Economics of Aging Program Meeting
Organized by Kathleen M. McGarry and Jonathan S. Skinner
April 22, 2022
Cambridge, MA and on Zoom.us

Friday, April 22

8:45 am

Coffee and Pastries

9:15 am

The Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Dementia on Preventive Care Utilization and Health Behaviors

Zhuoer Lin, Yale University
Xi Chen, Yale University and NBER

10:00 am

Break

10:15 am

Mortality Effects of Healthcare Supply Shocks: Evidence Using Linked Deaths and Electronic Health Records (slides)

Engy Ziedan, Tulane University
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
Coady Wing, Indiana University

11:00 am

Break

11:15 am

Understanding Adult Children's Labor Supply Responses to Parents' Long-Term Care Needs

Kuan-Ming Chen, National Taiwan University
Ming-Jen Lin, National Taiwan University

12:00 noon

Lunch

1:00 pm

Recessions and Retirement: New Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Courtney Coile, Wellesley College and NBER
Haiyi Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1:45 pm

Break

2:00 pm

Who Benefits from Retirement Saving Incentives in the US? Evidence on Racial Gaps in Retirement Wealth Accumulation

Taha Choukhmane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Jorge Colmenares, Harvard University
Cormac O'Dea, Yale University and NBER
Jonathan L. Rothbaum, U.S. Census Bureau
Lawrence Schmidt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:45 pm

Adjourn