"Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development"
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

The Applied Econometrics Workshop for the spring semester continues on Friday, April 1, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. in the Smart Seminar Room 749/750 (7th floor of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Building, 14 Marietta Street, NW).

The speaker will be Christopher J. Ruhm (right) of the University of North Carolina - Greensboro.

He will present his work on "Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development." His study investigates how maternal employment is related to the outcomes of 10- and 11-year-olds after controlling for a wide variety of child, mother and family background characteristics. The results suggest that the mother's labor supply has deleterious effects on cognitive development, obesity and possibly risky behaviors such as smoking or drinking, while reducing behavior problems. His working paper can be accessed on the intranet here, and more information about Dr. Ruhm can be found on his homepage.

Please contact Shif Gurmu at sgurmu@gsu.edu or call (404) 651-1907 for more information.