National Bureau of Economic Research

Conference on the Economics of Aging

David A. Wise, Organizer

May 10-13, 2007

The Boulders

34631 North Tom Darlington Drive

Carefree, Arizona

Draft Program

Thursday, May 10
7:00 PM	Reception and Dinner
Friday, May 11
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM	James Poterba, MIT and NBER
	Steven Venti, Dartmouth College and NBER
	David Wise, Harvard University and NBER
	The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement
	Discussant: Robert Willis, University of Michigan
(9:25)	John Beshears, Harvard University
	James Choi, Yale University and NBER
	David Laibson, Harvard University and NBER
	Brigitte Madrian, University of Chicago and NBER
	Does Automatic Enrollment Eliminate the Need for Matching?
	Discussant:
10:20 AM	Coffee Break
10:40 AM	Florian Heiss
	Daniel McFadden, University of California – Berkeley and NBER
	Joachim Winter
	Mind the Gap! Consumer Perceptions and Choices of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
	Discussant: Amy Finkelstein, MIT and NBER
(11:35)	David Cutler
	Edward Glaeser
	Peer Effects and Smoking [working title]
	Discussant: Arie Kapteyn, RAND Corporation
12:30 PM	Lunch
2:30 PM	Anne Case, Princeton University and NBER
	Height, Health, and Cognitive Function among the Elderly
	Discussant:
3:25	Angus Deaton, Princeton University and NBER
	Esther Duflo, MIT and NBER
	Paper I - TBD
4:20 PM	Angus Deaton, Princeton University and NBER
	Esther Duflo, MIT and NBER
	Paper II - TBD
	Discussant: Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
5:15 PM	Adjourn
Saturday, May 12
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM	John Shoven, Stanford University and NBER
	Trends in Work and Retirement Behavior [working title]
	Discussant: Erzo Luttmer, Harvard University and NBER
9:25	Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University and NBER
	Alan Garber, Stanford University and NBER
	Thomas MaCurdy, Stanford University and NBER
	[author 4 – med student]
	Disability and Medicare Costs [working title]
	Discussant:
10:20 AM	Coffee Break
10:40 AM	David Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
	Adriana Lleras-Muney
	Education and Disability: Disease Prevalence or Disease Management
	Discussant: Anne Case, Princeton University and NBER
11:35	Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
	How People with Different Educational Backgrounds Respond to Health Conditions
	Discussant: Edward Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
12:30 PM	Lunch Break
2:30 PM	James Banks,
	James Smith, RAND Corporation
	Arie Kapteyn, RAND Corporation
	Arthur van Soest
	Transitions during the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Experience
	Discussant: Mike Hurd, RAND Corporation and NBER
(3:25)	James Banks, Institute for Fiscal Studies (UK)
	Richard Blundell,
	James Smith, RAND Corporation
	Downsizing of Housing in the US and UK
	Discussant: Steven Venti, Dartmouth College and NBER
4:20 PM	Break
4:35 PM	Axel Boersch-Supan, University of Mannheim and NBER
	Work Disability, Health, and Incentive Effects
	Discussant: Robert Willis, University of Michigan
5:30 PM	Adjourn
Sunday, May 13
	Depart