Aging and Health

The Health Economics and Aging Lab (HEAL) at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) will host a workshop on “Aging and Health” in Hornbæk, Denmark, beginning on the evening of June 13 and concluding on June 15, 2027. This meeting will feature recent research on the economics of aging, health, and health care with the hope of facilitating international research networks across both junior and senior scientists. 

Papers for the meeting will be selected by a committee comprised of Fabrizio Mazzonna (Università della Svizzera Italiana and CEPRA), Torben Heien Nielsen (UCPH and HEAL), Kosali Simon (Indiana University and NBER), and Jonathan Skinner (Dartmouth and NBER). 

The organizers welcome submissions of both empirical and theoretical research and encourage submissions by scholars who are early in their career and who are not NBER affiliates. Please do not submit papers that have been accepted for publication by June 2027. 

To be considered for inclusion on the program, papers or detailed abstracts, in PDF format, must be uploaded by 11:59pm (EST, US) on January 14th, 2027, via the following link: 

Submit Papers 

Authors of accepted papers will be notified in early February 2027. 

Hornbæk is 1.5 hours from Copenhagen by train. HEAL will cover the cost of local accommodation and economy-class advance-purchase airfare for one author per paper; other authors are welcome to attend at their own expense subject to space limitations. To facilitate the exchange of ideas, the workshop is limited to a small number of presenters and discussants. Participants are expected to stay for both days of the meeting. Questions may be addressed to confer@nber.org.