Long run impacts of childhood access to the safety net

On 25 June 2014 from 13:30 to 14:45

The Institute for Fiscal Studies

<p>7 Ridgmount Street<br />London<br />WC1E 7AE</p>

A growing economics literature establishes a causal link between in utero shocks and health and human capital in adulthood. Most studies rely on extreme negative shocks such as famine and pandemics. We are the first to examine the impact of a positive and policy-driven change in economic resources available in utero and during childhood.

A growing economics literature establishes a causal link between in utero shocks and health and human capital in adulthood. Most studies rely on extreme negative shocks such as famine and pandemics. We are the first to examine the impact of a positive and policy-driven change in economic resources available in utero and during childhood.

Speakers

Hilary Hoynes

Research Fellow University of California, Berkeley

Hilary is a Research Fellow of the IFS and a Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.