ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHY WORKSHOP - PAA 1999

Marriott Marquis Hotel
BROADHURST BELASCO Room (5th Floor)

Wednesday, March 24, 1999


SESSION I:  1:00-2:30 - Marriage and Fertility

Chair:  Jacob Alex Klerman,  RAND

    Elaina Rose - University of Washington
    Shelly Lundberg  - University of Washington
      "The Determinants of Specialization Within Marriage"

    Hans-Peter Kohler  - Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany

      "Social Interactions and Fluctuations in Birth Rates"

    Discussant:  David Lam, University of Michigan


SESSION II:  2:45- 5:00 - Public Policy

Chair:  Michael Brien, University of Virginia and Social Security Administration

    Jennifer Ward-Batts - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
      "Do Public Transfers Crowd Out Private Transfer Income?  An Empirical Investigation of Responses Among Lone-Mother Families in the UK"

    Marianne Bitler - Federal Trade Commission

      "The Effects of Child Support Enforcement on Non-Custodial Parents Labor Supply"

    Jutta M. Joesch - University of Washington
    Bridget G. Hiedemann - University of Virginia

      "The Demand for Nonrelative Child Care Among Families with Preschoolers:  A Double-Hurdle Approach"

    Discussant:  David Ribar, George Washington University