COVID-19 and Health Outcomes
Organized by Marcella Alsan, Maria Polyakova, and Kosali I. Simon
Supported by the National Institute on Aging
June 24, 2022
on Zoom

Friday, June 24

2:00 pm

Welcome

2:05 pm

Demons of Density: Do Higher-Density Environments Put People at Greater Risk of Contagious Disease?

Sherry A. Glied, New York University and NBER
Renata Howland, New York University
Ingrid Ellen, New York University

2:30 pm

Does SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Testing Prevent COVID-19 Transmission? Evidence from the US Nursing Home Industry

Brian McGarry, University of Rochester and NBER
Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Michael L. Barnett, Harvard University

2:55 pm

Break

3:05 pm

Vaccination Policy, Delayed Care, and Health Expenditures

Erkmen G. Aslim, University of Vermont
Wei Fu, University of Louisville
Chia-Lun Liu, Analysis Group
Erdal Tekin, American University and NBER

3:30 pm

Social Isolation and Delayed Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Era

Sumedha Gupta, Indiana University
Kate Bundorf, Duke University and NBER
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
Coady Wing, Indiana University

3:55 pm

Break

4:05 pm

The Evolution of Excess Deaths in the United States During the First Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic

Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER

4:30 pm

When Nurses Travel: Labor Supply Responses to Peak Demand for Nurses

Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Avi Zenilman, Yale University

4:55 pm

Closing Remarks

5:00 pm

Adjourn