COVID-19 and Health Outcomes, Winter 2021

Jonathan S. Skinner and David M. Cutler, Organizers

February 10, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, February 10
12:15 pm
Francesco Bianchi, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Giada Bianchi, Harvard Medical School
Dongho Song, Johns Hopkins University

The Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Unemployment Shock on Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates
12:45 pm
Francis Annan, University of California, Berkeley
Belinda Archibong, Columbia University and NBER

The Value of Communication During a Pandemic (slides)
1:15 pm
Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Luis E. Quintero, Johns Hopkins University
Emilia Simeonova, Johns Hopkins University and NBER

Pandemic Protocols, Native Health: Health Care Access from American Indian Reservations During COVID-19 (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Michael Bailey, Facebook
Drew M. Johnston, Harvard University
Martin Koenen, Harvard University
Theresa Kuchler, New York University and NBER
Dominic Russel, Harvard University
Johannes Stroebel, New York University and NBER

Social Distancing During a Pandemic: The Role of Friends
2:30 pm
Yulya Truskinovsky, Wayne State University
Lindsay Kobayashi, University of Michigan
Jessica Finlay, University of Colorado Boulder

Caregiving in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Well-being of Family Caregivers over 55 in the United States
3:00 pm
Janet Currie, Princeton University and NBER
Molly Schnell, Northwestern University and NBER
Hannes Schwandt, Northwestern University and NBER
Jonathan Zhang, McMaster University

The Epidemic Within the Pandemic: Drivers of Overdose Deaths During Covid-19
(please note this presentation will not be livestreamed or recorded)
3:30 pm
Adjourn