Aging Program Meeting
Organized by Kathleen M. McGarry and Jonathan S. Skinner
March 29, 2024
NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Friday, March 29
2nd Floor Conference Room, NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Breakfast
Introduction
8:40 am

Impact of Covid-19 On Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Burdens and their Racial Ethnic Disparities

Sumedha Gupta, Indiana University
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
Brea Perry, Indiana University

Discussant:
Gopi Shah Goda, The Brookings Institution
9:30 am

Flexible Retirement and Optimal Taxation

Abdoulaye Ndiaye, New York University

Discussant:
Zhixiu Yu, Louisiana State University
Break
10:40 am

Reallocation and the (In)efficiency of Exit in the US Nursing Home Industry

Andrew Olenski, Lehigh University

Discussant:
Adrienne Sabety, Stanford University and NBER
11:30 am

Identifying Predictors of Dementia up to 20 years in Advance

Péter Hudomiet, RAND Corporation
Michael D. Hurd, RAND and NBER
Susann Rohwedder, RAND

Discussant:
Julie Bynum, University of Michigan
Lunch
1:10 pm

Employer 401(k) Matches for Student Debt Repayment: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?

Vanya Horneff, Goethe University Frankfurt
Raimond Maurer, Goethe University Frankfurt
Olivia S. Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Break
1:50 pm

Education Delays Dementia Onset and Mitigates Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Silvia H. Barcellos, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Leandro Carvalho, University of Southern California
Kenneth Langa, University of Michigan
Sneha Nimmagadda, University of Southern California
Patrick Turley, University of Southern California

Discussant:
Nicholas W. Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
2:40 pm

The Chronic Condition Index: Analyzing Health Inequalities Over the Lifecycle

Kaveh Danesh, University of California, Berkeley
Jonathan T. Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
William D. Parker, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Ellen Meara, Harvard University and NBER
Adjourn