Organizers:

Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University

Session Chairs:

Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Papers:

"Can School Entry Age Affect Marriage and Fertility"
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver (Contact Author)
Elizabeth Dhuey, University of Toronto
Kelly Bedard, University of California-Santa Barbara

"Spare the Rod? What the Changing Nature of Selection Can Tell Us about the Causal Effect of Spanking"
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Birth Spacing and Adolescent Risky Behaviors"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
Elizabeth Munnich, University of Louisville

"Graduated Driver Licensing and Teen Fertility"
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lucie Schmidt, Williams College
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Angela K. Dills, Providence College

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Organizers:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University

Session Chairs:

Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

Papers:

"Contraception Insurance Mandates, Fertility and Health"
Anca M. Cotet, Seton Hall University (Contact Author)
Angela K. Dills, Providence College

"The Impact of Subsidized Birth Control for College Women: Evidence from the Deficit Reduction Act"
Brad J. Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (Contact Author)
Emily Gray Collins, University of Michigan

"The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame (Contact Author)
Dan Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

"The Effect of Changes in Emergency Contraception Availability on Pregnancy Intendedness: Evidence from the PRAMS"
Christine Piette Durrance, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Contact Author)
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Danielle Atkins, The University of Tennessee

Discussants:

Hope Corman, Rider University
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver
W. David Bradford, The University of Georgia
Andrew Zuppann, The University of Houston

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Organizers:

Dan Lafave, Colby College

Session Chairs:

Dan Lafave, Colby College

Papers:

"Catch-up Effects in Health Outcomes--Linear and Quantile Regression Estimates from Four Countries"
Subha Mani, Fordham University (Contact Author)

"Height and Cognition at Work: Labor Market Performance in a Low Income Setting"
Dan Lafave, Colby College (Contact Author)

"The Mexican Drug War and Early-Life Health: The Impact of Violent Crime on Birth Outcomes"
Ryan Brown, Duke University (Contact Author)

"The Mexican Drug War and Migration"
Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver
Prakarsh Singh, Amherst College
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Organizers:

Nishith Prakash, University of Connecticut

Session Chairs:

Mehtabul Azam, Oklahoma State University

Papers:

"Defining Teacher Quality in India"
Mehtabul Azam, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)
Geeta Kingdon, University of London

"The Impact of Indian Job Guarantee Scheme on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"
Mehtabul Azam, Oklahoma State University

"Election Fraud and Post-Election Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines"
Benjamin Crost, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado-Denver
Joe Felter, Stanford University

Discussants:

Mehtabul Azam, Oklahoma State University
Benjamin Crost, University of Colorado Denver
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver

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