Means-Tested Transfer Programs
Organized by Robert A. Moffitt
Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation
December 5-6, 2014
NBER Cambridge

Friday, December 5

1

Early Education Programs in the US: Background and Evaluations

James J. Heckman, University of Chicago and NBER
Andrés P. Hojman, Universidad Catolica de Chile

2

The Economics of Human Development and Social Mobility

Stefano Mosso, The University of Chicago
James J. Heckman, University of Chicago and NBER

3

The Earned Income Tax Credit

Austin Nichols, Amazon, Inc.
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

4

Low Income Housing Policy

Robert Collinson, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Ingrid Ellen, New York University
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER

5

Medicaid

Thomas C. Buchmueller, University of Michigan and NBER
John Ham, University of Maryland, College Park
Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College and NBER

6

The Supplemental Security Income Program

Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Stephanie L. Rennane, RAND Corporation

7

U.S. Food and Nutrition Programs

Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Georgetown University and NBER

8

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

James Ziliak, University of Kentucky