Saturday, June 7, 2008
1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC

Join health services researchers, policy professionals, and practitioners during this year's Health Economics Interest Group Meeting prior to the Annual Research Meeting (ARM).

Meeting Agenda

1:00 p.m.-1:10 p.m.
Welcome

1:10 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age
Christopher Carpenter, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Discussant: Matthew Neidell, Ph.D., Columbia University

1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Early Retirees: Impacts on Retirement, Health, and Health Care
Erin Strumpf, Ph.D., McGill University
Discussant: Richard Johnson, Ph.D., Urban Institute

2:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
The Efficacy of Family Planning Medicaid Waivers: Evidence from Longitudinal Microdata
Amy Wolaver, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., Bucknell University
Discussant: Christine Durrance, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
Networking Break

3:40 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
Hospital Ownership Status and Cost Shocks: Evidence from California's Seismic Retrofit Requirements
Tom Chang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Paul Brown, Ph.D., University of Auckland

4:20 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
A Structural Misclassification Model to Estimate the Impact of Physician Incentives on Healthcare Utilization
Alejandro Arrieta, Rutgers University
Discussant: Tanguy Brachet, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

5:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Patient Choices When Prices Don't Matter
Marco Varkevisser, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

5:40 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks

Registration is required. Individual members and non-members can register online.

(Please note: The Gender and Health Interest Group Meeting is held in conjunction with the ARM, June 8-10. Registration for the ARM is not necessary to register for this meeting.

About the Health Economics Interest Group
The Health Economics Interest Group is composed of researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and others interested in the broad range of health economics issues. The interest group's mission is to foster the development and dissemination of the best health economics research to affect health services policy and practice. Visit the interest group's web-based discussion forum to facilitate on-going communication throughout the year.