Workshops PhD Political Economy Political Economy Workshop Archive Public Policy & Economics PPE Workshop Archive Thursday, May 16, Keller 000112:30pm - Oskar HouckLearning about Heterogeneous Heat Sensitivity in the Corn BeltAbstract: In this project, I plan to create the first large-scale field-level heat sensitivity estimates for corn production in the Midwest. I construct these estimates by combining satellite-derived field-level yield data with a new causal machine-learning method to estimate individual heterogeneity in heat sensitivity. Using these estimates, I can explore whether high-productivity farms have higher heat sensitivities. This has implications for the future sustainability of high-impact high-intensity agriculture. I can also evaluate whether low-impact tilling (a prominent conservation agriculture method) is associated with lower heat sensitivity. 1:10pm - Daisy LuEffect of Dental Coverage Expansion on ER Dental EmergenciesAbstract: Oral health is an important part of overall health, yet about 27% of Americans lack dental insurance which is almost three times as high as those without health insurance. In my proposed study, I aim to estimate the effect of expanding dental insurance coverage on dental-related emergency room visits. Given that in 2018, about 42% of dental emergencies in the ER were paid by Medicaid and 26% were self-pay or no charge, I am also interested in estimating the marginal value of public funds for expanding Medicaid dental coverage to beneficiaries. I will discuss the institutional setting, possible sources of variation, and potential data sources for this proposal. Upcoming PresentersMay 16, 12:30pmOskar HouckKeller 0001May 16, 1:10pmDaisy LuKeller 0001May 23, 12:30pmSushant BanjaraVirtualMay 23, 1:10pmLucas MationVirtualPast PresentersOct 5Ruochen Yi, Political structure and Balance of power, evidence from mid-level officials' promotion in ChinaOct 12Angela Wyse, Saved by Medicaid: New Evidence on Health Insurance and Mortality from the Universe of Low-Income AdultsNov 9Mythili Vinnakota, Levees: Infrastructure and Insurance as Adaptation to Flood RiskNov 30Wendy Wong, Optimal Monitoring and Bureaucrat AdjustmentsDec 7Elena Ziege, Educational Spillovers: The Effect of Birthright Citizenship on Siblings' EducationJan 11Maya Lozinski, Knowledge Growth and SpecializationJan 18Steve Kim, Industrial Policy: When Does It Work?Jan 18Gina Eckhoff, Putting Simplicity Back into New Economic GeographyJan 25Ari Anisfeld, "Remind me to go to back to college": The impact of government communications on FAFSA renewal and re-enrollmentJan 25Predrag Pandiloski, Social Learning in Diverse SocietiesFeb 1Daniel Sonnenstuhl, The Causes and Implications of the Pentecostal Movement: Evidence from NigeriaFeb 8José Miguel Pascual Moreno, Bargaining at the FirmFeb 15Danielle Nemschoff, Family Bonds and RecidivismFeb 22Goya Razavi Ebrahimi, Who Benefits From Free Colleges?Feb 29Haoran Gao, Competition, Market, Supply Chain, and (Dis)engagement: Determinants and Consequences of American Business Community's Lobbying on US-China EngagementMar 7Claire Fan, Dam thy neighbor: Spillovers and coordination on transboundary riversMar 21Emileigh Harrison, Separation of Church and State Curricula? Examining Public and Religious Private School TextbooksMar 21Rohen Shah, When The Student Becomes the Master: Learning by Creating Math Tutoring VideosMar 28Kisoo Kim , Lame Duck by Primary: Effects of Electoral Incentives on U.S. House RepresentativesMar 28Keisuke Ito, Is the Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies Too Fast and Too Much?: Evidence from Solar SystemsApr 4Rubina Hundal, From Learning to Earning: Effects of Financial Literacy, Career Information, and Social Learning on Youth Wage PreferencesApr 11Alison Doxey, How Much Do Cash Transfers Compensate Children for the Loss of a Father? Evidence from Mining Accidents and Workers' CompensationApr 11Nathan Ausubel, A National Study of the Effect of School Quality on Housing PricesApr 18Smriti Ganapathi, Policing Intimate Partner Violence: Curbing Abuse or Shifting it?Apr 18Michael McKelligott, Household Hygienic Infrastructure and Infectious Disease Mortality: Evidence from the 'New Public Health' and the Spanish FluApr 25Felicity Zhang, Social Learning among PhysiciansApr 25Peizan Sheng, Sensitivity of Formula Instruments to Shock DesignMay 2Brian Curran, Misleading Estimates from Nonlinear Models with a Binary OutcomeMay 2Matt Stadnicki, What Effect Does the Child Tax Credit Have on College Attendance? Evidence from IRS Tax DataMay 9Neila Kerkebane, The Legacy of Slavery in Eastern Nigeria: The Impact of Being a Descendent of Ohu, Enslaved People on Socioeconomic MobilityMay 9Sofia Gallo, Informal Markets for MedicineBarbara WilliamsEmail barbaraw@uchicago.eduSteans Professor in Educational PolicySteven Durlauf Steven Durlauf’s research spans many topics in microeconomics and macroeconomics. His most important substantive contributions involve the areas of poverty, inequality and economic growth.