Max Planck/NBER Workshop on Ageing and Health

Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Fabrizio Mazzonna, and Jonathan S. Skinner, Organizers

June 7-8, 2018

Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Amalienstraße 33, Munich, Germany

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, June 7
8:50-9:00
Introduction
9:00-9:45

Mechanisms behind Retirement Saving Behavior: Evidence from Administrative and Survey Data
Discussant: Alessandro Previtero, Indiana University and NBER
9:45-10:30

Genetic Endowments and Wealth Inequality
Discussant: Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-11:45

Does Disability Insurance Improve Health and Well-being?
Discussant: Lindsay Jacobs, University of Wisconsin - Madison
11:45-12:30

Peer Effects and Retirement Decisions: Evidence from Pension Reform in Germany (slides)
Discussant: Fabrizio Mazzonna, Universitá della Svizzera Italiana
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:15

Does High Healthcare Spending at End of Life Imply Waste? Predictive Modeling Suggests Not Necessarily
Discussant: Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
14:15-15:00

Targeting with In-kind Transfers: Evidence from Medicaid Home Care
Discussant: Kathleen M. McGarry, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
15:15
Social Event and Dinner
Friday, June 8
8:45-9:30

Identifying Prejudice in Healthcare by Race, Gender, and Age
Discussant: Thomas P. Hoe, Cornell University
9:30-10:15

Light at the End of the Tunnel - Unemployment and Mental Health after Age 50
Discussant: Raphael Guber, Ludwig-Maximilians University
10:15-10:45
Break
10:45--11:30

Using Subjective Conditional Probabilities to Find the Causal Effects of Health, Income, Wealth, and Longevity on Retirement
Discussant: Uwe Sunde, University of Munich
11:30-12:15

Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled
Discussant: Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
12:15-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:45

Tightening Disability Screening Or Reducing Disability Benefits? Evidence and Welfare Implications
Discussant: Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Center for European Economic Research
13:45-14:30

Pension Reform: Disentangling Retirement and Savings Responses
Discussant: Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and NBER
14:30 pm
Adjourn