November 17-18, 2022 · In-Person at the University of Chicago

Rohit and Harvanit Kumar Conference on Early Childhood Development: Economic Theory and Data

PHOTOS

Rohit and Harvanit Kumar Conference on Early Childhood Development: Economic Theory and Data

ORGANIZERS

Flavio Cunha, Rice University
James Heckman, University of Chicago
Matt Wiswall, University of Wisconsin

This conference, held November 17-18, 2022, was hosted by James Heckman, Flavio Cunha, and Matt Wiswall, and sponsored through a gift from Rohit and Harvanit Kumar to the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) at the University of Chicago.

A hybrid format accommodated both in-person and virtual participation.

LOCATION

David Rubenstein Forum, 9th Floor
1201 E 60th Street, Chicago, IL

Thursday, November 17, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | (Optional) Lunch – 1st floor dining room

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Child Development in Parent-Child Interactions

Presenter: Avner Seror, Aix Marseille School of Economics

1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Break

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Dynamic Spatial Competition in Early Education: an Equilibrium Analysis of the Preschool Market in Pennsylvania

Presenter: Pierre Bodéré, New York University

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. | On the Spatial Determinants of Educational Access

Presenter: Francesco Agostinelli, University of Pennsylvania

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Break – PM Snacks Served

3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Understanding and Measuring Heterogeneity in Cognitive Development

Presenter: Isabelle Brocas, University of Southern California

4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | Childcare and Parenting as Skill Determinants: Evidence from a Large-scale Trial of an Early Childhood Education Program

Presenter: Jorge Luis Garcia, Clemson University

6:00 p.m. | Conference Reception – City View Prefunction

6:30 p.m. | Conference Dinner – City View Room

Friday, November 18, 2022

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast – 8th floor lounge      

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Early Childhood Interventions in India: Home Visiting and Preschool

Presenter: Costas Meghir, Yale University

10:35 – 11:35 a.m. | Interactions as Investments: The Microdynamics and Measurement of Early Childhood Learning

Presenter: Jin Zhou, University of Chicago

11:35 – 11:50 a.m. | Break – AM Snacks Served

11:55 a.m – 12:55 p.m | The Timing of Parental Job Displacement and Child Development

Presenter: Kjell Salvannes, Norwegian School of Economics

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch – 1st floor dining room

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Early Childhood Care and Cognitive Development

Presenter: Matt Wiswall, University of Wisconsin

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Household Labor Supply, Child Development and Childcare Policies in the United States

Presenter: Ewout Verriest, Penn State University

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | The Macroeconomic Consequences of Early Childhood Development Policies

Presenter: Diego Daruich, University of Southern California

5:00 p.m. | Conference Adjourns