Public Economics Program Meeting

Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman, Organizers

April 9-10, 2015

NBER

Thursday, April 9
9:10 am	Caroline M. Hoxby, Stanford University and NBER George Bulman, University of California, Santa Cruz and NBER The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education
9:45 am	Patricia Tong, RAND Corporation li zhou, University of Alberta The Impact of Place-Based Employment Tax Credits on Local Labor: Evidence from Tax Data
10:30 am	Michael P. Devereux, University of British Columbia and NBER Li Liu, International Monetary Fund Incorporation for Investment
11:05 am	David Joulfaian, Department of the Treasury James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Robert Gordon, Twenty-first Securities Choosing between the estate tax and basis carryover regime of 2010
11:50 am	Jason M. DeBacker, University of South Carolina Bradley Heim, Indiana University Anh Tran, Indiana University Alex J. Yuskavage, Department of the Treasury One Bitten, Twice Shy? The Lasting Impact of IRS Audits on Individual Tax Reporting
12:25 pm	Julie Berry Cullen, University of California, San Diego and NBER Nicholas Turner, Federal Reserve Board Ebonya L. Washington, Columbia University and NBER Political Alignment and Tax Evasion
2:00 pm	Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER Laura Kawano, University of Michigan Steven D. Levitt, University of Chicago and NBER The Economic Impact of Hurricane Katrina on its Victims: Evidence from Individual Tax Returns
2:35 pm	Kirk B. Doran, University of Notre Dame Alexander M. Gelber, University of California, San Diego and NBER Adam Isen, Johns Hopkins University The Effects of High-Skilled Immigration on Patenting and Employment: Evidence from H-1B Visa Lotteries
3:30 pm	Michael Geruso, University of Texas at Austin and NBER Timothy J. Layton, Harvard University and NBER Upcoding or Selection? Evidence from Medicare on Squishy Risk Adjustment
4:40 pm	jonas kolsrud, Uppsala University Camille Landais, London School of Economics Peter Nilsson, Stockholm University Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics The Optimal Timing of Unemployment Benefits: Theory and Evidence from Sweden
Friday, April 10
8:30 am	John Beshears, Harvard University and NBER James J. Choi, Yale University and NBER David Laibson, Harvard University and NBER Brigitte C. Madrian, Brigham Young University and NBER Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings? Evidence from Roth 401(k) Introductions
9:20 am	Francois Gerard, Queen Mary University of London Francisco JM. Costa, University of Delaware Hysteresis and the Social Cost of Corrective Policies: Evidence From a Temporary Energy Saving Program
10:30 am	Patrick M. Kline, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Christopher R. Walters, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Evaluating Public Programs with Close Substitutes: The Case of Head Start
11:20 am
11:20 am	Justine S. Hastings, University of Washington Christopher A. Neilson, Yale University and NBER Seth D. Zimmerman, Yale University and NBER The Effects of Earnings Disclosure on College Enrollment Decisions