(Please note that participation is by invitation only. For more information please contact Dana Connelly at (dana.connelly@wisc.edu)
Current Research on the Low-Income Population
June 13-16, 2022
Grainger Hall, Room 1295
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Agenda
| MONDAY, JUNE 13 | |
| SESSION 1: CRIME | |
| 12:00–1:15 p.m. | Criminal Charges, Risk Assessment, and Violent Recidivism in Cases of Domestic Abuse Dan A. Black and Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago; Tom Kirchmaier and Koen Sanders, London School of Economics |
| 1:15–2:30 p.m. | Measuring Intergenerational Exposure to the U.S. Justice System: Evidence from Longitudinal Links between Survey and Administrative Data Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau; Michael Mueller-Smith, University of Michigan; Brittany Street, University of Missouri |
| 2:30–2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45–4:00 p.m. | Estimating Substitution Patterns between Crimes Steven Durlauf, University of Chicago; Antonella Mancino, Laurier University; Salvador Navarro, University of Western Ontario; David Rivers, Western University |
| SESSION 2: MARRIAGE | |
| 4:00–5:15 p.m. | Peer Effects and Marriage Formation Michael Baker and Susan Carter, USMA West Point; Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| Dinner on your own | |
| TUESDAY, JUNE 14 | |
| 7:45–8:15 a.m. | Breakfast, Grainger Hall |
| SESSION 3: EDUCATION | |
| 8:15–9:30 a.m. | The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College: Comparing the Labor-Market Returns to For-Profit Schools and Community Colleges Christopher Jepsen, University College Dublin; Kyung-Seong Jeon and Peter Mueser, University of Missouri at Columbia; Kenneth Troske, University of Kentucky |
| 9:30–10:45 a.m. | “Free College” Promises, High School Achievement, and College Enrollment Jonathon Attridge, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
| 10:45–11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Mitigating Racial Bias in Teachers’ Assessments of Students Maria Zhu, Syracuse University |
| 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| SESSION 4: BIOLOGY AND POVERTY | |
| 1:30–2:45 p.m. | Genetic Endowments, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Economic Outcomes Yeongmi Jeong, University of Georgia; Nicholas W. Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University; Meghan M. Skira, University of Georgia; Kevin E. Thom, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| 2:45–4:00 p.m. | In Utero Exposure to the Great Depression is Reflected in Late-Life Epigenetic Aging Signatures Valentina Duque, University of Sydney; Lauren Schmitz, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 4:00–4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:15–5:30 p.m. | Resilience to the Impact of Low SES on Gene Expression in the Midlife in the US Study Steve Cole, University of California, Los Angeles; Robert F. Krueger and Carol D. Ryff, University of Minnesota |
| Reception, Dinner, and Evening Presentation Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center |
|
| 5:30–6:30 p.m. | Reception |
| 6:30–7:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Unconditional Cash Transfers and Family Processes: Findings from the of the Baby’s First Years Study Katherine Magnuson, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Lisa Gennetian, Duke University |
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 | |
| 7:45–8:15 a.m. | Breakfast, Grainger Hall |
| SESSION 5: SAFETY NET | |
| 8:15–9:30 a.m. | Food Insecurity and the Business Cycle Patricia Anderson, Dartmouth College; Kristin Butcher, Wellesley College; Hilary Hoynes, UC-Berkeley; Diane Schanzenbach, Northwestern University |
| 9:30–10:45 a.m. | SNAP and the Food Security of Rural and Urban Households with Children Laura Tiehen, U.S. Department of Agriculture; James Ziliak, University of Kentucky |
| 10:45–11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Males Were Affected by the U.S. Welfare Reform as Well Shirlee Lichtman-Sadot, Ben-Gurion University |
| 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lunch and Informal Mentoring Session for Junior Faculty and Postdocs |
| 1:15–2:30 p.m. | The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on the Economic Wellbeing of Families with Low-Incomes Katherine Michelmore, Natasha Pilkauskas, and H. Luke Shaefer, University of Michigan; Nicole Kovski, University of Washington |
| 2:30–3:45 p.m. | How Place and Need Intersect: How Lack of Retail and Enrollment Offices Deters Nutrition Assistance Take-Up Jason Cook, University of Utah |
| 3:45–4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00–5:15 p.m. | Firms and Unemployment Insurance Take-Up Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University; Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University |
| Dinner on your own | |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 16 | |
| 7:45–8:15 a.m. | Breakfast, Grainger Hall |
| SESSION 6: RACE AND GENDER DISPARITIES | |
| 8:15–9:30 a.m. | The Long Run Impacts of Court-Ordered Desegregation Garrett Anstreicher and Jason Fletcher, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Owen Thompson, Williams College |
| 9:30–10:45 am | Black Lives: The High Cost of Segregation Robynn Cox, University of Southern California; Jamein Cunningham, Cornell University, Alberto Ortega, Indiana University; Kenneth Whaley, University of Houston |
| 10:45–11:15 a.m. | Break/Working Lunch (during last two presentations) |
| 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Minimum Wages and Racial Differences in Hiring: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment Alec Brandon, Johns Hopkins University; Justin Holz, Andrew Simon, and Haruka Uchida, University of Chicago |
| 12:30–1:45 p.m. | Differences in Risk Aversion, Competitiveness and Over-Confidence Predict the Gender, but not the Race/Ethnic, Income Gap Aurelie Dariel, John Ham, and Nikos Nikiforakis, New York University/Abu Dhabi; Jan Stoop, Erasmus University |
| 1:45–2:00 p.m. | Closing remarks and discussion (meeting adjourns) |