Economic Demography Workshop Schedule - PAA 2003

Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN

NICOLLET — 2ND Floor

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 — 1:00 - 6:00 pm


SESSION I: 1:00-2:15 — WELFARE REFORM

Chair:   David C. Ribar, The George Washington University

1. "Welfare Transitions in the 1990s: The Economy, Welfare Policy, and the EITC"
Jeff Grogger, UCLA

2. "Time-Limited Welfare Receipt: Evidence of Myopic Responses and Forward-Looking Behavior"
Caroline Danielson, Welfare Policy Research Program, UC Berkeley

Discussants:
Maury Gittleman, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maria Hanratty, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota


SESSION II: 2:20-3:35 — REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY, CHILD HEALTH and ABORTION

Chair:   Terra McKinnish, University of Colorado

1. "Effects of Increased Access to Infertility Treatment on Infant Health Outcomes: Evidence from Twin Births"
Marianne Bitler, RAND

2. "The Demand for Sex-Selective Abortion"
Claus Chr. Portner, Georgetown University

Discussants:
Reagan Baughman, University of Michigan
Anoshua Chaudhuri, University of Washington


SESSION III: 3:40-4:55 - FAMILY STRUCTURE

Chair:   Jacob Klerman, RAND

1. "Family Structure and Children’s Educational Attainment: A Comparison of Outcomes in Sweden and the United States"
Donna Ginther, University of Kansas
Andres Bjorklun and Marianne Sundstrom, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University

2. "Are There Gains to Delaying Marriage? The Effect of Age at First Marriage on Earnings and Career Development"
David Loughran, RAND
Julie Zissimopoulos, RAND

Discussant:
Sanders Korenman, Baruch College, CUNY and NBER