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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2012

 

Aging, Social Security and Health Care Workshops

July 23 – July 27

 

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Parkview Room

5 Cambridge Parkway

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

AGING & SOCIAL SECURITY SESSION PAPERS

 

David A. Wise, Organizer

 

Program

 

Monday, July 23, 8:30 am – 4:40 pm

 

AGING WORKSHOP

 

 

8:30 am

Coffee and pastries

 

 

9:00 am

Michael D. Hurd, RAND Corporation and NBER 

 

Susann Rohwedder, RAND Corporation

 

Stock Price Expectations and Stock Trading

 

 

9:50 am

Jeffrey Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER

 

Zoran Ivkovich, Michigan State University

 

Scott Weisbenner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER

 

Attitudes Toward Government as Determinants of Intertemporal Choice

 

 

10:40 am

Break

 

 

11:00 am

Daniel J. Benjamin, Cornell University and NBER

 

Ori Heffetz, Cornell University

 

Miles S. Kimball, University of Michigan and NBER

 

Nichole Szembrot, Cornell University

 

Beyond Happiness and Satisfaction: Towards Well-Being Indices Based on Stated Preference 

 

 

11:50 am

Lunch

 

 

1:00 pm

Maria Casanova, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Wage and Earnings Profiles at Older Ages

 

 

1:50 pm

Peter Haan, DIW Berlin

 

Victoria L. Prowse, Cornell University

 

Longevity, Life-cycle Behavior and Pension Reform

 

 

2:40 pm

Break

 

 

3:00 pm

Mona Larsen, SFI Denmark

 

Peder Pedersen, Aarhus University

 

Paid Work after Retirement: Recent Trends in Denmark

 

 

3:50 pm

Courtney Coile, Wellesley College and NBER

 

Phillip B. Levine, Wellesley College and NBER

 

Robin McKnight, Wellesley College and NBER

 

Recessions, Older Workers, and Longevity: How Long Are Recessions Good For Your Health?

 

 

4:40 pm

Adjourn

 

 

Tuesday, July 24, 8:30 am – 5:10 pm

 

AGING WORKSHOP CONTINUED

 

 

8:30 am

Coffee and pastries

 

 

9:00 am

Joshua Rauh, Northwestern University and NBER  .

 

Irina Stefanescu, Indiana University

 

Stephen Zeldes, Columbia University and NBER

 

Cost Shifting and the Freezing of Corporate Pension Plans

 

 

9:50 am

John Laitner, University of Michigan and NBER

 

Dmitry Stolyarov, University of Michigan

 

Health Status and Post-Retirement Wealth Decumulation

 

 

10:40 am

Break

 

 

11:00 am

Annamaria Lusardi, The George Washington University and NBER

 

Pierre-Carl Michaud, RAND Corporation

 

Olivia S. Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

 

Optimal Financial Knowledge and Wealth Inequality

 

 

11:50 am

Timothy John Moore, University of Maryland

 

The Employment Effects of Terminating Disability Benefits: Insights from Removing Drug and Alcohol Addictions as Disabling Conditions

 

 

12:40 pm

Lunch

 

 

1:30 pm

Gopi Shah Goda, Stanford University and NBER

 

Colleen Flaherty Manchester, University of Minnesota and NBER

 

Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota

 

What Will My Account Really Be Worth?  An Experiment on Exponential Growth Bias and Retirement Saving

 

 

2:20 pm

James J. Choi, Yale University and NBER

 

Emily Haisley, Barclays Bank PLC

 

Jennifer Kurkoski, Google, Inc.

 

Cade Massey, Yale University

 

Small Cues Change Savings Choices

 

 

3:10 pm

Break

 

 

3:30 pm

Jeffrey Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER

 

Arie Kapteyn, RAND Corporation

 

Erzo F.P. Luttmer, Dartmouth College and NBER

 

Olivia S. Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

 

Do Consumers Know How to Value Annuities? Complexity as a Barrier to Annuitization

 

 

4:20 pm

James M. Poterba, MIT and NBER

 

Steven F. Venti, Dartmouth College and NBER

 

David A. Wise, Harvard University and NBER

 

Were They Prepared for Retirement? Financial Status at Advanced Ages in the HRS and AHEAD Cohorts

 

 

5:10 pm

Adjourn

 

 

Wednesday, July 25, 8:30 am – 5:10 pm

 

SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSHOP (joint with Aging and Public Economics)

 

 

8:30 am

Coffee and pastries

 

 

9:00 am

Ronald Lee, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

 

