Health Economics Program Meeting
Organized by Michael Grossman and Theodore J. Joyce
April 17, 2015
NBER

Friday, April 17

8:30 am

Does Education Reduce Teen Fertility?

Philip DeCicca, Ball State University and NBER
Harry Krashinsky, University of Toronto

9:45 am

Testing for Changes in the SES-Mortality Gradient when the Distribution of Education Changes Too

Thomas Goldring, Georgia State University
Fabian Lange, McGill University and NBER
Seth Richards-Shubik, Johns Hopkins University and NBER

11:00 am

The Impact of a Natural Disaster on the Incidence of Fetal Losses and Pregnancy Outcomes

Elaine M. Liu, Georgia State University and NBER
Jin-Tan Liu, National Taiwan University and NBER
Hazel Tseng, University of Houston

1:00 pm

Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis

Mark L. Egan, Harvard University and NBER
Tomas Philipson, University of Chicago and NBER

2:15 pm

Wet Laws, Drinking Establishments, and Crime

D. Mark Anderson, Montana State University and NBER
Benjamin Crost, University of Calgary
Daniel I. Rees, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

3:15 pm

The Effects of Tobacco Control Policies on Tobacco Products, Tar, and Nicotine Consumption: Evidence from Household Panel Data

Chad D. Cotti, Michigan State University
Erik Nesson, Wake Forest University and NBER
Nathan Tefft