The conference will cover issues and topics related to time allocation. Papers will be presented that utilize time-use data in: - Investigating the determinants of time allocation by gender, and other demographic and economic characteristics (e.g. by family-type or employment status) - Valuing...

Panel 1: What Will the Elderly Need in Retirement? Panel 2: How Do Individuals Plan and Save for Retirement? Panel 3: What Happens When Things Go Wrong? Panel 4: TBD Panel 5: Can People Continue to Work? Panel 6: What are the Risks and Returns of Private Accounts for Social Security? Panel 7:...

The conference theme centers on the reality that investing in women’s status globally is important not only for women themselves but is critical to the economic and social well-being of entire communities, institutions, and nations. For example, improving women’s economic opportunities...

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Topics: The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants in the 1990s: Patterns and Impacts Gender and Assimilation Among Mexican Americans Emigration, Labor Supply, and Earnings in Mexico The Evolution of Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Workforce, 1900-2000 Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of...

Just two days after his reelection, President Bush announced that Social Security reform would be a top priority for his second term. The president’s commitment to tackling the "third rail of American politics" promises to be one of the most important domestic policy debates of...