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
Gopi Shah Goda, Stanford University and NBER
Matthew Levy, London School of Economics
Colleen Flaherty Manchester, University of Minnesota
Aaron Sojourner, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Joshua Tasoff, Claremont Graduate University

Mechanisms behind Retirement Saving Behavior: Evidence from Administrative and Survey Data
Discussant: Alessandro Previtero, Indiana University and NBER
9:45-10:30
Nicholas W. Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Kevin Thom, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Daniel Barth, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Genetic Endowments and Wealth Inequality
Discussant: Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-11:45
Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and NBER
Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Center for European Economic Research
Felizia Hanemann, Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Does Disability Insurance Improve Health and Well-being?
Discussant: Lindsay Jacobs, University of Wisconsin
11:45-12:30
Mary K. Hamman, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Daniela E. Hochfellner, New York University
John M. Nunley, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER

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
Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Sendhil Mullainathan, University of Chicago and NBER
Ziad Obermeyer, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

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
Ethan Lieber, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Lee Lockwood, University of Virginia and NBER

Targeting with In-kind Transfers: Evidence from Medicaid Home Care
Discussant: Kathleen M. McGarry, Stony Brook University and NBER
15:15
Social Event and Dinner
Friday, June 8
8:45-9:30
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Douglas O. Staiger, Dartmouth College and NBER

Identifying Prejudice in Healthcare by Race, Gender, and Age
Discussant: Thomas P. Hoe, Cornell University
9:30-10:15
Coen W.A. van de Kraats, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Titus J. Galama, University of Southern California
Maarten Lindeboom, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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
Peter Hudomiet, RAND Corporation
Michael D. Hurd, RAND Corporation and NBER
Susann Rohwedder, RAND Corporation

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
Naoki Aizawa, University of Wisconsin-Madison and NBER
Soojin Kim, Georgia State University
Serena Rhee, Chung-Ang University

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
Andreas Haller, Norwegian School of Economics
Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER
Josef Zweimueller, University of Zurich

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

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