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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

SI 2013 Health Economics

Michael Grossman and Theodore J. Joyce, Organizers

July 22-23, 2013

Hotel Marlowe
Muse Ballroom
25 Edwin H. Land Blvd.
Cambridge, Massachusetts


PROGRAM

 

MONDAY, JULY 22:

12:00 n

Lunch


1:00 pm


Naci H. Mocan, Louisiana State University and NBER
Colin Cannonier, Belmont University
Empowering Women Trough Education: The Case of Sierra Leone

2:00 pm

Break


2:15 pm


Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon
Punishment and Deterrence: Evidence from Drunk Driving


3:15 pm


Break


3:30 pm


Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
Manisha Shah, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Decriminalizing Prostitution: Surprising Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health

4:30 pm

Adjourn


TUESDAY, JULY 23:

8:30 am

Coffee and Pastries


9:00 am


Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER
Recessions, Healthy No More?

10:00 am

Break


10:15 am


David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
Abby Friedman, Harvard University
Explaining the Education Gradient in Smoking: The Impact of Advertising and Information on Smoking Behaviors

11:15 am

Break


11:30 am


Kelly Ragan, Stockholm School of Economics
Sex and the Single Girl

12:30 pm

Lunch and Adjourn