CEPRA/NBER Workshop on Ageing and Health
Organized by Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Fabrizio Mazzonna, and Jonathan S. Skinner
June 14-15, 2019
Univesità della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
Friday, June 14
8:35 am
Introduction
8:45 am

The Effect of Economic Conditions on the Disability Insurance Program: Evidence from the Great Recession

Nicole Maestas, Harvard University and NBER
Kathleen J. Mullen, University of Oregon and NBER
Alexander Strand, Social Security Administration

Discussant:
Beatrix Eugster, University of St. Gallen
9:35 am

The Two Margin Problem in Insurance Markets

Michael Geruso, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER
Grace McCormack, University of Southern California
Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
W. Bentley MacLeod, Yale University and NBER
10:25 am
Coffee break
10:45 am

Intergenerational Health Mobility: Evidence from Danish Registers

Carsten Berthram Haahr Andersen, Aarhus University

Discussant:
Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
11:35 am

Earnings Capacity of Disability Insurance Recipients (slides)

Silvia Garcia-Mandico, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Pilar García-Gómez, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Anne Gielen, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Owen O'Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Discussant:
Courtney Coile, Wellesley College and NBER
12:25 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm

How Do Primary Care Physicians Affect Patient Care? Evidence from Physician Exits

Jessica N. Van Parys, Hunter College of the City University of New York and NBER
Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER

Discussant:
Nicolas R. Ziebarth, ZEW Mannheim
2:05 pm

Does Hospital Crowding Matter? Evidence from Trauma and Orthopedics in England

Thomas P. Hoe, Cornell University

Discussant:
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
2:55 pm
Coffee break
3:10 pm

Hospital Allocation and the Evolution of Racial and SES Health Disparities

Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Pragya Kakani, Cornell University
Adam Sacarny, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Janet Currie, Yale University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn for hike and dinner
Saturday, June 15
8:45 am

Changing Risk Preferences at Older Ages

James Banks, University of Manchester
Elena Bassoli, ETH
Irene Mammi, University of Venice

Discussant:
Fabrizio Mazzonna, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana
9:35 am

Default Options and Retirement Saving Dynamics

Taha Choukhmane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Discussant:
Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:25 am
Coffee break
10:40 am

Big Data at Work: Age and Labor Productivity in the Service Sector

Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and NBER
Christian Hunkler, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy
Matthias M. Weiss, MEA, Universität Mannheim

Discussant:
Kathleen M. McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
11:30 am

Understanding Physician Decision Making: The Case of Depression Treatment

Janet Currie, Yale University and NBER
W. Bentley MacLeod, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Hendrik Jürges, University of Wuppertal
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:20 pm

Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina

Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
David Molitor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER

Discussant:
Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and NBER
2:10 pm
Adjourn