72nd International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 20 - 23, 2011 | Washington, USA

324 J20-1 3800 Compensation, Education, and Family Income

Sunday, 23 October 2011: 11:15 AM-1:15 PM
Chair:
Donna M. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse—USA
College enrollment during the business cycle: Evidence from the Great Recession
Amy B. Schmidt, Saint Anselm College—USA; Danielle Flory, University of New Hampshire—USA
The benefits of a GED certificate for immigrants
Laura A. Boyd, Denison University—USA
Can labor markets with expansive job opportunities affect U.S. university retention rates?
Nicole Bissessar, Kent State University—USA; Oscar Flores, Minnesota State University Moorhead—USA; Marion Styles, Kent State University—USA
Skill-obsolescence and flat hierarchies: Creating incentives for skill diversification
Kameshwari Shankar, City College of New York—USA
Child care choices, family income, and mom's employment: What can we learn from the SIPP?
John Hisnanick, U.S. Census Bureau—USA; Daniel J. Perez-Lopez, U.S. Census Bureau—USA; Lynda L. Laughlin, U.S. Census Bureau—USA
Motherhood wage penalty and time constraints in Japan
Yuko Nozaki, Hiroshima University—Japan
Discussants:
Hans A. Holter, University of Pennsylvania (Uppsala University, starting 09/01/2011)—USA ; Nicole Bissessar, Kent State University—USA ; Ugo Trivellato, University of Padova—Italy and Donna M. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse—USA
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