage Impact of Undocumented Workers"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"The Impact of Mandated Employment Verification Systems on Labor Market Outcomes: Does E-Verify Affect Hiring Practices?"
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University (Contact Author)
Cynthia A. Bansak, St. Lawrence University

"What Are the Effects of State Level Legislation Against the Hiring of Unauthorized Immigrants?"
Sarah Bohn, Public Policy Institute of California (Contact Author)
Magnus Lofstrom, Public Policy Institute of California
Steven Raphael, University of California, Berkeley

"Differential Monopsony Power, CES Production Functions, and the Substitutability of Low-Skilled Workers"
Todd Sorensen, University of California, Riverside (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University
Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center
J. David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau

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Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Individual Worker Experience Across Business Cycles"
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"Wage Rigidity During Recessions: Evidence from the SIPP"
Lei Fang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Contact Author)
Pedro Silos, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"The Effect of Minimum Wage Increases on Gross Domestic Product"
Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University (Contact Author)

"Rising Unemployment Duration in the United States: Composition or Behavior?"
Robert G. Valletta, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College
Bruce Fallick, Federal Reserve Board
McKinley L. Blackburn, University of South Carolina
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

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Organizers:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University

Papers:

"Employment Changes in Jobs and Their Effect on the Employment Cost Index"
Michael Lettau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)

"Nominal Wage Rigidity in the U.S. in the Great Recession"
Bruce Fallick, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)
Michael Lettau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Wascher, Division of Research and Statistics

"Does the Law of One (Real) Wage Hold?"
Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
John Winters, University of Cincinnati

"A Case for Fairness? The Effect of Pay Inequality and Incentives on Firm Performance"
R. Kaj Gittings, Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John Winters, University of Cincinnati
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Peter McHenry, The College of William & Mary
John Garen, University of Kentucky

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