Session 39:
Public Policy and Child Outcomes
Chair: Matthew Stagner, University of Chicago
Discussant: Sandra Danziger, University of Michigan
Discussant: Rukmalie Jayakody, Pennsylvania State University
The Effects of Anti-Poverty Policy on Poverty Exits versus Poverty Cycling among Poor Children Shelley K. Irving, Pennsylvania State University
Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity Chris Herbst, Arizona State University ; Erdal Tekin, Georgia State University
Income-Related Gaps in School Readiness in the U.S.and the UK: An Analysis of the Mediating Factors Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University ; Elizabeth Washbrook, University of Bristol
Do Children Benefit if Their Unmarried Parents Marry? A Focus on Young Children’s Behavior Nina Palmo, University of Texas at Austin
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