These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Adriana Camacho (Brown University)

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Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM
Session: Marriage and Motherhood in Developing Countries (AEA)
Presiding: Nancy Qian (Brown University)

Motherhood and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Infertility Shocks
Jorge M. Aguero (University of California, Riverside)
Mindy Marks (University of California-Riverside)
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Prostitutes and Brides
Manisha Shah (University of Melbourne)
Raj Arunachalam (University of Melbourne)

Stress and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from terrorist attacks
Adriana Camacho (Brown University)
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Work and Marriage: Child Labor, Marriage Matches, and Bride Prices in Rural Tanzania
Rajeev Dehejia (Tufts University and NBER)
Kathleen Beegle (World Bank)
Roberta Gatti (World Bank and CPER)
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