COVID-19 and Health Outcomes

Marcella Alsan, Maria Polyakova, and Kosali I. Simon, Organizers

June 24, 2022

on Zoom

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, June 24
2:00 pm
Welcome
2:05 pm
Sherry A. Glied, New York University and NBER
Renata Howland, New York University
Ingrid Ellen, New York University

Demons of Density: Do Higher-Density Environments Put People at Greater Risk of Contagious Disease?
2:30 pm
Brian McGarry, University of Rochester
Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Michael L. Barnett, Harvard University

Does SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Testing Prevent COVID-19 Transmission? Evidence from the US Nursing Home Industry
2:55 pm
Break
3:05 pm
Erkmen G. Aslim, University of Vermont
Wei Fu, University of Louisville
Chia-Lun Liu, Analysis Group
Erdal Tekin, American University and NBER

Vaccination Policy, Delayed Care, and Health Expenditures
3:30 pm
Sumedha Gupta, Indiana University
Kate Bundorf, Duke University and NBER
Kosali I. Simon, Indiana University and NBER
Coady Wing, Indiana University

Social Isolation and Delayed Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Era
3:55 pm
Break
4:05 pm
Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER

The Evolution of Excess Deaths in the United States During the First Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic
4:30 pm
Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Avi Zenilman, Yale University

When Nurses Travel: Labor Supply Responses to Peak Demand for Nurses
4:55 pm
Closing Remarks
5:00 pm
Adjourn