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Session 1 - Child Development

• "Diverging Destinies: Maternal Education and the Developmental Gradient in Time with Children," Kalil, A., et al.
• "Time vs. Money: Which Resources Matter for Children?" Price, J.
• “Building Cultural Capital:  How Parenting Behaviors Among Highly Educated Parents Diverge from Those of Less Educated Parents,” Raley, S. and Thorn, B.
• “The Rug Rat Race,” Ramey, G., and Ramey, V.

Discussants : Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland, and V. Joseph Hotz, Duke University

Session 2 - Obesity

• “How Does Time Use Affect the Likelihood of Becoming Obese?” Stewart, J. and Pinkston, J.
• “Food Expenditure and Time-Use Patterns in Single Normal and Over-Weight Female headed Housholds,” Kolodinsky, J. and Goldstein, A.
• “Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity:  A Search for Mechanisms in Time Use Data," Cawley, J. and Liu, F”

Discussants: Joanne Guthrie, ERS, and Christopher Ruhm, University of North Carolina Greensboro

Session 3 - Economic Conditions / Inequality

• “Economic Well Being and Time Use,” Meyer, B., and Sullivan, J.
• “How Does a Weak Labor Market and Parental Unemployment Affect Children’s Educational Attainment?” Levine, P.
• “Time Spent on Outpatient Visits by Race and Ethnicity: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey,” Carr, D., et al.

Discussants: Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland, and Liana Sayer, Ohio State University

Session 4 - Methods

• “Overcoming the Single Diary per Household Problem,” Connelly, R. and Kimmel, J.
• “Measuring Disability, Time Use and Well-being of Older Couples:  Lessons from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics,” Freedman, V. and Stafford, F.
• “Parents’ Time and Children’s Time: Constraints versus Socialization,” McIntosh, A., et al.

Discussants: Kimberly Fisher, Oxford University, and Jay Stewart, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session 5 - Food Policy

• “Is Dinner Ready Yet? The Time Implications of Participating in the Food Stamp Program,” Zick, C. and Stevens, R.
• “Food Stamp Effects on Home Food Preparation,” Waehrer, G. and Deb, P.
• “Time Use, Food Security and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance (SNAP) Participation,” Andrews, M., et al.

Discussants: Carol Olander, Food and Nutrition Service, and David Ribar, University of North Carolina

Session 6 - Tradoffs

• “To Do or To Buy? Time Devoted to Outsourcing in the United States,” Folbre, N. and Suh, J.
• “Time to Work or Time to Play: The Effect of Student Employment on Homework, Screen Time and Sleep,” Kalenkoski, C. and Pabilonia, S.

Discussants: Suzanne Bianchi, University of Maryland, and Harley Frazis, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Miscellaneous Papers

• “The ATUS Eating and Health Module: New Research Opportunities,” Hamrick, K. and Guthrie, J.
• “EPA's Use of Activity Data in Exposure Modeling,” McCurdy, T.

• "Some Fun ECONOMIC Research with Time-Use Data," Hamermesh, D.