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RECIPIENT GRANTS

National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Cambridge, MA 02138

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Total Grants to National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Total $ Granted: $ 10,451,954
For Years: 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984
# Grants: 78

Grants to National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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Date Amount Purpose Funder
12-30-2004 268,653 Comparing Solutions to America's Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance
Kent Smetters and Jagadeesh Gokahle will assess the long-term fiscal and generational imbalances in the budget of the U.S. government. They will develop an economic model to calculate long-term imbalances in the budget and analyze whether changes in the tax code and in entitlement programs could close or widen the fiscal gap. The project's findings will appear in a series of papers and a book.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-30-2004 8,666 No purpose given. Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002 6,667 No purpose given. Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002 6,667 No purpose given. Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2001 198,000 Taxation and Personal Saving Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000 125,400 Understanding the Burdens, Progressivity, and Disincentives of the U.S. Fiscal System
Laurence Kotlikoff will attempt to measure the lifetime burdens and benefits of tax and transfer policies andLaurence Kotlikoff (sic) will attempt to measure the lifetime burdens and benefits of tax and transfer policies and programs in the United States. He will construct a model to measure the lifetime tax burdens and benefit payments that people can expect to experience. The project’s findings will be publishedin a report and academic journals.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000 407,278 Effects of High-Poverty Neighborhoods on Youth
Lawrence Katz will direct an experimental evaluation of the Moving to Opportunity program. He will conduct a follow-up survey of adolescents five years after their families participated in an experimental housing voucher program designed to move families from public housing projects in high-poverty neighborhoods to middle-income neighborhoods. The project’s findings will be published in scholarly journals.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000 100,000 A research project on Mexican immigration to the United States, directed by Prof. George Borjas John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
5-10-2000 200,000 To support the 1999 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999 131,000 Means Tested Welfare Programs in the United States
Robert Moffitt will commission research and convene a meeting to analyze how the means testing of welfare programs affects the incentives of program recipients to work, save, and consume. The commissioned research will review and synthesize the existing evidence on the impact of means-tested welfare programs on recipients and offer policy prescriptions for how some of the negative incentives created by these programs could be reduced.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999 152,209 Is Making Divorce Easier Bad for Children?
Jonathan Gruber will examine if laws making divorces easier to obtain have affected family and child functioning. He will examine changes in family living patterns and the well-being of both adultsand children in states that have changed their laws governing divorce.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998 96,000 No purpose given Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-1998 77,414 Information Asymmetry in the Market for Child Care
Naci Mocan will research and write a series of papers on how people assess the quality of child care. He will compare parental assessments of their children’s child care centers with assessments accorded the same centers by professionals concerned with improving child development.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
7-29-1998 200,000 To support the 1998 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1997 88,000 Simulating the Economic Effects of Privatizing Social Security in Light of the Demographic Transition
This grant supports the creation of a simulation model that will enable policy makers to measure the long-term impact that changes in demography will have on Social Security. Lawrence Kotlikoff will enhance an existing simulation model so that it can extend the projections currently used by the Social Security Administration beyond a 75-year time horizon and simulate the impact of how proposals to reform Social Security would be affected by a wide range of economic conditions.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997 120,000 The Incentive and Distributional Effects of Income and Payroll Taxation
This grant supports research on the incentive and distributional effects of federal income and payroll taxes. James Poterba will construct a data set that will enable researchers to measure the effects of recent changes in the income tax and measure the combined burden of both income and payroll taxes. A set of research papers that will utilize the data set will be presented at a conference and published as a book.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997 100,100 An Economic Analysis of Risky Behavior Among Youth
This grant supports research on the relationship between public policy and risk-taking behavior among youth. Jonathan Gruber will commission papers by a series of experts on various types of youth behavior, such as alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and early sexual activity. The papers will be presented at a conference and published as an edited volume.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997 75,000 no description given Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-9-1997 50,000 To support the 1997 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
10-19-1997 50,000 To support the 1997 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
9-9-1997 50,000 To support the 1997 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-9-1997 50,000 To support the 1997 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1996 120,000 The Incentive and Distributional Effects of Income and Payroll Taxation
This grant supports research on the incentive and distributional effects of federal income and payroll taxes. The project will construct a data set that will enable researchers to measure the effects of recent changes in the income tax and the combined burden of both income and payroll taxes. A set of research papers that will utilize the data set will be presented at a conference and published as a book.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-29-1996 200,000 To support the 1996 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
10-29-1996 37,500 To support a project on tax policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-29-1996 37,500 To support a project on tax policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1995 86,000 EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND STUDY Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-1995 108,500 Privatization of Social Security
This grant supports a project that examines the future of Social Security and develops possible reform proposals. The project will organize two research conferences and commission papers on a wide variety of topics related to Social Security privatization, including the experiences of foreign countries and the challenges of implementing similar policy reforms in the United States. The papers will be published as a series of NBER Working Papers.		 Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995 100,000 A research project on the economic and social impact of immigration John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
10-29-1995 37,500 To support a project on tax policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-19-1995 50,000 To support a study of monetary policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-9-1995 200,000 To support the 1995 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-27-1995 37,500 To support a project on tax policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-5-1995 50,000 To support a study of monetary policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1994 50,000 The Tax Analysis Project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1994 50,000 ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECT Sarah Scaife Foundation
7-19-1994 50,000 To support a study of monetary policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
6-29-1994 200,000 To support the 1994 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-28-1994 75,000 To support a project on tax policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-29-1994 50,000 To support a study of monetary policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1993 75,000 The Tax Analysis Project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1993 100,000 Research projects on health care policy John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
6-8-1993 200,000 To support the 1993 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-29-1993 75,000 To support the tax analysis research project The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1992 100,000 ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECT Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-1992 75,000 To support the Tax Analysis Project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1992 92,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
8-13-1992 50,000 To support a research project on monetary policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-1-1992 200,000 To support the 1992 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-12-1992 50,000 To support a research project on monetary policy The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1991 184,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
9-15-1991 50,000 To support a research project on monetary policy. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-30-1991 225,000 To support its summer institute. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1990 50,000 PROJECT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-1990 276,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
7-30-1990 225,000 To support it's summer institute. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1989 50,000 ECONOMIC GROWTH RESEARCH Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-1989 100,000 To support a research project on the rate of savings in the United States and other nations John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1989 52,500 To support the John M. Olin Visiting Scholars Program and research on capital formation John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1989 276,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1989 184,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
3-21-1989 200,000 1989 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1988 50,000 Conferences and Research on Economic Growth Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-1988 52,500 To support the John M. Olin Visiting Scholars Program and research on capital formation John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1988 184,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
3-29-1988 150,000 Research on economic policies and macroeconomic performance. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1987 105,000 To support the John M. Olin Visiting Scholars Program and research on capital formation John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1987 480,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-22-1987 250,000 1988 Summer Institute. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
6-10-1987 250,000 Support of summer institute 1987-88 program. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-12-1987 150,000 Support of research in the proposal, "Economic Policies and Macroeconomic Performance". The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1986 210,000 To support the John M. Olin Visiting Scholars and research on capital formation John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1986 480,000 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
7-14-1986 250,000 Grant to support 1986 Summer Institute The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-31-1986 150,000 Research on "Economic Policies and Macro-economic Performance". The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1985 100,000 To support a study of government budget and the private economy John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1985 500,400 To support the John M. Olin Fellowship Program in Economics John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1984 100,000 To support a project on the government budget and the private economy John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.

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