Thursday, April 17 / 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM   •   Bayside A

Session 24:
Union Formation

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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