SI 2026 Public Economics
Organized by Naoki Aizawa, Raj Chetty, Itzik Fadlon, Tatiana Homonoff, Lee Lockwood, Mathilde Muñoz, and Maria Polyakova
July 28-29, 2026
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, July 28
9:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:30 am

Personal Holding Companies, Tax Progressivity, and Inequality

Marius A. K. Ring, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
David G. Seim, Stockholm University
Gabriel Zucman, Paris School of Economics and NBER
10:15 am

Taxing Business Wealth or Profits? Evidence from German Wealth Taxation

David Gstrein, ifo Institute Munich
11:00 am
Break
11:20 am

Extreme Poverty in Wealthy Nations: Evidence from France

Christophe Bruneel-Zupanc, KU Leuven
Alexandre Gaillard, Brown University
Christian Hellwig, Toulouse School of Economics
Philipp Wangner, University of Mannheim
Nicolas D. Werquin, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
12:05 pm
Lunch
1:10 pm

When Food Stamps Became Free: Impacts and Implications of the Purchase Requirement Removal"

Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Matthew J. Notowidigdo, The University of Chicago and NBER
Charlie Rafkin, University of British Columbia
1:55 pm

The Immediate and Intergenerational Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from American Indian Tribal Casinos

Maggie R. Jones, University of California, Berkeley
Emilia Simeonova, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Carla Medalia, U.S. Census Bureau
2:40 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Doctors as Gatekeepers in Social Insurance: Evidence from Workers’ Compensation Insurance

Marika Cabral, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Marcus Dillender, Vanderbilt University and NBER
3:45pm

The Welfare Effects of Protecting Older Workers

Todd Morris, University of Queensland
Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER
Benoit Dostie, HEC Montreal
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 29
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastires
Joint session with Labor Studies in Ballroom A
8:45 am

Creating New Businesses in America: The Determinants of and Returns to Entrepreneurship

Raj Chetty, Harvard University and NBER
Gaia Dossi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF)
Matthew Smith, U.S. Department of the Treasury
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
Owen M. Zidar, Princeton University and NBER
Eric Zwick, The University of Chicago and NBER
9:30 am

At-Risk or Responsive? Targeting in Unemployment Policy

Sebastian Y. D. Ernst, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Andreas I. Mueller, University of Zurich
Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
10:15 am
Break
10:35 am

The Unequal Effects of Shorter Workweeks: Evidence from France’s 35-Hour Reform

Pauline Carry, Princeton University
Claire Montialoux, Sciences Po
Elio Nimier-David, Cornell University
Alexandra Roulet, INSEAD
Nina Roussille, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
11:20 am

Childcare and Female Labor Supply in the Era of Remote Work: Evidence from Administrative Tax Data

Yana Gallen, The University of Chicago
Stephanie A. Karol, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Dmitri K. Koustas, The University of Chicago
Ithai Lurie, U.S. Department of the Treasury
12:05 pm
Lunch and Adjourn