CEPRA-NBER on Aging and Health
Organized by fabrizio.mazzonna, Jonathan S. Skinner, and Massimo Filippini
June 1-3, 2017
USI Executive Center, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
Thursday, June 1
9:00 - 10:00 pm
Welcome drinks, Hotel Seegarten
Friday, June 2
8:30 am
Introduction to the Workshop
9:00 am

The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth, the Labor Force and Productivity

Nicole Maestas, Harvard University and NBER
Kathleen Mullen, University of Oregon and NBER
David Powell, RAND Corporation

Discussant:
Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and NBER
9:50 am

Family Health Behaviors

Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Torben Heien Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Discussant:
Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and NBER
10:40 am
Coffee break
11:10 am

Sunset Time and the Economic Effects of Social Jetlag: Evidence from US Time Zone Borders

Fabrizio Mazzonna, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana
Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and NBER

Discussant:
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
12:00 noon

Predicting the Impact of Hospital Closures on Patient Outcomes

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

Discussant:
Owen O'Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam
12:50 pm
Lunch
1:50 pm

The Housing Crisis of the Late 2000s and Causal Paths between Health and Socioeconomic Status

Florian Heiss, University of Duesseldorf
Daniel L. McFadden, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Lauren Scarpati, University of Southern California
Joachim Winter, University of Munich
Amelie C. Wuppermann, University of Bayreuth

Discussant:
Jurgen Maurer, Université de Lausanne
2:40 pm

Estimating the Value of Public Insurance Using Complementary Private Insurance

Marika Cabral, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Mark R. Cullen, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
3:30 pm
Social event and dinner
Saturday, June 3
8:30 am

The Health Effects of a Nursing Home Admission

Pieter Bakx, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bram Wouterse, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Eddy Van Doorslaer, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Wong, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Discussant:
Francesco Moscone, Brunel University London
9:40 am

Who Can Predict Their Own Demise? Heterogeneity in the Accuracy of Longevity Expectations

Teresa Bago d'Uva, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Owen O'Donnell, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Eddy Van Doorslaer, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Discussant:
Kathleen M. McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
10:20 am
Coffee break
10:50 am

Long-Term Care Insurance and the Family

Corina D. Mommaerts, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER

Discussant:
Joachim Winter, University of Munich
12:30 pm
Lunch and roundtable
2:00 pm
Adjourn