Aging and Health
Organized by Fabrizio Mazzonna, Kathleen M. McGarry, and Jonathan S. Skinner
June 14-16, 2025
Lugano, Switzerland
Sunday, June 15
9:10am
Welcome
9:15am

Variation in Risk Factor Control in 14 OECD Countries
David Cutler, Harvard University
Ralph Lawton, Harvard Univeristy

Discussant: Joachim Winter, University of Munich
10:10am
Break
10:25am

Knowledge Growth and Specialization: Evidence from Oncologists 
Maya Lozinski, University of Chicago

Discussant: Mary Beth Landrum, Harvard University
11:20am
Break
11:30 AM

Intergenerational Correlation in Mortality: The Role of Chronic Conditions

Dan Zeltzer, University of California, Berkeley
Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Joseph Rashba, Clalit Research Institute
Nicholas Scott-Hearn, Stanford University
Ran D. Balicer, Ben Gurion University

Discussant:
Torben Heien Nielsen, University of Copenhagen
12:25pm
Lunch
1:25 PM

Insurance Choice and Private Information: Does Knowing Lead to Acting?

Jannis Stöckel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Bram Wouterse, Radboudumc
Pieter Bakx, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Discussant:
Angelique Acquatella, Toulouse School of Economics
2:30 PM

Gender Disparities in Heart Disease: Individual and Provider Behavior

Franziska Valder, Unversity of Copenhagen
Mette Gørtz, University of Copenhagen

Discussant:
Adriana Lleras-Muney, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
3:45pm
Afternoon Activity and Dinner
Monday, June 16
9:00 AM

The Long-run Effect of Air Pollution on Survival

Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
Julian Reif, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER

Discussant:
Stephanie von Hinke, University of York
9:55am
Break
10:10 AM

The Long-Term Impact of Medicare’s Introduction on Adult Mortality

Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Adriana Lleras-Muney, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Joseph Price, Brigham Young University and NBER
Dahai Yue, University of Maryland, College Park

Discussant:
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
11:05am
Break
11:20am

Does Stricter Disability Screening Lead to Improved Targeting on Long-term Health and Employment Outcomes?
Chiara Campana, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Pierre Koning, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, IZA and TI
Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, TI, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, IZA

Discussant: Fabrizio Mazzonna, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana
 
12:15pm
Lunch
1:15 PM

The Protective Effects of a Healthy Spouse: Medicare as the Family Member of Last Resort

Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Tal Gross, Boston University and NBER
Alex Hoagland, University of Toronto
Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER

Discussant:
Elena Bassoli, ETH
2:10 PM

Survivors' Mental Health and the Protective Role of Income Stability

Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Astrid Sophi, Fugleholm Torben Heien Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Discussant:
Sarah Eichmeyer, Bocconi University
3:15pm
Adjourn