SI 21018 Health Economics
Michael Grossman, Theodore J. Joyce, and Christopher S. Carpenter, Organizers
July 23, 2018
Longfellow Room
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Monday, July 23 | ||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and Pastries | |
| 9:00 am |
Christopher J. Ruhm, University of Virginia and NBER Drivers of the Fatal Drug Epidemic |
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| 10:00 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am |
Timothy J. Moore, Purdue University and NBER Kevin Schnepel, Simon Fraser University The Long-Term Consequences of a Heroin Supply Shock |
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| 11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:30 am |
Mariko Klasing, University of Groningen Petros Milionis, University of Groningen The International Epidemiological Transition and the Education Gender Gap |
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30 pm |
Mattan C. Alalouf, University of Michigan Sarah Miller, University of Michigan and NBER Laura R. Wherry, New York University and NBER What Difference Does a Diagnosis Make? Evidence from Marginal Patients |
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| 2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:45 pm |
Aline Bütikofer, Norwegian School of Economics Julie Riise, University of Bergen Meghan Skira, University of Georgia and NBER The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health |
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| 3:45 pm | Break | |
| 4:00 pm |
Daniel Dench, Georgia Institute of Technology Theodore J. Joyce, City University of New York and NBER Re-Examining the Relationship between the EITC and Infant Health |
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| 5:00 pm | Adjourn | |