Session 5:
Marriage and Union Formation
Chair: Christine R. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Discussant: Carolina Milesi, University of Chicago
Discussant: Megan M. Sweeney, University of California, Los Angeles
Are Student Loans a Reverse Dowry? The Dynamics of Debt Repayment and Marriage Formation in Young Adulthood Robert Bozick, Academy for Educational Development ; Angela Estacion, Academy for Educational Development
How College Shapes Union Formation Processes Kelly Musick, Cornell University ; Jennie E. Brand, University of California, Los Angeles ; Dwight R Davis, University of California, Los Angeles
Early Marriage and Subsequent Economic Well-Being: A U.S.-Japan Comparison James Raymo, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Miho Iwasawa, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan ; So-jung Lim, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Cohabitation and Remarriage in Later Life: The Role of Financial Resources and Generational Transfers in Shaping Union Choices Jonathan E. Vespa, Ohio State University
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