COVID-19 and Health Outcomes, Winter 2021
Organized by Jonathan S. Skinner and David M. Cutler
Supported by and by Grant #P01AG005842 from the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on Aging
February 10, 2021
on Zoom.us
Wednesday, February 10
12:15 pm

The Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Unemployment Shock on Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates

Francesco Bianchi, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Giada Bianchi, Harvard Medical School
Dongho Song, Johns Hopkins University
12:45 pm

The Value of Communication During a Pandemic (slides)

Francis Annan, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Belinda Archibong, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
1:15 pm

Pandemic Protocols, Native Health: Health Care Access from American Indian Reservations During COVID-19 (slides)

Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Luis E. Quintero, Johns Hopkins University
Emilia Simeonova, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Social Distancing During a Pandemic: The Role of Friends

Michael Bailey, Facebook
Drew M. Johnston, Meta Platforms, Inc
Martin Koenen, Harvard University
Theresa Kuchler, New York University and NBER
Dominic Russel, Harvard University
Johannes Stroebel, New York University and NBER
2:30 pm

Caregiving in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Well-being of Family Caregivers over 55 in the United States

Yulya Truskinovsky, Syracuse University and NBER
Lindsay Kobayashi, University of Michigan
Jessica Finlay, University of Colorado Boulder
3:00 pm

The Epidemic Within the Pandemic: Drivers of Overdose Deaths During Covid-19

Janet Currie, Yale University and NBER
Molly Schnell, Northwestern University and NBER
Hannes Schwandt, Northwestern University and NBER
Jonathan Zhang, Duke University and NBER
(please note this presentation will not be livestreamed or recorded)
3:30 pm
Adjourn