Organizers:

Kelly Bedard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

Session Chairs:

Kelly Bedard, University of California, Santa Barbara

Papers:

"Social Security and Divorce Decisions"
Marcus Dillender, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (Contact Author)

"Same Occupation Spouses: Preferences and Search Costs"
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver
Terra McKinnish, University of Colorado Boulder

"The Effect of Marriage on the Economic Well-being of Mothers"
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University
Briggs Depew, Louisiana State University

"The Effects of Paid Maternity Leave: Evidence from Temporary Disability Insurance"
Jenna Stearns, University of California, Santa Barbara (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ryan Brown, University of Colorado Denver
Angela K. Dills, Providence College
Daniel I. Rees, University of Colorado Denver
Elizabeth Munnich, University of Louisville

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Organizers:

Kelly Bedard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

Session Chairs:

Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver

Papers:

"Maternal Education and Child Survival in Zimbabwe"
Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego
Karen Grepin, New York University

"It’s Getting Hot in Here: The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Seasonal Birth Rates"
Alan Barreca, Tulane University
Olivier Deschenes, University of California
Melanie Guldi, University of Central Florida

"Childhood Obesity and Self-Esteem"
Andrew Zuppann, University of Houston (Contact Author)
Elaine Liu, University of Houston

"The Effect of Violent Conflict in Mexico on the Human Capital Accumulation of Children and Young Adults"
Andrea P. Velasquez, University of Colorado Denver
Ryan Brown, University of Colorado Denver

Discussants:

Joseph Price, Brigham Young University
D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University
Kelly Bedard, University of California, Santa Barbara
Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego

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