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SI 2026 Workshop on Aging
Organized by David M. Cutler, Kosali I. Simon, and Jonathan S. Skinner July 27-28, 2026 Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,Cambridge, MA |
| Monday, July 27 | |
| 8:30AM |
Coffee and Pastries
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| 9:00AM |
Introductions and Welcome
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| 9:10AM |
The Effect of Annuities on Longevity
Discussant:
Courtney Coile, Wellesley College and NBER |
| 10:00AM |
Break
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| 10:10AM |
Live Longer and Healthier: Impact of Pension Income for Low-Income Retirees
Discussant:
Norma B. Coe, University of Pennsylvania and NBER |
| 11:00AM |
Break
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| 11:10AM |
Long-term Effects of Earlier Retirement on Mental Illness and Cognitive Decline
Discussant:
Pierre-Carl Michaud, HEC Montreal and NBER |
| 12:00PM |
Lunch
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| 1:00PM |
Surveying Counterfactuals: Improving 401(k) Matches Using Hypothetical Choices
Discussant:
Alex Chan, Harvard University and NBER |
| 1:50PM |
Break
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| 2:00PM |
Age-biased Technological Changes |
| 2:20PM |
Pensioners without Borders |
| 2:40PM |
Optimizing Retirement Financial Strategies: Integrating Annuities, Defined Contribution Plans, and Long-Term Care Costs |
| 3:00PM |
Break
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| 3:10PM |
Cognitive Decline and Financial Decision-Making
Discussant:
Jing Li, University of Washington |
| 4:00PM |
Adjourn
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| Tuesday, July 28 | |
| 8:30AM |
Coffee and Pastries
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| 9:00AM |
Demographic Shocks and Health Care: Spillover Effects of the Refugee Crisis on Germany's Aging Population
Discussant:
Joseph J. Doyle Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER |
| 9:50AM |
Break
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| 10:00AM |
Trials Avoid High Risk Patients and Underestimate Drug Harms
Discussant:
Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER |
| 10:50AM |
Break
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| 11:00AM |
Insuring Wisdom: Brokers in the Market for Medicare Advice
Discussant:
Jason Abaluck, Yale University and NBER |
| 11:50AM |
Medi-Cal and Access to Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Randomized Audit Study |
| 12:10PM |
Lunch
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| 1:10PM |
Association Between Documented Dementia Diagnosis and Caregiver Mental Health Among Medicare Enrollees |
| 1:20PM |
Living with Dementia: Mental Health and Mortality Effects on Spouses |
| 1:30PM |
Patient Peer Effects: Evidence from Nursing Home Room Assignments
Discussant for all three presentations:
Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER |
| 2:10PM |
Break
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| 2:20PM |
Similar Drinking, Greater Harm: Obesity, Metabolic Risk, and Rising Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Mortality |
| 2:40 pm |
The Economics of Chronic Disease
Discussant:
Nicole Maestas, Harvard University and NBER |
| 3:30PM |
Adjourn
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