Thursday, April 1 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Liberty C

Session 56:
Public Policy and the Family

Chair: Ronald B. Mincy, Columbia University
Discussant: Steve Cook, University of Wisconsin at Madison

  1. Union Formation after Welfare ReformRukmalie Jayakody, Pennsylvania State University ; Sheldon H. Danziger, University of Michigan ; Kristin Seefeldt, University of Michigan ; Sarah A. Avellar, University of Michigan

  2. The Effect of Economic Stability on Family Stability among Welfare RecipientsAlisa C Lewin, University of Chicago

  3. Understanding the Relationship between Formal and Informal Child Support: Evidence from Fragile Families Three-Year DataLenna Nepomnyaschy, Columbia University

  4. Unwed Fathers' Ability to Pay Child Support: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing StudyMarilyn Sinkewicz, Columbia University

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