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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

Universities' Research Conference

Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy

Phillip B. Levine and Melissa Schettini Kearney, Organizers

May 10-11, 2013

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Grand Ballroom A

40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.

Cambridge, MA

PROGRAM

Friday, May 10
1:30 pm	Welcome and Introduction
1:40 pm	Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California at Davis and NBER Marianne Bitler, University of California at Irvine and NBER Elira Kuka, University of California at Davis Do In-Work Tax Credits Serve as a Safety Net? Discussant: Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER
2:30 pm	Bhashkar Mazumder, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Sarah Miller, University of Michigan RWJ Scholar The Effects of the Massachusetts Health Reform on Financial Well Being Discussant: Robin McKnight, Wellesley College and NBER
3:20 pm	Break
3:40 pm	Joanne Hsu, Federal Reserve Board David Matsa, Northwestern University Brian T. Melzer, Northwestern University Unemployment Insurance and Consumer Credit Discussant: Tal Gross, Columbia University and NBER Food Insecurity Roundtable
4:30 pm	Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University and NBER Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University Vanessa Wight, Columbia University Food Insecurity and SNAP Participation in Mexican Immigrant Families: The Impact of the Outreach Initiative Patricia M. Anderson, Dartmouth College and NBER Kristin Butcher, Wellesley College and NBER Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California at Davis and NBER Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University and NBER Understanding Food Insecurity During the Great Recession Lucie Schmidt, Williams College Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College and NBER Tara Watson, Williams College and NBER The Effect of Safety Net Programs on Food Insecurity
5:30 pm	Adjourn
6:00 pm	Reception and Group Dinner - Royal Sonesta Hotel, Grand Ballroom B

Saturday, May 11

8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:30 am	Hannes Schwandt, Princeton University Unlucky Cohorts: Income, Health Insurance and AIDS Mortality of Recession Graduates Discussant: Ann Huff Stevens, University of California at Davis and NBER
9:20 am	Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago Magne Mogstad, University College London Mari Rege, Case Western Reserve University Mark Votruba, Case Western Reserve University Father Presence and the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment Discussant: Elizabeth Ananat, Duke University and NBER
10:10 am	Break
10:30 am	Phillip B. Levine, Wellesley College and NBER Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER Income Inequality and the Decision to Drop Out of High School Discussant: David Deming, Harvard University and NBER
11:20 am	Anna Aizer, Brown University and NBER Florencia Borrescio Higa, Brown University Hernan Winkler, University of California at Los Angeles Impact of Rising Inequality on Health at Birth Discussant: Doug Almond, Columbia University and NBER
12:10 pm	Lunch
1:10 pm	Adriana Lleras-Muney, University of California at Los Angeles and NBER Anna Aizer, Brown University and NBER Joseph P. Ferrie, Northwestern University and NBER Shari Eli, University of Toronto The Long Term Impact of Means-Tested Transfers: Evidence from the Mother's Pension Program Discussant: Hoyt Bleakely, University of Chicago and NBER
2:00 pm	Sendhil Mullainathan, Harvard University and NBER Eldar Shafir, Princeton University The Psychology of Poverty (additional paper)
2:45 pm	David Ellwood, Harvard University and NBER What Can We Possibly Do Now?  Reflections on Future Directions for Research and Policy in an Era of Rising Inequality
3:15 pm	Adjourn