Economics of Aging Program Meeting
Organized by Kathleen M. McGarry, Kosali I. Simon, and Jonathan S. Skinner
March 7, 2025
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02142
Author: 20 minutes, Discussant: 10 minutes, Q&A: 15 minutes
Friday, March 7
8:15am
Continental Breakfast
8:45am
Introduction
8:50 am

Changes in Elderly Health and Longevity in the US: Implications for Health Care Spending and Entitlement Design

Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Discussant:
Kate Bundorf, Duke University and NBER
9:35 am

Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry

John Griffin, University of Texas at Austin
Alex Priest, University of Rochester

Discussant:
Jetson Leder-Luis, Boston University and NBER
10:20am
Break
10:40 am

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:
Corina Mommaerts, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
11:25 am

Privatizing Government-Sponsored Health Insurance: Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare

Zarek Brot, University of Chicago and NBER
Yalun Su, University of Chicago
Boris Vabson, Harvard University

Discussant:
Marika Cabral, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
12:10pm
Lunch, Charles Room, Royal Sonesta Hotel
12:55 pm

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit Expansions and Participation among Older Adults

De Fen Hsu, North Carolina State University
Melissa McInerney, Tufts University and NBER
Melinda S. Morrill, North Carolina State University and NBER

Discussant:
Chloe N. East, University of Colorado Denver and NBER
1:40pm
Break
1:50 pm

Long-Run Intergenerational Effects of Social Security

Daniel K. Fetter, Dartmouth College and NBER
Lee Lockwood, University of Virginia and NBER
Paul Mohnen, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Discussant:
Jessica Van Parys, Hunter College of the City University of New York and NBER
2:35pm
Break
2:45 pm

Retention or Regressivity? The Empirical Effects of 401(k) Vesting Schedules

Aaron S. Goodman, Vanguard
Guillermo Carranza, Yale University

Discussant:
Taha Choukhmane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
3:30pm
Adjourn