A conference organized by the Poverty and Tax Policy Network
of the Collaborative of Poverty Centers
Location: Zoom
August 27, 2021
1:00 – 4:05 pm Eastern/12:00 – 3:05 pm Central
| Friday August 27 | |
| 1:00pm | Welcome and Introductions Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky Katherine Magnuson, IRP Director, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Session I: New Research on the EITC Moderator: Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University |
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| 1:15pm | Long-Run Effects of Incentivizing Work After Childbirth | Presentation Slides Elira Kuka, George Washington University, and Na’ama Shenhav, Dartmouth University |
| 1:35pm | The EITC and Maternal Time Use | Presentation Slides Jacob Bastian, Rutgers University, and Lance Lochner, University of Western Ontario |
| 1:55pm | Tots and Teens: How Does Child’s Age Influence Maternal Labor Supply and Child Care Response to the Earned Income Tax Credit? | Presentation Slides Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas, University of Michigan |
| 2:15pm | Discussants: Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley [Presentations Slides] and Randy Akee, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2:35pm | Open Discussion |
| 2:55pm | Break |
| Session II: Federal Tax Policy Innovations for Low-Income Families Moderator: Diane Schanzenbach, Northwestern University |
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| 3:05pm | Panel Discussion on the Design and Efficacy of Universal (Child) Credits and Benefits Panelists: Len Burman, Syracuse University [Presentations Slides], Timothy Smeeding, University of Wisconsin–Madison [Presentations Slides], Melissa Kearney, University of Maryland, and Nada Eissa, Georgetown University |
| 4:05pm | Adjourn James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky |
