Friday, October 22

11:00 am

Hedging and Competition

Erasmo Giambona, Syracuse University
Anil Kumar, Aarhus University
Gordon M. Phillips, Dartmouth College and NBER

Discussant:
David S. Scharfstein, Harvard University and NBER

11:45 am

Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulatory Frictions and Cross-Subsidies

Sangmin Oh, Columbia University
Ishita Sen, Harvard University
Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Katherine R.H. Wagner, University of British Columbia

12:30 pm

Break

1:00 pm

Dynamic Pricing Regulation and Welfare in Insurance Markets

Naoki Aizawa, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Ami Ko, Georgetown University

Discussant:
Daniel Gottlieb, London School of Economics

1:45 pm

Conflicting Interests and the Effect of Fiduciary Duty — Evidence from Variable Annuities

Mark L. Egan, Harvard University and NBER
Shan Ge, New York University
Johnny Tang, Cornell University

Discussant:
Vivek Bhattacharya, Northwestern University and NBER

2:30 pm

Break

2:45 pm

The Effect of Insurance Telematics and Financial Penalties on Market-wide Moral Hazard

Marco Cosconati, Bank of Italy and IVASS

Discussant:
Yizhou Jin, University of Toronto

(this presentation will not be live-streamed and the paper is not available to download)

3:30 pm

Adjourn

Friday, October 29

Joint with Public Economics

11:00 am

Reducing Ordeals through Automatic Enrollment: Evidence from a Health Insurance Exchange

Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER
Myles Wagner, Ohio State University

11:40 am

Ambulance Taxis

Paul J. Eliason, University of Utah and NBER
Riley J. League, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jetson Leder-Luis, Boston University and NBER
Ryan C. McDevitt, Duke University and NBER
James W. Roberts, Duke University and NBER

12:20 pm

Break

12:40 pm

Lunch Talk

1:30 pm

Group discussions

2:10 pm

Break

2:30 pm

Rationing Medicine Through Bureaucracy: Authorization Restrictions in Medicare

Zarek C. Brot-Goldberg, University of Chicago and NBER
Samantha Burn, Harvard University
Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER
Boris Vabson, Harvard University

3:10 pm

A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Abe Dunn, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Adam Shapiro, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Daniel J. Sonnenstuhl, University of Chicago
Pietro Tebaldi, Columbia University and NBER

3:50 pm

Break

4:10 pm

Firms and Unemployment Insurance Take-Up

Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University and NBER
Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University

4:50 pm

Opportunity Unraveled: Private Information and the Missing Markets for Financing Human Capital (slides)

Daniel Herbst, University of Arizona
Nathaniel Hendren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

5:30 pm

Adjourn


	Friday, October 22
11:00 am	Hedging and Competition Erasmo Giambona, Syracuse University Anil Kumar, Aarhus University Gordon M. Phillips, Dartmouth College and NBER Discussant: David S. Scharfstein, Harvard University and NBER
11:45 am	Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulatory Frictions and Cross-Subsidies Sangmin Oh, Columbia University Ishita Sen, Harvard University Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Discussant: Katherine R.H. Wagner, University of British Columbia
12:30 pm	Break
1:00 pm	Dynamic Pricing Regulation and Welfare in Insurance Markets Naoki Aizawa, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER Ami Ko, Georgetown University Discussant: Daniel Gottlieb, London School of Economics
1:45 pm	Conflicting Interests and the Effect of Fiduciary Duty — Evidence from Variable Annuities Mark L. Egan, Harvard University and NBER Shan Ge, New York University Johnny Tang, Cornell University Discussant: Vivek Bhattacharya, Northwestern University and NBER
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	The Effect of Insurance Telematics and Financial Penalties on Market-wide Moral Hazard Marco Cosconati, Bank of Italy and IVASS Discussant: Yizhou Jin, University of Toronto
	(this presentation will not be live-streamed and the paper is not available to download)
3:30 pm	Adjourn
	Friday, October 29
	Joint with Public Economics
11:00 am	Reducing Ordeals through Automatic Enrollment: Evidence from a Health Insurance Exchange Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER Myles Wagner, Ohio State University
11:40 am	Ambulance Taxis Paul J. Eliason, University of Utah and NBER Riley J. League, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jetson Leder-Luis, Boston University and NBER Ryan C. McDevitt, Duke University and NBER James W. Roberts, Duke University and NBER
12:20 pm	Break
12:40 pm	Lunch Talk
1:30 pm	Group discussions
2:10 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Rationing Medicine Through Bureaucracy: Authorization Restrictions in Medicare Zarek C. Brot-Goldberg, University of Chicago and NBER Samantha Burn, Harvard University Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER Boris Vabson, Harvard University
3:10 pm	A Denial a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Abe Dunn, Bureau of Economic Analysis Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER Adam Shapiro, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Daniel J. Sonnenstuhl, University of Chicago Pietro Tebaldi, Columbia University and NBER
3:50 pm	Break
4:10 pm	Firms and Unemployment Insurance Take-Up Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University and NBER Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University
4:50 pm	Opportunity Unraveled: Private Information and the Missing Markets for Financing Human Capital (slides) Daniel Herbst, University of Arizona Nathaniel Hendren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
5:30 pm	Adjourn