Thursday, April 15 / 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM   •   Reunion E

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

  1. Are Student Loans a Reverse Dowry? The Dynamics of Debt Repayment and Marriage Formation in Young AdulthoodRobert Bozick, Academy for Educational Development ; Angela Estacion, Academy for Educational Development

  2. How College Shapes Union Formation ProcessesKelly Musick, Cornell University ; Jennie E. Brand, University of California, Los Angeles ; Dwight R Davis, University of California, Los Angeles

  3. Early Marriage and Subsequent Economic Well-Being: A U.S.-Japan ComparisonJames 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

  4. Cohabitation and Remarriage in Later Life: The Role of Financial Resources and Generational Transfers in Shaping Union ChoicesJonathan E. Vespa, Ohio State University

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