Health Economics Program Meeting
Michael Grossman and Theodore J. Joyce, Organizers
April 29, 2016
Supported by NBER
NBER
| Friday, April 29 | ||
| 8:30 am |
Dave Marcotte, American University Something in the Air? Pollution, Allergens and Children’s Cognitive Functioning |
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| 9:45 am |
Charles J. Courtemanche, University of Kentucky and NBER Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University and NBER Benjamin David. Ukert, Texas A&M University The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial |
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| 11:00 am |
Partha Deb, Hunter College and NBER Carmen Vargas, Hunter College Who Benefits from Calorie Labeling? An Analysis of its Effects on Body Mass |
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| 1:00 pm |
Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER Taking the Measure of a Fatal Drug Epidemic |
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| 2:15 pm |
Tom Chang, University of Southern California Joshua S. Graff Zivin, University of California, San Diego and NBER Tal Gross, Boston University and NBER Matthew J. Neidell, Columbia University and NBER The Effect of Pollution on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Call-Center Workers in China |
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| 3:15 pm |
Marianne Bitler, University of California, Davis and NBER Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University and NBER Effects of Direct Care Provision to the Uninsured: Evidence from Federal Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs |
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