Econometric and Theoretical Advances in Health Economics

Monday, June 11, 2018: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Salon V - Garden Level (Emory Conference Center Hotel)
Organizer:
Guido Cataife
1:30 PM
Mixed Equilibrium Vaccination Patterns in a Contagion Network

Author(s): Yancheng Xiao

Discussant: Keh-Kuan Sun

1:50 PM
Generalization of the Difference-in-Differences Model and its Advantages for Applied Research

Author(s): Guido Cataife; Brandon Hesgrove; Rheka Varghese

Discussant: Augustine Denteh

2:10 PM
Imperfect Synthetic Controls: Did the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Save Lives?

Author(s): David M. Powell

Discussant: Scott Cunningham