Thursday, April 1 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Liberty C

Session 8:
Parental Employment and Child Outcomes

Chair: Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University
Discussant: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University
Discussant: Harriet B. Presser, University of Maryland and Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

  1. Jobs and Parenting 24-7: Work Schedules and Parenting of the Working Poor • Karen Bogen, Johns Hopkins University ; Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University

  2. Nonstandard Work Schedules and Child Cognitive Outcomes • Wen-Jui Han, Columbia University

  3. Jobs, Marriage, and Children: How His and Her Jobs Affect Child Well-Being • Elizabeth Menaghan, Ohio State University

  4. The Effects of Center-Based Care on the Well-Being of Low-Income Children: An Instrumental Variables Analysis Using Experimental Data from Welfare and Employment Programs • Lisa A. Gennetian, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) ; Danielle Crosby, University of Texas at Austin ; Aletha Huston, University of Texas at Austin ; Chantelle Dowsett, University of Texas at Austin

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