Session Chairs:

Fatma Romeh Mohamed Ali, Georgia State University

Papers:

"What Happened to Rosie?"
Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)
Jillian Beaugez Carr, Texas A&M University

"Empirical Evaluation of Japan’s 2003 Childcare Support Law: Effects on Full-time Female Employment"
Tomoki Kitamura, NLI Research Institute (Contact Author)
Tamie Matsuura, Social Improvement and Life Design Research Group, NLI-Research Institute
Kunio Nakashima, NLI Research Institute

"The Effects of the FMLA on Women’s Employment: A New Perspective"
Xilin Zhou, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Ex-Ante Evaluation of Parental Leave Expansion"
Shintaro Yamaguchi, McMaster University (Contact Author)

"The Impact of Female Education on Fertility: A Natural Experiment from Egypt"
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University
Fatma Romeh Mohamed Ali, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Shintaro Yamaguchi, McMaster University
Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University
Tomoki Kitamura, NLI Research Institute
Xilin Zhou, Georgia State University
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii, Manoa

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Organizers:

David C. Ribar, The University of Melbourne

Session Chairs:

Robynn Cox, Spelman College

Papers:

"Lifetime Bans from the Federal Food Stamps Program"
Michael Mueller-Smith, Columbia University
Kevin T. Schnepel, The University of Sydney

"Do Big Box Grocers Improve Food Security?"
Art Carden, Samford University
Charles Courtemanche, Georgia State University
Xilin Zhou, Georgia State University

"Housing Insecurity and Food Insecurity"
Nicolas Herault, The University of Melbourne
David C. Ribar, The University of Melbourne

"The Dynamics of Multiple Program Use and Food Security"
Christopher A. Swann, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Robynn Cox, Spelman College
Wen You, Virginia Tech
Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rachana Bhatt, University System of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Mehrnoush Motamedi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Papers:

"Birth Interval and Children’s Outcome"
Mehrnoush Motamedi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Contact Author)

"Birth Spacing and Outcomes in Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Adulthood"
Nga Nguyen, The State University of New York at Oswego (Contact Author)

"Do Teenage Births Really Reduce Life Prospects? Evidence from Danish Register Data"
Mette Verner, KORA, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research (Contact Author)

"Does Access to Emergency Contraception Affect Unintended Pregnancy Rates? Evaluation of Empirical Strategies Using Sexually Transmitted Diseases Data"
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii, Manoa (Contact Author)
Petru S Stoianovici, Charles River Associates

"Does Access to Contraception Affect Timing of Abortions?"
Inna Cintina, University of Hawaii, Manoa (Contact Author)
Petru S Stoianovici, Charles River Associates

Discussants:

Susan M. Bell, Seminole State College of Florida
Fatma Romeh Mohamed Ali, Georgia State University
M. Garrett Roth, Gannon University
Xilin Zhou, Georgia State University
Ilya Prakhov, National Research University Higher School of Economics

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