Economics of Health

Christopher S. Carpenter, Monica Deza, Amy Finkelstein, and Tal Gross, Organizers

December 7-8, 2023

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront Room, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and Zoom

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, December 7
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:30 am
Welcome, Introductions, and Logistics
The following presentation will not be live-streamed:
9:40 am
Raymond Kluender, Harvard University
Neale Mahoney, Stanford University and NBER
Francis Wong, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Wesley Yin, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

A Bittersweet Jubilee: Effects of Randomized Medical Debt Relief
10:25 am
Break
10:35 am
Stephen D. Schwab, University of Texas at San Antonio
Manasvini Singh, Carnegie Mellon University

How Power Shapes Behavior: Evidence from Physicians
11:20 am
Break
11:30 am
Riley League, National Bureau of Economic Research

Administrative Burden and Consolidation in Health Care: Evidence from Medicare Contractor Transitions
12:15 pm
Break
12:25 pm
Gina Li, Federal Reserve Board

Becoming Dual: Measuring the Impact of Gaining Medicaid Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries
1:10 pm
Lunch - Room Charles A
2:15 pm
Roger Prudon, National Bureau of Economic Research

Is Delayed Mental Health Treatment Detrimental to Employment?
3:00 pm
Break
3:10 pm
Bokyung Kim, Stanford University

Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Human Capital: Evidence from At-Risk Youth
3:55 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Elena Ashtari Tafti, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Technology, Skills, and Performance: The Case of Robots in Surgery (slides)
5:00 pm
Break
5:10 pm
Parker Rogers, National Bureau of Economic Research

Regulating the Innovators: Approval Costs and Innovation in Medical Technologies
5:55 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Reception and Dinner - Parkview Room
Friday, December 8
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Marius Guenzel, University of Pennsylvania
Ulrike Malmendier, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Denis Sosyura, Arizona State University

Longevity and Occupational Choice
8:50 am
Break
9:00 am
Kelly M. Jones, American University
Mayra B. Pineda Torres, Georgia Institute of Technology

TRAP'd Teens: Impacts of Abortion Provider Regulations on Fertility & Education
9:45 am
Break
9:55 am
Tine L. Mu. Eriksen, VIVE—The Danish Center for Social Science Research
Amanda P. Gaulke, Kansas State University
Jannet Svensson, University of Copenhagen Hospital
Niels Skipper, Aarhus University
Peter R. Thingholm, Arhus University

Childhood Health Shocks and the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequality
10:40 am
Break
11:00 am
Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and NBER
Silvia Saccardo, Carnegie Mellon University
Sally Sadoff, University of California at San Diego

Sleep: Educational Impact and Habit Formation
11:45 am
Break
11:55 am
Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University and NBER
Maurice Dalton
Douglas O. Staiger, Dartmouth College and NBER

Are Hospital Quality Indicators Causal?
12:40 pm
Adjourn