NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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TARGETING INVESTMENTS IN CHILDREN: |
FIGHTING POVERTY WHEN RESOURCES ARE LIMITED |
Phil Levine and David Zimmerman, Organizers |
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September 26, 2008 |
Robin Hood Foundation |
826 Broadway, 9th Floor |
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PROGRAM |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 |
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6:30 p.m. |
Dinner, Church and Dey
Restaurant in the Millenium Hilton Hotel, 55 Church Street, New York |
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 |
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7:45 a.m. |
Take cab from Millenium Hilton
Hotel to Robin Hood Foundation |
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8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 a.m. |
Introduction to the Conference |
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Opening Remarks |
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Issues in Implementation |
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9:00 a.m. |
Early Childhood Interventions |
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Child Development: Greg Duncan, Northwestern University, Jens Ludwig, |
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Chapter XYZ Child Care: Patricia Anderson,
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Can Child Health Interventions
Affect Poverty in Adulthood?:
Lara Shore-Sheppard, |
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10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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10:30 a.m. |
Middle Childhood Interventions |
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After School Care: Phillip Levine and David
Zimmerman, |
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Educational Reforms: Patrick
McEwan, |
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11:15 a.m. |
Adolescent Interventions I |
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Can
Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Influence Adult Poverty?: Rosalie Pacula, RAND
Corporation and NBER and Beau
Kilmer, |
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Teen
Pregnancy Prevention as an Anti-Poverty Intervention: A Review of the
Evidence: Melissa Kearney, |
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Crime Prevention: Anne Piehl, |
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12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
Adolescent Interventions II |
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Dropout Prevention and College
Prep: Bridget Terry Long, |
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College Aid:
Susan Dynarski, |
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Neighborhood and Community Initiatives: Philip
Oreopoulos, |
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Vocational Training: Daniel
Sullivan, Federal Reserve Bank of |
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3:10 p.m. |
Break |
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3:25 p.m. |
Putting the Pieces Together |
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3:50 p.m. |
Discussants Comments |
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Rebecca Blank, The Brookings Institution and NBER |
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Michael McPherson, Spencer
Foundation |
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4:30 p.m. |
Q&A |
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5:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
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5:15 p.m. |
Adjourn |