Economic Epidemiology was launched in the 1990s. Where does it stand today? Watch our discussion from Friday, May 27, for our virtual conference “Economic Epidemiology and the COVID Pandemic.”
Speakers include the Initiative on Enabling Choice and Competition’s Program Directors Tomas J. Philipson and Casey B. Mulligan, as well as Michael Kremer, David Gray, and Dirk Krueger. Jennifer Manor Associate Director Initiative on Enabling Choice & Competition Program on Foundational Research The University of Chicago 847-767-5775 | jmanor@uchicago.edu
Past Events
The Role of Technological Change in Driving Health Trends
Friday, May 7, 2021
9:00am – 9:45am
Introduction; The Diffusion of New Technologies:
The Case of Illicit Fentanyl
Casey B. Mulligan and Tomas J. Philipson, University of Chicago
9:45am – 10:30am
Why Do Pharmaceutical R&D Costs Rise Faster Than New Drug Approvals? Evidence from Medicare Part D
Darius Lakdawalla, University of Southern California
10:30am – 11:15am
When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants
Hong Luo, Harvard University
11:30am – 12:15pm
How Does Technological Change Affect Quality Adjusted Prices in Health Care
Kristopher Hult, University of Chicago
12:45pm – 1:30pm
Price Indices and the Value of Innovation with Heterogeneous Patients
Claudio Lucarelli, Wharton School
1:30pm – 2:15pm
The Impact of Biomedical Innovation on Longevity and Health
Frank Lichtenberg, Columbia University