Session Chairs:

Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Bates College

Papers:

"Happy Mothers, Successful Children: Effects of Maternal Life Satisfaction on Child Outcomes"
Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University (Contact Author)

"Analysis of Maternal Employment and Child Care Arrangements on Early Childhood Health and Cognitive Development"
Didem Pekkurnaz, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)

"Son Preference and Gender Gaps in Child Nutrition: Does the Level of Female Autonomy Matter?"
Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Bates College (Contact Author)

"The Effect of Plan B on Teen Abortions: Evidence from the 2006 FDA Ruling"
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii, Manoa (Contact Author)
Morgen S. Johansen, University of Hawaii, Manoa

Discussants:

Dimitrios Nikolaou, Illinois State University
Didem Pekkurnaz, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John J. Perry, Centre College
Jason M. Hockenberry, Emory University
Julio Garin, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Papers:

"More Battles Among Licensed Occupations: Estimating the Effects of Scope of Practice and Direct Access on the Chiropractic, Physical Therapist, and Physician Labor Market"
Edward Timmons, Saint Francis University (Contact Author)
Jason M. Hockenberry, Emory University
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"The Enigma of Race in Brazil: A Forensic Study of RAIS and PNAD Data"
Jason M. Rivera, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Ian M. Schmutte, The University of Georgia
Christopher M. Cornwell, The University of Georgia

"The Effect of Changes in Maternity Leave Policy on Labor Market Outcomes for Females in Brazil"
Viviane M. Bastos, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Contact Author)

"An Analysis of Fatal Commercial Fishing Accidents"
Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John J. Perry, Centre College
Akbar Marvasti, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Zhonghui Liu, State University of New York at Binghamton

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