A workshop organized by the Poverty and Tax Policy Network
Location: The Keller Center, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Date: May 18–19, 2020
| Monday, May 18 | |
| 12:00pm | Registration and Lunch |
| 12:30pm | Welcome and Introductions Bradley Hardy, American University James P. Ziliak, University of Kentucky |
| Session I: Measurement and the Implicit Tax Burden among Low-Income Families Moderator: Maggie Jones |
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| 12:45pm | “The Receipt and Distributional Effects of Transfers and Tax Credits Using the Comprehensive Income Dataset,” Bruce Meyer |
| 1:15pm | “Benefit Cliffs in Tax and Transfer Programs,” Robert Moffitt |
| 1:45pm | Discussant: Hilary Hoynes |
| 2:00pm | Open Discussion |
| 2:15pm | Break |
| Session II: The Child Tax Credit Moderator: Aaron Yelowitz |
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| 2:30pm | “Overview of the CTC,” Elaine Maag |
| 3:00pm | “The Effect of the Child Tax Credit on Labor Supply,” Kye Lippold |
| 3:30pm | Discussant: Damon Jones |
| 3:45pm | Open Discussion |
| Session III: Tax Policy Innovations for Families and the 2020 Presidential Election Moderator: Diane Schanzenbach Panelists: Len Burman (presenter), Timothy Smeeding (presenter) Respondents: Melissa Kearney, Angela Rachidi, Jeremie Greer |
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| 4:00pm | Panel Discussion |
| 5:15pm | Adjourn |
| 6:30pm | Invited dinner |
| Tuesday, May 19 | |
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| Session IV: EITC and Family Structure Moderator: Sarah Halpern-Meekin |
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| 8:30am | “Long Run Effects of a Temporary Leave Post Birth: Evidence from the ‘90’s EITC Expansion,” Elira Kuka |
| 9:00am | “The EITC, Parenting Behaviors, and Child Maltreatment,” Lindsey Bullinger |
| 9:30am | Discussant: Laura Tach |
| 9:45am | Open Discussion |
| 10:00am | Break |
| 10:15am | “The EITC and Maternal Time Use,” Jacob Bastian and Lance Lochner |
| 10:45am | “The Effect of EITC Exposure in Childhood on Marriage and Early Childbearing,” Katherine Michelmore |
| 11:15am | Discussant: Natasha Pilkauskas |
| 11:30am | Open Discussion |
| Session V: Innovations in Low-Income Tax Policy at the State and Local Level Moderator: Jennie Romich Panelists: Indi Dutta-Gupta, Tracy Gordon, Sara Kimberlin |
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| 11:45am | Lunch panel discussion |
| 1:15pm | Adjourn |