Thursday, November 18

2:00 pm

Welcome

2:05 pm

Mortality Rates by College Degree before and during COVID-19

Anne Case, Princeton University and NBER
Angus Deaton, Princeton University and NBER

2:30 pm

Optimal Vaccine Subsidies for Epidemic and Endemic Diseases (slides)

Matthew Goodkin-Gold, Harvard University
Michael Kremer, University of Chicago and NBER
Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
Heidi L. Williams, Dartmouth College and NBER

2:55 pm

Break

3:05 pm

Effects of COVID-19 Shutdowns on Domestic Violence in US Cities

Amalia R. Miller, University of Virginia and NBER
Carmit Segal, University of Zurich
Melissa K. Spencer, University of Richmond

3:30 pm

Nursing Home Use as a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Mortality: Implications for Racial Disparities

Sarah J. Reber, The Brookings Institution
Cyrus M. Kosar, Brown University
Shekinah Fashaw, University of Pennsylvania

3:55 pm

Break

4:05 pm

Early Withdrawal of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance: Effects on Earnings, Employment and Consumption

Arindrajit Dube, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and NBER
Suresh Naidu, Columbia University and NBER
Raymond Kluender, Harvard University
Michael Stepner, University of Toronto

4:15 pm

Are Schools Protective of Health, Even During a Pandemic? The Effects of School Openings During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Health Care Usage

Maria D. Fitzpatrick, Cornell University and NBER
Katharine Sadowski, Cornell University

4:25 pm

Willingness to Pay for Workplace Safety

Felix Koenig, Carnegie Mellon University
Massimo Anelli, Bocconi University

4:35 pm

How Did the COVID-19 Health Care Delivery Disruption Affect Medication Use among People with Chronic Conditions? (slides)

Kate Bundorf, Duke University and NBER
Salama Freed, The George Washington University
Sumedha Gupta, Indiana University
Nancy Allen Lapointe, Duke University
Hailemichael B. Shone, Indiana University
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER

4:45 pm

Q & A and discussion

5:00 pm

Adjourn