Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 11G Household Investment and Family Well-Being |
Organizers: |
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida |
Session Chairs: |
Susan L. Averett, Lafayette College |
Papers: |
"Parental Beliefs About Children's Abilities and Intrahousehold Investment" "A Pint for a Pound? New Evidence on Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Birth Outcomes" "The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation 'Dip'" "Spoil the Best or Build Up the Rest? Child Health Endowments and Parental Investments" |
Discussants: |
Keith Finlay, Tulane University |
Sunday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 22L Marriage Markets and Households |
Organizers: |
Scott Cunningham, Baylor University |
Session Chairs: |
Laura M. Argys, University of Colorado Denver |
Papers: |
"A Foreign Affair: Fertility and Divorce Responses of Local Women Due to the Influx of Foreign Brides" "Learning By Dating, Commitment, and Assortative Mating" "Does Time Shared with Spouse Vary by Within-Couple Differences?" "Does Decriminalization of Indoor Prostitution Reduce Rape and Gonorrhea? Evidence from Rhode Island's Natural Experiment" |
Discussants: |
Scott Hankins, University of Kentucky |