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SI 2026 Economics of Health
Organized by Abby E. Alpert, Marika Cabral, Christopher S. Carpenter, Amy Finkelstein, Atul Gupta, Petra Persson, Michael R. Richards, and Molly Schnell July 29-30, 2026 Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA |
| Wednesday, July 29 | |
| 8:30am |
Breakfast
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| 9:00am |
Welcome and Introductions
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| 9:20am |
Thinking versus Doing: Cognitive Capacity, Decision Making and Medical Diagnosis |
| 10:05am |
Break
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EGG TIMER SESSION
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| 10:20am |
The Early-Career Effects of Mental Illness |
| 10:30am |
The Labor Market Costs of Mental Health: Evidence from Depression, Anxiety, and Self-harm |
| 10:40am |
From Payer to Provider: Impacts of Insurer Vertical Expansion into Physician Services |
| 10:50am |
The Effects of Deleting Medical Debt from Consumer Credit Reports |
| 11:00am |
Break
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| 11:30am |
From Free Rider to Innovator: The Rise of China’s Drug Development |
| 12:15pm |
Lunch
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| 1:15pm |
Quality in the Generic Drug Market |
| 2:00pm |
Break
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| 2:15pm |
Housing First or Treatment First? Evidence from the VA's Homelessness Programs |
| 3:00pm |
Break
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| 3:15pm |
The Consequences of Being Denied an Abortion on Women’s Physical and Mental Health |
| 4:00pm |
Adjourn
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| Thursday, July 30 | |
| 8:50am |
Breakfast
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| 9:20am |
The Good Doctors: Cost and Mortality Effects of U.S. PCPs |
| 10:05am |
Break
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EGG TIMER SESSION
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| 10:20am |
Beyond the Battlefield: The Impact of War on Expatriates' Health and Livelihoods |
| 10:30am |
Two Inefficiencies of Self-Selection: Evidence from Health Care |
| 10:40am |
Dying Better: Hospice Care and the End of Life |
| 10:50am |
Health Care Reform and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Medicare Part D and the Retail Pharmacy Industry |
| 11:00am |
Break
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| 11:30am |
Waiting or Paying for Healthcare: Evidence from the Veterans Health Administration |
| 12:15pm |
Lunch
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| 1:15pm |
Going for Broker? Intermediation in Health Insurance Markets |
| 2:00pm |
Break
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| 2:15pm |
Fragmented Insurance and Billing Frictions: Understanding Denied Health Insurance Claims |
| 3:00pm |
Break
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| 3:15pm |
Vertical Integration and Regulated Profits in Pharmacy Benefits Markets |
| 4:00pm |
Adjourn
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