War on Poverty Conference

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Gavin Wright discusses Martha Bailey’s paper, “How We Fought the War on Poverty: A Quantitative History.” The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Wright is the William Robertson Coe Professor of American Economic History at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Sean Reardon discusses Sarah Reber’s paper, “The History and Legacy of Title I.” The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Reardon is a Professor of Education and Sociology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Program in Quantitative Education Policy Analysis.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Chloe Gibbs discusses David Frisvold’s paper “‘Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement: An Evaluation of the School Breakfast Program." The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education at the University of Virginia’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy as well as the Curry School of Education.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Greg Duncan discusses Douglas Miller’s paper “Long Run Puzzles in Head Start Research." The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Duncan is an economist and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Education at the University of California, Irvine. He currently serves as chair of a National Research Council’s Institute on Medicine Committee on child research

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Douglas Miller discusses research on Head Start and evaluates some recent study findings. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Miller is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis, a Faculty Affiliate of the UC Davis Center for Poverty Research and a Faculty Research Fellow for the National Bureau of Economic Research.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Sarah Reber discusses the history and legacy of Title 1, the 1965 legislation which sought to improve academic achievement among disadvantaged youth. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Reber is an Associate Professor of Public Policy in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Martha Bailey discusses a quantitative history of the War on Poverty. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Bailey is an Associate Professor of Economics and a Research Associate Professor at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. She is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, at the January 2014 War on Poverty Conference, Hilary Hoynes discusses her research on the food stamp program in the U.S. and the program’s impact over the past 50 years. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Hoynes is a Professor of Public Policy and Economics, and Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a Research Affiliate for the UC Davis Center for Poverty Research and is co-editor of the leading journal in economics, American Economic Review.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Kenneth Chay discusses how the 1966 Fair Labor and Standards Act, which expanded protections to some farm workers and increased the minimum wage, impacted hospital costs, employment and Medicare. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Chay is a Professor of Economics and Community Health at Brown University, as well as a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, James Sullivan discusses the successes of U.S. safety net programs from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society program of the 1960s to the most recent economic recession. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Sullivan is an Associate Professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, and a research affiliate of the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Kent Germany discusses the War on Poverty, the United States budget, and president Lyndon Johnson’s economic vision. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Germany is an Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina and co-host of For The Record, a PBS interview program on politics and history.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Maya Rossin-Slater discusses Hilary Hoynes’ paper “The Impacts of 50 Years of the Food Stamp Program.” The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Rossin-Slater is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, Thesia Garner discusses James Sullivan’s paper “Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession.” The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Garner is a Senior Research Economist in the Division of Price and Index Number Research with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where she has served since 1984.

In this War on Poverty Conference presentation, David Frisvold his research on how the School Breakfast program has impacted student achievement. The Center for Poverty Research hosted the conference at UC Davis on Jan. 9 and 10, 2014. Frisvold is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Iowa.