Max Planck/NBER Workshop on Ageing and Health
Organized by Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Fabrizio Mazzonna, and Jonathan S. Skinner
June 7-8, 2018
Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Amalienstraße 33, Munich, Germany
Thursday, June 7
8:50-9:00
Introduction
9:00-9:45

Mechanisms behind Retirement Saving Behavior: Evidence from Administrative and Survey Data

Gopi Shah Goda, The Brookings Institution
Matthew Levy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Colleen Flaherty Manchester, University of Minnesota
Aaron Sojourner, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Joshua Tasoff, Claremont Graduate University

Discussant:
Alessandro Previtero, Indiana University and NBER
9:45-10:30

Genetic Endowments and Wealth Inequality

Nicholas W. Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Kevin Thom, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Daniel Barth, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-11:45

Does Disability Insurance Improve Health and Well-being?

Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and NBER
Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Center for European Economic Research
Felizia Hanemann, Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Discussant:
Lindsay Jacobs, University of Wisconsin - Madison
11:45-12:30

Peer Effects and Retirement Decisions: Evidence from Pension Reform in Germany (slides)

Mary K. Hamman, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Daniela E. Hochfellner, New York University
John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER

Discussant:
Fabrizio Mazzonna, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:15

Does High Healthcare Spending at End of Life Imply Waste? Predictive Modeling Suggests Not Necessarily

Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Sendhil Mullainathan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Ziad Obermeyer, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
14:15-15:00

Targeting with In-kind Transfers: Evidence from Medicaid Home Care

Ethan Lieber, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Lee Lockwood, University of Virginia and NBER

Discussant:
Kathleen M. McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
15:15
Social Event and Dinner
Friday, June 8
8:45-9:30

Identifying Prejudice in Healthcare by Race, Gender, and Age

Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Douglas O. Staiger, Dartmouth College and NBER

Discussant:
Thomas P. Hoe, Cornell University
9:30-10:15

Light at the End of the Tunnel - Unemployment and Mental Health after Age 50

Coen W.A. van de Kraats, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Titus J. Galama, University of Southern California
Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Discussant:
Raphael Guber, Ludwig-Maximilians University
10:15-10:45
Break
10:45--11:30

Using Subjective Conditional Probabilities to Find the Causal Effects of Health, Income, Wealth, and Longevity on Retirement

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

Discussant:
Uwe Sunde, University of Munich
11:30-12:15

Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled

Naoki Aizawa, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Soojin Kim, Georgia State University
Serena Rhee, Chung-Ang University

Discussant:
Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
12:15-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:45

Tightening Disability Screening Or Reducing Disability Benefits? Evidence and Welfare Implications

Andreas Haller, Norwegian School of Economics
Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER
Josef Zweimueller, University of Zurich

Discussant:
Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Center for European Economic Research
13:45-14:30

Pension Reform: Disentangling Retirement and Savings Responses

Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Discussant:
Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and NBER
14:30 pm
Adjourn