Session 24: Union Formation

Thursday, April 17 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM Bayside A 4th floor

Chair: Kristen Harknett, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Megan M. Sweeney, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Julien O. Teitler, Columbia University

1.	Family Formation Decisions and a Test of the Marital Expectations Hypothesis  •  Christina M. Gibson-Davis, Duke University

2.	Marriage among Welfare Recipients: Relationship Commitment Interacts with Welfare Policy  •  Deborah Roempke Graefe, Pennsylvania State University; Shelley K. Irving, Pennsylvania State University

3.	The Role of Expectations and Earnings in the Entry into Marriage and Cohabitation  •  Jessica H. Hardie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4.	Does Marriage Lead to Specialization in Sweden?: An Evaluation of Trends in Adult Earnings Before and After Marriage  •  Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas; Marianne Sundström, Swedish Institute for Social Research; Anders Björklund, Swedish Institute for Social Research

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