National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2008 |
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Aging and Health Care Meetings |
July 21 July 25 |
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Royal
Sonesta Hotel, Parkview Room, |
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David
A. Wise, Organizer |
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PROGRAM |
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MONDAY, JULY 21:
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
James Poterba, MIT and NBER |
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Steven Venti, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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David A. Wise, Harvard University and NBER |
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Demographic Trends, Housing Equity, and the Financial Security of Future Retirees |
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9:50 am |
Thomas Davidoff, UC, Berkeley |
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Illiquid Housing as Self-Insurance: The Case of Long
Term Care |
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Break |
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Liran Einav, |
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Amy Finkelstein, MIT and NBER |
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Paul Schrimpf, MIT |
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The Welfare Cost of Asymmetric Information: Evidence from
the UK Annuity Market |
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Lunch |
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Franco Peracchi,
University of Rome II |
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Claudio Rossetti, University of Rome II |
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Gender and regional differences in self-rated health in Europe |
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Dora Costa, UC, |
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Matthew Kahn, UC, |
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Health, Stress, and Social Networks: Evidence from Union Army Veterans |
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Break |
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Katherine Baicker, |
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Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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How Much Should the US Spend on Health Care? |
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Adjourn |
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TUESDAY, JULY
22: |
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Coffee and Pastries |
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James Choi, |
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David Laibson, Harvard University and NBER |
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Brigitte C. Madrian, Harvard University and NBER |
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Mental
Accounting in Portfolio Choice: Evidence from a Flypaper Effect |
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Robert J. Willis, |
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Gabor Kezdi, Central European University |
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Stock Market Expectations and Portfolio Choice of
American Households |
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Break |
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Daniel J. Benjamin, |
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James Choi, Yale University and NBER |
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A. Joshua Strickland, Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
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Lunch |
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Alan Gustman, |
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Thomas Steinmeier, Texas Tech University |
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Erin Strumpf, |
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Break |
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Michael Hurd, RAND Corporation and NBER |
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Susan Rohwedder, RAND Corporation |
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Adjourn |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23: |
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SOCIAL SECURITY, JOINT
SESSION WITH AGING AND PUBLIC ECONOMICS |
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8:00 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:30 am |
ENRICO
PEROTTI, |
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The Political Origin of
Pension Funding and State Ownership |
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9:30 am |
JUSTINE
HASTINGS, |
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Financial Literacy,
Information, and Demand Elasticity: Survey and Experimental Evidence from |
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10:30
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Break |
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10:45
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ALAN
AUERBACH and RONALD LEE, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Welfare
and Generational Equity in Sustainable Unfunded Pension Systems |
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11:45
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Lunch |
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12:45
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GIOVANNI MASTROBUONI, Collegio Carlo Alberto |
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1:45 pm |
ERZO
LUTTMER and JEFFREY LIEBMAN, |
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DAVID
SEIF, |
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Labor Supply Response to
the Social Security Tax-Benefit Linkage |
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2:45 pm |
Break |
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3:00 pm |
ADELINE
DELAVANDE and SUSANN ROHWEDDER, RAND Corporation |
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Individuals Responses to
Social Security Reform |
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4:00 pm |
GAOBO
PANG and MARK WARSHAWSKY, Watson Wyatt Worldwide |
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Optimizing the
Equity-Bond-Annuity Portfolio in Retirement: The Impact of Uncertain Health
Expenses |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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5/22/08 |
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THURSDAY, JULY
24: |
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HEALTH CARE, JOINT SESSION
WITH AGING |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
ROBERT TOWN, |
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GAUTAM GOWRISANKARAN, |
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CLAUDIO LUCARELLI, |
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PHILIPP SCHMIDT-DENGLER, |
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Government Policy
and the Dynamics of Market Structure: Evidence from Critical Access Hospitals |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
KATE BUNDORF, |
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JONATHAN LEVIN, |
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NEALE MAHONEY, |
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Pricing, Matching
and Efficiency in Health Plan Choice |
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10:55 am |
ELLEN MEARA and RICHARD G. FRANK, |
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The Effect of
Maternal Depression and Substance Abuse on Childrens Cognitive, Behavioral,
and Educational Outcomes |
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12:00 pm |
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Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
AMY FINKELSTEIN, MIT and NBER |
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ERZO F.P. LUTTMER, |
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MATT NOTOWIDIGDO, MIT |
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What Good is Wealth Without Health? The Effect of
Health on the Marginal Utility of Consumption |
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1:50 pm |
Break |
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2:05 pm |
KARINE LAMIRAUD, |
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STEPHANE LHUILLERY, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de
Lausanne |
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Factors Affecting
the Diffusion of Medical Technologies: Evidence from CT and PET Scanners |
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2:55 pm |
Break |
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3:10 pm |
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DAN KESSLER, |
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JOHN COGAN, |
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GLENN HUBBARD, |
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The Effect of Medicare
Coverage for the Disabled on the Market for Private Insurance |
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4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner Celebration to Thank Martin Feldstein for his
Service to the NBER |
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FRIDAY, JULY 25: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
JONATHAN ZINMAN, Innovations for Poverty Action |
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XAVIER GINÉ, The World Bank |
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DEAN KARLAN, Innovations for Poverty Action |
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Put Your Money Where
Your Butt Is: A Commitment Savings Account for Smoking Cessation |
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9:50 am |
Break |
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10:05 am |
DAVID BLANCHFLOWER, |
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ANDREW J. OSWALD, |
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Imitative
Obesity and Relative Utility |
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10:55 am |
Break |
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11:10 am |
MARIAN V. WROBEL, Harvard University |
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JEFFREY R. KING, The Brookings Institute and NBER |
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SENDHIL MULLAINATHAN, Harvard University and NBER |
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ELDAR SHAFIR, Princeton University |
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LEE VERMEULEN, University of Wisconsin |
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12:00 pm |
JONATHAN GRUBER, MIT |
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How Do Elders Do in
Choosing a Part D Plan? |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch and Adjourn |
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