时间：12月20日（周五）13：30-15：00

地点：北京大学经济学院606教室

主持人：赵耀辉、雷晓燕、张丹丹、秦雪征、王耀璟、袁野

主讲人：Jillian Carr (Assistant Professor of Economics at Purdue University)

题目: Hungry for Success? SNAP Timing, SAT Scores, and College Attendance

报告摘要:

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly nutritional assistance to nearly 1 in 4 children each year. Previous research has documented that families increase expenditures right after SNAP receipt and subsequently decrease consumption throughout the benefit month, creating periods in which many children may go without food. Despite the fact that adequate nutrition is an important factor in academic focus and achievement, little is known about how the timing of benefit transfers can affect student outcomes. In this paper, we analyze how this monthly cyclicality in food availability affects high-stakes test scores and college attendance for high school students. We find that taking the SAT while hungry reduces math and verbal scores by over 10 points and may lead to reductions in the probability of attending a 4-year college.

主讲人简介：

Jillian Carr is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. She received my PhD from Texas A&M University and BA from Rhodes College in economics and math. Her research fields are applied microeconomics and labor economics, and her current research is on the economics of crime, urban economics and law and economics. She’s studied a variety of topics including Section 8 Housing Vouchers, the effect of juvenile curfews on gun violence, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps). She has published in journals such as Health Economics and Review of Economics and Statistics.