Friday, May 2 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Rochester

Session 72:
Public Policy and the Family

Chair: Kathleen Mullan Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Ronald R. Rindfuss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Sanders Korenman, City University of New York

  1. The Effect of Child-Care and Part-Time Opportunities on Fertility Decisions in Southern EuropePau Baizán, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)

  2. The Impact of Parental Leave Statutes on Maternal Return to Work after ChildbirthSally C. Curtin, University of Maryland ; Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland

  3. Determinants of Out-of-Home Living Arrangements for Children: To What Extent Do Family Resources, Family Structures, and Public Policies Make a Difference?Lawrence M. Berger, Princeton University ; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University

  4. The Impact of Welfare Reform on Living ArrangementsJonah B. Gelbach, University of Maryland ; Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Davis

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