Health Economics Workshop

This workshop series is sponsored by the University of Chicago Center for Health and the Social Sciences, Center for Health Administration Studies and Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Some workshops are also sponsored by the University of Chicago Program in Pharmaceutical Policy (UCP3).

Workshops are held on Thursdays from 3:30-5:00pm in Room 140-B at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies (1155 E. 60th Street).

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Fall 2008 Schedule

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Dora Costa
University of California-Los Angeles
Health, Wartime Stress, and Unit Cohesion: Evidence from Union Army Veterans
View Paper

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Jennifer Humensky
University of Chicago
Do Adolescents with Alcohol and Other Illicit Drug Use Have Lower Educational Attainment: The Role of School and Neighborhood Factors
View Paper

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Robert Town
University of Minnesota
Adverse Selection, Welfare and Optimal Pricing of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
View Paper

Thursday, October 23, 2008
John Bridges
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Identifying Patient-Relevant Endpoints Among Individuals with Schizophrenia
View Paper

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Benjamin Armbruster
Northwestern University
Cost-Effective Control of Chronic Viral Diseases: Finding the Optimal Level of Screening and Contact Tracing
No Paper

Thursday, November 6, 2008
Burhaneddin Sandikci
University of Chicago
Estimating the patient's price of privacy in liver transplantation
View Paper

Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wes Yin
University of Chicago
Insurer Bargaining and Negotiated Pharmacy Drug Prices in Medicare Part D
No Paper

Thursday, November 20, 2008
Gabriella Conti
University of Chicago
The Effects of Early Endowments on Labor Market Outcomes, Health, and Social Behavior

Thursday, November 27, 2008
No Workshop-Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, December 4, 2008
Daniel Bennett
University of Chicago
Topic TBD

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Melinda Buntin
RAND
Topic TBD