TAPES conference on income taxation.

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The NBER's Trans-Adantic Public Economics Seminar tackled the topic of income taxation this year. The group met on June 12 and 13 at the Paris School of Economics. Conference organizers Roger H. Gordon, University of California, San Diego and NBER, and Thomas Piketty, Par/s School of Economics, chose the following papers to discuss:

Hanming Fang, Duke University and NBER, and Daniel Silverman, University of Michigan and NBER, "Time Inconsistency and Welfare Program Participation: Evidence from the NLSY"

Discussants: Raj Chetty, University of California, Berkley and NBER, and Helena Skyt Nielsen, University of Aarhus

Justine S. Hastings and Ebonya L. Washington, Yale University and NBER, "The First of the Month Effect: New Evidence for the Optimal Timing of Food Stamp Benefits

Discussants: Nada Eissa, Georgetown University and NBER, and Camille Landais, Paris School of Economics

Marieke Huysentruit, London School of Economics, and Eva Lefevere, University of Antwerp, "Child Benefit Support and Method of Payment: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Belgium"

Discussants: Eric Maurin, Paris School of Economics, and Marc Gurgand, Paris School of Economics

David Neumark, University of California, Irvine and NBER, and William Wascher, Federal Reserve Board, "Does a Higher Minimum Wage Enhance the Effectiveness of The Earned Income Tax Credit?" Discussants: James M. Poterba, MIT and NBER, and Paul Bingley University of Aarhus

Paul Bingley, and Ian Walker, University of Warwick "The Labor Supply Response to In-Work and In-Kind Transfer Reforms in the UK"

Discussants: Martin Feldstein, Harvard University and NBER, and David Neumark

Gabrielle Fack and Camille Landais, Paris School of Economics, "Are Fiscal Incentives Towards Charitable Giving Efficient? Evidence from France"

Discussants: Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University and NBER, and Daniel Silverman

Eric Maurin, and Dominique Goux, DARES, "Preschooling and Female Labor Supply"

Discussants: Amalia Miller, University of Virginia, and Thomas Piketty

Helena Skyt Nielsen and Torben Sorensen, University of Aarhus, and Christopher Taber, University of Wisconsin and NBER, "Estimating the Effect of Student Aid on College Enrollment: Evidence from a Government Grant Policy Reform"

Discussants: Marieke Huysentruit, London School of Economics, and Julien Grenet, Paris School of Economics

Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia, and Lei Zhang, Clemson University, "The Effects of Welfare Reform on the Academic Performance of Children in Low-Income Families"

Discussants: Ebonya Washington and Gabrielle Fack

Raj Chetty and Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley and NBER...