Monday, July 22
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Introductions
9:10 am

Targeting Overuse of Home Health Care: Evidence from Multiple Policy Instruments

Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Yunan Ji, Georgetown University and NBER
Neale Mahoney, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
Norma Coe, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
10:00 AM

Alleviating Worker Shortages Through Targeted Subsidies: Evidence from Incentive Payments in Healthcare

Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Andrew Olenski, Lehigh University
Krista J. Ruffini, Georgetown University and NBER
Karen Shen, Johns Hopkins University

Discussant:
Adam Sacarny, Columbia University and NBER
10:50 am
Break
11:10 AM

Health Inequality and Health Types (slides)

Margherita Borella, Universita di Torino
Francisco A. Bullano, University of Minnesota
Mariacristina De Nardi, University of Minnesota and NBER
Benjamin Krueger, Northwestern University
Elena Manresa, New York University

Discussant:
Vince Mor, Brown University
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 PM

Salaries, Pensions, and the Retention of Public-Sector Employees: Evidence from Wisconsin Teachers​

Barbara Biasi, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Dayanand S. Manoli, Georgetown University and NBER
2:05 pm
Break
2:20 PM

Deadwood Labor? The Effects of Eliminating Employment Protection for Older Workers

Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Benjamin Schoefer, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
David G. Seim, Stockholm University

Discussant:
Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER
3:09 pm
The following paper will not be available on YouTube:
3:10 pm

Lessons from the International Long-Term Care Project

Kathleen M. McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 23
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Session on Racial Health Disparities
8:25 am
The following paper will not be available on YouTube:
8:30 AM

Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Black-White Race Gaps in Life Expectancy

Raj Chetty, Harvard University and NBER
Janet Currie, Princeton University and NBER
John N. Friedman, Brown University and NBER
Ines Guix Sauquet, Opportunity Insights
Nathaniel Hendren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Hannes Schwandt, Northwestern University and NBER
Michael Stepner, University of Toronto
Harvey Barnhard, Harvard University
Dhruv Gaur, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tyler Jacobson, University of Chicago
Emma Lee, Harvard University
Ana Sanchez-Chico, Harvard University
Thomas Foster, U.S. Census Bureau
Sonya Porter, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussants:
David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
Jhacova A. Williams, American University

Inequality Amplified: Workplace Stratification and Racial Health Disparities

Kurt J. Lavetti, The Ohio State University and NBER
Long Hong, Arizona State University
Jonathan A. Holmes, Tulane University
Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University and NBER

Discussants:
David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
Jhacova A. Williams, American University
10:10 am
Break
10:30 AM

Links Between Puzzles in Household Finance: Evidence from Employee Benefit Choices

Adam Leive, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Leora Friedberg, University of Virginia
Brent J. Davis, TIAA Institute

Discussant:
John Y. Campbell, Harvard University and NBER
11:20 AM

Subsidizing Medical Spending through the Tax Code: Take-Up and Targeting

Gopi Shah Goda, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
William Gale, Brookings Institution
12:10 pm
Lunch
1:10 PM

Healthcare Provider Bankruptcies

Samuel Antill, Harvard University
Jessica Bai, Harvard University
Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Adrienne Sabety, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
Maggie Shi, University of Chicago and NBER
2:00 PM

Heterogeneity in the Impact of Privatizing Social Health Insurance: Evidence from California’s Medicaid Program (slides)

Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Craig Garthwaite, Northwestern University and NBER
Adelina Yanyue Wang, Stanford University
Sarah Boegl, Stanford University

Discussant:
Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER
2:50 pm
Adjourn