Thursday, May 9 / 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM   •   Cherokee

Session 47:
Income and Wage Inequality

Chair: V. Joseph Hotz, University of California at Los Angeles
Discussant: David C. Ribar, George Washington University
Discussant: Ritch Milby, U.S. Census Bureau

  1. Evaluating the Evidence from the Literature on the Returns to College QualityDan Black, Syracuse University ; Jeffrey Smith, University of Maryland

  2. To What Degree Does Food Assistance Help Poor Households Acquire Enough Food?Beth O. Daponte, Carnegie Mellon University ; Amelia Haviland, Carnegie Mellon University ; Joseph Kadane, Carnegie Mellon University

  3. Labor Supply Dynamics, Unemployment, and Human Capital InvestmentsEtienne Wasmer, Free University of Brussels

  4. What Helps Lift Working Poor Families Out of Poverty?Susan M. Hauan, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) ; Laura Chadwick, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) ; Scott Fitzgerald, University of Iowa

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