Session Chairs:

Niels-Hugo Blunch, Washington and Lee University

Papers:

"The Impact of Welfare Reform on Rates of Abortion"
Rand Ressler, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Contact Author)
Melissa Waters, Southern University
R. Carter Hill, Louisiana State University

"Household Composition, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Adult Obesity"
Lorenzo Almada, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Does WIC Improve Birth Outcomes? New Evidence from Sibling Births"
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ji Yan, Appalachian State University
Lara Gardner, Southeastern Louisiana University
Rand Ressler, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Session Chairs:

Jennifer Graves, University of Oklahoma

Papers:

"Parental Investment, Child Health Formation, and Racial Differences"
Zheng 'Muriel' Fang, University of Akron (Contact Author)

"Mother Pre-Pregnancy BMI, Weight Gain, and Infant Health"
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

"School Calendars, Child Care Availability, and Maternal Employment"
Jennifer Graves, University of Oklahoma (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University
Wesley Routon, Middle Tennessee State University
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University

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