Means-Tested Transfer Programs
December 5-6, 2014
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University, Organizer
Sneha Elango, Andrés Hojman, and Jorge Luis García, University of Chicago, and
James Heckman, University of Chicago and NBER
Early Education Programs in the US: Background and Evaluations
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER, and
Austin Nichols, DeBruce Foundation
The Earned Income Tax Credit
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER, and
Ingrid Gould Ellen and Robert Collinson, New York University
Low Income Housing Policy
Thomas Buchmueller, University of Michigan and NBER;
John Ham, University of Maryland;
and Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College and NBER
Medicaid
Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER;
Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER; and
Stephanie Rennane, University of Maryland
Supplemental Security Income
Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER, and
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University and NBER
U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs
James Ziliak, University of Kentucky
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Burt Barnow, George Washington University, and
Jeffrey Smith, University of Michigan and NBER
Training Programs