NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.



HEALTH ECONOMICS PROGRAM MEETING



Michael Grossman, Organizer



April 22, 2005



NBER

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, Massachusetts



PRELIMINARY PROGRAM



THURSDAY, APRIL 21:

6:30 PM Dinner

Davio's Restaurant

5 Cambridge Parkway Cambridge, MA 02142



FRIDAY, APRIL 22:



7:45 AM Shuttle Van Departs Royal Sonesta Hotel for 1050 Mass. Avenue.



8:00 AM Shuttle Van Departs Royal Sonesta Hotel for 1050 Mass. Avenue.



8:00 AM Continental Breakfast



8:30 AM BJÖRN LINDGREN, FREDRIK ANDERSSON, and KRISTIAN BOLIN

Lund University

Breast Cancer Survival, Work, and Earnings in Sweden

9:30 AM Break



9:45 AM WILLIAM EVANS, University of Maryland NBER

JAVIER ESPINOSA, University of Maryland

Marriage Protection or Marriage Selection?

10:45 AM Break



11:00 AM SANDRA DECKER, International Longevity Center and NBER

IRENA DUSHI, International Longevity Center

PARTHA DEB, Hunter College

Medicare at Age 65: Does It Level the Playing Field?

12:00 N Lunch



1:00 PM ROBERT KAESTNER, University of Illinois and NBER

JOSE GUARDADO, University of Illinois

Medicare Reimbursement, Nurse Staffing, and Patient Outcomes



2:00 PM Break

Health Economics Program, Page 2:



2:15 PM TED JOYCE, Baruch College and NBER

Changes in Abortions and Births Following Texas Parental Notification Statue:

A Regression Discontinuity Approach



3:15 PM JEFF DESIMONE, University of South Florida and NBER

EDWARD SCHUMACHER, Trinity University

Compensating Wage Differentials and AID Risks



4:15 PM Adjourn



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