SI 2016 Health Economics

Michael Grossman and Theodore J. Joyce, Organizers

July 25, 2016

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 25
9:00 am
Michael L. Anderson, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

As the Wind Blows: The Effects of Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution on Mortality
10:15 am
Wei Huang, Renmin University

Understanding the Effects of Education on Health: Evidence from China
11:30 am
Silvia H. Barcellos, University of Southern California and NBER
Leandro Carvalho, University of Southern California
Patrick Turley, University of Southern California

Heterogeneous Effects of Education on Health
1:30 pm
Angelica C. Meinhofer, Cornell University and NBER

The War on Drugs: Estimating the Effect of Prescription Drug Supply-Side Interventions
2:45 pm
Andrew S. Hanks, Ohio State University
Carolyn Gunther, Ohio State University
Robert Scharff, Ohio State University

Hidden Costs of Efficiency: Understanding the Impact of EBT on WIC Recipient Behavior
4:00 pm
Michael F. Pesko, University of Missouri
John A. Tauras, University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER
Jidong Huang, University of Illinois at Chicago
Frank J. Chaloupka, IV, University of Illinois at Chicago and NBER

The Influence of Geography and Measurement in Estimating Cigarette Price Responsiveness