Thursday, July 28
8:30 am
Coffee and pastries
9:00 am

A Manufactured Tragedy: The Origins and Deep Ripples of the Opioid Epidemic

Carolina Arteaga, University of Toronto
Victoria Barone, University of Notre Dame

Discussant:
Ellen Meara, Harvard University and NBER
9:50 am

Evidence and Lessons on the Health Impacts of Public Health Funding from the Fight against HIV/AIDS

Marcus Dillender, Vanderbilt University and NBER

Discussant:
David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
10:40 am
Break
10:50 am

The Effect of Smoking on Mental Health: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Katherine Meckel, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Katherine P. Rittenhouse, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant:
Frank Schilbach, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
11:40 am

How Do Copayment Coupons Affect Branded Drug Prices and Quantities Purchased?

Leemore Dafny, Harvard University and NBER
Kate Ho, Princeton University and NBER
Edward Kong, Harvard University

Discussant:
Craig Garthwaite, Northwestern University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:10 pm

Maternal and Infant Health Inequality: New Evidence from Linked Administrative Data

Sarah Miller, University of Michigan and NBER
Kate Moulton, Columbia University
Petra Persson, Stanford University and NBER
Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University and NBER
Laura Wherry, New York University and NBER
Gloria Aldana, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussant:
Heather Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
2:00 pm

Information and Disparities in Health Care Quality: Evidence from GP Choice in England

Zach Y. Brown, University of Michigan and NBER
Christopher Hansman, Emory University
Jordan Keener, University of Michigan
Andre F. Veiga, Imperial College London

Discussant:
Maria Polyakova, Stanford University and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 PM

Targeting Precision Medicine: Evidence from Prenatal Testing

Peter Conner, Karolinska Institutet
Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Petra Persson, Stanford University and NBER
Heidi L. Williams, Dartmouth College and NBER

Discussant:
Barton H. Hamilton, Washington University in St Louis
3:50 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 29
8:30 am
Coffee and pastries
9:00 am

Can Price Discrimination Incentivize Behavior Change? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Rebecca Dizon-Ross, University of Chicago and NBER
Ariel D. Zucker, University of California, Santa Cruz

Discussant:
Nicola Lacetera, University of Bologna and NBER
9:50 am

The Productivity of Professions: Evidence from the Emergency Department

David C. Chan Jr, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Yiqun Chen, University of Illinois Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
Anupam Jena, Harvard University and NBER
10:40 am
Break
10:50 am

Racial Concordance and the Quality of Medical Care: Evidence from the Military

Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Michael D. Frakes, Duke University and NBER

Discussant:
Leila Agha, Harvard University and NBER
11:40 am

Market Responses to Vaccine Recommendations

Brandyn F. Churchill, American University
Laura E. Henkhaus, Vanderbilt University
Emily C. Lawler, University of Georgia and NBER

Discussant:
Bradley Shapiro, University of Chicago and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch and Adjourn