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SI 2026 Children and Families
Organized by Anna Aizer and Janet Currie
July 30-31, 2026
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
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Thursday, July 30
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8:30 am
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Coffee and Pastries
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9:00 am
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How Do Neighborhoods and Firms Affect Intergenerational Mobility?
David Card, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Moises Yi, U.S. Census Bureau
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9:45 am
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The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Parenting and Children
Patrick K. Krause, OpenResearch
Elizabeth Rhodes, OpenResearch
Sarah Miller, University of Michigan and NBER
Alexander W. Bartik, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
David E. Broockman, University of California, Berkeley
Eva Vivalt, University of Toronto
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10:30 am
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Break
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11:00 am
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Antidepressant Treatment in Childhood
Sonia R. Bhalotra, University of Warwick
N. Meltem Daysal, University of Copenhagen
Mircea Trandafir, Rockwool Fondens Forskningsenhed
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Egg Timer Sessions (10 minutes each):
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11:45 am
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The Financial Consequences of Being Denied Benefit Access
Tatiana Homonoff, New York University and NBER
Min S. Lee, CA Legislative Analyst's Office
Katherine Meckel, University of California, San Diego and NBER
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11:55 am
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Cash Transfers in the Perinatal Period and Child Welfare System Involvement: Evidence from the Rx Kids Program in Flint, Michigan
Sumit Agarwal, University of Michigan
H. Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan
Mona Hanna, Michigan State University
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12:05 pm
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Better Jobs for Mothers, More Sons at Birth
Nghiem Q. Huynh, University of Oklahoma
Ngoc Nguyen, Disney Streaming
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12:15 pm
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The Effects of Daily Air Pollution on Students, Teachers and School Violence
Claudia Persico, American University and NBER
Sarah Chung, University of Miami
Jing Liu, University of Maryland, College Park
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12:25 pm
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Lunch
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Egg Timer Sessions (10 minutes each):
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1:30 pm
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Institutional Transmission of Social Preferences
Michele Giannola, University of Naples Federico II
Amalia Di Girolamo, University of Birmingham
Julen Zarate-Pina, University of the Basque County
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1:40 pm
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Dynamic Complementarities in Human Capital Formation: Long-Term Evidence from Preschool and School Feeding
Camila Galindo, Universidad de Los Andes
Fabio Sanchez, Universidad de los Andes
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1:50 pm
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Beyond Beliefs: Experimental Evidence on Follow-Through Frictions at School Transitions
Carla Coccia, University of Bern
Eric V. Edmonds, Dartmouth College and NBER
Martina Jakob, University of Zurich
Mauricio Romero, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
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2:00 pm
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Under Parents' Watch: The Effect of Parental Observability on Educational Choices
Maximilian W. Müller, Toulouse School of Economics
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2:10 pm
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Break
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2:30 pm
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Do State-Funded Pre-K Programs Improve Long-Run Outcomes?
Maya Mikdash, Louisiana State University
Jiee Zhong, Miami University
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3:15 pm
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The Impact of Preschool Entry Age on Low-Income Children's Use of Health and Social Services
Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University and NBER
Adrienne Sabety, Stanford University and NBER
Aileen Wu, Stanford University
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4:00 pm
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Adjourn
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Friday, July 31
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8:15 am
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Coffee and Pastries
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8:45 am
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Randomized to Opportunity: Measuring Place Effects for Refugee Children
N. Meltem Daysal, University of Copenhagen
Joseph J. Doyle Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Naeim S. Samandari, University of Copenhagen
Emil Anton. Simonsen, Rockwool Fondens Forskningsenhed
Mircea Trandafir, Rockwool Fondens Forskningsenhed
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9:30 am
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Like a Good Neighbor: Childhood Neighbors Influence Occupation Choice
Michael J. Andrews, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ryan R. Hill, Northwestern University and NBER
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University and NBER
Riley Wilson, Brigham Young University
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10:15 am
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Break
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10:45 am
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Life-Cycle Effects of Childhood Medicaid Expansions
Zoey Chopra, University of Michigan
Atul Gupta, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Amanda E. Kowalski, University of Michigan and NBER
Rebecca McKibbin, The University of Sydney
Kevin Rinz, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
David N. Wasser, U.S. Census Bureau
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11:30 am
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Field of Study and Future Fertility
Adam Altmejd, Stockholm University
John Eric Humphries, Yale University and NBER
Juanna S. Joensen, University of Chicago
Gregory Veramendi, Royal Holloway, University of London (RH)
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12:15 pm
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Lunch
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1:00 pm
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Enhancing the Quality of Thinking: Evidence from a School-Based Cognitive Expansion Program
Sule Alan, Cornell University and NBER
Merve Derebasoglu, University of Gottingen
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1:45 pm
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Break
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Egg Timer Sessions (10 minutes each):
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2:00 pm
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Love in the Time of Zika
Gaurav Khanna, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Maddison Erbabian, University of California, San Diego
Austin Davis, American University
Margaret Lay, Mount Holyoke College
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2:10 pm
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Post-Dobbs Reproductive Health: New Evidence from Nationwide Electronic Health Records
Julie Berry Cullen, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
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2:20 pm
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Nothing Stops a Bullet like a Job? The Long-Term Impact of Summer Youth Employment Programs on Criminal Justice Involvement
Alicia S. Modestino, Northeastern University
Aria Golestani, Cornell University
Brandon Turchon, Michigan State University
Sebastian Ramirez, Northeastern University
Ben Struhl, University of Pennsylvania
Anthony Braga, University of Pennsylvania
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2:30 pm
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The Landscape of Parental Leave-taking in the United States
Rebecca Jack, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Daniel Tannenbaum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Brenden Timpe, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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2:40 pm
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Workplace Flexibility and the Motherhood Penalty: Evidence from the Diffusion of Remote Work
Gaetano Basso, Banca d'Italia
Maria De Paola, Università della Calabria
Salvatore Lattanzio, Banca d'Italia
Matteo Paradisi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF)
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2:50 pm
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Beyond Training: The Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of Soft-Skill Enhancement for Welfare Recipients
Analia Schlosser, Tel Aviv University
Yannay Shanan, Bar Ilan University
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3:00 pm
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Adjourn
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