Fall 2006/Spring 2007 Schedule
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| Date | Workshop Details |
|---|---|
9/8/06 | Beomsoo Kim (Assistant Professor, UNC Greensboro ) Title: The Impact of Malpractice Risk on the Use of Obstetrics Procedures Location/Time: Noon - 1 p.m., RTI Link to paper |
9/22 | Edward Norton (Professor, UNC Chapel Hill ) Title: Using Genetic Information to Identify the Causal Effect of Obesity on Labor Market Outcomes Location/Time: Noon - 1 p.m., Duke University, Fuqua Seminar Room 1 |
10/6 | Reed Johnson (PhD, RTI ) Title: Risk-Benefit Preferences Versus Measured Utility: A Comparison of Methods Location/Time: Noon - 1 p.m., Room 150, Sheps Center, UNC Chapel Hill Link to paper |
11/3 | Frank Sloan (Professor, Duke University) Title: Do Smokers Really Underestimate Risks? Evidence from Subjective Beliefs about Mortality and Health Ahmed Khwaja, Dan Silverman, Frank Sloan Location/Time: Noon - 1 p.m., Room 150, Sheps Center, UNC Chapel Hill Link to paper |
11/17 | Marty Gaynor (Professor, Carnegie Mellon University) Title: A Competition Index for Differentiated Product Oligopoly with An Application to Hospitals Location/Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., Seminar Room 1, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Link to paper |
12/1 | David Grabowski (Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School) Title: The Impact of Ownership Conversions on Nursing Home Performance Location/Time: 3:30 - 5 p.m., Room 150, Sheps Center, UNC Chapel Hill |
12/6 Wednesday | Rob Huckman (Harvard University) Title: Is Entry Efficient When Inputs Are Constrained? Lessons from Cardiac Surgery Location/Time: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m., Seminar Room 1, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University For more information, please see http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~dbr1/health/seminar.html |
12/8 | Betty Tao and Sean Zhang (PhD candidates, UNC Economics - Job Market Practice) Titles: The Impact of Insurance on Recommended Medical Care, Lifestyle Behaviors and the Health of Non-Elderly Diabetics (Betty Tao) and Friendship Formation and Peer Effects on Smoking Initiation Among American Teens (Sean Zhang) Location/Time: Noon - 2 p.m., Room 150, Sheps Center, UNC Chapel Hill Link to Tao paper Link to Zhang paper |
12/14 Thursday | France Weaver (PhD Candidate, Job Market Practice) Title: Proximity to death and participation in the long-term care market Location/Time: Noon - 1 p.m., Room 150, Sheps Center, UNC Chapel Hill Link to paper |
