Organizers:

Shelley White-Means, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Papers:

"The Design of Unemployment Transfers: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Life-Cycle Model"
Peter Haan, DIW Berlin
Victoria Prowse, Cornell University (Contact Author)

"Homeownership among Immigrants--Did the Great Recession Create Heterogenous Effects?"
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University, Newark (Contact Author)
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology

"A New Look at the Standard of Living in the United States"
Luke Gelber, Johns Hopkins University
Cassie Lau, Carthage College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Session Chairs:

Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis

Papers:

"Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform"
Victoria Prowse, Cornell University (Contact Author)
Peter Haan, DIW Berlin

"Social Security Benefits, Life Expectancy and Early Retirement"
Maria Casanova, University of California, Los Angeles
Daifeng He, The College of William & Mary
Qi Li, Peking University
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis (Contact Author)

Discussants:

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Organizers:

Limor Golan, Washington University in St. Louis

Session Chairs:

Elena Pastorino, University of Minnesota

Papers:

"Cognitive Skill Gaps in India: Can (Late) Nutrition Still Ameliorate Them?

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Maria E Canon, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Contact Author)

"Non Linear Pricing of Food in Village Economies"
Elena Pastorino, University of Minnesota (Contact Author)
Orazio Attanasio, University College London

"Skill/Task Requirements of Jobs and Economic Independence of Welfare Recipients"
Orgul D. Ozturk, University of South Carolina
Hau Chyi, Xiamen University

Discussants:

Carl Sanders, Washington University in St. Louis
Victoria Prowse, Cornell University
Kevin Thom, New York University

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