Andrew Mason, University of Hawaii

 

Population Aging and the Generational Economy: A Global Perspective

 

 

9:50 am

Samuel H. Preston, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

 

Projecting the Effect of Changes in Smoking and Obesity on Future Life Expectancy in the United States

 

 

10:40 am

Break

 

 

11:00 am

Andrew Samwick, Dartmouth College and NBER

 

Erzo F.P. Luttmer, Dartmouth College and NBER

 

The Costs and Consequences of Perceived Political Uncertainty in Social Security

 

 

11:50 am

David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER

 

Ellen Meara, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and NBER

 

Seth Richards-Shubik, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER

 

Did the Great Recession Increase DI Receipt?

 

 

12:40 pm

Lunch

 

 

1:30 pm

Raj Chetty, Harvard University and NBER

 

John N. Friedman, Harvard University and NBER

 

Soren Leth-Petersen, University of Copenhagen

 

Torben Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

 

Active vs. Passive Decisions and Crowd-out in Retirement Savings Accounts: Evidence from Denmark (slides)

 

 

2:20 pm

Axel H. Boersch-Supan, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging and NBER

 

Michela Coppola, Mannheim University

 

Anette Reil-Held, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging and NBER

 

Riester Pensions in Germany: Design, Dynamics, Targeting Success and Crowding-In

 

 

3:10 pm

Break

 

 

 

 

3:30 pm

Dayanand Manoli, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

 

Andrea Weber, University of Mannheim

 

The Effects of Increasing the Early Retirement Age on Social Security Claims and Job Exits

 

 

4:20 pm

Justine Hastings, Brown University and NBER

 

Ali Hortacsu, University of Chicago and NBER

 

Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER

 

Advertising and Competition in Privatized Social Security: The Case of Mexico

 

 

 

 

5:10 pm

Adjourn

 

 

6:00 pm

Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

 

 

Thursday, July 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

HEALTH CARE WORKSHOP (joint with Aging)

 

9:00 am

Achyuta Adhvaryu, Yale University
Learning, Misallocation, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from New Malaria Therapy in Tanzania



10:00 am


Chao Zhou, University of Pittsburgh
Yuting Zhang, University of Pittsburgh
Measuring the Switching Cost in Health Insurance Markets: Evidence from Medicare Part D


11:00 am

Break


11:30 am


Michael Dickstein, Stanford University
Physician vs. Patient Incentives in Prescription Drug Choice


12:30 pm

Lunch


1:30 pm


John Beshears, Stanford University and NBER
James  Choi, Yale University and NBER
David Laibson, Harvard University and NBER
Brigitte Madrian, Harvard University and NBER
Active Choice and Health Outcomes: Evidence from Prescription Drug Home Delivery



2:30 pm



Eric Helland, Claremont McKenna College
Darius Lakdawalla, University of Southern California and NBER
Anup Malani, University of Chicago and NBER
Seth Seabury, RAND Corporation
Unintended Consequences of Products Liability: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Market


3:30 pm

Break


4:00 pm


David Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
Ariel Dora Stern, Harvard University
David Wennberg, Dartmouth College
Physician Decisions, Supplier-Induced Demand, and Healthcare Efficiency


5:00 pm

Adjourn

 

Friday, July 27, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

HEALTH CARE WORKSHOP CONTINUED

 

8:30 am

Coffee and Pastries


9:00 am

Lauren Nicholas and Justin Dimick, University of Michigan

Can Selective Referral Policies Improve Patient Outcomes?  Evidence from the Medicare Bariatric Surgery Coverage Decision


10:00 am


Aviva Aron-Dine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Mark R. Cullen, Stanford University and NBER
Moral Hazard in Health Insurance: How Important is Forward Looking Behavior?


11:00 am

Break


11:30 pm

Jeremy Tobacman, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Dangerous Liquidity


12:30 pm

Lunch


1:30 pm


Erin Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marit Rehavi, University of British Columbia
Agency Issues in Medicine: Evidence from Informed Patients 



2:30 pm


Keith Ericson, Boston University
Amanda Starc, University of Pennsylvania
Age-Based Heterogeneity and Pricing Regulation on the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange


3:30 pm

4:00 pm

Break

Carrie Colla, Dartmouth College
Ellen Meara, Dartmouth College and NBER
Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER
Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
Elliott Fisher, Dartmouth College
Altering Physician Behavior through Accountable Care Organizations: Evidence from the Physician Group Practice Demonstration


5:00 pm

Adjourn

 

 

 

5/23/12