Thursday, July 23
FORMAT:Format: Each speaker will have 39 minutes to present. Audience members will be asked to submit their questions via the question or chat function in zoom. We ask that the presenter pause two to three times during the presentation to take questions. The conference organizers will aggregate the questions and pose them to the presenter at that time.
12:00 pm

Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence from the Food Stamps Program

Martha J. Bailey, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University and NBER
Reed Walker, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
12:40 pm

The EITC and Intergenerational Mobility (slides)

Maggie R. Jones, U.S. Census Bureau
Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Emilia Simeonova, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
1:20 pm
Break
1:45 pm

The Effects of Supplemental Security Income on Children’s Health: Evidence from New York State Medicaid

Hansoo Ko, George Mason University
Renata Howland, New York University
Sherry A. Glied, New York University and NBER
2:25 pm

Public and Parental Investments and Children's Skill Formation

Miriam Gensowski, University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Landersø, Rockwool Foundation
Dorthe Bleses, Aarhus University
Philip Dale, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Anders Hojen, Aarhus University
Laura Justice, Ohio State University
3:05 pm
Break
3:30 pm

A Structural Meta-analysis of Welfare Reform Experiments and their Impacts on Children. (slides)

Joseph Mullins, University of Minnesota
4:10 pm

Early Childhood Care & Cognitive Development

Juan Chaparro, Universidad EAFIT (Medellin, Colombia)
Aaron Sojourner, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Matthew J. Wiswall, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
4:50 pm
Adjourn
5:00 pm
Breakout Rooms for Post-Session Chat for one hour
Friday, July 24
12:00 pm

Exposure to a School Shooting and Subsequent Well-Being

Phillip B. Levine, Wellesley College and NBER
Robin McKnight, Wellesley College and NBER
(this paper will not be livestreamed)
12:40 pm

Surviving a Mass Shooting

Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Manudeep Bhuller, University of Oslo
Katrine Loken, Norwegian School of Economics
Mirjam Wentzel, Norwegian School of Economics
1:20 pm
Break
1:45 pm

The Drug Crisis and the Living Arrangements of Children

Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame and NBER
William N. Evans, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Ethan M.J. Lieber, University of Notre Dame and NBER
2:25 pm

A Closer Look: Proximity Boosts Homeless Student Performance in New York City

Michael T. Cassidy, Princeton University
3:05 pm
Break
3:30 pm

School Selectivity, Peers, and Mental Health

Aline Bütikofer, Norwegian School of Economics
Rita Ginja, University of Bergen
Fanny Landaud, CNRS and CY Cergy University
Katrine V. Løken, Norwegian School of Economics
4:10 pm

Fat and Lazy? Estimating the Impact of Residential High-speed Internet Access on Youth Employment and Sports Participation

Gregory Gilpin, Montana State University
4:50 pm
Adjourn
Saturday, July 25
Joint session with Gender in the Economy Group
12:35 pm

Preschool Availability and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Indonesia

Daniel Halim, The World Bank
Hillary C. Johnson, The World Bank
Elizaveta Perova, The World Bank
1:20 pm

The Economic Consequences of Being Denied an Abortion

Sarah Miller, University of Michigan and NBER
Laura R. Wherry, New York University and NBER
Diana G. Foster, University of California at San Francisco
2:05 pm
Adjourn