Session Chairs:

Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint

Papers:

"Impact of Maternal Depression on Educational Outcomes of School Age Children"
Linyue Yu, Beijing Jiaotong University
Virginia Wilcox-Gok, Northern Illinois University (Contact Author)

"The Earlier or More, the Better: The Effects of Prenatal Care on Maternal Health and Health Behavior"
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Mothers’ Earnings on Health Inputs and Infant Health"
Christian Raschke, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)
Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University

"Early Health Interventions and Early Scholastic Achievement in the United States"
Bhavneet Walia, Western Illinois University (Contact Author)
Thomas Sadler, Western Illinois University

"The Effects of Foster Care Legislation on the Length of Time Spent in Care"
Amelia Biehl, University of Michigan-Flint (Contact Author)
Brian Hill, Salisbury University

Discussants:

Bhavneet Walia, Western Illinois University
Christian Raschke, Sam Houston State University
Michael Bonnal, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Leslee Brooke Conaway, Georgia College & State University
Ji Yan, Appalachian State University

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Organizers:

Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

Session Chairs:

Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College

Papers:

"Gender-Differential Effects of Conflict on Education: The Case of the 1981-1993 Punjab Insurgency"
Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College (Contact Author)
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

"Terrorism and the Labor Force: Evidence of an Effect on Female Labor Force Participation and the Labor Gender Gap"
Claude Berrebi, RAND (Contact Author)
Jordan Ostwald, RAND

"Armed Conflict and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Rwanda"
Giulia La Mattina, University of South Florida (Contact Author)

"For Better or for Worse: The Long-Term Effects of Postwar Reconstruction on Family Formation"
Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Subha Mani, Fordham University
Jorge Aguero, University of Connecticut
Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College

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Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Compulsory Schooling Laws and Early Labor Market Outcomes"
Huzeyfe Torun, University of Virginia (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Local Labor Market Wage Differentials on College Enrollment"
Naci Mocan, Louisiana State University
Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University (Contact Author)

"What You Didn't Say: Survey Non-Response as a Non-Cognitive Measure"
Julie Trivitt, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Collin Hitt, University of Arkansas

"Do Preemies Catch Up? The Impact of Pre-Term Births on Adult Outcomes"
John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Huzeyfe Torun, University of Virginia
Gregory B. Upton, Jr., Louisiana State University
Andrew T. Young, West Virginia University

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