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Economics of Chronic Disease
Organized by Christopher S. Carpenter and Maria Polyakova
Supported by
the National Institute on Aging
April 24, 2026
Zoom
Times are Eastern Standard Time
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1:10 PM
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Wealth and Health Across America: Two Decades of Evidence from Medicare
David Molitor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
Guilherme Amorim, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Maria Polyakova, Stanford University and NBER
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1:30PM
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Health Shocks as Drivers of Persistent Change in Health Behaviors
Jannis Stöckel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Pieter Bakx, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bram Wouterse, Radboud University
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2:00PM
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Patient Peer Effects: Evidence from Nursing Home Room Assignments
Alden Cheng, National Bureau of Economic Research
Martin B. Hackmann, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
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2:20PM
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Living with Dementia: Mental Health and Mortality Effects on Spouses
Onur Altındağ, Bentley University
Anders Barstad, The Danish Center for Social Science Research (VIVE)
Jane Greve, The Danish Center for Social Science Research (VIVE)
Yulya Truskinovsky, Syracuse University and NBER
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2:50PM
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Overlabeling: Causal Evidence from a Top Medication
Manuel Hoffmann, University of California, Irvine
Zoey Chopra, University of Michigan
Hsu-Hang Yeh, Stanford University
Elizabeth A. McAninch, Stanford University
Pascal Geldsetzer, Stanford University
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3:10PM
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Weighing the Impacts of GLP-1s: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From Provider Adoption
Sam Bock, Duke University
Jasmin Moshfegh, Imperial College London
Jonathan Zhang, Duke University and NBER
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3:40PM
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High-Deductible Health Plans and Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care for Adults with Chronic Illness.
Risha Gidwani, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Veronica Yank, University of California, San Francisco
Steven M. Asch, Stanford University
Lane F. Burgette, RAND
Aaron Kofner, RAND Corporation
Alex Peltz, RAND Corporation
Zachary Wagner, University of Southern California
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4:00PM
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Intergenerational Correlation in Mortality: The Role of Chronic Conditions
Dan Zeltzer, University of California, Berkeley
Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Joseph Rashba, Clalit Research Institute
Ran D. Balicer, Ben Gurion University
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4:20PM
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Concluding Remarks and Adjourn
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