Thursday, March 31 / 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM   •   Room 413

Session 48:
Parents' Work and Children's Lives

Chair: Jennifer L. Romich, University of Washington
Discussant: Gregory Acs, Urban Institute
Discussant: Constance T. Gager, Arizona State University

  1. Parents' Nonstandard Work Schedules and Adolescents' Socio-Emotional Outcomes • Wen-Jui Han, Columbia University ; Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University

  2. Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on Adolescents with Younger Siblings: Exploring the Mini-Mom Phenomenon • JoAnn Hsueh, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) ; Lisa A. Gennetian, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC)

  3. Parental Job Loss and Children’s Academic Progress • Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago ; Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest, University of Chicago

  4. Economic Conditions, Parental Job Loss, and Children’s Living Arrangements • Rebecca A. London, University of California, Santa Cruz ; Robert Fairlie, University of California, Santa Cruz

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