SI 2018 Children
Organized by Janet Currie and Anna Aizer
July 26-27, 2018
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, July 25
6:00 pm
Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
Thursday, July 26
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning joint with Labor Studies, Ballroom B
8:30 am

The Mommy Effect: Do Women Anticipate the Employment Effects of Motherhood?

Ilyana Kuziemko, Princeton University and NBER
Jessica Pan, National University of Singapore
Jenny Shen, Princeton University
Ebonya L. Washington, Columbia University and NBER
9:20 am

Holding out for Mr Right: Women’s Income, Marital Status and Child Well-Being

Anna Aizer, Brown University and NBER
Shari Eli, University of Toronto and NBER
Adriana Lleras-Muney, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Rethinking the Benefits of Youth Employment Programs: The Heterogeneous Effects of Summer Jobs

Jonathan M.V. Davis, University of Oregon
Sara Heller, University of Michigan and NBER
11:20 am

When Dad Stays Home: Paternity Leave and Maternal Health

Petra Persson, Stanford University and NBER
Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University and NBER
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm

Workforce Quality in Early Years Interventions: Evidence from a Large-Scale Home Visiting Program

Gabriella Conti, University College London
Sarah Cattan, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Nicolas Libuy, University College London
2:05 pm

The Effects of Parental and Sibling Incarceration: Evidence from Ohio

Sam Norris, University of British Columbia
Matthew Pecenco, Brown University
Jeffrey Weaver, University of Southern California
2:55 pm
Break
3:10 pm

School Finance Equalization and Intergenerational Mobility

Barbara Biasi, Yale University and NBER
4:00 pm

Intergenerational Effects of School Entry Policies

David N. Figlio, University of Rochester and NBER
Krzysztof Karbownik, Emory University and NBER
Paco Martorell, University of California, Davis
Umut Özek, RAND Corporation
Jeffrey Roth, University of Florida
Heather Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 27
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am

Maternal Mortality Risk and the Gender Gap in Desired Fertility (slides)

Nava Ashraf, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Erica M. Field, Duke University and NBER
Alessandra Voena, Stanford University and NBER
Roberta Ziparo, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
9:20 am

Violence while in Utero: The Impact of Assaults During Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes

Janet Currie, Yale University and NBER
Michael G. Mueller-Smith, University of Michigan and NBER
Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Beyond Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Reporting Child Maltreatment

Cassandra Benson, United States Air Force Academy
Maria D. Fitzpatrick, Cornell University and NBER
Christopher Wildeman, Cornell University
11:20 am

Long-run Health and Mortality Effects of Exposure to Universal Health Care at Birth<br>(not available for download)

Melanie Luhrmann, The Institute for Fiscal Studies
Tanya Wilson, University of Glasgow
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:10 pm

Fear and the Safety Net: Evidence from Secure Communities

Marcella Alsan, Stanford University and NBER
Crystal Yang, Harvard University and NBER
2:00 pm

Testing the Water: Drinking Water Quality, Public Notification, and School Absences

Michelle M. Marcus, Vanderbilt University and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Is Parental Leave Costly for Firms and Coworkers?

Anne Ardila Brenoe, University of Zurich
Serena P. Canaan, Simon Fraser University
Nikolaj A. Harmon, University of Copenhagen
Heather Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
3:50 pm

Schools, Neighborhoods, and the Long-Run Effect of Crime-Prone Peers

Stephen B. Billings, University of Colorado Boulder
Mark Hoekstra, Baylor University and NBER
4:40 pm
Adjourn