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National Bureau of
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Conference on the
Economics of Aging |
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David A. Wise, Organizer |
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May 9-11, 2013 |
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The Boulders |
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34631 North Tom Darlington Drive |
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Carefree, Arizona |
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PRELIMINARY AGENDA |
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Thursday, May 9 –
Duck Pond |
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7:00
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Reception
and Dinner |
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Friday, May 10 – Sonoran Ballroom A & B |
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8:30
a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00
a.m. |
Angus
Deaton, Princeton University and NBER |
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Arthur
Stone, Stony Brook University |
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Grandpa and the Snapper: the Well-Being of the
Elderly Who Live with Children |
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Discussant: David Laibson |
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9:50
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James
Poterba, MIT and NBER |
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Steve
Venti, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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David
Wise, Harvard University and NBER |
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The Nexus
of Social Security Benefits, Health, and Wealth at Death |
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Discussant: Jon Skinner |
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10:40
a.m. |
Coffee
Break |
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11:00 a.m. |
David Cutler, Harvard University and
NBER |
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Mary Beth Landrum, Harvard School of
Public Health |
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Evidence for Significant Compression of
Morbidity in the Elderly U.S. Population |
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Discussant: Dan
McFadden |
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11:50 a.m. |
James Banks, Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Elaine Kelly, Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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Jim Smith, RAND Corporation |
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Discussant: Amitabh Chandra |
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12:40
p.m. |
Group
Lunch – spouses are invited |
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Latilla Restaurant |
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2:40 p.m. |
Mike
Hurd, RAND Corporation and NBER |
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Susann
Rohwedder, RAND Corporation |
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Discussant: David Cutler |
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3:30 p.m. |
Arie Kapteyn, University of Southern California |
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Discussant: Steve Venti |
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4:20
p.m. |
Coffee
Break |
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4:40
p.m. |
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard
University and NBER |
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David Malenka, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center |
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Jon
Skinner, Darthmouth College and NBER |
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The Diffusion of New Medical Technology:
The Case of Drug-Eluting Stents |
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Discussant: Jay Battacharya |
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Saturday, May 11 – Sonoran Ballroom A & B |
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00
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Florian Heiss, University of Mainz |
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Daniel
McFadden, University of California, Berkeley and NBER |
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Till
Stowasser, Würzburg |
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Joachim
Winter, University of Munich |
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Understanding the SES Gradient in
Health Among the Elderly: The Role of Childhood Circumstances |
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Discussant: Robert Willis |
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9:50
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John
Beshears, Stanford University and NBER |
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James
Choi, Yale University and NBER |
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David
Laibson, Harvard University and NBER |
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Brigitte
Madrian, Harvard University and NBER |
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Discussant: James Poterba |
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10:40
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Coffee
Break |
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11:10
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Peter
Hudomiet, University of Michigan |
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Gabor
Kezdi, Central European University |
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Bob
Willis, University of Michigan & NBER |
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Discussant: John Shoven |
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12:00
p.m. |
Lunch
Break |
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2:00
p.m. |
Axel
Boersch-Supan, MEA and NBER |
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Discussant: Elaine Kelly |
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2:50
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Esther
Duflo, MIT and NBER |
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Abhijit Banerjee, MIT and NBER |
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Discussant: Amitabh Chandra |
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3:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Sunday, May 12 |
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Depart |