Grand Hyatt Hotel
100 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, March 28, 2001
Conference Theater Lagoon Level 1B
SESSION I: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Chair: Bryan Boulier, George Washington University
Paper 1: Youth Dependency and Total Factor Productivity
Author: Tomas Koegel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic
Research
Discussant: David Ribar, George Washington University
Paper 2: Fertility and Education Premiums
Author: Carol Scotese Lehr, Virginia Commonwealth University
Discussant: Bryan Boulier, George Washington University
Paper 3: Human Capital Convergence: International Evidence
Author: Stephen C. Smith, George Washington University (with
Randa Sab, International Monetary Fund)
Discussant: Elizabeth King, World Bank
SESSION II: (3:15-5:00 p.m.)
Chair: Jacob Alex Klerman, RAND
Paper 1: The Effects of Welfare Reform on Labor Market Outcomes and Family
Structure
Author: Marianne Bitler, Federal Reserve Board (with Jonah
Gelbach, University of Maryland and Hilary Hoynes, University of
California-Davis)
Discussant: Charles Michalopoulos, MDRC
Paper 2: Does Participation in Multiple Welfare Programs Improve Birth Outcomes?
Author: Christopher Swann, SUNY-Stony Brook (with Michael
Brien, University of Virginia)
Discussant: Charles Michalopoulos, MDRC