Means-Tested Transfer Programs Fall 2014

December 5-6, 2014
ORGANIZERS:  Robert Moffitt

Summary

The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility
Author(s):
Stefano Mosso, The University of Chicago
James Heckman, University of Chicago and NBER
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Medicaid
Author(s):
Thomas Buchmueller, University of Michigan and NBER
John Ham, University of Maryland
Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College and NBER
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Low Income Housing Policy
Author(s):
Robert Collinson, University of Notre Dame
Ingrid Ellen, New York University
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER
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U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs
Author(s):
Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University and NBER
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In addition to the conference paper, the research was distributed as NBER Working Paper w21057, which may be a more recent version.

Early Education Programs in the US: Background and Evaluations
Author(s):
James Heckman, University of Chicago and NBER
Andrés Hojman, Universidad Catolica de Chile
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The Supplemental Security Income Program
Author(s):
Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER
Stephanie Rennane, RAND Corporation
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The Supplemental Security Income Program
Author(s):
Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER
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The Earned Income Tax Credit
Author(s):
Austin Nichols, Abt Associates
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Summary:

 

 

 

 
The
 Earned
 Income
 Tax
 Credit1
 

 

 
Austin
 Nichols
 

  DeBruce
 Foundation's
 

  Research
 Institute
 

 

 

 

and
 

 

 

Jesse
 Rothstein
 
University
 of
 California,
 Berkeley
 
and
 NBER
 

November
 2014
 
PRELIMINARY
 AND
 INCOMPLETE
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 nicholsa@umich.edu
  and
  rothstein@berkeley.edu.
  We
  thank
  Apurna
  Chakraborty
 

and
 Darian
 Woods
 for
 excellent
 research
 assistance;
 Robert
 Moffitt
 for
 guidance
 and
 
very
  useful
  suggestions;
  and
  Hilary
  Hoynes
  and
  Emmanuel
  Saez
  for
  helpful
 
conversations.
 

 

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Author(s):
James Ziliak, University of Kentucky
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Participants

Below is a list of conference attendees.
David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Burt Barnow, George Washington University
Dan Black, University of Chicago
David Blau, The Ohio State University
Richard Blundell, University College London and IFS
Robert Collinson, University of Notre Dame
Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Ingrid Ellen, New York University
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Jorge Luis García, John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University
John Ham, University of Maryland
James Heckman, University of Chicago and NBER
Andrés Hojman, Universidad Catolica de Chile
Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Lawrence Katz, Harvard University and NBER
Jeffrey Liebman, Harvard University and NBER
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Austin Nichols, Abt Associates
Stephanie Rennane, RAND Corporation
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University and NBER
Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College and NBER
Jeffrey Smith, University of Wisconsin at Madison and NBER
C. Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute
James Ziliak, University of Kentucky

Related

Programs

Public Economics

Papers

Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs: Introduction
Early Childhood Education
Employment and Training Programs
The Medicaid Program
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program
Low-Income Housing Policy
U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

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