Economic Analysis of Regulation

Steve Cicala and James M. Poterba, Organizers

April 26, 2024

The format will be 20 minutes for the author, 10 minutes for the discussant, and 15 minutes for general discussion.

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, April 26
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Yunan Ji, Georgetown University and NBER
Neale Mahoney, Stanford University and NBER

Targeting Overuse of Home Health Care: Evidence from Multiple Policy Instruments (slides)
Discussant: Timothy Layton, University of Virginia and NBER
9:15 am
Samantha Burn, Harvard University
Ljubica Ristovska, Yale University

Informative Ordeals in Healthcare: Prior Authorization of Drugs in Medicaid
Discussant: Tal Gross, Boston University and NBER
Break
10:30 am
Riley League, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Administrative Burden and Consolidation in Health Care: Evidence from Medicare Contractor Transitions
Discussant: Leemore Dafny, Harvard University and NBER
11:15 am
Angelique Acquatella, Toulouse School of Economics
Keith Marzilli Ericson, Boston University and NBER
Amanda Starc, Northwestern University and NBER

Lagged-Price Reimbursement Contracts: The Impact of Medicare Part B on Pharmaceutical Price Growth
Discussant: Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Lunch - Parkview Room
12:45 pm
Keynote Address:
Michael Geruso (University of Texas - Austin, on leave at Council of Economic Advisers)
Implications of Discount Rates and Data-Driven Evidence for Regulatory Policy
1:15 pm
Ariell Reshef, Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne
Cailin R. Slattery, University of California, Berkeley

Legislation, Regulation and Litigation: Demand for U.S. Legal Services in Historical Perspective
Discussant: Raymond Fisman, Boston University and NBER
2:00 pm
Mert Demirer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Diego J. Jiménez Hernández, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Dean Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sida Peng, Microsoft

Data, Privacy Laws and Firm Production: Evidence from the GDPR
Discussant: Chiara Farronato, Harvard University and NBER
Break
3:15 pm
Kenneth R. Ahern, University of Southern California and NBER
Marco Giacoletti, University of Southern California

The Redistribution of Housing Wealth Caused by Rent Control
Discussant: Matthew Turner, Brown University and NBER
4:00 pm
Antoine B. Levy, University of California, Berkeley

Regulating Housing Quality: Evidence from France
Discussant: Léa Bou Sleiman, NBER
Discussion of Research Opportunities
Adjourn